Flame of the West
1945, English. Directed by Lambert Hillyer.
LAW COMES TO THE FLAMING FRONTIER!...where gun-law is the only LAW!
Flame of the West has always attracted more attention than most of Johnny Mack Brown's Monogram westerns, if for no other reason than the offbeat casting of Douglass Dumbrille. Usually seen in villainous roles, Dumbrille herein offers a sincere, effective performance as a scrupulously honest US marshal named Nightlander. When he takes on a gang of crooked gamblers, Nightlander is shot down in cold blood, compelling frontier doctor John Poole (Johnny Mack Brown) to put his Hippocratic oath on the back burner and strap on the shootin' irons.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Lambert HillyerDirector
- Johnny Mack BrownDr. John Poore
- Raymond HattonAdd Youman
- Joan WoodburyPoppy Rand
- Douglass DumbrilleMarshal Tom Nightlander
- Lynne CarverAbbie Compton
- Tom QuinnBartender Ed
- Harry WoodsWisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)
- Ray BennettHenchman Rocky (as Raphael Bennett)
- Riley HillCowhand Midland
- Jack IngramHenchman Slick
- John MertonCarl Compton
- Jack RockwellRancher Bill Knott
Details
- Released
- 25 June 1945
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Bennett Foster, Adele Buffington
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Flame of the West runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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Flame of the West is streaming on Philo in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Flame of the West?
If you liked Flame of the West, try A Man Called Sledge, Barbarosa, Decision at Sundown.
Who directed Flame of the West?
Flame of the West (1945) was directed by Lambert Hillyer and stars Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Joan Woodbury.