Short Grass
Short Grass
Steve Llewellyn hung up his guns after killing a man in self-defense, left Willow Creek and went on the drift for five years. Now he’s back. And the bad blood stirred up by his return and the violence caused by a cattleman’s grab for all the good grasslands mean Steve must strap on his sidearms again. Rod Cameron -- who became a marquee draw with a pair of espionage serials in the 1940s and went on to establish himself as a popular cowboy star -- makes Steve a hero to reckon with in Short Grass, one of the actor’s 10 films with busy shoot-‘em-up director Lesley Selander. Johnny Mack Brown, a sagebrush stalwart in his own right, plays the marshal who allies with Steve. Adding to the Western pedigree is costar Cathy Downs, who plays the title role in the iconic My Darling Clementine. Buffs will note other familiar faces, including Alan Hale, Jr., well remembered as the skipper who takes a “three-hour tour” to Gilligan’s Island.
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Cast
Lee Tung Foo
as Lin
Fred Aldrich
as Townsman (uncredited)
Raymond Walburn
as Doctor McKenna
Rory Mallinson
as Jim Westfall
Victor Adamson
as Townsman (uncredited)
Frank Ellis
as Townsman (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
as Saloon Gunman (uncredited)
Cathy Downs
as Sharon Lynch
Harry Woods
as Sam Dreen
George J. Lewis
as Diego
Johnny Mack Brown
as Sheriff Ord Keown
Riley Hill
as Randee Fenton
Rod Cameron
as Steve Llewellyn
Morris Ankrum
as Hal Fenton
Jack Ingram
as Jack
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Townsman (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
as Barfly (uncredited)
Milburn Morante
as Otto (uncredited)
Lee Roberts
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Marlo Dwyer
as Jennie Westfall
Stanley Andrews
as Pete Lynch
Herman Hack
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Myron Healey
as Les McCambridge
Tex Driscoll
as Townsman (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Townsman (uncredited)
Alan Hale Jr.
as Chris Christofferson
Jonathan Hale
as Charlie Bissel
Jeff York
as Curley
Tristram Coffin
as John Devore
