Lightning Carson Rides Again

Lightning Carson Rides Again

A WHIRLWIND WESTERN DRAMA!

NR 1938 · 58 min · ★ 5.3 · Western

Lightning Carson's nephew has been falsely accused of murder. To get in with the gang, Lightning poses as a Mexican. He also appears as himself making his costume changes at his sister's ranch. Just as he about to bring in the gang, a henchman finds evidence of his masquerade and arrives to expose the hoax.

Directed by Sam Newfield · Written by Isadore Bernstein

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