Red River Range (1938)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

George Sherman

Writers:

William Colt MacDonald (characters)
Luci Ward (original story)

Release Date:

22 December 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

The Cattlemen's Association has called in the Mesquiteers to find cattle rustlers. They get Tex Riley...

Plot Keywords:

Posse | Ventriloquist | Three Mesquiteers Series | Assumed Identity | Beautiful Woman

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

Runtime:

56 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Agoura, California, USA

Company:

Republic Pictures (I)

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"

Quotes:

[last lines]
Justice of the Peace: Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth, so help... Pardon me. Do you, Tex Reilly, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, so help you?
Elmer, Lullaby's Dummy: "So help him" is right!

Movie Connections:

Follows Come On, Cowboys! (1937)

The 31 Year Old John Wayne

No matter what film John Wayne appears in he's always interesting to watch. Besides the fact that as an actor he was used by novelists and directors to reinvent the American west, as a personality he was endearing to watch, especially in this film where he is more important than the storyline.