Whirlwind Horseman

Apr 29, 1938

★ 4.0

Rangeland riders wrecked by the battlin'est cowboy of them all!

Overview

Ken and Happy, looking for their friend Cherokee, run into an outlaw gang led by Ritter who have been terrorizing the ranchers. Ken figures that one of the prominent citizens is the real boss and sets a trap to find him.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

M & A Alexander Productions Inc.

Whirlwind Horseman Trailers

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Cast

Ken Morton

Ken Maynard

Peggy Radford

Joan Barclay

Happy

Billy Griffith

John Harper

Kenneth Harlan

Jim Radford

Joseph W. Girard

Lonesome

Kenny Dix

Henchman Bull

Glenn Strange

Henchman Ritter

Roger Williams

Henchman Slade

Dave O'Brien

Sheriff Blake

Walter Shumway

Cherokee Jake

Budd Buster

Henchman Hank

Lew Meehan

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6.8

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0.0

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0.0

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