OUTLAW'S PARADISE (1939) Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay & Ben Corbett | Drama, Western | B&W

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Outlaws' Paradise is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and was produced by Victory Pictures Corporations.

SYNOPSIS
Gang leader Trigger Mallory is about to be released from prison. When Bill Carson notices the resemblance, he gets the Warden to hold Mallory and he assumes his identity. He fools both the gang and Trigger's girlfriend Jessie as he sets them up to be captured. But Trigger escapes from prison and returns to expose the hoax and Bill is made a prisoner.

Gang leader Trigger Mallory is about to be released from prison. When Bill Carson notices the resemblance, he gets the Warden to hold Mallory and he assumes his identity. He fools both the gang and Trigger's girlfriend Jessie as he sets them up to be captured. But Trigger escapes from prison and returns to expose the hoax and Bill is made a prisoner.

CAST & CREW
Tim McCoy as Captain William "Lightning Bill" Carson / Trigger Mallory
Joan Barclay as Jessie Treadwell
Ben Corbett as Magpie Magillicuddy
Ted Adams as Slim Marsh
Forrest Taylor as Henchman Eddie
Bob Terry as Henchman Steve
Donald Gallaher as Henchman Mort
Dave O'Brien as Henchman Meggs
Jack Mulhall as Prison Warden

Directed by Sam Newfield
Written by Basil Dickey
Produced by Sam Katzman
Cinematography Marcel Le Picard
Edited by Holbrook N. Todd
Production company Victory Pictures Corporation
Distributed by Victory Pictures Corporation
Release date April 19, 1939
Running time 62 minutes
Country United States
Language English

NOTES
The film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Philadelphia Thursday 11 August 1949 on Frontier Playhouse on WPTZ (Channel 3), in Cincinnati Saturday 16 October 1949 on WLW-T (Channel 4), and in Los Angeles Saturday 28 October 1949 on KFI (Channel 9).

Martin Hafer suggests "Despite McCoy's fun performance, clichés and poor writing keep this one from being among his best."

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