Ghost Town Riders (1938)

With flaming shooting irons...swinging fists...whirlwind riding...HE SMASHED THE VARMITS!

Genre : Western

Runtime : 54M

Director : George Waggner

Synopsis

Molly Taylor owns the town of Stillwell but is unaware the taxes are due as Gomer has stolen her notice. Bob Martin arrives at the same time as Molly and eventually realizes Gomer is up to something. When Gomer's henchman slips and reveals there is a letter, Bob finds it and heads for the tax collector with Gomer's men in pursuit.

Actors

Bob Baker
Bob Baker
Bob Martin
Fay McKenzie
Fay McKenzie
Molly Taylor
Hank Worden
Hank Worden
Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
George Cleveland
George Cleveland
Judge Stillwell
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
Gomer
Glenn Strange
Glenn Strange
Tex - Henchman
Jack Kirk
Jack Kirk
Martin Turner
Martin Turner
Reed Howes
Reed Howes
Murdock MacQuarrie
Murdock MacQuarrie
Chuck Baldra
Chuck Baldra
Bob Burns
Bob Burns
Horace B. Carpenter
Horace B. Carpenter
Ed Cassidy
Ed Cassidy
Robert 'Captain Bob' Crawford
Robert 'Captain Bob' Crawford
Edward 'Tookie' Cronenbold
Edward 'Tookie' Cronenbold
Dick Dickinson
Dick Dickinson
Frank Ellis
Frank Ellis
Oscar Gahan
Oscar Gahan
Francis 'Irish' Mahaney
Francis 'Irish' Mahaney
Roderic 'Dave' May
Roderic 'Dave' May
Merrill McCormick
Merrill McCormick
Eva McKenzie
Eva McKenzie
George Morrell
George Morrell
Tex Palmer
Tex Palmer
Tex Phelps
Tex Phelps
Jimmy Phillips
Jimmy Phillips
George Plues
George Plues
Harry Strang
Harry Strang

Crews

George Waggner
George Waggner
Director
George Waggner
George Waggner
Writer
Trem Carr
Trem Carr
Producer
Paul Malvern
Paul Malvern
Associate Producer
Frank Sanucci
Frank Sanucci
Music
Harry Neumann
Harry Neumann
Director of Photography
Carl Pierson
Carl Pierson
Editor
Joe Lapis
Joe Lapis
Sound
Bernard B. Brown
Bernard B. Brown
Sound

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