The Old Chisholm Trail

The Old Chisholm Trail

Renegade Ranchers! Rustlers!... A Stampede of Roaring Action... as Johnny and Tex crack down on ruthless range racketeers!

NR 1942 · 61 min · ★ 7.7 · Action, Music, Western

Dusty Gardner, and other Texas ranchers, are driving a herd of cattle to Abilene, Kansas along the Chisholm Trail. Desperate need of water takes them to the Turner ranch, where Belle Turner demands exorbitant prices for the water. Dusty learns that Belle is also trying to oust Mary Lee and Montana Smith from the trading post Mary operates. The sheriff sides with Belle following a fight between the two women. Belle knows there is artesian springs under the land the trading post occupies and intends to get the property by any means.

Directed by Elmer Clifton · Written by Harry L. Fraser

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Cast

Johnny Mack Brown Dusty Gardner
Tex Ritter Montana Smith
Fuzzy Knight Alvin Pendergast aka Polario
Jennifer Holt Mary Lee
Mady Correll Belle Turner
Earle Hodgins Chief Hopping Crow
Roy Barcroft Ed Phillips
Edmund Cobb Joe Rankin
Budd Buster Rancher Hank
Johnny Bond Member Jimmy Wakely Trio
Roy Butler Rancher Larry
Scotty Harrel Member Jimmy Wakely Trio

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