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Wildcat (1942)

Wildcat poster
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A drifter gets involved with a group of desperate oil workers in a small town. The story follows their struggles with greed and violence.

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What happens

Wildcat is a 1942 American drama film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Richard Murphy and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Richard Arlen, Arline Judge, William Frawley, Buster Crabbe, Arthur Hunnicutt, Elisha Cook, Jr. and Ralph Sanford. The film was released on September 3, 1942, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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