The Vigilante

The Vigilante
Movie Poster
Directed byWallace Fox
Written byLewis Clay
Arthur Hoerl
George H. Plympton
Based on
Greg Saunders
by
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringRalph Byrd
Ramsay Ames
Lyle Talbot
George Offerman Jr.
CinematographyIra H. Morgan
Edited byEarl Turner
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 22, 1947 (1947-05-22)
Running time
285 minutes
(15 chapters)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Vigilante, marketed as The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West, is a 1947 American Western film serial directed by Wallace Fox. The 33rd serial released by Columbia Pictures, it was based on the comic book cowboy Vigilante, who first appeared in Action Comics, published by DC Comics. It stars Ralph Byrd, well known for his central role in the Dick Tracy serials. It was his last serial appearance.