Western · United States of America · 1932 · 50m

Riders of the Desert

Director

Cast

Bob Steele as Bob Houston Gertrude Messinger as Barbara (as Gertie Messenger) Al St. John as Slim - A Ranger George 'Gabby' Hayes as Hashknife Brooks John Elliott as Dad Houston Horace B. Carpenter as Ranger Capt. Jim Reynolds (as H.B. Carpenter)

Crew

Wellyn Totman — Writer

Tagline

Blazing guns and plunging horses on the canyon trail--with gold bullion and a glorious girl as the stakes in a game of courage.

Synopsis

The Rangers in New Mexico are being disbanded but Bob Houston gets them to make one more ride. They go after the outlaw gang led by Hashknife. They catch Hashknife, but he escapes taking Barbara with him and Bob and Slim have to go after him again.

Mood & Themes

new mexico territory

Key Collaborators

Robert N. Bradbury Director Wellyn Totman Writer

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