Pals of the Saddle

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Pals of the Saddle
PalsOfSaddlePoster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by George Sherman
Written by
Based onBased on characters
by William Colt MacDonald
Produced by William A. Berke
Starring
Cinematography Reggie Lanning
Edited by Tony Martinelli
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • August 28, 1938 (1938-08-28)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pals of the Saddle is a 1938 "Three Mesquiteers" Western film [1] starring John Wayne and directed by George Sherman. This is the first of eight films in which Wayne played the lead in the popular series of fifty-one Three Mesquiteers films.

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References

  1. "The Three Mesquiteers Trio Westerns of Republic Pictures". b-westerns.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.