''The Riding Kid'' is a 1931 American

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film directed by

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and starring

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and Fred Church. The title is sometimes spelled ''The Ridin' Kid''. It was an

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production by the

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-based Syndicate Pictures.

Plot

A cattle baron hires The Riding Kid and Pedro to drive out farmers so that he can buy their land. However, the Kid and Pedro side with the farmers, and the Kid falls in love with Miss Barton.

Cast

as John Denton aka The Ridin' Kid *

as Miss Barton * Fred Church as Sam Eldridge * William Bertram as Mark Perdue *

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as Tom Barton *

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as Mrs. Barton *

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as Pedro *

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as The Cook

References

Bibliography

* Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* 1931 films 1931 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Jack Irwin 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub