Song of the Buckaroo

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Song of the Buckaroo
Song of the Buckaroo poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Albert Herman
Screenplay byJohn Rathmell
Produced by Edward Finney
Starring Tex Ritter
Jinx Falkenburg
Mary Ruth
Tom London
Frank LaRue
Charles King
CinematographyFrancis Corby
Edited by Fred Bain
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • December 7, 1938 (1938-12-07)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Song of the Buckaroo is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by John Rathmell. The film stars Tex Ritter, Jinx Falkenburg, Mary Ruth, Tom London, Frank LaRue and Charles King. The film was released on December 7, 1938, by Monogram Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

In order to escape the law, a bandit takes the identity of a dead man, when his dead alter ego gets elected as mayor he decides to change his outlaw ways.

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