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The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) Facts

The Bad Man of Brimstone
Director(s) J. Walter Ruben
Producer(s) Harry Rapf
Featured Cast Wallace Beery, Virginia Bruce, Dennis O'Keefe, Joseph Calleia, Lewis Stone
Total Facts 5

Wallace Beery accidentally shot himself in the leg with a blank cartridge and was unable to work for two weeks.


Wallace Beery and his brother Noah Beery had last worked together in 1916.


A contemporary review mentioned that the character, "Trigger Bill', was a composite of outlaws "James H. 'Dog' Kelley", "Blinky Jones" and "Dr. John W. 'Doc' Holliday".


Studio records list John Wray in the role of "Mr. Grant", but he was replaced by Wade Boteler. Other actors in studio records not appearing in the film were John T. Murray (Preacher), George Regas (Indian Chief), and Harry Wilson (Bargee LaFarge).


This was the first major role of Dennis O'Keefe and the first time he used that name. In bit parts earlier, he was on the books as "James Edward Flanagan" or "Bud Flanagan".

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