
Fuzzy Settles Down
Western
Overview
Billy Carson and Fuzzy Jones have just collected a reward and Fuzzy indulges in a dream of getting away from the hectic life he has been leading and wants to settle down. They arrive in Red Rock just as the newspaper is being sold at foreclosure and, despite the attempts by Lafe Barlow to intimidate him from bidding. Fuzzy finds himself the owner of a newspaper. Fuzzy meets Edith Martin, daughter of the former owner, and unthinkingly commits himself to carrying on her father's policy of bringing a telegraph line to Red Rock. For reason of his own, Barlow is against this and has his henchmen wage a campaign of terror against the ranchers and citizens. Before long, Billy who had been lazily indifferent to everything connected to Fuzzy and his newspaper, decides to take a hand on the side of the good guys.
Top Cast


Buster Crabbe
Buster Crabbe
Billy Carson
Buster Crabbe
Billy Carson


Al St. John
Al St. John
Fuzzy Jones
Al St. John
Fuzzy Jones


Patti McCarty
Patti McCarty
Edith Martin
Patti McCarty
Edith Martin


Charles King
Charles King
Lafe Barlow
Charles King
Lafe Barlow


John Merton
John Merton
Henchman Pete
John Merton
Henchman Pete
Frank McCarroll
Frank McCarroll
Henchman Rusty
Frank McCarroll
Henchman Rusty


Hal Price
Hal Price
Sheriff Sam of Red Rock
Hal Price
Sheriff Sam of Red Rock


John Elliott
John Elliott
John Martin
John Elliott
John Martin


Ed Cassidy
Ed Cassidy
Rancher Weaver
Ed Cassidy
Rancher Weaver
Robert F. Hill
Robert F. Hill
Jones, Bidder for newspaper
Robert F. Hill
Jones, Bidder for newspaper
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