The read
It runs a compact 55m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Ralph StaubDirector
- Ralph StaubScreenplay
- Andrew BennisonScreenplay
- Larry RhineScreenplay
Cast
- Johnny Mack Brown'Chip' Bennett
- Bob Baker'Dusty'
- Fuzzy Knight'Weary'
- Doris WestonMargaret Whitmore
- Forrest TaylorJ.G. Whitmore
- Anthony WardeEd Duncan
- Karl HackettHennessy
- Henry HallBanker Wilson
- Claire WhitneyMiss Robinson
- Ferris TaylorSheriff
- Cecil KelloggRed
- George AndersonForeign Agent
Stills
Themes
shipsmuggling (contraband)