Cavalier of the West

Cavalier of the West

A MIGHTY CARAVAN OF MELODRAMATIC THRILLS!

NR 1931 · 75 min · ★ 5.1 · Western

Burgess and Greeley are rustling horses and shooting Indians. When they kill Manual they frame Lieutenant Allister. His older brother John now attempts to defend him at his murder trial.

Directed by John P. McCarthy · Written by John P. McCarthy

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