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.

Cast

Johnny Mack Brown

Bob Baker

Fuzzy Knight

Doris Weston

Forrest Taylor

Anthony Warde

Karl Hackett

Henry Hall

Claire Whitney

Ferris Taylor

Cecil Kellogg

George Anderson

Hank Bell

Roy Bucko

Budd Buster

Chester Conklin

Robert 'Captain Bob' Crawford

Edward 'Tookie' Cronenbold

Frank Ellis

Herman Hack

Francis 'Irish' Mahaney

Roderic 'Dave' May

Kermit Maynard

Chuck Morrison

Victor Potel

Jack Shannon

Harry Tenbrook

Blackjack Ward

Hank Worden