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Cast
Tex Ritter
as Tex Lowry posing as Ed Carter
White Flash
as Tex's Horse
Jack Rutherford
as Bart Lane
Hal Taliaferro
as Henchman Buck
Olin Francis
as Henchman Sam
Nolan Willis
as Henchman Gus
Roy Barcroft
as Outlaw Ed Carter
Merrill McCormick
as Henchman Boney
Mantan Moreland
as Chappie, the Cook
Bruce Mitchell
as Marshal Bob
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1939
Runtime0h 58m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Western, Music
Votes1
DirectorSpencer Gordon Bennet
WritersJesse Duffy, Joseph Levering
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsRiders of the Frontier
About Riders of the Frontier
The Rancho Grande, a Texas border ranch, cut off from the law by a gang of outlaws led by ranch foreman Bart Lane, who is holding the elderly owner of the ranch, Sarah Burton, a prisoner. Tex Lowery, an undercover Texas Ranger, rescues Martha Williams, a nurse sent for by the ailing Sarah, from a stagecoach holdup by Lane's henchmen. He later convinces Laner that he is a wanted outlaw named Ed Carter, and gains entry to Rancho Grande. But the real Ed Carter shows up.
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Riders of the Frontier leans on a strong ensemble — Tex Ritter, White Flash, Jack Rutherford — 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 action titles of 1939.
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