Short Grass
24/12/1950
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.
Movie Information
Rod Cameron
as Steve Llewellyn
Cathy Downs
as Sharon Lynch
Johnny Mack Brown
as Sheriff Ord Keown
Raymond Walburn
as Doctor McKenna
Alan Hale Jr.
as Chris Christofferson
Morris Ankrum
as Hal Fenton
Jonathan Hale
as Charlie Bissel
Harry Woods
as Sam Dreen
Marlo Dwyer
as Jennie Westfall
Riley Hill
as Randee Fenton
Jeff York
as Curley
Stanley Andrews
as Pete Lynch
Jack Ingram
as Jack
Myron Healey
as Les McCambridge
Tristram Coffin
as John Devore
Rory Mallinson
as Jim Westfall
Felipe Turich
as Manuel
George J. Lewis
as Diego
Lee Tung Foo
as Lin
Victor Adamson
as Townsman (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
as Townsman (uncredited)
Emile Avery
as Barfly (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
as Townsman (uncredited)
John Bose
as Townsman (uncredited)
Buck Bucko
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Roy Bucko
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
as Townsman (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
as Townsman (uncredited)
Frank Ellis
as Townsman (uncredited)
Joe Garcio
as Townsman (uncredited)
Herman Hack
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
as Townsman (uncredited)
Al Haskell
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Jack Hendricks
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Ray Jones
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Al Kunde
as Townsman (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
as Barfly (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
as Townsman (uncredited)
Bob McElroy
as Barrel Rider (uncredited)
Tom Monroe
as Cabin Wrecker (uncredited)
Milburn Morante
as Otto (uncredited)
Fox O'Callahan
as Barfly (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
as Townsman (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
as Saloon Gunman (uncredited)
Lee Roberts
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Phil Schumacher
as Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
as Townsman (uncredited)
Rudy Sooter
as Banjo Player (uncredited)
