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1947

Vigilantes of Boomtown

Directed by R.G. Springsteen
THE WEST BOOMS TO THE ROAR OF SIX-GUNS! Red rides an action-packed trail to red-blooded adventure!

The ranch of Red Ryder (Allan Lane) and his aunt, The Duchess (Martha Wentworth), is being used as the training site for "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (George Turner) for his upcoming fight in Carson City, Nevada for the heavyweight championship against Bob Fitzsimmons (John Dehner). Molly McVey (Peggy Stewart), the daughter of a U.S. Senator, crusading against prize-fighting in Nevada, complicates matters soemwhat when she conceives the bright idea of having Corbett kidnapped, thus causing the cancellation of the fight. The two men (George Chesebro and George Lloyd) she hires to do the kidnapping also add to the complications by kidnapping Ryder instead of Corbett. Meanwhile, a gang of crooks, led by McKean (Roy Barcroft), descend on the town intent on looting the town and also making off with the fight proceeds.

Duration

0h 56m

Released

February 15, 1947

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Cast14

  • Allan Lane
  • Robert Blake
  • Martha Wentworth
  • Roscoe Karns
  • Roy Barcroft
  • Peggy Stewart
  • Eddie Lou Simms
  • George Chesebro
  • Bobby Barber

Part ofThe Red Ryder Collection

Includes Sheriff of Redwood Valley (1946), Marshal of Reno (1944), Marshal of Cripple Creek (1947), Stagecoach to Denver (1946), San Antonio Kid (1944), Tucson Raiders (1944), The Fighting Redhead (1949), Cheyenne Wildcat (1944), Vigilantes of Dodge City (1944), Sheriff of Las Vegas (1944), Great Stagecoach Robbery (1945), Lone Texas Ranger (1945), Phantom of the Plains (1945), Marshal of Laredo (1945), Colorado Pioneers (1945), Wagon Wheels Westward (1945), California Gold Rush (1946), Sun Valley Cyclone (1946), Conquest of Cheyenne (1946), Santa Fe Uprising (1946), Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947), Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947), Oregon Trail Scouts (1947), Rustlers of Devil's Canyon (1947), Ride, Ryder, Ride! (1949), Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949), Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949), and Adventures of Red Ryder (1940).

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