Summary
Allegheny Uprising is an American western first released in 1939,
directed by William A. Seiter.
The film is based on a novel by Neil H. Swanson and stars Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Sanders, Brian Donlevy and Wilfrid Lawson.
It has also been released under the title: The First Rebel.
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Credits
- Director: William A. Seiter
- Script: Neil H. Swanson (novel), P.J. Wolfson
- Photo: Nicholas Musuraca
- Music: Anthony Collins
- Cast: Claire Trevor (Janie MacDougall), John Wayne (James Smith), George Sanders (Capt. Swanson), Brian Donlevy (Trader Ralph Callendar), Wilfrid Lawson (’Mac’ MacDougall), Robert Barrat (Magistrate Duncan), John F. Hamilton (The Professor), Moroni Olsen (Tom Calhoon), Eddie Quillan (Will Anderson), Chill Wills (John M’Cammon), Ian Wolfe (Mr. Poole), Wallis Clark (Sgt. McGlashan), Monte Montague (Magistrate Morris), Olaf Hytten (Gen. Gage), Eddy Waller (Jailer in Carlisle), Clay Clement (Gov. John Penn), Earl Askam (One of Jim’s Black Boys), Stanley Blystone (Settler at McDowell’s Mill), Jess Cavin (Colonial farmer), Forrest Dillon (One of Jim’s Black Boys), Jesse Graves (Governor’s servant), Lew Harvey (Settler at McDowell’s Mill), Leyland Hodgson (Trial judge who protests), Noble Johnson (Captured Delaware Native American), Carl Knowles (One of Jim’s Black Boys), Ethan Laidlaw (One of Jim’s Black Boys), Tom London (Settler at McDowell’s Mill), Robert McKenzie (Tavern cook), Charles Middleton (Dr. Stoke), Clive Morgan (English sergeant), Bud Osborne (One of Jim’s Black Boys), Jack O’Shea (One of Callendar’s men), Douglas Spencer (Prisoner in irons)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 81 min; B&W
- Aka: The First Rebel
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