The Night Riders (1939 film)
| The Night Riders | |
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| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Written by | William Colt MacDonald |
| Produced by | William A. Berke |
| Starring | John Wayne Ray Corrigan Max Terhune |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Lester Orlebeck |
| Music by | William Lava |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Night Riders is a 1939 American "Three Mesquiteers" Western film[1] starring John Wayne, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, and Max Terhune. Wayne played the lead in eight of the fifty-one Three Mesquiteer films. The director was George Sherman. The villain of the film was based on a real-life character in the Old West, James Reavis, who was also known as The Baron of Arizona.[2]
Cast
- John Wayne as Stony Brooke
- Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith
- Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin
- Elmer as Elmer (Lullaby Joslin's Ventriloquist Dummy) (uncredited)
- Doreen McKay as Soledad
- Ruth Rogers as Susan Randall
- George Douglas as Talbot Pierce, aka Don Luis de Serrano
- Tom Tyler as Henchman Jackson
- Kermit Maynard as Sheriff Pratt
- Sammy McKim as Tim Randall
- Walter Wills as Hazleton (the Forger)
- Ethan Laidlaw as Henchman Andrews
- Edward Peil Sr. as Rancher
- Tom London as Rancher
- Jack Ingram as Henchman Wilkins
- Bill Nestell as Brawler
- Hank Worden as Rancher (uncredited)
- Horace Murphy as Riverboat Captain Asa Beckett (uncredited)
- Yakima Canutt as Mob Member at Gate (uncredited)
- Bob Card as Rancher (uncredited)
- Allan Cavan as Judge (uncredited)
- Dick Dickinson as Henchman Rent Collector (uncredited
See also
References
- ^ "The Three Mesquiteers Trio Westerns of Republic Pictures". b-westerns.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2012). "The Night Riders (1939)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
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- 1939 films
- 1939 Western (genre) films
- American Western (genre) films
- American black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
- Films directed by George Sherman
- Films scored by William Lava
- Cultural depictions of James A. Garfield
- Republic Pictures films
- Three Mesquiteers films
- 1930s American films
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