The Lone Star Trail
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| Directed by | Ray Taylor |
| Screenplay by | Oliver Drake |
| Story by | Victor Halperin |
| Produced by | Oliver Drake |
| Starring | Johnny Mack Brown Tex Ritter |
| Cinematography | William A. Sickner |
| Edited by | Ray Snyder |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Lone Star Trail is a 1943 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Johnny Mack Brown and Tex Ritter. The supporting cast features Fuzzy Knight and Jennifer Holt and, in a small role as a villain, Robert Mitchum (billed as "Bob Mitchum"). The screenplay was written by Oliver Drake from a story by Victor Halperin. It was the last of 29 B-westerns Brown starred in for Universal beginning in 1939.
Plot
[edit]A paroled convict (Johnny Mack Brown) returns to his home town to prove his innocence against the land-grabbing town elders who framed him for a stagecoach robbery. He's aided in his quest by his partner (Fuzzy Knight), girl friend (Jennifer Holt), and a new friend (Tex Ritter) who is a U.S. marshal traveling incognito.
Cast
[edit]- Johnny Mack Brown as Blaze Barker
- Tex Ritter as Fargo Steele
- Fuzzy Knight as Angus MacAngus
- Jennifer Holt as Joan Winters
- George Eldredge as Doug Ransom
- Michael Vallon as Jonathan Bentley
- Harry Strang as Sheriff Waddell
- Earle Hodgins as Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
- Jack Ingram as Henchman Dan Jason
- Robert Mitchum as Ben Slocum (as Bob Mitchum)
- Ethan Laidlaw Steve Bannister
- Jimmy Wakely Trio as Musicians, Cowhands
See also
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