Riders of the Frontier - Misplaced Pages

1939 film

Riders of the Frontier
Directed by	Spencer Gordon Bennett
Written by	Jesse Duffy and Joseph Levering (story and screenplay by)
Produced by	Scott R. Dunlap (in charge of production)
Starring	Tex Ritter with his horse "White Flash"
Cinematography	Marcel A. LePicard, A.S.C.
Edited by	Fred Bain
Music by	Frank Sanucci (uncredited)
Production company	An Edward Finney Production
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures Corporation
Release date	August 16, 1939 (1939-08-16)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Riders of the Frontier, also known as Ridin' the Frontier, is a 1939 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett and starring Tex Ritter with his horse "White Flash". It is a remake of the 1936 film The Cattle Thief.

Plot

Lawman Tex Lowry pretends to be outlaw Ed Carter to infiltrate the outlaw gang led by Sarah's ranch foreman Bart Lane and his henchmen Buck, Sam, Gus and Boney and to save Sarah's nurse Martha from being taken captive by the gang.

Cast

Tex Ritter as Tex Lowry

with his horse "White Flash"

John Rutherford as Bart Lane
Hal Taliaferro as Buck
Olin Francis as Sam
Nolan Willis as Gus
Roy Barcroft as Ed Carter
Merrill McCormick as Boney
Manten Moreland as Cookie
Edw. Cecil as Doctor
Bruce Mitchell as Marshal
Jean Joyce as Martha
Marin Sais as Sarah
Maxine Leslie as Goldie

Uncredited

Bob Card as henchman
Jack Evans as henchman
Chick Hannan as murdered deputy
Jack Hendricks as henchman
Jack King as deputy
Clyde McClary as deputy
Tex Palmer as henchman

References

Pitts p.279

Bibliography

Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012.

External links

Riders of the Frontier at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Play Ball (1925) Marked Money (1928) Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930) The Last Frontier (1932) The Midnight Warning (1932) Justice Takes a Holiday (1933) Jaws of Justice (1933) Badge of Honor (1934) Ferocious Pal (1934) The Fighting Rookie (1934) The Oil Raider (1934) Rescue Squad (1935) Calling All Cars (1935) Lawless Riders (1935) Get That Man (1935) Heir to Trouble (1935) Western Courage (1935) Heroes of the Range (1936) Avenging Waters (1936) The Cattle Thief (1936) The Fugitive Sheriff (1936) The Unknown Ranger (1936) Rio Grande Ranger (1936) Ranger Courage (1937) Law of the Ranger (1937) Reckless Ranger (1937) The Rangers Step In (1937) The Mysterious Pilot (1937) Across the Plains (1939) Riders of the Frontier (1939) Oklahoma Terror (1939) Westbound Stage (1939) The Cowboy from Sundown (1940) Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941) Arizona Bound (1941) The Gunman from Bodie (1941) They Raid by Night (1942) The Secret Code (1942) The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942) G-Men vs. the Black Dragon (1943) Calling Wild Bill Elliott (1943) Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943) California Joe (1943) Canyon City (1943) Beneath Western Skies (1944) Mojave Firebrand (1944) Code of the Prairie (1944) Zorro's Black Whip (1944) The Tiger Woman (1944) The Black Widow (1947) Superman (1948) Bruce Gentry – Daredevil of the Skies (1949) Batman and Robin (1949) Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949) Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (1951) King of the Congo (1952) The Lost Planet (1953) Blazing the Overland Trail (1956) Perils of the Wilderness (1956) The Atomic Submarine (1959) The Bounty Killer (1965) Requiem for a Gunfighter (1965) D-Day on Mars (1966)

Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet

Play Ball (1925)
Marked Money (1928)
Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930)
The Last Frontier (1932)
The Midnight Warning (1932)
Justice Takes a Holiday (1933)
Jaws of Justice (1933)
Badge of Honor (1934)
Ferocious Pal (1934)
The Fighting Rookie (1934)
The Oil Raider (1934)
Rescue Squad (1935)
Calling All Cars (1935)
Lawless Riders (1935)
Get That Man (1935)
Heir to Trouble (1935)
Western Courage (1935)
Heroes of the Range (1936)
Avenging Waters (1936)
The Cattle Thief (1936)
The Fugitive Sheriff (1936)
The Unknown Ranger (1936)
Rio Grande Ranger (1936)
Ranger Courage (1937)
Law of the Ranger (1937)
Reckless Ranger (1937)
The Rangers Step In (1937)
The Mysterious Pilot (1937)
Across the Plains (1939)
Riders of the Frontier (1939)
Oklahoma Terror (1939)
Westbound Stage (1939)
The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)
Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941)
Arizona Bound (1941)
The Gunman from Bodie (1941)
They Raid by Night (1942)
The Secret Code (1942)
The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942)
G-Men vs. the Black Dragon (1943)
Calling Wild Bill Elliott (1943)
Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943)
California Joe (1943)
Canyon City (1943)
Beneath Western Skies (1944)
Mojave Firebrand (1944)
Code of the Prairie (1944)
Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
The Tiger Woman (1944)
The Black Widow (1947)
Superman (1948)
Bruce Gentry – Daredevil of the Skies (1949)
Batman and Robin (1949)
Adventures of Sir Galahad (1949)
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (1951)
King of the Congo (1952)
The Lost Planet (1953)
Blazing the Overland Trail (1956)
Perils of the Wilderness (1956)
The Atomic Submarine (1959)
The Bounty Killer (1965)
Requiem for a Gunfighter (1965)
D-Day on Mars (1966)

This 1930s Western film–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: