Corpus Christi Bandits

Corpus Christi Bandits
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Wallace Grissell
Screenplay by Norman S. Hall
Produced by Stephen Auer
Starring Allan Lane
Helen Talbot
Jack Kirk
Twinkle Watts
Francis McDonald
Roy Barcroft
Cinematography Bud Thackery
Edited by Charles Craft
Production
company
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • April 20, 1945
Running time
 56 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Corpus Christi Bandits is a 1945 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Allan Lane, Helen Talbot, Jack Kirk, Twinkle Watts, Francis McDonald and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on April 20, 1945, by Republic Pictures.

Plot

Captain James Christie of the United States Army Air Forces has returned to his home in Texas with a Distinguished Flying Cross earned from being a bomber pilot in the ETO. Prior to meeting the Governor of Texas in Austin, James's father relates the story of his grandfather Corpus Christi Jim.

Following the War Between the States, Jim and 3 fellow Confederate soldiers are unable to find work. They rob a stagecoach for a grubstake to set them up. Jim faces down dishonest gambler Wade Larkin and wins his saloon in a card game. He returns the money they robbed from the stagecoach, but Larkin's henchmen and the law are still after Jim.

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