The Dude Ranger

Sep 21, 1934

1h 5m

★ 5.8

GEORGE O'BRIEN RIDES AGAIN!...A lone galloping terror...who daunts a band of desperate criminals...and sweeps a girl into his arms...as he fights to save her from a murderous plot!

Overview

An Easterner Inherits a cattle ranch, only to discover that thousands of cattle have been stolen. He secretly signs on as a hired hand at his own ranch to discover who's stealing them.

Genres

Action

Western

Production Companies

Atherton Productions

The Dude Ranger Trailers

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Cast

Ernest 'Dude' Selby

George O'Brien

Ann Hepburn

Irene Hervey

Dale Hyslip (as Le Roy Mason)

LeRoy Mason

'Nebraska' Kemp (as Sid Saylor)

Syd Saylor

Sam Hepburn

Henry Hall

'Hawk' Stevens (as James Mason)

James Pier Mason

Henchman Dunk

Sid Jordan

Martha

Alma Chester

Lawyer John Beckett

Lloyd Ingraham

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