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American Empire is a american film of genre Drama directed by William C. McGann released in USA on 11 december 1942 with Richard Dix

American Empire (1942)

American Empire
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Released in USA 11 december 1942
Length 1h22
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Action,    Western
Rating57% 2.853962.853962.853962.853962.85396

American Empire is a 1942 American film directed by William C. McGann. The film was released in the United Kingdom as My Son Alone.

Synopsis

Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, and battle rustlers, bad weather and each other.

Actors

Richard Dix

(Dan Taylor)Leo Carrillo

(Dominique Beauchard)Preston Foster

(Paxton Bryce)Frances Gifford

(Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister)Richard Webb

(Crane)
And :
Robert Barrat
William Farnum
Jack La Rue
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
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