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Release Year1946
Runtime0h 56m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern
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DirectorThomas Carr
WritersNorman S. Hall, Norton S. Parker
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsRio Grande Raiders
About Rio Grande Raiders
Sunset Carson, ace driver for the Harding Stagecoach Line, persuades his boss Frank Harding (Edmund Cobb) to hire his brother, Jeff (Bob Steele), recently released from the penitentiary. Sunset isn't aware that Jeff owes his release to Marc Redmond (Tristram Coffin), owner of the rival line, and that Redmond is forcing Jeff to give him advance information when the Harding stages are carrying valuable shipments, so that his henchmen can rob the stage and force Harding out of business.
Directed by Thomas Carr, Rio Grande Raiders leans on a strong ensemble — Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Bob Steele — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about western titles of 1946.
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