''Raiders of Red Gap'' is a 1943 American Western 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 director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with directing over 2 ...

and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and

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 ...

as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with Myrna Dell, Ed Cassidy, Charles King and Kermit Maynard. The film was released on September 30, 1943, by

Producers Releasing Corporation Producers Releasing Corporation was the smallest and least prestigious of the Hollywood film studios of the 1940s. It was considered a prime example of what was called "Poverty Row": a low-rent stretch of Gower Street in Hollywood where shoest ...

. This is the seventeenth and last movie in the "Lone Rider" series, and the sixth starring Robert Livingston. The first eleven movies star George Houston. After this film, Livingston returned to

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City an ...

to replace

Eddie Dew Eddie Dew (January 29, 1909 – April 6, 1972) was an American actor, film director, and television director. As an actor, he is best remembered for his starring roles in B movie western films during the 1940s. In the 1950s he became active in ...

in the "John Paul Revere" series, starting with ''

Pride of the Plains ''Pride of the Plains'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by John K. Butler and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Gay, Steve Barclay, Kenneth MacDonald and ...

''. PRC dropped the "Lone Rider" series, but continued two other series: the "

Billy the Kid Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty; September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H. Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at t ...

" films and the " Texas Rangers" series.

Plot

A group of ranchers fight back against a crooked cattle syndicate trying to drive them off their land. The head of the syndicate hires a gunslinger to take care of the ranchers, but the hired gun is actually Fuzzy Jones in disguise.

Cast

* Robert Livingston as Rocky Cameron, the Lone Rider *

as Fuzzy Q. Jones * Myrna Dell as Jane Roberts *Ed Cassidy as Jim Roberts * Charles King as Jack Bennett * Kermit Maynard as Bradley *Roy Brent as Butch Crane * Frank Ellis as Jed *

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. Partial filmography * ''Mi ...

as Sheriff Evans

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* {{Sam Newfield 1943 films American Western (genre) films 1943 Western (genre) films Producers Releasing Corporation films Films directed by Sam Newfield American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films

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