Riders of the Frontier

Riders of the Frontier
Directed by	Spencer Gordon Bennett
Written by	Jesse Duffy and Joseph Levering (story and screenplay by)
Produced by	Scott R. Dunlap (in charge of production)
Starring	Tex Ritter with his horse "White Flash"
Cinematography	Marcel A. LePicard, A.S.C.
Edited by	Fred Bain
Music by	Frank Sanucci (uncredited)
Production company	An Edward Finney Production
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures Corporation
Release date	August 16, 1939 (1939-08-16)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Riders of the Frontier, also known as Ridin' the Frontier, is a 1939 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett and starring Tex Ritter with his horse "White Flash". It is a remake of the 1936 film The Cattle Thief.

Plot

Lawman Tex Lowry pretends to be outlaw Ed Carter to infiltrate the outlaw gang led by Sarah's ranch foreman Bart Lane and his henchmen Buck, Sam, Gus and Boney and to save Sarah's nurse Martha from being taken captive by the gang.

Cast

• Tex Ritter as Tex Lowry

with his horse "White Flash"

• John Rutherford as Bart Lane
• Hal Taliaferro as Buck
• Olin Francis as Sam
• Nolan Willis as Gus
• Roy Barcroft as Ed Carter
• Merrill McCormick as Boney
• Manten Moreland as Cookie
• Edw. Cecil as Doctor
• Bruce Mitchell as Marshal
• Jean Joyce as Martha
• Marin Sais as Sarah
• Maxine Leslie as Goldie

Uncredited

• Bob Card as henchman
• Jack Evans as henchman
• Chick Hannan as murdered deputy
• Jack Hendricks as henchman
• Jack King as deputy
• Clyde McClary as deputy
• Tex Palmer as henchman

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films. McFarland, 2012.

External links

• Riders of the Frontier at IMDb