Wagon Wheels Westward (1945)

Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Bill Elliott	...	Red Ryder (as Wild Bill Elliott)
	Robert Blake	...	Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
	Alice Fleming	...	Martha 'The Duchess' Wentworth
	Linda Stirling	...	Arlie Adams
	Roy Barcroft	...	Dave McKean posing as John Larkin
	Emmett Lynn	...	Pop Dale
	Dick Curtis	...	Henchman Tuttle
	Jay Kirby	...	Bob Adams
	George J. Lewis	...	Lunsford
	Bud Geary	...	Fake Sheriff Jeff Brown
	Tom London	...	Fake Judge James E. Worth
	Kenne Duncan	...	Henchman Joe
	George Chesebro	...	Henchman Butch posing as Tom Sutton

Storyline

While not exact remakes, two 1945 westerns - Republic's Wagon Wheels Westward and Monogram's Springtime in Texas - are close enough to the plot of Universal's 1943 Cheyenne Roundup to be labeled next-of-kin versions. Republic's offering finds The Duchess and her nephew Red Ryder setting out to pioneer a new stagecoach line through the wild, rough country leading to Desert Springs, a small, isolated town. To ensure the customer base for the new line, they are bringing with them a wagon train of prospective settlers who want land of their own and have the cash to pay for it. Red and the Duchess are unaware that their letter to John Larkin, the hotel owner and land agent in Desert Springs, has been intercepted by Dave McKean and his henchmen. McKean has intentions of letting Larkin complete the land deals and then he and his gang will steal the money. Arriving in Desert Springs... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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