Riders of the Frontier

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Riders of the Frontier
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett
Written by (story and screenplay by)
Produced by Scott R. Dunlap
(in charge of production)
Starring Tex Ritter with his
horse "White Flash"
Cinematography Marcel A. LePicard, A.S.C.
Edited by Fred Bain
Music by Frank Sanucci
(uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed by Monogram Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • August 16, 1939 (1939-08-16)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Riders of the Frontier, also known as Ridin' the Frontier, is a 1939 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett and starring Tex Ritter with his horse "White Flash". [1] It is a remake of the 1936 film The Cattle Thief .

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Plot

Lawman Tex Lowry pretends to be outlaw Ed Carter to infiltrate the outlaw gang led by Sarah's ranch foreman Bart Lane and his henchmen Buck, Sam, Gus and Boney and to save Sarah's nurse Martha from being taken captive by the gang.

Cast

with his horse "White Flash"
Uncredited

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References

  1. Pitts p.279

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