Konga, the Wild Stallion is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Fred Stone, Rochelle Hudson and Richard Fiske.[3][4][5][6]
| Konga, the Wild Stallion | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sam Nelson |
| Screenplay by | Harold Shumate |
| Story by | Harold Shumate |
| Produced by | Wallace MacDonald |
| Starring | Fred Stone Rochelle Hudson Richard Fiske |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Charles Nelson |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Columbia Pictures[2] |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA battle has to be fought between rancher Yance Calhoun and farmer Jordan Hadley protecting precious meadows. The fight begins when the rancher's horses constantly break through the farmer's fence and destroy his wheat fields. The angry farmer starts shooting at the ranch owner's horses, including the beloved wild stallion, Konga. In return, the rancher shoots the farmer to get revenge. The feud is eventually settled when the rancher's son Steve and the farmer's daughter Judith fall in love.[7]
Cast
edit- Fred Stone as Yance Calhoun
- Rochelle Hudson as Judith Hadley
- Richard Fiske as Steve Calhoun
- Eddy Waller as Gloomy
- Robert Warwick as Jordan Hadley
- Don Beddoe as Fred Martin
- Carl Stockdale as Mason
- George Cleveland as Tabor
- Burr Caruth as Breckenridge
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1938). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series. p. 211. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "Konga, The Wild Stallion (1939)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Liebman, Roy (February 7, 2017). Broadway Actors in Films, 1894-2015. McFarland. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-4766-2615-4. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Institute, American Film (1993). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Film entries, A - L. F. Feature films 3. 1931-1940. University of California Press. p. 523. ISBN 978-0-520-07908-3. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ McClure, Arthur F.; Jones, Ken D. (1972). Western Films: Heroes, Heavies and Sagebrush of the "B" Genre. A.S. Barnes. p. 139. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ "135 Movies Into Distribution So Far in 1957; More Due". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 13, 1957. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (June 16, 2017). 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-4422-7805-9. Retrieved September 2, 2021.