Wide Open Town

{{short description|1941 film by Lesley Selander}}

{{For|the silent film|A Wide Open Town}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Wide Open Town

| image = Wide Open Town poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Lesley Selander

| producer = Harry Sherman

| screenplay = Harrison Jacobs
J. Benton Cheney

| starring = William Boyd
Russell Hayden
Andy Clyde
Evelyn Brent
Victor Jory
Morris Ankrum
Cara Williams

| music = John Leipold

| cinematography = Russell Harlan

| editing = Carroll Lewis

| studio = Harry Sherman Productions

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1941|8|8}}

| runtime = 79 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Wide Open Town is a 1941 American western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Harrison Jacobs and J. Benton Cheney. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Evelyn Brent, Victor Jory, Morris Ankrum and Cara Williams. The film was released on August 8, 1941, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/116957/Wide-Open-Town/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115602/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/116957/Wide-Open-Town/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-04-02 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Hans J. Wollstein |date=2015 |title=Wide-Open-Town - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |access-date=2015-03-18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95790/wide-open-town |title=Wide Open Town (1941) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2015-03-18}}

This film marked Bernice Kay's feature film debut. She appeared in later films as Cara Williams.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26988-WIDE-OPENTOWN?sid=88560cb4-6647-4e4a-b915-cc3115e3d076&sr=13.417384&cp=1&pos=0|title=AFI|Catalog|website=Catalog.afi.com|access-date=November 15, 2021}}