The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937 film)

The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristy Cabanne
Screenplay byJohn Twist
Harry Segall
Based onThe Outcasts of Poker Flat
1868 story in The Overland Monthly
by Bret Harte
Produced byRobert Sisk
StarringPreston Foster
Jean Muir
Van Heflin
Virginia Weidler
Margaret Irving
CinematographyRobert De Grasse
Edited byTed Cheesman
Music byRoy Webb
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • April 16, 1937 (1937-04-16)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a 1937 American Western film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by John Twist and Harry Segall. The film stars Preston Foster, Jean Muir, Van Heflin, Virginia Weidler and Margaret Irving. The film was released on April 16, 1937, by RKO Pictures.

The screenplay is based on the short story The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte, which has been brought to film at least five times, including in 1919 The Outcasts of Poker Flat with Harry Carey and in 1952 The Outcasts of Poker Flat with Dale Robertson.