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  • Roll Wagons Roll (1940)
  • Passed
    56 min | Drama, Music, Western
Roll Wagons Roll (1940)
Passed
56 min | Drama, Music, Western

Oregon fur traders are attempting to keep pioneers migrating westward out of the territory by inciting the Indians to attack their wagon trains. The U.S. Army sends Tex Masters (Tex Ritter) to uncover who is supplying the Indians with Army...See moreOregon fur traders are attempting to keep pioneers migrating westward out of the territory by inciting the Indians to attack their wagon trains. The U.S. Army sends Tex Masters (Tex Ritter) to uncover who is supplying the Indians with Army rifles. He and his pal Rawhide (Nelson McDowell) ---called "Lucky" in the credits and pressbook---join up with the wagon train headed by Benson (Frank LaRue) and his daughter Ruth (Muriel Evans). When a staged "accident" almost kills Benson, Tex discovers it was the work of Matt Grimes (Tom London), the train scout, but can't prove it. He and Grimes have a row when Tex insists that the train take a different route from the one Grimes recommends, and Grimes quits the train and goes off the set the Indians on Benson's outfit. Tex saves the train, but Ruth and her father now believe that Tex is in league with the Indians, and they fire him. In town, Tex and Rawhide see Grimes conferring with Steve Coleman (Reed Howes), a fur trader. That night, Tex sneaks into Coleman's store and finds a huge supply of Army rifles, ready to be sent to the Indians. He also hears Coleman telling henchman Slade (Nolan Willis) to wipe out the wagon train. Tex is accidentally locked in the storeroom, but gets free and sends Rawhide for the Army. Tex gets to the wagon train just as the attack by the Indians and Coleman's renegades starts. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Albert Herman (as Al Herman)
Writers
Victor Adamson (story and screenplay) | Edmond Kelso (story and screenplay) | Roger Merton (story and screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Frank Sanucci (musical score)
Cinematographer
Marcel Le Picard (as Marcel A. LePicard)
Editor
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Updated Aug 16, 1940

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Aug 16, 1940 (United States)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
Tex Ritter
Tex Masters Tex Masters   See fewer
Nelson McDowell
Rawhide (Lucky in credits) Rawhide (Lucky in credits)   See fewer
Muriel Evans
Ruth Benson Ruth Benson   See fewer
Nolan Willis
Henchman Slade Henchman Slade   See fewer
Steve Clark
Henchman Trigger Henchman Trigger   See fewer
Tom London
Henchman Matt Grimes Henchman Matt Grimes   See fewer
Reed Howes
Steve Coleman Steve Coleman   See fewer
Frank Ellis
Doc Williams Doc Williams   See fewer
Kenne Duncan
Captain Clay (as Kenneth Duncan) Captain Clay (as Kenneth Duncan)   See fewer
Frank LaRue
Benson Benson   See fewer
Chick Hannan
Pioneer Rider Pioneer Rider   See fewer
White Flash
Tex's Horse Tex's Horse   See fewer
Victor Adamson
Wagon Driver (uncredited) Wagon Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Alsace
Wagon Train Man (uncredited) Wagon Train Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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