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Song of the Drifter

(1948)

January 17, 1948• 0h 53m
70%
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Overview

Jimmy joins Cannonball on a visit to the widow Fennamore, Cannonball's old girlfriend, at Firehole. Engineer Colton is killed by henchman Smoky Morgan and Philip Judson hides the body. The engineer, at the request of the widow's niece, Martha, had come to inspect a polluted reservoir. Land Company head Turner and Judson contaminated the water to get the ranchers to vacate so they can grab the land. Judson hires Easy to pose as the engineer, and he reports the reservoir useless but Jimmy's test proves the waters are not deeply polluted. Judson kills Easy to keep him from talking, and casts the blame on Cannonball. But Jimmy has a trick up his sleeve, right after the next song.

Lambert Hillyer

Director

Top Billed Cast

JW

Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely

DT

Dub Taylor

Cannonball

MC

Mildred Coles

Martha Fennamore

WR

William Ruhl

Philip Judson

MR

Marshall Reed

Easy - Fake Engineer

PM

Patsy Moran

Aunt Martha Fennamore

FL

Frank LaRue

Turner

SC

Steve Clark

Sheriff

WC

Wheaton Chambers

Doctor

BO

Bud Osborne

Rancher