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Riders of the Dawn (1945)

He's a Fightin' Troubador!

Genre : Western

Runtime : 58M

Director : Oliver Drake

Synopsis

Jimmy Wakely and Dusty, traveling with the medicine show owned by "Lasses" White, stop at the Ferguson ranch and find the rancher and his wife killed. They take the Ferguson baby to their camp, where outlaws Joe, Slick and Pete attempt to kidnap the baby, while Dusty is reporting the murders to Sheriff Beasley and town mayor Melinda Pringle. Wakely and his singers hide the baby from its legal guardian, Doc Judd Thomas, as they suspect him of being connected with the Ferguson murders.

Actors

Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely
Lee 'Lasses' White
Lee 'Lasses' White
Lasses White
John James
John James
Dusty Smith
Sarah Padden
Sarah Padden
Melinda Pringle
Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy
Sheriff Beasley
Phyllis Adair
Phyllis Adair
Penny Pringle
Jack Baxley
Jack Baxley
Doc Judd Thomas
Arthur 'Fiddlin' Smith
Arthur 'Fiddlin' Smith
Arthur Smith - Fiddle Player
Wesley Tuttle
Wesley Tuttle
Westley Tuttle - Band Leader
Fred Aldrich
Fred Aldrich
Townsman (uncredited)
Bob Shelton
Bob Shelton
Bob Shelton - Comic Fiddler

Crews

Oliver Drake
Oliver Drake
Director
Louise Rousseau
Louise Rousseau
Writer
Bert Horswell
Bert Horswell
Writer
William A. Sickner
William A. Sickner
Director of Photography
William Austin
William Austin
Editor
Vin Taylor
Vin Taylor
Art Direction
Glen Glenn
Glen Glenn
Sound

Trailers and other movies

Preview Clip | Riders of the Dawn | Warner Archive

Posters and backgrounds

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