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 Santa Fe Scouts (1943)

User Reviews

Pure Americana ala Republic Pictures

AMC just premiered this film on their network. One can see that it came from a well cared for 35mm print. It appears the picture and sound were digitally mastered. It looked great in all its sweeping black and white glory. It is the best print I have ever seen of this film and compares very favorable to the other prints of this series shown on AMC.

Personally, I like John Wayne as an actor in this series of films as Stony Brook then the A pictures he would soon start to make. Who cannot like that corny dummy Elmer. There is a kind of humor in these movies made by Republic that I have never seen from any other studio. My gut feeling is that it is a Americana feeling, and I like that. As in PALS OF THE SADDLE, Wayne's character as Killer Madigan is right on target while being slightly offbeat and wonderful at the same time.

Great music, sound effects,humor and a rousing adventure make this a nifty film.