Buzzy Rides the Range

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Buzzy Rides the Range
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Directed by Richard C. Kahn
Written byE.G. Robertson
Produced by Richard L'Estrange
Starring Robert 'Buzz' Henry
Dave O'Brien
Claire Rochelle
Cinematography Clark Ramsey
Edited byAdrian Weiss
Music byBob Fite
Production
company
Ellkay Productions
Distributed byArthur Ziehm Distributors
Release date
  • December 30, 1940 (1940-12-30)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Buzzy Rides the Range is a 1940 American western film directed by Richard C. Kahn and starring Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Dave O'Brien and Claire Rochelle. [1] It was produced as a second feature with shooting take place in studios in Phoenix, Arizona. It was rereleased in 1948 by Astor Pictures under the alternative title of Western Terror.

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It was followed by a sequel Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto in 1941.

Plot

After a spate of cattle rustling in the area Myra, the owner of the Harding ranch, sends for a Marshal's assistance. He decides to go undercover by posing as an injured gold prospector and with the help of her younger brother Buzz, he proves that the leader of the rustlers is in fact her neighboring ranch owners.

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References

  1. Pitts p.50

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