''Rough Riders of Cheyenne'' is a 1945 American

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film directed by Thomas Carr and written by

Elizabeth Beecher Elizabeth Beecher was an American screenwriter best known for her work on Western-themed movies and television shows in the 1940s and 1950s. Early life Beecher was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and is a descendant of Harriet Beecher Stowe, a ...

. The film stars

Sunset Carson Sunset Carson (born Winifred Maurice Harrison or Michael Harrison; November 12, 1920 – May 1, 1990) was an American B-western star of the 1940s. Early life, acting Carson was born on November 12, 1920, at Gracemont, Oklahoma, as either ...

, Peggy Stewart,

Mira McKinney Mira McKinney (October 23, 1892 – May 2, 1978) was an American actress. She appeared in the films ''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'', ''Blazing Sixes'', '' Young Fugitives'', '' The Road to Reno'', '' Garden of the Moon'', ''Prairie Moon'' ...

, Monte Hale, Wade Crosby and Michael Sloane. The film was released on November 1, 1945, by Republic Pictures.

Plot

A long simmering feud between the Carson and Sterling families erupts in western frontier town of Paradise Valley. Sunset Carson (played by the real-life

) hears that his father has been murdered by the Sterling family, and heads for his home town in Arizona after having lived out of state for years. Along the journey home he is attacked by an unidentified group of assailants. Carson survives the ambush, and reaches his family home. He is elated to learn that his father, Andy Carson (Eddy Waller), was wounded but survived the attack. The senior Carson tells his son that the feud is still a real problem because he, Andy, has been falsely accused of killing Sterling clan member, Linc Sterling. In an effort to end the years-long feud, Carson challenges Martin Sterling (Michael Sloane) to a showdown. Just prior to the gunfight, Martin is ambushed by his own sister, Melinda (Peggy Stewart), so that she can save Martin and take his place in the shoot-out. We learn that much of the ongoing feud is being fueled by a 3rd group of actors led by Pop Jordan (Wade Crosby), and both the Sterlings and the Carsons are being played. Melinda is wounded in the shoot-out, but both families come together to defeat the Jordan gang. In the end Sunset Carson and Melinda Sterling end up in each other's arms.

Cast

as Sunset Carson * Peggy Stewart as Melinda Sterling *

as Harriet Sterling * Monte Hale as Ward Tuttle * Wade Crosby as Pop Jordan * Michael Sloane as Martin Sterling *

Kenne Duncan Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born American B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were Westerns, bu ...

as Lance *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as Sheriff Edwards *

Eddy Waller Edward Carlingford Waller (June 14, 1889 – August 20, 1977) was an American stage, film and television actor. Early years Born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, he was a son of the Rev. Thomas M. Waller, a Presbyterian minister, and Anna Ta ...

as Andy Carson * Jack O'Shea as Benji * Robert J. Wilke as Smoke *

Tex Terry Edward Earl Terry (August 22, 1902 – May 18, 1985), known professionally as Tex Terry, was an American film actor who often played a henchman in B-movie Westerns during the 1940s and 1950s. Biography Terry was born in Coxville, Indiana. In 1 ...

as Flapjack *

Jack Rockwell Jack Rockwell Trowbridge (October 6, 1890 – November 10, 1947) was an American film actor who was born in Mexico. He appeared in over 250 movies, mostly Westerns, between 1927 and 1947. Rockwell's older brother was character actor Charles ...

as Stage Driver

References

External links

* * 1945 films American Western (genre) films 1945 Western (genre) films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Thomas Carr American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-Western-film-stub