Down Texas Way

May 22, 1942

0h 57m

★ 6.5

Overview

"The Rough Riders", has U. S. Marshals Buck Roberts (Buck Jones) and Tim McCall (Tim McCoy) coming to a Texas town to visit their friend, U. S. Marshal Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton), only to learn that he has disappeared, and is suspected of the murder of John Dodge (Jack Daley), owner of practically the whole town, except the hotel Sandy owns and runs when he isn't on an assignment as a Marshal. The murder has been committed by the henchmen of Bart Logan (Harry Woods), who intends to take over the dead man's property and whose men are holding Sandy prisoner to make it appear that he fled after arguing with and killing Dodge. Just before the murder, Logan sent a letter to Dodge with the news that the latter's long-missing wife is returning, and in a short while, Stella (Lois Austin), a Logan accomplice, arrives posing as the missing Ann Dodge, thus establishing her right to the Dodge property. Sandy, allowed to escape, returns ... Written by Les Adams

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

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Cast

U. S. Marshal Buck Roberts

Buck Jones

U. S. Marshal Tim McCall

Tim McCoy

U. S. Marshal Sandy Hopkins

Raymond Hatton

Mary Hopkins

Luana Walters

Dave Dodge

Dave O'Brien

Stella (posing as Ann Dodge)

Lois Austin

Sheriff Trump

Glenn Strange

Bert Logan

Harry Woods

Bartender Pete

Tom London

Henchman Steve

John Merton

Silver, Buck's Horse

Silver

Henchman

Ben Corbett

Scully has forced Joe Collins who works on the Garcia ranch to give him information so his men can steal the family jewels. But the Rough Riders are on the job. Buck poses as a wanted outlaw to get into the gang, Tim as a cattle buyer, and Sandy is collecting information as the saloon janitor. As usual they pretend not to know each other. Written by Maurice Van Auken

4.2

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6.5

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Ma Turner of Red Bluff sends for U.S.Marshal Buck Roberts to investigate a series of wide-spread rustling in the area. Town banker Miller, saloon-owner Duke Mason and the crooked sheriff are in cahoots with rancher John Holt, but they double-cross and kill him. His son Steve witnesses the murder and kills the sheriff. Buck arrives and arrests Steve. Marshal Tim McCall, posing as an outlaw, gains the confidence of the gang and engineers the escape, with Buck's knowledge, of Steve from the jail. Sandy Hopkins, the third Marshal of the trio, poses as a peddler and learns that the gang intends to do away with Buck and rides to the Turner ranch to warn him. Red, a Turner ranch hand but also a member of the gang, overhears Buck telling Ma that Tim is really a U.S. Marshal, and he has Miller and Mason informed. Written by Les Adams

5.3

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6.0

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7.0

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0.0

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7.9

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9.0

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5.9

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3.0

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7.0

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6.7

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8.0

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8.0

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8.0

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7.8

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7.8

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8.0

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