The fourth of 12 singing Westerns starring the "Silvery-Voiced Baritone," Fred Scott, Melody of the Plains begins peacefully enough with Scott, as cowboy Steve Condon, warbling Don Swander and June Hershey's "Albuquerque." The story quickly takes a rather grim turn when one of Steve's colleagues, Bud (David Sharpe), is shot and killed after selling out to a gang of rustlers. Mistakenly believing he fired the deadly shot, a dejected Steve, along with sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John), goes to work for Bud's father (Lafe McKee), a rancher nearly forced into bankruptcy by a crooked land developer (Hal Price).
Credits
Melody of the Plains Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Lew Meehan
He was 46, 60 years old when he died
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as Henchman Scar |
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Slim Whitaker
He was 43, 66 years old when he died
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as Henchman Cass (as Charles 'Slim' Whitaker) |
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Fred Scott
He was 35, 89 years old when he died
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as Steve Condon |
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David Sharpe
He was 27, 70 years old when he died
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as Bud Langley |
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Hal Price
He was 50, 77 years old when he died
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as Gorman |
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Al St. John
He was 44, 70 years old when he died
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as Fuzzy |
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Louise Small
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as Molly Langley |
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Billy Lenhart
He was 6, now 93 years old
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as Bill Langley |
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Lafe McKee
He was 65, 87 years old when he died
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as Dad Langley |
Melody of the Plains Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Sam Newfield as Director. He was 37 (64) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Bennett Cohen as Screenplay. He was 46 (73) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Bennett Cohen as Story. He was 46 (73) years old when He died
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Writing |
