The Night Riders

Apr 12, 1939

0h 56m

★ 5.5

SENTINEL OF THE PLAINS!

Overview

Talbot uses a phony land grant to rule thirteen million acres, taxing everyone heavily and evicting those who won't pay. The Three Mesquiteers becomes mysterious "night riders" to fight this evil.

Genres

History

Western

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

The Night Riders Trailers

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Cast

Stony Brooke

John Wayne

Tucson Smith

Ray Corrigan

Lullaby Joslin

Max Terhune

Soledad

Doreen McKay

Susan Randall

Ruth Rogers

Talbot posing as de Serrano

George Douglas

Jackson

Tom Tyler

Sheriff Pratt

Kermit Maynard

Tim Randall

Sammy McKim

Hazleton

Walter Wills

Andrews

Ethan Laidlaw

Rancher Harper

Edward Peil Sr.

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Rocky Mountain Rangers

May 24, 1940

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