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Gangs of Sonora (1941)

Commissioner Tredwell is the law of the land and he gets whatever he wants with the help of hired guns and lackey lawyer Conners. The only one who publicly stands up to Tredwell is Beecham of the Clarion. Beecham has his paper burned to the ground and when he starts a petition to make Wyoming a state, taking the power away from Tredwell, he is killed. But when Kansas Kate comes in to visit her son Conners, she sees what is going on and she takes over the paper and keeps the pressure on Tredwill. With this Conners has mixed emotions, but the boys do everything they can to protect Kate and the paper. Written by Tony Fontana

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Top billed cast

Robert Livingston'Stony' Brooke
Bob Steele'Tucson' Smith
Rufe DavisLullaby Joslin
June JohnsonJune Conners
Helen MacKellarKansas Kate Conners
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggartDavid Conners (as Ward 'Bud' McTaggart)
William FarnumWard Beecham
Robert FrazerSam Tredwell
Budd BusterJed Pickins
Hal PriceSheriff C. D. Lawson

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