Night Raiders (1952 film)

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Night Raiders
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Directed by Howard Bretherton
Written by Maurice Tombragel
Produced by Vincent M. Fennelly
Starring Whip Wilson
Fuzzy Knight
Lois Hall
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited by Sam Fields
Music by Raoul Kraushaar
Production
company
Silvermine Productions
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
  • February 3, 1952 (1952-02-03)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Night Raiders is a 1952 American western film directed by Howard Bretherton with a screenplay by Maurice Tombragel. [1] [2] The film was written as a star vehicle for Whip Wilson, who portrayed himself in the film. The film also stars Fuzzy Knight as Tex, Lois Hall as Laura Davis, Tommy Farrell as Jim Dugan, Terry Frost as Mike Lorch, Lane Bradford as Henchman Talbot, and Marshall Reed as Sheriff Ernie Hodkins. The film's sets were designed by the art director Martin Obzina.

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Plot

Whip saves the town from a corrupt sheriff and his goons.

Cast

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  1. Pitts p.225
  2. Rainey p.271

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