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  • Bullet Code (1940)
  • Passed
    58 min | Western
Bullet Code (1940)
Passed
58 min | Western

In a fight with rustlers, rancher Steve Condon is led to believe he has killed one of his own cowhands, Bud Mathews. Actually it was a bullet from the rustler leader, Cass Clantine, that brought Mathews down. Repentant, Steve, with his pal...See moreIn a fight with rustlers, rancher Steve Condon is led to believe he has killed one of his own cowhands, Bud Mathews. Actually it was a bullet from the rustler leader, Cass Clantine, that brought Mathews down. Repentant, Steve, with his pal, Pop Norton, leaves for Encintas, where Bud's family lives. Arriving there, he learns that cowhands don't stay long at the Mathews Ranch, the Cicrle M. Steve and Pop meet John Mathews and his daughter Molly and are hired as punchers. Steve decides to postpone his disclosure that he killed Bud. Cass and Scar Atwood arrive in town and join forces with rancher Sam Gorman, who is secretly trying to gain control of the Circle M. Gorman sends them out to get jobs on the ranch, and they recognize Steve although he hadn't seen them in the earlier gunfight. Steve finds that a rustled herd of cattle has been driven across the Mathews property, which is right on the border, into Mexico. He suspects that Gorman is the man behind the mystery, Returning to the ranch, he finds Cass and Scar annoying Molly and, in the ensuing fight, Scar denounces Steve as the man who killed Molly's brother. Before Steve can explain, Mathews orders him off the ranch. Later, Cass and Scar quarrel and Cass shoots Scar. Steve makes Scar think he is dying and Scar confesses everything to Steve, Pop, and Sheriff Ware. Meanwhile, Gorman and his gang head for the Mathews ranch to force the old man to sign over his property. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Doris Schroeder (screenplay) | Bennett Cohen (story)
Producer
Cinematographer
Harry J. Wild (as Harry Wild)
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Apr 12, 1940 (United States)

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22 cast members
Name Known for
George O'Brien
Steve Condon Steve Condon   See fewer
Virginia Vale
Molly Mathews Molly Mathews   See fewer
Slim Whitaker
Pop Norton Pop Norton   See fewer
Howard Hickman
John Mathews John Mathews   See fewer
Harry Woods
Cass Barton Cass Barton   See fewer
William Haade
Scar Atwood Scar Atwood   See fewer
Walter Miller
Sam Gorman Sam Gorman   See fewer
Kirby Grant
Bud Mathews (as Robert Stanton) Bud Mathews (as Robert Stanton)   See fewer
Roy Bucko
Bill (uncredited) Bill (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Burns
Sheriff Ware (uncredited) Sheriff Ware (uncredited)   See fewer
Spade Cooley
Fiddler (uncredited) Fiddler (uncredited)   See fewer
Victor Cox
Rider (uncredited) Rider (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Franey
Old Bathing Gent (uncredited) Old Bathing Gent (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Hunter
Cowhand (uncredited) Cowhand (uncredited)   See fewer
Johnny Luther
Banjoist (uncredited) Banjoist (uncredited)   See fewer
Cactus Mack
Quitting Ranch Hand (uncredited) Quitting Ranch Hand (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert McKenzie
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Lew Meehan
Seeley Johnson - Henchman (uncredited) Seeley Johnson - Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Patton
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack C. Smith
David Henley - Blacksmith (uncredited) David Henley - Blacksmith (uncredited)   See fewer
Rudy Sooter
Guitarist (uncredited) Guitarist (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Stockdale
Tom - Storekeeper (uncredited) Tom - Storekeeper (uncredited)   See fewer
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