The Range Busters

The Range Busters

The Range Busters

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The Range Busters

"Range Busters...blasting a lawless ranch refuge...!"

1940

0h 56m

5.8(5 votes)

Western

Overview

A phantom-like gunman is murdering the hands at the Circle T Ranch and the Range Busters are recruited by its owner to stop the "phantom". Only, the ranch owner is killed before they can arrive. First film in the Range Buster series.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ray Corrigan

Ray Corrigan

'Crash' Corrigan

John 'Dusty' King

John 'Dusty' King

'Dusty' King

Max Terhune

Max Terhune

'Alibi' Terhune

Luana Walters

Luana Walters

Carol Thorp

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Uncle Rolf

LeRoy Mason

LeRoy Mason

Torrence

Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

Lead Henchman

Frank LaRue

Frank LaRue

Doc Stengle

Bruce King

Henchman Wall

Carl Mathews

Carl Mathews

Henchman Rocky

Creative team

Directed by: S. Roy Luby
Written by: John Rathmell
Harry L. Fraser
Produced by: Anna Bell Ward
George W. Weeks

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