The Hawk of Wild River
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Steve Martin is sent to Wild River to recover stolen gold and finds the town is being terrorized by The Hawk and his outlaw gang. The Hawk attempts to murder Sheriff Jack Mahoney and is captured and jailed. Steve helps the Hawk break jail and thus makes contact with the bandit gang. He sends a bungling photographer, Smiley Burnette, to warn the sheriff that the gang plan to rob the express office.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1952-02-28
Runtime: 53 mins
Director: Fred F. Sears
Spoken language: English
Genres: Western
Original title: The Hawk of Wild River
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
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