Black Eagle (1948 film)

Black Eagle is a 1948 American Western film directed by Robert Gordon and starring William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones and James Bell. It is based on the 1909 short story, The Passing of Black Eagle by O. Henry.[1]

Black Eagle
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Directed byRobert Gordon
Written byEdward Huebsch
(adaptation)
Screenplay byEdward Huebsch
Harold Jacob Smith
(as Hal Smith)
Based onO. Henry
(story "The Passing of Black Eagle")
Produced byRobert Cohn
StarringWilliam Bishop
Virginia Patton
Gordon Jones
James Bell
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited byJames Sweeney
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 16, 1948 (1948-09-16)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A tramp steals a ride in a horsebox, and becomes involved in the fight of the horse's owner against a crooked stock dealer.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble, Alan (2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film (2011 ed.). De Gruyter Saur. p. 690. ISBN 978-3598114922. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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