Yankee Fakir
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| Yankee Fakir | |
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| Directed by | W. Lee Wilder |
| Screenplay by | Richard S. Conway |
| Story by | Mindret Lord |
| Produced by | W. Lee Wilder |
| Starring | Douglas Fowley Joan Woodbury Clem Bevans Ransom M. Sherman Frank Reicher Marc Lawrence |
| Cinematography | Robert Pittack |
| Edited by | Joseph B. Caplin |
| Music by | Alexander Laszlo |
Production company | W. Lee Wilder Productions |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Yankee Fakir is a 1947 American comedy mystery film directed and produced by W. Lee Wilder and written by Richard S. Conway from a story by Mindret Lord. The film stars Douglas Fowley, Joan Woodbury, Clem Bevans, Ransom M. Sherman, Frank Reicher and Marc Lawrence. The film was released on April 1, 1947, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]
Two peddlers, Mergatroyd Barthlomew "Yankee" Davis and Professor Newton, discover a smuggling operation in the fictional town of Mystic, Arizona. Border patrol officer Mason investigates, while his daughter Mary Mason runs a boarding house.
Cast
- Douglas Fowley as Murgatroyd Bartholomew "Yankee" Davis
- Joan Woodbury as Mary Mason
- Clem Bevans as Shaggy Hartley posing as Professor Davis
- Ransom M. Sherman as Professor Newton
- Frank Reicher as Banker H.W. Randall
- Marc Lawrence as Duke
- Walter Soderling as sheriff
- Eula Guy as Mrs. Irmatrude Tetley
- Forrest Taylor as border guard Mason
- Elinor Appleton as Jenny
- Peter Michael as border guard Walker
- Elspeth Dudgeon as scrubwoman
- Ernie Adams as Charlie
- Tom Bernard as Tommy Mason
