Red River Range (1938)

The Cattlemen's Association has called in the Mesquiteers to find cattle rustlers. They get Tex Riley to pose as Stony so Stony can arrive posing as a wanted outlaw. This gets Stony into ... See full summary »

Director:

George Sherman

Writers:

Stanley Roberts (screenplay), Betty Burbridge (screenplay),

Stars:

John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Wayne	...	Stony Brooke
Ray Corrigan	...	Tucson Smith
Max Terhune	...	Lullaby Joslin
Polly Moran	...	Mrs. Maxwell
Lorna Gray	...	Jane Mason
Kirby Grant	...	Tex Reilly
Sammy McKim	...	Tommy Jones
William Royle	...	Payne
Perry Ivins	...	Hartley
Stanley Blystone	...	Randall
Lenore Bushman	...	Evelyn Maxwell
Burr Caruth	...	Pop Mason
Roger Williams	...	Sheriff Wood
Earl Askam	...	Henchman Morton
Olin Francis	...	Henchman Kenton

Storyline

The Cattlemen's Association has called in the Mesquiteers to find cattle rustlers. They get Tex Riley to pose as Stony so Stony can arrive posing as a wanted outlaw. This gets Stony into the gang of rustlers and he alerts Tucson and Lullaby as to the next raid. But Hartley is on hand and unknown to anyone is the rustler's boss and he joins the posse with a plan that will do away with the Mesquiteers.

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Plot Keywords:

posse | murder | ventriloquist | undercover detective | assumed identity | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

Red river

Filming Locations:

Agoura, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Civilian Volunteer Reserve's dossier on The Three Mesquiteers reads: "Lullaby Joslin / Stony Burke / Tucson Smith Alias: The Three Mesquiteers Address: Three M Ranch, Mesquite County Qualifications: Top Hands - Expert Gunmen - Closed Mouthed - Dependable - Absolutely Honest"

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Quotes

[Stony, one of the Mesquiteers, is pretending to be "Mr. Benson"]
Jane Mason: These are the Mesquiteers, Mr. Smith and Mr. Joslin. I'd like to present Mr. Benson.
Stony Brooke, Tucson Smith, Lullaby Joslin: Howdy.
Stony Brooke: Strange lookin' characters, aren't they? I heard there were three of them. The third must be the brains.

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Connections

Followed by The Phantom Plainsmen (1942)

User Reviews

Early Wayne

Red River Range (1938)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

"B" Western from Republic has The Three Mesquiteers (led by John Wayne) trying to determine the cause of various cattle going missing. This is really no better or worse than the thousands of "B" films made during this period but you do have Wayne here, which puts it a notch above other films that did this very storyline. There's some nice action but the story is oh so predictable.

As of now, the only way to view these is on AMC but that means you also get commercials. Hopefully one day all the films will be released in a box set.