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The Night Riders
The Night Riders

The Night Riders

SENTINEL OF THE PLAINS!

Genres

HistoryWestern

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

56 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

12 April 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Stony Brooke

Ray Corrigan

Ray Corrigan

Tucson Smith

Max Terhune

Max Terhune

Lullaby Joslin

Doreen McKay

Doreen McKay

Soledad

Ruth Rogers

Ruth Rogers

Susan Randall

George Douglas

George Douglas

Talbot posing as de Serrano

Tom Tyler

Tom Tyler

Jackson

Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

Sheriff Pratt

Sammy McKim

Sammy McKim

Tim Randall

Walter Wills

Walter Wills

Hazleton

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Andrews

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Rancher Harper

Tom London

Tom London

Rancher Wilson

Jack Ingram

Jack Ingram

Wilkins

Bill Nestell

Bill Nestell

Allen - A Brawler

Bob Card

Bob Card

Rancher

Allan Cavan

Allan Cavan

Judge

Dick Dickinson

Dick Dickinson

Henchman Rent Collector

Art Dillard

Art Dillard

Mob Member

Curley Dresden

Curley Dresden

Mob Member

Elmer

Elmer

Elmer - Lullaby's Dummy

Olin Francis

Olin Francis

Army Enlistee Getting Socked

Jack Hendricks

Jack Hendricks

Rancher

Jane Keckley

Jane Keckley

Rancher's Wife

Jack Kirk

Jack Kirk

Tavern Keeper

Cactus Mack

Cactus Mack

Henchman Rent Collector

Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Aunt Martha

Frankie Marvin

Frankie Marvin

Henchman Rent Collector

Eva McKenzie

Eva McKenzie

Irate Rancher's Wife

David McKim

David McKim

Messenger

George Montgomery

George Montgomery

Mob Member

Horace Murphy

Horace Murphy

Riverboat Captain Asa Beckett

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Washington Telegraph Operator

Bud Osborne

Bud Osborne

Army Enlistee

Fred Parker

Fred Parker

Prison Chaplain

Hal Price

Hal Price

Rancher

Hugh Prosser

Hugh Prosser

Federal Man

Francis Sayles

Francis Sayles

President James A. Garfield

David Sharpe

David Sharpe

Henchman Rent Collector

Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway

Rancher

Georgia Simmons

Georgia Simmons

Irate Rancher's Wife

Glenn Strange

Glenn Strange

Angry Riverboat Gambler

Georgia Summers

Georgia Summers

Aunt Martha

Al Taylor

Al Taylor

Henchman

Francis Walker

Francis Walker

Army Enlistee

Nellie Walker

Nellie Walker

Bit Role

Roger Williams

Roger Williams

Rancher

Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Rancher

Yakima Canutt

Yakima Canutt

(uncredited)

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