Chip of the Flying U

The story

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 & crew

Johnny Mack Brown'Chip' Bennett

Bob Baker'Dusty'

Fuzzy Knight'Weary'

Doris WestonMargaret Whitmore

Forrest TaylorJ.G. Whitmore

Anthony WardeEd Duncan

Karl HackettHennessy

Henry HallBanker Wilson

Claire WhitneyMiss Robinson

Ferris TaylorSheriff

Cecil Kellogg

Cecil KelloggRed

George Anderson

George AndersonForeign Agent