Bad Bascomb is a 1946 American Western film starring Wallace Beery and Margaret O'Brien.Variety film review; February 6, 1946.Harrison's Reports film review; February 9, 1946, page 22. The movie was directed by S. Sylvan Simon. The supporting cast features Marjorie Main, J. Carrol Naish, Frances Rafferty, Marshall Thompson and Henry O'Neill.
Plot "Bad" Bascomb is a notorious outlaw wanted by federal marshals after outwitting every group sent to capture him. He and fellow bandit Bart Yancey, a cold-blooded killer, have again eluded the US marshals by hiding out in a Mormon wagon train heading to Utah. They decide to remain with the Mormons when they discover they are carrying a fortune in gold, hidden in one of the wagons. A rambunctious litte girl named Emmy attaches herself to Bascomb and takes a great liking to him. Bascomb and Yancey perform various chores for the Mormons while plotting to search for and steal the gold. Bascomb gradually becomes very fond of Emmy and her somewhat overbearing grandmother, who also has taken a fancy to Bascomb. Eventually, Bascomb renounces his criminal behavior and thwarts Yancey's attempt to steal the gold. Bascomb then saves the wagon train from an Indian attack initiated by Yancey, by riding to an army fort to get help. In the end, the fugitive Bascomb surrenders to the marshal who does not reveal Bascomb's true identity to the Mormons.
Cast Wallace Beery as Zed Bascomb Margaret O'Brien as Emmy Marjorie Main as Abbey Hanks J. Carrol Naish as Bart Yancey Frances Rafferty as Dora McCabe Russell Simpson as Elijah Walker Marshall Thompson as Jimmy Holden Henry O'Neill as Governor Winton Sara Haden as Tillie Lovejoy Frank Darien as Elder Moab McCabe Stanley Andrews as Col. Cartright (uncredited) Joseph Crehan as Gov. Ames (uncredited)
Reception According to MGM records the film earned $2,384,000 in the US and Canada and $1,261,000 elsewhere, leading to an overall profit of $648,000.See also "60 Top Grossers of 1946", Variety 8 January 1947 p8
See also The other six Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main films: Wyoming (1940) Barnacle Bill (1941) Jackass Mail (1942) The Bugle Sounds (1942) Rationing (1944) Big Jack (1949)
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External links
Review of film at Variety