RANGE BUSTERS, TRAIL RIDERS (1942) John 'Dusty' King, David Sharpe & Max Terhune | Western | B&W

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Trail Riders is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the eighteenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, with Evelyn Finley, Forrest Taylor and Charles King.

Synopsis

In the 17th film of Monogram's "Range Buster" series, Texas ranch owner Conroy returns from Washington with orders to ship horses to the Philippines. The Range Busters—Dusty, Davy, and Alibi—are chosen to transport the horses. Before their departure, they capture three spies trying to steal the horses and discover that their cook, Cookie, is a Japanese spy who manages to escape.

Once in the Philippines, the Range Busters spot Cookie and a German spy named Miller in a café. Eavesdropping, they learn that Ken Richards, a neighboring Texas rancher, is an Axis contact back in the U.S. The group captures Cookie, dismantles the spy ring, and returns to Texas to confront Richards. They succeed in their mission and are honored by the U.S. Government just as the news breaks of the Pearl Harbor bombing on December 7, 1941. The film concludes with the Range Busters heading to enlist in the military.

Cast & Crew

John Dusty King as Dusty King
David Sharpe as Davy Sharpe
Max Terhune as Alibi Terhune
Elmer as Elmer, Alibi's Dummy
Evelyn Finley as Mary Rand
Forrest Taylor as Mike Rand
Charles King as Ed Cole
Kermit Maynard as Henchman Ace Alton
Lynton Brent as Jeff Rand
Jack Curtis as Ranch Hand Tiny
Steve Clark as Marshal Jim Hammond
Kenne Duncan as Marshal Frank Hammond

Director: Robert Emmett Tansey
Screenplay: Frances Kavanaugh
Story: Robert Emmett Tansey
Producers: Anna Bell Ward (associate producer), George W. Weeks
Cinematography: Robert E. Cline
Editing: S. Roy Luby
Music: Frank Sanucci
Distributor: Monogram Pictures
Release Date: December 4, 1942
Running Time: 55 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English