Terrors on Horseback

Terrors on Horseback

Terrors on Horseback

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Terrors on Horseback

"OUTLAW GUNS BACK THE ROULETTE WHEEL... when Buster bets his life on a crooked spin!"

1946

0h 55m

9.0(1 votes)

Western

Overview

Fuzzy's niece is killed in a stagecoach hold-up. Billy and Fuzzy quickly learn that the culprit, who not only killed all the passengers but also absconded with $40,000, may be holed up in lawless Pecos City.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

Billy Carson

Al St. John

Al St. John

Fuzzy Q. Jones

Patti McCarty

Patti McCarty

Roxie

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Grant Barlow

Kermit Maynard

Kermit Maynard

Wagner

Henry Hall

Henry Hall

Doc Jones

Karl Hackett

Karl Hackett

Ed Sperling

Marin Sais

Marin Sais

Mrs. Jed Bartlett

Budd Buster

Budd Buster

Sherriff Jed Bartlett

Steve Darrell

Steve Darrell

Deputy Jim Austin

Creative team

Directed by: Sam Newfield
Written by: Milton Raison
George Wallace Sayre

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