Black Market Rustlers

{{Infobox film

| name = Black Market Rustlers

| image = Black Market Rustlers poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = S. Roy Luby

| producer = George W. Weeks

| screenplay = Patricia Harper

| starring = Ray "Crash" Corrigan
Dennis Moore
Max Terhune
Evelyn Finley
Steve Clark
Glenn Strange

| cinematography = Edward A. Kull

| editing = S. Roy Luby

| studio = Monogram Pictures

| distributor = Monogram Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1943|8|27}}

| runtime = 54 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

Black Market Rustlers is a 1943 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Patricia Harper. The film is the twenty-third in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Dusty, Dennis Moore as Denny and Max Terhune as Alibi, with Evelyn Finley, Steve Clark and Glenn Strange. The film was released on August 27, 1943.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68902/black-market-rustlers |title=Black Market Rustlers (1943) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2019-11-18}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/black-market-rustlers-v5904 |title=Black Market Rustlers (1943) - S. Roy Luby |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2019-11-18}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/8754-BLACK-MARKETRUSTLERS |title=Black Market Rustlers |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2019-11-18}}

Plot

In this 23rd installment of Monogram's 24-film "Range Buster" series, ranchers near Winston face cattle theft for the black market by rustlers employing trailer trucks. The government dispatches Range Busters Crash, Denny, and Alibi to investigate. Crash stumbles upon the murdered federal agent who summoned him, accused by gang-member Slade and handed to Sheriff Harley. Denny joins Fred Prescott's daughter, Linda. Alibi persuades the sheriff of Crash's true identity, allowing him to work undercover in the jail. Alibi uncovers Corbin as the gang leader and exposes the truck used for cattle transportation. The trio conceal themselves in the truck, accompanying the gang on their next raid.{{Citation |title=Black Market Rustlers (1943) - Plot - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035678/plotsummary/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |language=en-US}}