Trail Riders

Trail Riders

RIDIN' HERD on BANDITS!

NR 1942 · 55 min · ★ 8.0 · Western, Action, Crime

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.

Directed by Robert Emmett Tansey · Written by Robert Emmett Tansey

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John 'Dusty' King Dusty King
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
Lynton Brent Jeff Rand
John Curtis Tiny
Steve Clark Jim Hammond
Kenne Duncan Frank Hammond

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