Three Texas Steers

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Three Texas Steers
Three Texas Steers poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by George Sherman
Written by
Based onBased on characters
by William Colt MacDonald
Produced byWilliam A. Berke
Starring
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited by Tony Martinelli
Music by William Lava
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • May 12, 1939 (1939-05-12)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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References

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