
Spook Town
Seen it?1944 | 57 min | Western
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fans of a good haunting and western fans. The scares come from the creaks and shadows as much as the jumps.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Well paced, at 57 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1944: an older pace and style.
Dry Gulch Trading Post owner Kurt Fabian advances money on mortgages to the local settlers to finance an irrigation program. Rangers Tex Wyatt, Jim Steele and Panhandle Perkins transport the money in a strong box which they place in the Wells Fargo safe as Agent Sam Benson assures them that he is the only one who knows the safe combination.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 548 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Elmer Clifton
- Dave O'BrienTex Wyatt
- James NewillJim Steele
- Guy WilkersonPanhandle Perkins
- Mady LawrenceLucy Warren
- Dick CurtisSam Benson
- Harry HarveyDry Wash Thompson
- Ed CassidyCaptain Wyatt
- Charles KingTrigger
- Robert BarronKurt Fabian
- Richard AlexanderHenchman