Short Grass

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Rod Cameron

Steve Llewellyn

Age : 73 | Popularity : 20%

Cathy Downs

Sharon Lynch

Age : 50 | Popularity : 11%

Johnny Mack Brown

Sheriff Ord Keown

Age : 70 | Popularity : 6%

Raymond Walburn

Doctor McKenna

Age : 81 | Popularity : 7%

Alan Hale Jr.

Chris Christofferson

Age : 68 | Popularity : 3%

Morris Ankrum

Hal Fenton

Age : 68 | Popularity : 10%

Jonathan Hale

Charlie Bissel

Age : 74 | Popularity : 8%

Harry Woods

Sam Dreen

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Otho Lovering
Directing	Assistant Director	Harry L. Fraser
	Director	Lesley Selander
Camera	Director of Photography	Harry Neumann
Production	Producer	Scott R. Dunlap
Sound	Original Music Composer	Edward J. Kay
Art	Art Direction	Dave Milton
	Set Decoration	Raymond Boltz Jr. Vin Taylor
Writing	Screenplay	Thomas W. Blackburn
	Novel	Thomas W. Blackburn
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Louis Phillipi
	Hairstylist	Sally Berkeley
Department	Role	Name

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