The Hawk of Wild River
MovieTitle | The Hawk of Wild River |
User score | 5.2 |
Release date | Feb 28, 1952 |
Genre | Western |
Director | Fred F. Sears |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Columbia Pictures |
Run time | 53 min. |
Steve Martin is sent to Wild River to recover stolen gold and finds the town is being terrorized by The Hawk and his outlaw gang. The Hawk attempts to murder Sheriff Jack Mahoney and is captured and jailed. Steve helps the Hawk break jail and thus makes contact with the bandit gang. He sends a bungling photographer, Smiley Burnette, to warn the sheriff that the gang plan to rob the express office.