Three Texas Steers

Three Texas Steers
Theatrical poster
Directed by	George Sherman
Written by	Stanley Roberts Betty Burbridge
Based on	Based on characters by William Colt MacDonald
Produced by	William A. Berke
Starring	John Wayne Ray Corrigan Max Terhune Carole Landis
Cinematography	Ernest Miller
Edited by	Tony Martinelli
Music by	William Lava
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	May 12, 1939 (1939-5-12)
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Three Texas Steers (UK title Danger Rides the Range) is a 1939 American "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie directed by George Sherman. It stars John Wayne, Ray "Crash" Corrigan and Max Terhune as the Mesquiteers; with Carole Landis as the female lead. ^[1] Wayne played the lead in eight of the fifty-one films in the series.

Plot

George Ward, the business manager of a small circus owned by Nancy Evans will stop at nothing to gain control of her valuable ranch. When Nancy continually refuses to sell, Ward's henchmen sabotage the circus. The Three Mesquiteers ride to the rescue.

Cast

• John Wayne as Stony Brooke
• Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Tucson Smith and Willie the Gorilla
• Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin
• Carole Landis as Nancy Evans
• Ralph Graves as George Ward
• Roscoe Ates as Sheriff Brown
• Collette Lyons as Lillian
• Billy Curtis as Hercules, the Midget
• Ted Adams as Henchman Steve
• Stanley Blystone as Henchman Rankin
• David Sharpe as Tony
• Ethan Laidlaw as Henchman Morgan
• Lew Kelly as Postman
• Ted Mapes as A Henchman (uncredited)
• John Merton as Mike Abbott (uncredited)

See also

• John Wayne filmography

References

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

External links

• Three Texas Steers at IMDb
• Three Texas Steers at the TCM Movie Database
• Three Texas Steers at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films