''The Avenging Rider'' is a 1943 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 Nelson Sam Nelson (1896-1963) was a director who worked from the end of the silent through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were western ...

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. In a career spanning mo ...

. 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.

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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 {{1940s-Western-film-stub