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The Cherokee Flash

1945 · 58 min

A brisk, plain-spoken Saturday-matinee ride of chases, frame-ups and quick justice, easy to follow and cheer along with.

Tagline
POWER-PACKED STORY OF A DEVIL-MAY-CARE COWBOY!
Overview
Lawyer Butler, wanting Jeff Carson's ranch, has the Sheriff and his gang frame the bank holdup on him. Then they kill a witness that could free Carson and blame the murder on his son Sunset. But Sunset escapes, frees his father, and then sets a trap to catch the real killers.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • corruption
  • family
  • revenge
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Thomas Carr
Written by
Betty Burbridge
Starring
Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Tom London, Roy Barcroft, John Merton, Bud Geary, Frank Jaquet, Fred Graham
Cinematography
Reggie Lanning
Runtime
58 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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