The Riding Avenger (1936)

Buck Bonner, posing as the recently deceased Morning Glory Kid, is sent to round up the Mort Ringer gang. Buck finds Ringer and joins up with his gang. But he is in trouble when Slim and ... See full summary »

Director:

Harry L. Fraser (as Harry Fraser)

Writers:

Walton West (adapted from the story by: "Big Bend Buckaroo"), Norman Houston (adaptation)

Stars:

Hoot Gibson, Ruth Mix, Buzz Barton

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Hoot Gibson	...	Buck Bonner aka The Morning Glory Kid
Ruth Mix	...	Chita Ringer
Buzz Barton	...	Tony
June Gale	...	Jessie McCoy
Stanley Blystone	...	Mort Ringer
Ed Cassidy	...	Marshal Tom (as Edward Cassidy)
Roger Williams	...	Jud Castro - Henchman
Francis Walker	...	Welch - McCoy's Foreman
Slim Whitaker	...	Slim - Jailbird (as Chas. Whitaker)
Budd Buster	...	Bud - Jailbird (as Bud Buster)

Storyline

Buck Bonner, posing as the recently deceased Morning Glory Kid, is sent to round up the Mort Ringer gang. Buck finds Ringer and joins up with his gang. But he is in trouble when Slim and Bud who buried the Kid arrive and expose him as a Marshal.

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Taglines:

Hoot GIBSON in his LATEST WESTERN THRILLER (original ad - mostly caps)

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in New York City Thursday 8 July 1948 on WATV (Channel 13), in Detroit Tuesday 2 August 1949 on WXYZ (Channel 7), in Philadelphia Tuesday 15 November 1949 on WFIL (Channel 6), and in Los Angeles Tuesday 8 August 1950 on KTSL (Channel 2).

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Connections

Edited into Meanwhile Back At The Ranch (1976)

User Reviews

Morning Glory Kid

The Riding Avenger finds Hoot Gibson much against his will posing as the notorious Morning Glory Kid but Hoot's really a deputy marshal sent to bring in a gang of rustlers headed by Stanley Blystone.

These are some nasty varmints who among other things have killed June Gale's father as well as rustled his cattle. With that Snidely Whiplash gleam in his eye Blystone considers Gale a part of the spoils of crime.

Unfortunately Blystone doesn't have an understanding or tolerant wife, he's got for a wife Ruth Mix, daughter of Tom Mix. In the end Blystone finds out there's nothing like a woman scorned when she's aroused.

The Riding Avenger is a no frills and easy to take B western which the Saturday afternoon matinée kids I'm sure enjoyed.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

Red Hot Leather

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walter Futter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min 52 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1