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Powder River Rustlers
“ROCKY SMASHES LAND-GRAB SWINDLE!...and a ghost town leaps into wild and lusty life! Rough and roaring action with the West's toughest cowboy!”
9.0 / 10• 1949• 1h 0m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Powder River Rustlers is a western film directed by Philip Ford in 1949. The railroad is coming and to get the townspeople's money. Shears Williams brings in a fake Agent who tells them they must raise $50,000 as their share of a railroad bridge. Railroad Agent Rocky Lane arrives and immediately spots the fake. A phony telegram assures Rocky his friend is still alive and he sets out to find him and his abductor.
Cast & Crew
Allan Lane
Rocky Lane
Lead
Black Jack
Rocky's Horse
Eddy Waller
Nugget Clark
Gerry Ganzer
Louise Manning
Roy Barcroft
Henchman Bull Macons
Francis McDonald
Shears Williams
Cliff Clark
Lucius Statton
Douglas Evans
Devereaux, posing as Manning
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Philip Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Powder River Rustlers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
