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Trail Riders
“RIDIN' HERD on BANDITS!”
8.0 / 10• 1942• 55m•NR• English
WesternActionCrime
Storyline
In the 18th entry of Monogram's 24 "Range Buster" films, the bank of Gila Springs is robbed by Ace Alton and his gang, and Sheriff Frank Hammond, son of Marshal Jim Hammond, is killed. The Marshal sends for the Range Busters, Dusty King, Davy Sharpe and Alibi Terhune, to come and restore order to the town. Ed Cole, head of the local vigilantes, and secretly the head of the outlaws, promptly orders the trio out of town. They visit an old friend, Rancher Mike Rand and his daughter Mary. Mary's brother Jeff has unwittingly become a gang member, and carries out Cole's orders by taking a shot at Davy, but the latter makes him a prisoner during a subsequent fight in the town café. Jeff confesses to Cole's involvement, and the Range Busters, with the help of town banker Harrison, set a trap for Cole and his outlaw vigilantes.
Cast & Crew
John 'Dusty' King
Dusty King
Lead
David Sharpe
David Sharpe
Max Terhune
Max 'Alibi' Terhune
Kermit Maynard
Ace Alton
Elmer
Elmer
Evelyn Finley
Mary Rand
Forrest Taylor
Mike Rand
Charles King
Ed Cole
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Emmett Tansey's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Trail Riders is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
