THE LONE RIDER AND THE BANDIT (1942) George Houston, Al St. John & Dennis Moore | Western | B&W

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The Lone Rider and the Bandit is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Sam Robins. The film stars George F. Houston as the Lone Rider, Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smoky Moore, with Vickie Lester, Glenn Strange and Jack Ingram. The film was released on January 16, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation.

This is the seventh movie in the Lone Rider series, which spans seventeen films—eleven starring George Houston, and a further six starring Robert Livingston.[3] In this film, Dennis Moore joins the cast of the series as Sheriff Smoky Moore, and appears with Livingston and Al St. John for the next five films, ending in 1942's Overland Stagecoach.

Houston, once an opera singer, sang three songs in this film: "I'm the Best Man in the West", "Down the Moonlit Trail" and "Rainbow Valley". The songs were written by Johnny Lange and Lew Porter.

Synopsis

Tom disguises himself as a musician to learn who is terrorizing the miners into selling their claims cheaply.

Cast & Crew

George F. Houston as Tom Cameron, the Lone Rider
Al St. John as Fuzzy Jones
Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smoky Moore
Vickie Lester as Laura Hicks
Glenn Strange as Luke Miller
Jack Ingram as Joe
Milton Kibbee as Sam Turner
Carl Sepulveda as Jed Corbett
Eddie Dean as First Miner
Slim Whitaker as Second Miner
Slim Andrews as Piano Player

Director: Sam Newfield
Screenplay: Sam Robins
Producer: Sigmund Neufeld
Cinematography: Jack Greenhalgh
Editor: Holbrook N. Todd
Production Company: Sigmund Neufeld Productions
Distributor: Producers Releasing Corporation
Release Date: January 16, 1942
Running Time: 54 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English