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King of the Sierras is a american film of genre Western directed by Arthur Rosson released in USA on 11 december 1938 with Hobart Bosworth
King of the Sierras (1938)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 december 1938
Length 53minutes
Directed by Arthur Rosson
OriginUSA
Genres Western
Rating50%
King of the Sierras is a 1938 American western directed by Samuel Diege and Arthur Rosson and distributed by Grand National Pictures.
The film is also known as Black Stallion (alternative American title) and Killers of the Prairie in the United Kingdom.
Actors
Hobart Bosworth
(Uncle Hank)
Frank Campeau
(Jim)
Harry Harvey, Sr.
(Pete)
Wally Albright
(Sonny Blake)
Edward Peil Sr.
(Rancher Blake)
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