Big Calibre
1935 film
- March 8, 1935 (1935-03-08)
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Big Calibre is a 1935 American Western film produced by Supreme Pictures and directed by Robert N. Bradbury.[1] It premiered on March 8, 1935.[1] The film features Bob Steele as Bob O'Neill, a stockgrower who, seeking vengeance for his murdered father, goes after the murderer, crazed scientist Otto Zenz (Bill Quinn).
Plot
Rancher Bob O'Neill's father is gassed to death by lunatic Otto Zenz. In a bid to avenge his father, Bob tracks the scientist down, and they eventually have a showdown in the dry plains.[2]
Cast
- Bob Steele as Bob O'Neill
- Peggy Campbell as June Bowers
- Forrest Taylor as Banker Bentley
- John Elliott as Rusty Hicks
- Georgia O'Dell as Arabella
- William Quinn as Otto Zenz, aka Gadski (credited as Bill Quinn)
- Earl Dwire as Sheriff of Gladstone
- Frank Ball as Jim Bowers
- Si Jenks as Square Dance Caller (credited as Cy Jenks)
- Chris Allen as Man at Dance (uncredited)
- Silver Tip Baker as Barfly / Man at Dance (uncredited)
- Barney Beasley as Barfly (uncredited)
- Frank Brownlee as Mr. Neal (uncredited)
- Dick Dickinson as Mail Guard (uncredited)
- Fern Emmett as Woman at Dance (uncredited)
- Jack Evans as Man at Dance (uncredited)
- Herman Hack as Deputy Buck (uncredited)
- Otto Hoffman as Man at Dance (uncredited)
- Jack Jones as Cowboy Who Shoots June off Horse (uncredited)
- William McCall as Sheriff #1 (uncredited)
- Frank McCarroll as Jim (uncredited)
- Art Mix as Man at Dance (uncredited)
- Perry Murdock as Deputy (uncredited)
- Fred Parker as Sheriff's Visitor (uncredited)
- James Sheridan as Barfly / Man at Dance (uncredited)
- Arthur Thalasso as Arthur Thalasso
- Blackie Whiteford as Man at Dance (uncredited)
Reception
Film critic Bob Magers considers Big Calibre to be one of Steele's finer films.[2]
See also
- Bob Steele filmography
References
- ^ a b Green, Paul (2009). Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television, and Games. McFarland. p. 32. ISBN 9780786458004.
- ^ a b Magers, Bob. "B-Western Movie Reviews, Vol. 1". Retrieved May 9, 2013.
External links
- Big Calibre at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury
- Riders of the Law (1922)
- Gallopin' Through (1923)
- The Forbidden Trail (1923)
- Wolf Tracks (1923)
- Desert Rider (1923)
- The Red Warning (1923)
- The Galloping Ace (1924)
- The Man from Wyoming (1924)
- Wanted by the Law (1924)
- Yankee Speed (1924)
- The Phantom Horseman (1924)
- Hidden Loot (1925)
- The Speed Demon (1925)
- Riders of Mystery (1925)
- The Border Sheriff (1926)
- The Fighting Doctor (1926)
- Looking for Trouble (1926)
- With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo (1926)
- Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness (1927)
- Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre (1927)
- The Mojave Kid (1927)
- Headin' for Danger (1928)
- Lightning Speed (1928)
- Dugan of the Badlands (1931)
- A Son of the Plains (1931)
- Son of Oklahoma (1932)
- Texas Buddies (1932)
- Law of the West (1932)
- The Man from Hell's Edges (1932)
- Riders of the Desert (1932)
- Hidden Valley (1932)
- Galloping Romeo (1933)
- Breed of the Border (1933)
- Ranger's Code (1933)
- Riders of Destiny (1933)
- The Gallant Fool (1933)
- Happy Landing (1934)
- The Lawless Frontier (1934)
- The Trail Beyond (1934)
- The Lucky Texan (1934)
- West of the Divide (1934)
- Western Justice (1934)
- The Man from Utah (1934)
- The Star Packer (1934)
- Blue Steel (1934)
- Alias John Law (1935)
- The Courageous Avenger (1935)
- Between Men (1935)
- Big Calibre (1935)
- Texas Terror (1935)
- Smokey Smith (1935)
- The Rider of the Law (1935)
- Lawless Range (1935)
- No Man's Range (1935)
- Rainbow Valley (1935)
- The Dawn Rider (1935)
- Tombstone Terror (1935)
- Westward Ho (1935)
- Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936)
- The Law Rides (1936)
- The Kid Ranger (1936)
- Valley of the Lawless (1936)
- Riders of the Rockies (1937)
- Romance of the Rockies (1937)
- Riders of the Dawn (1937)
- Where Trails Divide (1937)
- Danger Valley (1937)
- Hittin' the Trail (1937)
- Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937)
- Trouble in Texas (1937)
- Stars Over Arizona (1937)
- The Trusted Outlaw (1937)
- God's Country and the Man (1937)
- Forbidden Trails (1941)
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