Sheriff of Sundown
{{short description|1944 film by Lesley Selander}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Sheriff of Sundown
| image =
| caption =
| director = Lesley Selander
| producer = William J. O'Sullivan
| writer = Norman S. Hall
| starring = Allan Lane
Duncan Renaldo
Max Terhune
| cinematography = Bud Thackery
| editing = Harry Keller
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1944}}
| runtime = 55 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Sheriff of Sundown is a 1944 American Western film.
Plot
When cattleman Tex Jordan (Lane) and his friends Chihuahua Ramirez (Renaldo) and Third Grade Simms (Terhune) bring their cattle to market in Sundown, Texas near the Mexican border, they learn the broker Jack Hatfield (Barcroft) is using a sliding pay scale. The larger the herd, the more he pays per head, squeezing the small ranchers like Andy Craig (Kirk). When Craig threatens to disclose the practice, he is murdered.
Sheriff Tom Carpenter (London) asks for evidence in the murder investigation, and he is also murdered. Governor Brainerd (Rawlinson) becomes involved and authorizes Jordan to act on his behalf to uncover who is behind the murders.{{cite web|title=Rose of the Rio Grande|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24160|website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films|publisher=AFI|accessdate=September 10, 2015}}
Cast
- Allan Lane – Tex Jordan
- Tom London – Sheriff Tom Carpenter
- Roy Barcroft – Jack Hatfield
- Max Terhune – Third Grade Simms
- Duncan Renaldo – Chihuahua Ramirez
- Herbert Rawlinson – Governor Brainerd
- Jack Kirk – Andy Craig
- Bud Geary – Ward
==References==
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External links
- {{AFI film|id=24160|title=Sheriff of Sundown}}
- {{IMDb title|id=37271|title=Sheriff of Sundown}}
- {{TCMDb title|id= 89905|title=Sheriff of Sundown}}
Category:1944 Western (genre) films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:Films directed by Lesley Selander
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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