Short Grass 73 years old
ROD CAMERON...as the fabulous "Man from Santa Fe" who battled the Southwest's deadliest badmen!
Steve Llewellyn hung up his guns after killing a man in self-defense, left Willow Creek and went on the drift for five years. Now he’s back. And the bad blood stirred up by his return and the violence caused by a cattleman’s grab for all the good grasslands mean Steve must strap on his sidearms again. Rod Cameron -- who became a marquee draw with a pair of espionage serials in the 1940s and went on to establish himself as a popular cowboy star -- makes Steve a hero to reckon with in Short Grass, one of the actor’s 10 films with busy shoot-‘em-up director Lesley Selander. Johnny Mack Brown, a sagebrush stalwart in his own right, plays the marshal who allies with Steve. Adding to the Western pedigree is costar Cathy Downs, who plays the title role in the iconic My Darling Clementine. Buffs will note other familiar faces, including Alan Hale, Jr., well remembered as the skipper who takes a “three-hour tour” to Gilligan’s Island.
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Short Grass Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cathy Downs She was 26, 52 years old when she died | as Sharon Lynch |
| Johnny Mack Brown He was 46, 70 years old when he died | as Sheriff Ord Keown |
| Alan Hale, Jr. He was 29, 68 years old when he died | as Chris Christofferson |
| Morris Ankrum He was 54, 68 years old when he died | as Hal Fenton |
| Jeff York He was 38, 83 years old when he died | as Curley |
| Tris Coffin He was 41, 80 years old when he died | as John Devore (as Tris Coffin) |
| Raymond Walburn He was 63, 81 years old when he died | as Doctor McKenna |
| Myron Healey He was 27, 82 years old when he died | as Les McCambridge |
| Marlo Dwyer She was 42, 91 years old when she died | as Jennie Westfall |
| Jonathan Hale He was 59, 74 years old when he died | as Charlie Bissel |
| Stanley Andrews He was 59, 77 years old when he died | as Pete Lynch |
| Harry Woods He was 61, 79 years old when he died | as Sam Dreen |
| Jack Ingram He was 19, now 54 years old | as Jack |
| Rod Cameron He was 40, 73 years old when he died | as Steve Llewellyn |
| Riley Hill He was 36, 79 years old when he died | as Randee Fenton |
Short Grass Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Otho Lovering as Editor. He was 58 (75) years old when He died | Editing |
| Harry L. Fraser as Assistant Director. He was 61 (85) years old when He died | Directing |
| Harry Neumann as Director of Photography. He was 59 (79) years old when He died | Camera |
| Scott R. Dunlap as Producer. He was 58 (77) years old when He died | Production |
| Edward J. Kay as Original Music Composer. He was 52 (75) years old when He died | Sound |
| Dave Milton as Art Direction. He was 62 (90) years old when He died | Art |
| Lesley Selander as Director. He was 50 (79) years old when He died | Directing |
| Thomas W. Blackburn as Screenplay. He was 37 (79) years old when He died | Writing |
| Thomas W. Blackburn as Novel. He was 37 (79) years old when He died | Writing |
| Raymond Boltz, Jr. as Set Decoration. He was 38 (72) years old when He died | Art |
Short Grass (73 years)
ROD CAMERON...as the fabulous "Man from Santa Fe" who battled the Southwest's deadliest badmen!
- Release day: Sunday, December 24, 1950
- Runtime: 82 minutes