Saddle Tramp is a 1950 American Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese and starring Joel McCrea and Wanda Hendrix.[1] Its uncredited theme song was "The Cry of the Wild Goose" by Frankie Laine.[citation needed]

Saddle Tramp
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Directed byHugo Fregonese
Written byHarold Shumate
Produced byLeonard Goldstein
StarringJoel McCrea
Wanda Hendrix
CinematographyCharles P. Boyle
Edited byFrank Gross
Color processTechnicolor
Production
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Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • July 10, 1950 (1950-07-10) (Los Angeles-Premiere)
  • September 21, 1950 (1950-09-21) (United States)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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While travelling through Nevada enroute to California, "saddle tramp" Chuck Conner stays overnight with an old close friend. After the friend is killed falling from his horse, "Uncle Chuck" feels a duty to look after his four young boys, whose mother had died previously. He takes a job on a local ranch, but must conceal his new family from his employer. He also takes in a young woman who has run away from home, and she assists him to tackle a gang of cattle rustlers.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ Nott p.85-86

Bibliography

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  • Nott, Robert. Last of the Cowboy Heroes: The Westerns of Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy. McFarland, 2005. ISBN 978-0-7864-2261-6
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