''The Avenging Rider'' is a 1943 American
Western
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film directed by
Sam Nelson
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and starring
Tim Holt
Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He was a popular Western star during the 1940s and early 1950s, appearing in forty-six B westerns released by RKO Pictures.
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.
The story was bought in December 1941 as a vehicle for Holt.
Premise
A cowboy tries to clear himself of murder.
[Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982, p. 184.]
References
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1943 films
1943 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
Films directed by Sam Nelson
Films produced by Bert Gilroy
RKO Pictures films
1940s American films
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