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American Empire

American Empire

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 11, 1942

Runtime

1h 22m

Genres

Western

User Score

38%

Original Title

American Empire

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

William C. McGann

Description

Richard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking their fortune in Texas after the war. The two men decide, not without problems, to establish a cattle empire. Paxton becoming too ambitious, distances himself from Dan and Abby, Paxton's wife. It will only be after a personal tragedy that he will come back to his senses.