The Night Riders

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The Night Riders

"SENTINEL OF THE PLAINS!"

1939

0h 56m

5.5(10 votes)

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Western

Overview

Talbot uses a phony land grant to rule thirteen million acres, taxing everyone heavily and evicting those who won't pay. The Three Mesquiteers becomes mysterious "night riders" to fight this evil.

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49 members

Acting

John Wayne

Stony Brooke

Acting

Ray Corrigan

Tucson Smith

Acting

Max Terhune

Lullaby Joslin

Acting

Doreen McKay

Soledad

Acting

Ruth Rogers

Susan Randall

Acting

George Douglas

Talbot posing as de Serrano

Acting

Tom Tyler

Jackson

Acting

Kermit Maynard

Sheriff Pratt

Acting

Sammy McKim

Tim Randall

Acting

Walter Wills

Hazleton

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Ethan Laidlaw

Andrews

Acting

Edward Peil Sr.

Rancher Harper

Acting

Tom London

Rancher Wilson

Acting

Jack Ingram

Wilkins

Acting

Bill Nestell

Allen - A Brawler

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Bob Card

Rancher

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Allan Cavan

Judge

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Dick Dickinson

Henchman Rent Collector

Acting

Art Dillard

Mob Member

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Curley Dresden

Mob Member

No Image

Acting

Elmer

Elmer - Lullaby's Dummy

Acting

Olin Francis

Army Enlistee Getting Socked

Acting

Jack Hendricks

Rancher

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Acting

Jane Keckley

Rancher's Wife

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Acting

Jack Kirk

Tavern Keeper

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Cactus Mack

Henchman Rent Collector

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Eily Malyon

Aunt Martha

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Frankie Marvin

Henchman Rent Collector

No Image

Acting

Eva McKenzie

Irate Rancher's Wife

No Image

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David McKim

Messenger

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George Montgomery

Mob Member

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Horace Murphy

Riverboat Captain Asa Beckett

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Frank O'Connor

Washington Telegraph Operator

Acting

Bud Osborne

Army Enlistee

Acting

Fred Parker

Prison Chaplain

Acting

Hal Price

Rancher

Acting

Hugh Prosser

Federal Man

Acting

Francis Sayles

President James A. Garfield

No Image

Acting

David Sharpe

Henchman Rent Collector

Acting

Lee Shumway

Rancher

Acting

Georgia Simmons

Irate Rancher's Wife

Acting

Glenn Strange

Angry Riverboat Gambler

Acting

Georgia Summers

Aunt Martha

No Image

Acting

Al Taylor

Henchman

Acting

Francis Walker

Army Enlistee

No Image

Crew

Nellie Walker

Bit Role

No Image

Acting

Roger Williams

Rancher

Acting

Hank Worden

Rancher

Acting

Yakima Canutt

(uncredited)

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