The Trail Blazers

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The Trail Blazers
Directed by George Sherman
Written by William Colt MacDonald
Barry Shipman
Earle Snell
Produced byHarry Grey
Starring Robert Livingston
Bob Steele
Rufe Davis
CinematographyWilliam Nobles
Edited byTony Martinelli
Production
company
Release date
  • November 11, 1940 (1940-11-11)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Trail Blazers is a 1940 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie [1] directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, and Rufe Davis.

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References

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