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Your grandpa was a legend. You're just trying not to get swindled by a fake tax man.
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The Return of Daniel Boone (1941)

B-movie charmSaturday matinee energyWholesome cowboy chaos

Overview

AdventureActionMusicWestern

The scout's grandson foils land-grabbers; his sidekick flirts with twins.

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Content warning
fistfightscamranchtax collectorconcertinatown mayortax protestor

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Dub Taylor's concertina antics steal every scene he's in.

Acting

Bill Elliott: square-jawed sincerity in a world of scheming mayors.

Best for:Background: Perfect folding-laundry energy with occasional glance-ups.·Solo: When you need 61 minutes of uncomplicated frontier justice.
Lambert Hillyer

Director

Lambert Hillyer

ReleasedMay 7, 1941
Runtime1h 1m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Columbia Pictures

Top Cast

Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Wild Bill Boone

Betty Miles

Betty Miles

Ellen Brandon

Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Cannonball

Ray Bennett

Ray Bennett

Leach Killgrain

Walter Soderling

Walter Soderling

Mayor Elwell

Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale

Jeb Brandon

Bud Osborne

Bud Osborne

Red, Chief Henchman

Lee Powell

Lee Powell

Tax Collector Fuller

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Henderson

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Trivia

Bill Elliott played 'Wild Bill' in over 100 B-westerns but rarely as an actual historical figure's descendant.

Cultural

This 1941 release rode the coattails of the Daniel Boone revival—NBC radio had just launched their Boone series that same year.

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