Riders of the Frontier (1939)
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Genres - Western, Music |
Sub-Genres - Musical Western |
Release Date - Aug 15, 1939 (USA - Unknown), Aug 15, 1939 (USA) |
Run Time - 58 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hans J. Wollstein
The Tex Ritter Monogram Westerns had a change of directors with Riders of the Frontier, Spencer Gordon Bennet having replaced Al Herman. But that was really the only difference between this entry and the previous seven. Ritter impersonated a notorious outlaw in order to infiltrate the gang that is slowly poisoning Sarah, the owner of the Rancho Grande (Marin Sais). The situation becomes a bit tricky when the real outlaw (Roy Barcroft) suddenly appears, but Tex and the the marshal manage to bring the guilty parties to justice and rescue poor Sarah within the allotted six reels. The music interludes were kept to a minimum this time, Ritter warbling only Rose of My Dreams and Ridin' Down to Town, both by house composer Frank Harford. Jean Joyce added a bit of romantic interest as Sarah's nurse, with Hal Taliaferro (formerly Wally Wales joining Jack Rutherford and the always watchable Roy Barcroft on the opposing side.
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bad-guy, courage, cowboy, criminal, damsel-in-distress, foreman, good-guy, impersonation, land-scheme, outlaw [Western], ranch, rustler, undercover