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Riders of the Frontier (1939)

The Rancho Grande, a Texas border ranch, cut off from the law by a gang of outlaws led by ranch foreman Bart Lane, who is holding the elderly owner of the ranch, Sarah Burton, a prisoner. Tex Lowery, an undercover Texas Ranger, rescues Martha Williams, a nurse sent for by the ailing Sarah, from a stagecoach holdup by Lane's henchmen. He later convinces Laner that he is a wanted outlaw named Ed Carter, and gains entry to Rancho Grande. But the real Ed Carter shows up.

  • Action
  • Western
  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Tex RitterTex RitterTex Lowry posing as Ed Carter
  • Photo of White FlashWhite FlashTex's Horse
  • Photo of Jack RutherfordJack RutherfordBart Lane
  • Photo of Hal TaliaferroHal TaliaferroHenchman Buck
  • Photo of Olin FrancisOlin FrancisHenchman Sam
  • Photo of Nolan WillisNolan WillisHenchman Gus
  • Photo of Roy BarcroftRoy BarcroftOutlaw Ed Carter
  • Photo of Merrill McCormickMerrill McCormickHenchman Boney
  • Photo of Mantan MorelandMantan MorelandChappie, the Cook
  • Photo of Bruce MitchellBruce MitchellMarshal Bob

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