''Moonlight on the Range'' is a 1937 American

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film directed by

Sam Newfield Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld, (December 6, 1899 - November 10, 1964), also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American B-movie Film director, director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with d ...

and written by

Fred Myton Fred Myton (November 15, 1885 – June 6, 1955) was an American screenwriter. He wrote 168 films between 1916 and 1952, mostly low-budget "B" pictures for Poverty Row studios and independent producers. He wrote many films for Producers Rele ...

. The film stars Fred Scott,

Al St. John Al St. John (also credited as Al Saint John and "Fuzzy" St. John; September 10, 1892 – January 21, 1963) was an early American motion-picture comedian. He was a nephew of silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, with whom he often performed on ...

Lois January Lois January (October 5, 1913 – August 7, 2006) was an American actress and singer who performed small roles in several B-movies during the 1930s. Early life Born in McAllen, Texas, as Laura Lois January, she "was prodded into show busine ...

Dick Curtis Richard Dye (May 11, 1902January 3, 1952), known professionally as Dick Curtis, was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career. Early years Curtis was born in Newport, Kentucky, the son of Frank Dye ...

, Frank LaRue and

Jimmy Aubrey Jimmy Aubrey (23 October 1887 – 2 September 1983) was an English actor who worked with both Charlie Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy, having gone with Fred Karno's theatrical company to America in 1908. However he left to start on his own in v ...

. The film was released on October 6, 1937, by Spectrum Pictures.

Plot

Jeff Peters and Tom Killer Dane are look-alike half brothers, Tom decides to kill one of Jeff's friends and then make a raid while impersonating Jeff which leads to Jeff's arrest.

Cast

* Fred Scott as Jeff Peters / Tom Killer Dane *

as Fuzzy Jones *

as Wanda Brooks *

as Hank *Frank LaRue as Jedd Brooks *

as Tex *Oscar Gahan as Deputy *George Morrell as John *

Carl Mathews Carl Mathews (February 19, 1903 – May 3, 1959), also sometimes credited as Carl Matthews, was an American character actor and stuntman of the 1930s through 1950s. Born on February 19, 1903 in Oklahoma, his first film role would be in ''Rough R ...

as Guard *Wade Walker as Musician * William McCall as Dave Cassidy *Shorty Miller as Musician *Jack Evans as Henchman *Rudy Sooter as Musician

References

External links

* {{Sam Newfield 1937 films American Western (genre) films 1937 Western (genre) films Films directed by Sam Newfield American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films