Riders of the Rio Grande | |
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Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
Written by | William Colt MacDonald Albert DeMond |
Produced by | Louis Gray |
Starring | Bob Steele Tom Tyler Jimmie Dodd |
Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
Edited by | Charles Craft |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Riders of the Rio Grande is a 1943 American Western B-movie [1] directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, Jimmie Dodd. It is the 51st and final entry in the Three Mesquiteers film series.
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Tom Tyler was an American actor known for his leading roles in low-budget Western films in the silent and sound eras, and for his portrayal of superhero Captain Marvel in the 1941 serial film The Adventures of Captain Marvel. Tyler also played Kharis in 1940's The Mummy's Hand, a popular Universal Studios monster film.
The Three Mesquiteers is the umbrella title for a Republic Pictures series of 51 American Western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943. The films, featuring a trio of Old West adventurers, was based on a series of Western novels by William Colt MacDonald. The eponymous trio, with occasional variations, were called Stony Brooke, Tucson Smith and Lullaby Joslin. John Wayne, who played Stony Brooke in eight of the films in 1938 and 1939, was the best-known actor in the series. Other leads included Bob Livingston, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Max Terhune, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis and Tom Tyler.
Nell O'Day was an accomplished American equestrian and B-movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s.
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