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Lone Star Raiders [VHS]

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Republic Pictures presents "LONE STAR RAIDERS" (23 December 1940) (57 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- The series was based on a series of western novels by William Colt MacDonald, which began with "Law of the .45's" in 1933 --- The Three Mesquiteers is the umbrella title for a series of 51 western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943, including 8 films starring John Wayne --- The name was a play on The Three Musketeers, and each film featured a trio of stars --- The series blended the traditional Western period with more modern elements, which was not unknown with other B-Western films and serials --- Towards the end of the series, during World War II, the trio of cowboys were opposing Nazis --- The Three Mesquiteers series was extremely popular at the time of its release --- The series was the only one of its kind to be specifically named and ranked in contemporary polls of the top western film stars --- For example, from 1937 to the end of the series in 1943, The Motion Picture Herald consistently ranked the series in its top ten, reaching a peak of 5th place in 1938, when a pre-Stagecoach John Wayne was the series lead

Under the production staff of:
George Sherman - Director
Louis Gray - Producer
Joseph Moncure March - Screenwriter
Barry Shipman - Screenwriter
William Nobles - Cinematographer
Cy Feuer - Composer (Music Score)
Tony Martinelli - Editor
Charles Francis Royal - Short Story Author

Our story line and plot, Our heroes Stony Brooke (Robert Livingston), Tucson Smith (Bob Steele) and Lullaby Joslin (Rufe Davis) members of the Three Mesquiteers opening scenes have our boys defending elderly rancher "Granny" Phelps (Sarah Padden) from greedy neighbor Henry Martin (George Douglas). Engaging in a bit of sabotage, the latter is hoping that "Granny" will lose a potentially valuable contract to supply horses for the cavalry --- Poor old Granny Phelps inherits the Circle H Ranch where the Three Mesquiteers work --- The boys are rounding up horses to bid on the upcoming Army contract. Martin, trying to assure himself of the contract, has two of his men working on the Circle H --- When they kill a man the boys find themselves in jail. The race for the contract is about to start and Stony is needed. So old Granny heads to the jail to break them out --- pulp writer William Colt McDonald pulls out all the stops on this oater --- Helmed by George Sherman, one of the best directors in the business, "Lone Star Raiders" moves at a typically fast pace and gives the fans what they want most out of a B-Western.

the cast includes:
Robert Livingston ... Stony Brooke
Bob Steele ... Tucson Smith
Rufe Davis ... Lullaby Joslin
June Johnson ... Linda Cameron
George Douglas ... Henry Martin
Sarah Padden ... Lydia 'Granny' Phelps
John Elliott ... Dad Cameron
John Merton ... Dixon (rustler)
Rex Lease ... Fisher (rustler)
Bud Osborne ... Ranch hand
Jack Kirk ... Ranch hand
Tom London ... Ranch hand
Hal Price ... Sheriff
Roy Bucko ... Cowhand
Tommy Coats ... Cowhand Sam
Art Dillard ... Cowhand
Al Haskell ... Martin rider
Reed Howes ... Henchman

BIOS:
1. Robert Livingston (aka: Robert Edgar Randall)
Date of birth: 9 December 1904 - Quincy, Illinois
Date of death: 7 March 1988 - Tarzana, California

2. Bob Steele (aka: Robert Adrian Bradbury)
Date of Birth: 23 January 1907 - Portland, Oregon
Date of Death: 21 December 1988 - Burbank, California

3. Rufe Davis (aka: Rufus Davidson)
Date of Birth: 2 December 1908 - Vinson, Oklahoma
Date of Death: 13 December 1974 - Torrance, California

If you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure check out other western double features --- Ask Amazon.Com to carry the volumes as they are not available on Amazon as of yet --- you can order and pick up your copy now from VCI Entertainment

THREE MESQUITEERS WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURES FROM VCI ENTERTAINMENT
VOL 1 -- GHOST TOWN GOLD & COME ON COWBOYS - (VCI #7215)
VOL 2 -- HIT THE SADDLE & HEART OF THE ROCKIES - (VCI #7218)
VOL 3 -- THE THREE MESQUITEERS & ROARIN' LEAD - (VCI #7254)
VOL 4 -- PURPLE VIGILANTES & PRAIRIE PIONEERS - (VCI #7277)
VOL 5 -- OUTLAWS OF SONORA & WEST OF CIMARRON - (VCI #7290)
VOL.6 -- CALL THE MESQUITEERS & RIDERS OF THE WHISTLING SKULL - (VCI #7310)
VOL.7 -- GANGS OF SONORA & PIONEERS OF THE WEST - (VCI #7321)
VOL.8 -- CODE OF THE OUTLAW & OKLAHOMA RENEGADES - (VCI #7330)
VOL.9 -- GAUCHOS OF EL DORADO & OUTLAWS OF CHEROKEE TRAIL - (VCI #7332)
VOL.10 - HEROES OF THE SADDLE & THE KANSAS TERRORS - (VCI #7337)
VOL.11 - RIDERS OF THE RIO GRANDE & SHADOWS ON THE SAGE - (VCI #7339)

Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc) and Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") as they have rekindled my interest once again for B-Westerns and Serials --- If you're into the memories of B-Westerns with high drama, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for --- please stand up and take a bow --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Time: 57 min on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (1/01/1998)