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(Redirected from Abigail Taylor) 1942 film Not to be confused with Death of Abigail Taylor.

American Empire
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William C. McGann
Written by	J. Robert Bren (story) Gladys Atwater (story) J. Robert Bren (writer) and Gladys Atwater (writer) and Ben Grauman Kohn (writer)
Produced by	Harry Sherman Dick Dickson
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Russell Harlan
Edited by	Carroll Lewis
Music by	Gerard Carbonara
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	11 December 1942 (1942-12-11)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

American Empire is a 1942 American Western film directed by William C. McGann. The film was released in the United Kingdom as My Son Alone.

Plot

Three Civil War vets head to Texas and build a cattle empire, and battle rustlers, bad weather and each other. The first man abandons ship, and he is soon followed by the second partner. That leaves the "good guy" to defend his property from the vengeful traitors.

Cast

Richard Dix as Dan Taylor
Leo Carrillo as Dominique Beauchard
Preston Foster as Paxton Bryce
Frances Gifford as Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister
Robert Barrat as Crowder, Small Rancher
Jack La Rue as Pierre, Beauchard Henchman
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Sailaway
Cliff Edwards as Runty
Merrill Rodin as Paxton Bryce Jr.
Chris-Pin Martin as Augustin, Beauchard Henchman
Richard Webb as Crane (small rancher)
William Farnum as Louisiana Judge
Etta McDaniel as Willa May, Bryce's Maid
Hal Taliaferro as Malone

Soundtrack

Cliff Edwards – "Little Pal" (Written by Lew Pollack)

References

"American Empire". www.tcm.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
"American Empire (1942) - STUDIOCANAL". www.studiocanal.com/. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
American Empire (1942), retrieved June 27, 2021

External links

American Empire at IMDb
American Empire is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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Films directed by William C. McGann

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