Range Defenders
{{short description|1937 film by Mack V. Wright}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Range Defenders
| image = Poster of the movie Range Defenders.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Mack V. Wright
| producer = Sol C. Siegel
| writer = Joseph F. Poland
| starring = See below
| music = Fleming Allen
| cinematography = Jack A. Marta
| editing = Lester Orlebeck
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1937|6|30}}
| runtime = 56 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Range Defenders is a 1937 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie{{cite web |url=http://www.b-westerns.com/trio3m7.htm |title=The Three Mesquiteers Trio Westerns of Republic Pictures |accessdate=2011-08-29|work=b-westerns.com}} directed by Mack V. Wright.
Plot
Set in modern times, Stony Brooke's kid brother George rides into town saying that he is wanted for murder, a charge he denies. Stony, Tucson and Alibi ride to his brother's town to see that the Brooke family cattle ranch is up for sale due to George being already found guilty of murder. They discover the town is run by a group of sheepmen who wear uniforms. The Mesquiteers decide to run Tucson as a candidate in the election for sheriff to guarantee a fair trial for George. The corrupt sheepmen try to deny the cattlemen the right to vote, but the Mesquiteers bring everyone to justice using blazing six-guns, dynamite and ventriloquism.
The town hall has a sign announcing that Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin and Guns in the Dark are playing as a double feature.
Cast
- Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke
- Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith
- Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin
- Eleanor Stewart as Sylvia Ashton
- Harry Woods as John Harvey
- Earle Hodgins as Sheriff Dan Gray
- Thomas Carr as George Brooke
- Yakima Canutt as Henchman
- John Merton as Henchman Craig
- Harrison Greene as Auctioneer
- Horace B. Carpenter as Pete
- Frank Ellis as Henchman
- Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Cook
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0029462|Range Defenders}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=RangeDefenders|name=Range Defenders}}
{{The Three Mesquiteers}}
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Category:1937 Western (genre) films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Three Mesquiteers films
Category:Films directed by Mack V. Wright
Category:Republic Pictures films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:Films produced by Sol C. Siegel
Category:Films with screenplays by Joseph F. Poland
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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