Under California Stars

Under California Stars

NR 1948 · 70 min · ★ 5.3 · Western

On vacation at his ranch, western actor Roy quickly finds himself involved with a horse rustling operation and a boy ward of one of the rustlers, leading to the kidnapping of Roy's trick horse Trigger by the gang with a demand for ransom.

Directed by William Witney · Written by Paul Gangelin

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