Bad Bascomb is a 1946 American western film starring Wallace Beery and Margaret O'Brien.[2][3] The movie was directed by S. Sylvan Simon. The supporting cast features Marjorie Main, J. Carrol Naish, Frances Rafferty, Marshall Thompson and Henry O'Neill.
| Bad Bascomb | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | S. Sylvan Simon |
| Written by | D. A. Loxley (story) William R. Lipman Grant Garett |
| Produced by | Orville O. Dull |
| Starring | Wallace Beery Margaret O'Brien Marjorie Main J. Carrol Naish |
| Cinematography | Charles Schoenbaum |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | David Snell |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's, Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,833,000[1] |
| Box office | $3,645,000[1] |
Plot
edit"Bad" Bascomb is a notorious outlaw wanted by federal marshals after outwitting every group sent to capture him. He and fellow bandit Bart Yancey, a cold-blooded killer, have again eluded the marshals by joining a Mormon wagon train heading to Utah. They pretend to be helpful, and Bascomb becomes fond of an admiring little girl who attaches herself to him played by O'Brien. Beery eventually distances himself from Yancey by thwarting an attempted robbery and then saves the wagon train from an attack by Indians by riding to get help, before being taken captive by the marshal at the end of the movie.
Cast
edit- Wallace Beery as Zed Bascomb
- Margaret O'Brien as Emmy
- Marjorie Main as Abbey Hanks
- J. Carrol Naish as Bart Yancey
- Frances Rafferty as Dora McCabe
- Russell Simpson as Elijah Walker
- Marshall Thompson as Jimmy Holden
- Henry O'Neill as Governor Winton
- Sara Haden as Tillie Lovejoy
- Frank Darien as Elder Moab McCabe
- Stanley Andrews as Col. Cartright (uncredited)
- Joseph Crehan as Gov. Ames (uncredited)
Reception
editAccording to MGM records the film earned $2,384,000 in the US and Canada and $1,261,000 elsewhere, leading to an overall profit of $648,000.[1][4]
See also
editThe other six Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main films:
- Wyoming (1940)
- Barnacle Bill (1941)
- Jackass Mail (1942)
- The Bugle Sounds (1942)
- Rationing (1944)
- Big Jack (1949)
References
edit- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Variety film review; February 6, 1946.
- ^ Harrison's Reports film review; February 9, 1946, page 22.
- ^ See also "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 p8
External links
edit- Bad Bascomb at the TCM Movie Database
- Bad Bascomb at IMDb
- Bad Bascomb at AllMovie
- Bad Bascomb at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Review of film at Variety