Chip of the Flying U

Chip of the Flying U

55 mins | Romance, Western | Nov. 29, 1939

Chip of the Flying U was Johnny Mack Brown's first western entry for 1940. Brown essays the title role of Chip Bennett, foreman of the Flying U ranch. Before the second reel has tumbled over the spools, Chip finds himself falsely accused of robbery and murder. The actual miscreants are in the employ of a band of foreign gunrunners, who speak in heavily Teutonic accents. Rest assured that Chip makes short work of these bush-league Storm Troopers before the sun sets in the West. Musical interludes are provided by a group calling themselves the Texas Rangers, even though they actually hailed from Kansas City.

Chip of the Flying U

55 mins | Romance, Western | Nov. 29, 1939

Chip of the Flying U
Chip of the Flying U was Johnny Mack Brown's first western entry for 1940. Brown essays the title role of Chip Bennett, foreman of the Flying U ranch. Before the second reel has tumbled over the spools, Chip finds himself falsely accused of robbery and murder. The actual miscreants are in the employ of a band of foreign gunrunners, who speak in heavily Teutonic accents. Rest assured that Chip makes short work of these bush-league Storm Troopers before the sun sets in the West. Musical interludes are provided by a group calling themselves the Texas Rangers, even though they actually hailed from Kansas City.
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Chip of the Flying U
Directors Ralph Staub
Writers Bertha Muzzy Sinclair, Larry Rhine, Andrew Bennison, Ralph Staub

Cast

Johnny Mack Brown

as 'Chip' Bennett

Bob Baker

as 'Dusty'

Fuzzy Knight

as 'Weary'

Doris Weston

as Margaret Whitmore

Forrest Taylor

as J.G. Whitmore

Anthony Warde

as Ed Duncan

Karl Hackett

as Hennessy

Henry Hall

as Banker Wilson

Claire Whitney

as Miss Robinson

Ferris Taylor

as Sheriff

Cecil Kellogg

as Red

George Anderson

as Foreign Agent

Hank Bell

as Man on Porch

Roy Bucko

as Henchman

Budd Buster

as Rancher

Robert 'Captain Bob' Crawford

as Member The Texas Rangers

Edward 'Tookie' Cronenbold

as Member The Texas Rangers

Frank Ellis

as Henchman

Herman Hack

as Townsman

Francis 'Irish' Mahaney

as Member The Texas Rangers

Roderic 'Dave' May

as Member The Texas Rangers

Kermit Maynard

as Slim

Chuck Morrison

as Henchman Steve

Victor Potel

as Station Agent

Jack Shannon

as Cowhand

Harry Tenbrook

as Foreign Agent's Henchman

Blackjack Ward

as Henchman

Hank Worden

as Cowhand