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Solvent Poets Gravitate to Hollywood: Alfred Noyes, Creator of 'Highwayman,' Is Most Recent of Ballader Arrivals Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 24 Nov 1946: C1.
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182:Release date
121:Brian Aherne
79:Alfred Noyes
1609:The Texican
1401:Cow Country
1393:Trail Guide
1377:Battle Zone
1361:The Raiders
1265:Short Grass
1153:Saddle Pals
961:Lost Canyon
873:Hidden Gold
753:The Barrier
423:blacklisted
360:Alan Napier
350:as Forsythe
318:Victor Jory
117:Narrated by
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53:Jack DeWitt
39:Directed by
1648:1951 films
1642:Categories
1601:Town Tamer
1369:Fort Osage
1353:Road Agent
1249:Dakota Lil
1233:Sky Dragon
385:Production
238:historical
209:82 minutes
193:1951-08-12
158:Production
93:Jack Dietz
49:Written by
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1577:War Party
1473:Fort Yuma
1433:War Paint
1193:Panhandle
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362:as Barton
296:as Jeremy
261:Cinecolor
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1241:Rustlers
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721:Sandflow
338:as Robin
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