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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 322

The Star Packer

193452 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 54:40
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

A marshal takes over a town's sheriff's office to uncover the hidden leader behind a wave of violence. Following stagecoach robbers reveals secret passages and a network reaching into a nearby ranch. With help from a trusted companion, he must identify the man giving orders before the gang carries out a much larger attack.

Cast

John Wayne

U.S. Marshal John Travers

George "Gabby" Hayes

Matt Matlock

Credited as George Hayes

Verna Hillie

Anita Matlock, Matt Matlock's niece

Yakima Canutt

Yak, Travers's Indian sidekick

DirectorsRobert N. Bradbury

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John Wayne — Unknown photographer · Public domain
George "Gabby" Hayes — NBC Television · Public domain
Verna Hillie — Cine Mundial · Public domain
Yakima Canutt — Lone Star Productions · Public domain

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