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South of Rio
“The West's Toughest Ranger Takes A Lone Stand Against The Desperate "Bryson Gang"”
7.0 / 10• 1949• 1h 0m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
The town of Rio Blanco is the center of a fight over the statehood issue and is a perfect setup for Lon Bryson and Chuck Bowers, who organize a couple of phony protection associations. Opposing them is Henry Waterman, publisher of the Rio Blanco Herald. He and his assistant, Andrew Jackson Weems, send for the help of the Territorial Rangers. One of the dispatched Rangers is Jeff Lanning who, unknown to him, has a brother as a member of the gang under an assumed name of Bob Mitchell. Jeff is so shocked at seeing his brother gun down Waterman that he is unable to act in time to prevent it. Unable to explain the cause of is inaction, he is suspended by the governor. Unable to persuade his brother to quit the gang, Jeff, with the aid of Weems and Waterman's daughter Carol, begins his quest to bring the outlaws to justice.
Cast & Crew
Monte Hale
Jeff Lanning
Lead
Kay Christopher
Carol Waterman
PH
Paul Hurst
Andy Weems
Roy Barcroft
Lon Bryson
Douglas Kennedy
Henchman Bob Mitchell
Don Haggerty
Chuck Bowers
Rory Mallinson
Captain Dan Brennan
Lane Bradford
Henchman Tex
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Philip Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. South of Rio is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
