Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun

He held a town at bay... to save it!

NR 1954 · 73 min · ★ 6.0 · Western

When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mistake him for one of the gang.

Directed by André de Toth · Written by Kenneth Perkins

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