Panhandle (film)

Panhandle is a 1948 Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Rod Cameron. This Western marked the writing and producing debuts of Blake Edwards and John C. Champion. Champion later reworked the story as the 1966 Audie Murphy western, The Texican. The team of Edwards, Champion, Selander, and star Rod Cameron reteamed for the 1949 western Stampede. Edwards later produced the police drama City Detective starring Cameron. The series was the first syndicated on television.

Cast

 * Rod Cameron as John Sands
 * Cathy Downs as   Jean 'Dusty' Stewart
 * Reed Hadley as	Matt Garson
 * Anne Gwynne as	June O'Carroll
 * Blake Edwards as	Floyd Schofield
 * Dick Crockett 	as	Elliott Crockett
 * Rory Mallinson as Sheriff Jim
 * Charles Judels as	Botticelli - the Barber
 * Alex Gerry 	as	Raven McBride
 * Francis McDonald as Crump
 * J. Farrell MacDonald as Doc Cooper
 * Henry Hall as	Wells
 * Stanley Andrews as	Tyler
 * Jeff York as Jack
 * James Harrison as Harland
 * Charles La Torre as Juan
 * Frank Dae as Regan
 * Billy Wayne as Gambler

Production
The two producers raised $40,000 of the budget themselves, with Monogram providing $140,000.