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Riders of the Frontier

  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 58m
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6.0/10
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Tex Ritter and White Flash in Riders of the Frontier (1939)
DramaMusicWestern

THe Rancho Grande, a Texas border ranch, cut off from the law by a gang of outlaws led by ranch foreman Bart Lane (Jack Rutherford), who is holding the elderly owner of the ranch, Sarah Burt... Read allTHe Rancho Grande, a Texas border ranch, cut off from the law by a gang of outlaws led by ranch foreman Bart Lane (Jack Rutherford), who is holding the elderly owner of the ranch, Sarah Burton (Marin Sais), a prisoner. Tex Lowery (Tex Ritter),an undercover Texas Ranger, rescues M... Read allTHe Rancho Grande, a Texas border ranch, cut off from the law by a gang of outlaws led by ranch foreman Bart Lane (Jack Rutherford), who is holding the elderly owner of the ranch, Sarah Burton (Marin Sais), a prisoner. Tex Lowery (Tex Ritter),an undercover Texas Ranger, rescues Martha Williams (Jean Joyce), a nurse sent for by the ailing Sarah, from a stagecoach holdu... Read all

  • Director
    • Spencer Gordon Bennet
  • Writers
    • Jesse Duffy
    • Joseph Levering
  • Stars
    • Tex Ritter
    • White Flash
    • Jack Rutherford
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    63
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Spencer Gordon Bennet
    • Writers
      • Jesse Duffy
      • Joseph Levering
    • Stars
      • Tex Ritter
      • White Flash
      • Jack Rutherford
    • 1User review
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    Tex Ritter
    Tex Ritter
    • Tex Lowry posing as Ed Carter
    White Flash
    • Tex's Horse
    Jack Rutherford
    Jack Rutherford
    • Bart Lane
    • (as John Rutherford)
    Hal Taliaferro
    Hal Taliaferro
    • Buck
    Olin Francis
    Olin Francis
    • Sam
    Nolan Willis
    • Gus
    Roy Barcroft
    Roy Barcroft
    • Ed Carter
    Merrill McCormick
    Merrill McCormick
    • Boney
    Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland
    • Chappie (Cookie in credits)
    • (as Manten Moreland)
    Edward Cecil
    • Doctor Dolson
    • (as Edw. Cecil)
    Bruce Mitchell
    • Marshal Bob
    Jean Joyce
    • Martha Williams
    Marin Sais
    Marin Sais
    • Sarah Burton
    Maxine Leslie
    • Goldie
    Bob Card
    Bob Card
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Evans
    Jack Evans
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Chick Hannan
    Chick Hannan
    • Murdered Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Hendricks
    Jack Hendricks
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Spencer Gordon Bennet
    • Writers
      • Jesse Duffy
      • Joseph Levering
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    • Trivia
      This film received its initial USA telecast Saturday 21 February 1942 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1). Post WWII television viewers got their first look at it in New York City Wednesday 16 November 1949 on WPIX (Channel 11) and in Philadelphia Wednesday 23 November 1949 on Frontier Playhouse on WPTZ (Channel 3).
    • Goofs
      Tex fires his pistol to break the lock on the strong box while sitting on his horse. The angle that he fires from would have also sent the bullet into his horse's neck.
    • Connections
      Remake of The Cattle Thief (1936)
    • Soundtracks
      Rose of My Dreams
      Written by Frank Harford

      Sung by Tex Ritter

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 16, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ridin' the Frontier
    • Filming locations
      • Monogram Ranch - 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, USA(ranch/town sequences)
    • Production company
      • Edward F. Finney Productions
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    • Runtime
      58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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