''Roarin' Lead'' is a 1936 American

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film directed by Sam Newfield and Mack V. Wright and was the third entry of the 51-film series of

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Plot summary

Hackett is out to take over the Cattlemen's Protective Association by bankrupting them; secretly his men rustle the cattle forcing the payouts to the ranchers. In an effort to obtain more funding, he orders an orphanage that was funded by the creators of the Association to be sold with the orphans to be purchased as child labour. The Three Mesquiteers step in to teach the bad guys a lesson they'll never forget.

Cast

* Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke *

Ray Corrigan Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (g ...

as Tucson Smith *

Max Terhune Max Terhune (February 12, 1891 – June 5, 1973) was an American film actor born in Franklin, Indiana. He appeared in nearly 70 films, mostly B-westerns, between 1936 and 1956. Among these, Terhune starred in '' The Three Mesquiteers'' an ...

as Lullaby Joslin *

Christine Maple Christine Maple (born Christine Raphael; November 16, 1912 – January 13, 1947) was an American actress in the 1930s who appeared in Western films and serials. Biography Maple was born in Belle Plaine, Kansas. Her parents divorced and she liv ...

as Doris Moore *

Hooper Atchley Lemuel Hooper Atchley (April 30, 1887 – November 17, 1943) was an American film actor. Atchley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Atchley. He was a 1908 graduate of the Knoxville, Tennessee, school system. Atchley's first professional ac ...

as Hackett *

Yakima Canutt Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing t ...

as Henchman Canary *

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 Captain Gardner * Tommy Bupp as Bobby * Mary Russell as Orphanage Assistant Mary *

Jane Keckley Jane Keckley (September 10, 1876 – August 14, 1963) was an American actress of the silent and sound film eras. Biography Keckley was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and went to school there and in Georgia. Before she acted in films, Kec ...

as Mrs. Perkins * Tamara Lynn Kauffman as Baby Mary * Beverly Luff as M.C. / Singer / Dancer * Theodore Frye as Apache dancer * Kathy Frye as Apache Dancer * Frank Austin as Mr. Hiram Perkins * The Meglin Kiddies as Dancers

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* * * * * 1936 films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1936 Western (genre) films Films directed by Sam Newfield Films directed by Mack V. Wright Republic Pictures films Three Mesquiteers films Films produced by Nat Levine 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub