Conquest of Cheyenne
{{short description|1946 film by R. G. Springsteen}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Conquest of Cheyenne
| image = Conquest of Cheyenne poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = R. G. Springsteen
| producer = Sidney Picker
| screenplay = Earle Snell
| story = Bert Horswell
Joseph F. Poland
| starring = Wild Bill Elliott
Robert Blake
Alice Fleming
Peggy Stewart
Jay Kirby
Milton Kibbee
| cinematography = William Bradford
| editing = Charles Craft
| studio = Republic Pictures
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1946|7|29}}
| runtime = 56 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Conquest of Cheyenne is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Jay Kirby, and Milton Kibbee. The film was released on July 29, 1946, by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71433/conquest-of-cheyenne |title=Conquest of Cheyenne (1946) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-11-18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/87790/Conquest-of-Cheyenne/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022113427/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/87790/Conquest-of-Cheyenne/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-10-22 |title=Conquest-of-Cheyenne - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Sandra Brennan |date=2014 |accessdate=2015-11-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24731 |title=Conquest of Cheyenne |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-18}}
Plot
Red Ryder helps to bring in an oil well on a ranch owned by Jackson, after Tom Dean found oil in the ranch. However, Tuttle sets the well on fire in an effort to get the ranch foreclosed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71433/conquest-of-cheyenne|title=Conquest of Cheyenne (1946) - Overview - TCM.com|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en|access-date=2019-05-20}}
==Cast==
- Wild Bill Elliott as Red Ryder
- Robert Blake as Little Beaver
- Alice Fleming as Duchess
- Peggy Stewart as Cheyenne Jackson
- Jay Kirby as Tom Dean
- Milton Kibbee as Banker Tuttle
- Tom London as Sheriff Dan Perkins
- Emmett Lynn as Daffy
- Kenne Duncan as Geologist McBride
- George Sherwood as Murdo
- Frank McCarroll as Henchman Long
- Jack Kirk as Deputy Blake
- Tom Chatterton as Rancher Jones
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0143189|Conquest of Cheyenne}}
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:1946 Western (genre) films
Category:Republic Pictures films
Category:Films directed by R. G. Springsteen
Category:Films based on comic strips
Category:Films based on American comics
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films with screenplays by Joseph F. Poland
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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