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Cast
Jimmy Wakely
as Jimmy Wakely
Lee 'Lasses' White
as Lasses White
John James
as Dusty Smith
Sarah Padden
as Melinda Pringle
Horace Murphy
as Sheriff Beasley
Phyllis Adair
as Penny Pringle
Jack Baxley
as Doc Judd Thomas
Arthur 'Fiddlin' Smith
as Arthur Smith - Fiddle Player
Wesley Tuttle
as Westley Tuttle - Band Leader
Fred Aldrich
as Townsman (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1945
Runtime0h 58m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern
Votes1
DirectorOliver Drake
WritersBert Horswell, Louise Rousseau
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsRiders of the Dawn
About Riders of the Dawn
Jimmy Wakely and Dusty, traveling with the medicine show owned by "Lasses" White, stop at the Ferguson ranch and find the rancher and his wife killed. They take the Ferguson baby to their camp, where outlaws Joe, Slick and Pete attempt to kidnap the baby, while Dusty is reporting the murders to Sheriff Beasley and town mayor Melinda Pringle. Wakely and his singers hide the baby from its legal guardian, Doc Judd Thomas, as they suspect him of being connected with the Ferguson murders.
Directed by Oliver Drake, Riders of the Dawn leans on a strong ensemble — Jimmy Wakely, Lee 'Lasses' White, John James — 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 1945.
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