Raiders of the Range

Raiders of the Range (1942)

Genres - Western  |   Sub-Genres - B-Western  |   Release Date - Mar 18, 1942 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 54 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Republic's "Three Mesquiteers" western series was in its fifth year of production when Raiders of the Range was released in March of 1942. In this one, the Mesquiteers are enacted by Bob Steele (as Tucson Smith), Tom Tyler (Stony Brooke) and Rufe Davis (Lullaby Joslin). Our heroes come to the aid of visionary Doc Higgins (Tom Chatterton), whose efforts to strike oil on his property and thus bring financial security to his community are constantly being undermined by the villains. The main culprit is saloon owner Sam Daggett (Frank Jacquet), who blackmails local wastrel Ned Foster (Dennis Moore) into doing his dirty work. But with the Mesquiteers around, Daggett doesn't have a snowball's chance in you-know-where of succeeding in his skullduggery.

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foil [thwart], bad-guy, cowboy, good-guy, sabotage, oil