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American Empire

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After the Civil War, friends Dan Taylor (Richard Dix) and Paxton Bryce (Preston Foster) yearn for new lives. While captaining a riverboat, the friends confront Creole cattle rustler Dominique Beauchard (Leo Carrillo). Learning of Beauchard's intent to cheat them, the men keep his cattle, and Paxton convinces Dan to turn to cattle ranching. Their ranch becomes successful, and Paxton eventually marries Dan's sister, Abby (Frances Gifford) -- but Beauchard soon returns to challenge them.
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Audience Member Seen a lot worse. You will regret the 2 hour loss in your life span if you're not a western fan. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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William McGann

Director

Richard Dix

Dan Taylor

Leo Carrillo

Dominique Beauchard

Preston Foster

Paxton Bryce

Frances Gifford

Abigail "Abby" Taylor

Robert Barrat

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Synopsis After the Civil War, friends Dan Taylor (Richard Dix) and Paxton Bryce (Preston Foster) yearn for new lives. While captaining a riverboat, the friends confront Creole cattle rustler Dominique Beauchard (Leo Carrillo). Learning of Beauchard's intent to cheat them, the men keep his cattle, and Paxton convinces Dan to turn to cattle ranching. Their ranch becomes successful, and Paxton eventually marries Dan's sister, Abby (Frances Gifford) -- but Beauchard soon returns to challenge them.
Director
William McGann
Producer
Harry Sherman
Screenwriter
J. Robert Bren, Gladys Atwater, Ben Grauman Kohn
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Harry Sherman Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 11, 1942, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 7, 2015
Runtime
1h 22m
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