''The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio'' is a 1941 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by Sam Newfield and written by William Lively. The film stars George Houston 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 Roquell Verria, Charles King,

Julian Rivero Julian Rivero (July 25, 1890 – February 24, 1976) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He made his film debut in the 1923 silent melodrama, '' The Bright Shawl'', which starred Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, William Pow ...

and Stephen Chase. The film was released on February 28, 1941, 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 second movie in the "Lone Rider" series, which spans 17 films—eleven starring George Houston, and a further six starring Robert Livingston. Houston, once an opera singer, sang three songs in this film: "It's a Gay Fiesta", "Git Along Cowboy" and "I'm Pancho, the Mexican Bandit". The songs were written by Johnny Lange and

Lew Porter Lew Porter (February 4, 1892, New York City – January 29, 1956, Los Angeles) was an American composer and songwriter, contributing to the soundtracks of 72 films.George Houston as Tom Cameron, the Lone Rider *

as Fuzzy Jones *Roquell Verria as Rosalie * Charles King as Jarvis *

as Pedro *Stephen Chase as Hatfield *Thornton Edwards as Manuel Torres *Howard Masters as Francisco Torres *

Jay Wilsey Jay Wilsey (February 6, 1896 – October 25, 1961) was an American film actor (born Wilbert Jay Wilsey). He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1924 and 1944. He starred in a series of very low-budget westerns in the 1920s and 1930s, billed ...

as Bart * Frank Ellis as Fred *

Frank Hagney Frank Sidney Hagney (20 March 1884 – 25 June 1973) was an Australian actor. He is known for his work on '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), ''Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) and '' The Sea Beast'' (1926). Early and career Born in Sydney, New So ...

as Marty *

Felipe Turich Felipe Turich (December 5, 1898 - March 9, 1992) was a Mexican film and television actor. He appeared in numerous films and TV series throughout the 1930s to the 1980s. Biography Turich was born in Hidalgo, Mexico, in 1898. He started his acting ...

as Lieutenant Mendoza

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lone Rider Crosses The Rio 1941 films American Western (genre) films 1941 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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