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and Fred Church. Location shooting took place in Sonora, California, and near Tucson, Arizona at the Tanque Verde Ranch and Mission San Xavier del Bac Mission. The film was made back-to-back with '' Flying Lariats''.

Plot

Smugglers on the Mexico–United States border pursue the tourist Josie after they learn that she has a valuable map that shows the location of buried treasure. Bronson rescues her, catching and beating the villains. Agents from the

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take the villains away, and Bronson and Josie turn the treasure over to a mission church where they are married.

Cast

* Hal Taliaferro as Bob Bronson *

as Buzz * Fred Church as Jake McKeever, alias Jake Wenzel *

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as Josie * Ed Cartwright as Pete * Don Wilson as Peon *

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as Bill *

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as Hattie McKeever *

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as Aunt Sarah Casey *

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as Ranger Captain *

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as Trick Roper / Ranger

References

Bibliography

* Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0022312 1931 films 1931 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films shot in Arizona Films shot in Tucson, Arizona Films directed by David Kirkland 1930s English-language films 1930s American films Buried treasure English-language Western (genre) films