Raiders of the Range

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Raiders of the Range
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Film poster
Directed by John English
Written by Barry Shipman
William Colt MacDonald
Produced byLouis Gray
Starring Bob Steele
Tom Tyler
Rufe Davis
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited by Charles Craft
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • March 18, 1942 (1942-03-18)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Raiders of the Range is a 1942 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie [1] directed by John English.

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References

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