''Death Rides the Plains'' is a 1943 American
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film directed by
Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars
Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and
Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with
Patti McCarty, Ray Bennett,
I. Stanford Jolley
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George Chesebro
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. The film was released on May 7, 1943, by
Producers Releasing Corporation
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This is the fourteenth movie in the "Lone Rider" series, and the third starring
Robert Livingston. The first eleven movies star
George Houston.
Plot
A gang of crooks is repeatedly selling the Circle C Ranch, and then murdering the buyers before they take possession of the land. Fuzzy's cousin Luke falls victim to the scheme, and the Lone Rider disguises himself as an outlaw to bring the schemers to justice.
Cast
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Robert Livingston as Rocky Cameron, the Lone Rider
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Al St. John as Fuzzy Jones
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Patti McCarty as Virginia Marshall
*Ray Bennett as Ben Gowdey
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I. Stanford Jolley
Isaac Stanford Jolley (October 24, 1900 – December 7, 1978) was an American film and television actor. He starred in the 1946 film serial ''The Crimson Ghost'', in which he played the role of Doctor Blackton and also voiced the title cha ...
as Rogan
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George Chesebro
George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California.
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as Trent
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John Elliott as James Marshall
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Kermit Maynard
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Born in Vevay, Indiana, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Maynard and a lookalike younger brother of actor Ken Maynard; they were ...
as Jed
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Slim Whitaker
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as Sheriff
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Karl Hackett
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as Edward Simms
See also
The "Lone Rider" films starring George Houston:
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The Lone Rider Rides On
''The Lone Rider Rides On'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Hillary Brooke, Karl H ...
'' (1941)
* ''
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio
''The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by William Lively. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Roquell Verria, Ch ...
'' (1941)
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The Lone Rider in Ghost Town'' (1941)
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The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury'' (1941)
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The Lone Rider Ambushed'' (1941)
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The Lone Rider Fights Back'' (1941)
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The Lone Rider and the Bandit'' (1942)
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The Lone Rider in Cheyenne'' (1942)
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The Lone Rider in Texas Justice
''The Lone Rider in Texas Justice'' is a 1942 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Steve Braxton. The film stars George Houston (actor), George Houston as the "Lone Rider", Al St. John as his sidekick "F ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Border Roundup'' (1942)
* ''
Outlaws of Boulder Pass'' (1942)
starring Robert Livingston:
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Overland Stagecoach'' (1942)
* ''
Wild Horse Rustlers'' (1943)
* ''Death Rides the Plains'' (1943)
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Wolves of the Range'' (1943)
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Law of the Saddle
''Law of the Saddle'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Melville De Lay and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with Betty Miles, Lane Chandler ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Raiders of Red Gap
''Raiders of Red Gap'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with Myrna Dell, Ed Cassidy, ...
'' (1943)
References
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