- HD 1080
- Runtime: 53m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Fred F. Sears
- Stars: Charles Starrett, Jock Mahoney, Clayton Moore, Eddie Parker, Jim Diehl
- keywords: sheriff
- Production_studio: Columbia Pictures
- Slogan: FORTY-FIVE GUNNING...WILD WEST FUNNING!
- The The Hawk of Wild River is featured in the top rankings of 1952
- #33 in Top Western Movies of 1952
Steve Martin is sent to Wild River to recover stolen gold and finds the town is being terrorized by The Hawk and his outlaw gang. The Hawk attempts to murder Sheriff Jack Mahoney and is captured and jailed. Steve helps the Hawk break jail and thus makes contact with the bandit gang. He sends a bungling photographer, Smiley Burnette, to warn the sheriff that the gang plan to rob the express office.