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The Blocked Trail (1943)

Hunting Trouble On The Range!

Genre : Western

Runtime : 55M

Director : Elmer Clifton
Writer : John K. Butler, Jacquin Frank

Synopsis

A horse called Brilliant is the only one who knows the location of a gold mine. When Brilliant's owner is killed, the trio known as the Three Mesquiteers (Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Jimmie Dodd) are mistakenly arrested for the murder.

Actors

Bob Steele
Bob Steele
Tucson Smith
Tom Tyler
Tom Tyler
Stony Brooke
Jimmie Dodd
Jimmie Dodd
Lullaby Joslin
Helen Deverell
Helen Deverell
Ann Martin
George J. Lewis
George J. Lewis
Freddy
Walter Soderling
Walter Soderling
Martin
Charles Miller
Charles Miller
Frank Nolan
Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard
Henchman Reese
Pierce Lyden
Pierce Lyden
Henchman Rankin
Carl Mathews
Carl Mathews
Henchman Lon
Hal Price
Hal Price
Sheriff Pillsbury
Budd Buster
Budd Buster
Deputy Bets McGee

Crews

Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton
Director
John K. Butler
John K. Butler
Screenplay
Jacquin Frank
Jacquin Frank
Screenplay
William Colt MacDonald
William Colt MacDonald
Characters
Louis Gray
Louis Gray
Associate Producer
Mort Glickman
Mort Glickman
Music
Bud Thackery
Bud Thackery
Director of Photography
Edward Schroeder
Edward Schroeder
Editor
Russell Kimball
Russell Kimball
Art Direction
Otto Siegel
Otto Siegel
Set Decoration
T.A. Carman
T.A. Carman
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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