Riders of Pasco Basin

Riders of Pasco Basin (1939)

Genres - Western  |   Sub-Genres - Musical Western  |   Release Date - Apr 4, 1940 (USA - Unknown), Apr 4, 1940 (USA)  |   Run Time - 56 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Worth seeing for its title alone was the Johnny Mack Brown western Riders of Pasco Basin. This time, Brown plays the head of a group of vigilantes (the peace-keeping variety) who take on a gang of clever villains. With the law on their side, the bad guys have been cheating the local farmers while promising to dig an irrigation ditch. Before bringing the crooks to heel, second-billed Bob Baker (who own western series was scotched by Universal the previous year) performs a brace of cowboy tunes, the most enjoyable of which is "I'm Tying Up My Bridle to the Door of Your Heart". Director Ford Beebe brings a serial-like pace to the proceedings, as was his custom.

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bad-guy, con/scam, courage, cowboy, dam, good-guy, land-scheme, outlaw [Western], ranch, revenge