Roarin' Lead

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Roarin' Lead
Roarin Lead poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sam Newfield
Mack V. Wright
Written by Oliver Drake
Jack Natteford
Based onRoarin' Lead
1935 novel
by William Colt MacDonald
Produced by Nat Levine (producer)
Sol C. Siegel (associate producer)
Starring
Cinematography William Nobles
Edited by William P. Thompson
Music byHarry Grey
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures Corp.
Release date
  • December 9, 1936 (1936-12-09)
Running time
61 minutes
52 minutes (edited version)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Roarin' Lead is a 1936 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and Mack V. Wright and was the third entry of the 51-film series of Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movies. [1]

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Plot summary

Hackett is out to take over the Cattlemen's Protective Association by bankrupting them; secretly his men rustle the cattle forcing the payouts to the ranchers.

In an effort to obtain more funding, he orders an orphanage that was funded by the creators of the Association to be sold with the orphans to be purchased as child labour. The Three Mesquiteers step in to teach the bad guys a lesson they'll never forget.

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References

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