The Fargo Phantom
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The Fargo Phantom

9.0 / 10 1950 25mNR English
Western

Storyline

This entry in Universal's series of "Musical Westerns" shorts has Tex Williams, assisted by Deuce Spriggins and Smokey Rogers, bringing his six guns, fists and singing abilities against a gang of stage-robbing bandits. This film was combined with another Tex Williams short, Coyote Canyon, and reissued as the feature-length "Tales of the West No.2.)

Cast & Crew

Tex Williams

Tex Williams

Tex Williams

Lead
SR

Smokey Rogers

Smokey Rogers

DS

Deuce Spriggins

Deuce Spriggins

Shirley Ballard

Shirley Ballard

Pat Condon (as Shirlee Allard)

Forrest Taylor

Forrest Taylor

Hartley

SB

Stark Bishop

Shorty

Monte Montague

Monte Montague

Blacksmith Watson

Chuck Hayward

Chuck Hayward

Barnes

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Will Cowan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
5.0
Every frame feels alive. The Fargo Phantom is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker