Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)

Flagg is relocating flood victims to Gunsmoke Ranch. The Three Mesquiteers know Flagg to be a crook and try to warn them. They ignore the warning and improve the land only to find that it ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Kane

Writers:

William Colt MacDonald (idea), Oliver Drake (story),

Stars:

Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Livingston	...	Stony Brooke
Ray Corrigan	...	Tucson Smith
Max Terhune	...	Lullaby Joslin
Kenneth Harlan	...	Phineas T. Flagg
Jean Carmen	...	Marion Warren (as Julia Thayer)
Sammy McKim	...	Jimmy Warren
Ed 'Oscar' Platt	...	Oscar (as Oscar and Elmer)
Lou Fulton	...	Elmer Twiddlebaum (as Oscar and Elmer)
Burr Caruth	...	Judge Jonathan Warren
Allen Connor	...	Henchman Reggie Allen
Yakima Canutt	...	Henchman Spider
Horace B. Carpenter	...	Joe Larkin (as Horace Carpenter)
Jane Keckley	...	Mathilda Larkin
Robert Walker	...	Seth Williams (as Bob Walker)
Jack Ingram	...	Cowhand Jed

Storyline

Flagg is relocating flood victims to Gunsmoke Ranch. The Three Mesquiteers know Flagg to be a crook and try to warn them. They ignore the warning and improve the land only to find that it has been condemned for a new dam.

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Plot Keywords:

flood | haberdasher | ransom | western band | ruse | 

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1937 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Judge Jonathan Warren: Let us be humbly thankful to Providence, for leading us from the turbulent waters of despair, into this land of promise.

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Connections

Followed by Wyoming Outlaw (1939)

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Soundtracks

"When You and I Were Young, Maggie"
(uncredited)
Traditional folk tune
Lyrics by George W. Johnson
Sung by ranchers on the bus

User Reviews

I feel shystered myself!

Pretty funny-bad Western here, which feature that all-time famous (sarcasm) trio, The Three Mesquiteers, as they help people who have just escaped a flood (which caused DESOLATION, PESTILATION and FAMINE, (so say the cue cards). They are offered ranch land in Arizona by a unscrupulous shyster, and it's up to the three to make sure Justice Is Served! So in less in an hour, we have laughably bad fights, a joke of a song, scary stunt handling, a guy doing a non-stop comedy routine with a dummy, and rather offensive jibes at stuttering people. All this, and this rather curious confusion with the 1930's wardrobe mixed in with western drag. Highly strange, but not really worth your time.