Ridin' for Justice

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Ridin' for Justice
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Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Written by Harold Shumate
Produced byIrving Briskin
Starring Buck Jones
Mary Doran
Russell Simpson
Cinematography Benjamin H. Kline
Edited byMaurice Wright
Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • January 4, 1932 (1932-01-04)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ridin' for Justice is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Buck Jones, Mary Doran, and Russell Simpson. [1]

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Plot

Buck Randall (Buck Jones), a carefree cowboy whose popularity with the local saloon girls becomes the talk of the town. The new marshal, Joseph Slyde (Russell Simpson), gets on Buck's bad side by enforcing a "no gun" rule. Buck returns the favor by falling in love with the marshal's mistreated wife, Mary (Mary Doran), and she asks her husband for a divorce so she can marry Buck. [2]

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References

  1. Hans J. Wollstein (2014). "Ridin' for Justice". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  2. "Ridin' for Justice (1932) - David Ross Lederman - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie" . Retrieved June 13, 2016.