''The Lone Rider in Ghost Town'' is a 1941 American

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film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. 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

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Budd Buster Budd Leland Buster (June 14, 1891 – December 22, 1965), usually credited as Budd Buster (and sometimes Bud Buster), was an American actor known for B western films. He sometimes was credited as George Selk in his later work. Early life Bus ...

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 ...

and Stephen Chase. The film was released on May 16, 1941, by

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. This is the third movie in the "Lone Rider" series, which spans seventeen films—eleven starring George Houston, and a further six starring Robert Livingston. Houston, once an opera singer, sang four songs in this film: "Old Cactus Joe", "In Old Spring Valley", "Sweet Suzanna" and "Under Prairie Skies". 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.

Cast

* George Houston as Tom Cameron, the Lone Rider *

as Fuzzy Jones *

as Helen Clark *

as Moosehide Larson *

as O'Shea * Stephen Chase as Bob Sinclair *

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as Jim Gordon * Charles King as Roberts *

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 * '' M ...

as Jed * Edward Peil Sr. as Dennis Clark * Arch Hall Sr. as Roper

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lone Rider In Ghost Town 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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