The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
1941 film
- May 16, 1941 (1941-05-16)
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The Lone Rider in Ghost Town is a 1941 American western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Rebel Randall, Budd Buster, Frank Hagney and Stephen Chase. The film was released on May 16, 1941, by Producers Releasing Corporation.[1][2][3]
This is the third movie in the Lone Rider series, which spans seventeen films—eleven starring George Houston, and a further six starring Robert Livingston.[3]
Houston, once an opera singer, sang four songs in this film: "Old Cactus Joe", "In Old Spring Valley", "Sweet Suzanna" and "Under Prairie Skies". The songs were written by Johnny Lange and Lew Porter. This film was later released on DVD as Ghost Mine.
Plot
Tom Cameron, also known as the Lone Rider, and his sidekick, Fuzzy Jones, are called in to investigate if a ghost town actually has real ghosts haunting it. It turns out the truth is the "ghosts" are really the hideout for a gang of outlaws who fake the "ghosts" to keep people away.[4][5]
Cast
- George Houston as Tom Cameron, the Lone Rider
- Al St. John as Fuzzy Jones
- Rebel Randall as Helen Clark
- Budd Buster as Moosehide Larson
- Frank Hagney as O'Shea
- Stephen Chase as Bob Sinclair
- Reed Howes as Jim Gordon
- Charles King as Roberts
- George Chesebro as Jed
- Edward Peil Sr. as Dennis Clark
- Arch Hall Sr. as Roper
See also
The Lone Rider films starring George Houston:
- The Lone Rider Rides On (1941)
- The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio (1941)
- The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941)
- The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury (1941)
- The Lone Rider Ambushed (1941)
- The Lone Rider Fights Back (1941)
- The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)
- The Lone Rider in Cheyenne (1942)
- The Lone Rider in Texas Justice (1942)
- Border Roundup (1942)
- Outlaws of Boulder Pass (1942)
starring Robert Livingston:
- Overland Stagecoach (1942)
- Wild Horse Rustlers (1943)
- Death Rides the Plains (1943)
- Wolves of the Range (1943)
- Law of the Saddle (1943)
- Raiders of Red Gap (1943)
References
- ^ "The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Ghost Mine (1941) - Sam Newfield". AllMovie. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ a b "The Lone Rider in Ghost Town". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941) DVD-R - Loving The Classics". www.lovingtheclassics.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941), retrieved January 5, 2020
External links
- The Lone Rider in Ghost Town at IMDb
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Films directed by Sam Newfield
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- Big Time or Bust (1933)
- Reform Girl (1933)
- Under Secret Orders (1933)
- Undercover Men (1934)
- Beggar's Holiday (1934)
- Marrying Widows (1934)
- Northern Frontier (1935)
- Code of the Mounted (1935)
- Branded a Coward (1935)
- Trails of the Wild (1935)
- Bulldog Courage (1935)
- Racing Luck (1935)
- Roarin' Guns (1936)
- Border Caballero (1936)
- The Lion's Den (1936)
- Federal Agent (1936)
- Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936)
- Ghost Patrol (1936)
- Burning Gold (1936)
- Aces and Eights (1936)
- Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)
- The Traitor (1936)
- Roarin' Lead (1936)
- Stormy Trails (1936)
- The Gambling Terror (1937)
- Lightnin' Crandall (1937)
- Trail of Vengeance (1937)
- Melody of the Plains (1937)
- Bar-Z Bad Men (1937)
- Guns in the Dark (1937)
- Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin (1937)
- A Lawman Is Born (1937)
- Doomed at Sundown (1937)
- Boothill Brigade (1937)
- Ridin' the Lone Trail (1937)
- The Fighting Deputy (1937)
- Arizona Gunfighter (1937)
- Moonlight on the Range (1937)
- The Fighting Deputy (1937)
- The Colorado Kid (1937)
- Harlem on the Prairie (1937)
- Paroled – To Die (1938)
- The Rangers' Round-Up (1938)
- Thunder in the Desert (1938)
- Code of the Rangers (1938)
- The Feud Maker (1938)
- Phantom Ranger (1938)
- Knight of the Plains (1938)
- Songs and Bullets (1938)
- Gunsmoke Trail (1938)
- Desert Patrol (1938)
- Durango Valley Raiders (1938)
- Frontier Scout (1938)
- Lightning Carson Rides Again (1938)
- Six-Gun Trail (1938)
- Six-Gun Rhythm (1938)
- Crashing Through Danger (1938)
- The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)
- Trigger Pals (1939)
- Code of the Cactus (1939)
- Texas Wildcats (1939)
- Outlaws' Paradise (1939)
- Straight Shooter (1939)
- The Fighting Renegade (1939)
- Hitler – Beast of Berlin (1939)
- Trigger Fingers (1939)
- Flaming Lead (1939)
- The Invisible Killer (1939)
- Fighting Mad (1939)
- Death Rides the Range (1939)
- Texas Renegades (1940)
- The Sagebrush Family Trails West (1940)
- Marked Men (1940)
- I Take This Oath (1940)
- Gun Code (1940)
- Hold That Woman! (1940)
- Frontier Crusader (1940)
- Arizona Gang Busters (1940)
- Secrets of a Model (1940)
- Billy the Kid in Texas (1940)
- Riders of Black Mountain (1940)
- Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940)
- Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940)
- Outlaws of the Rio Grande (1941)
- The Lone Rider Rides On (1941)
- The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio (1941)
- The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941)
- The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury (1941)
- The Lone Rider Ambushed (1941)
- The Lone Rider Fights Back (1941)
- Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals (1941)
- Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)
- Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941)
- The Texas Marshal (1941)
- Billy the Kid's Range War (1941)
- Billy the Kid's Round-Up (1941)
- The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)
- Raiders of the West (1942)
- The Lone Rider in Cheyenne (1942)
- Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942)
- The Lone Rider in Texas Justice (1942)
- Jungle Siren (1942)
- Law and Order (1942)
- Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942)
- Prairie Pals (1942)
- Border Roundup (1942)
- Outlaws of Boulder Pass (1942)
- Overland Stagecoach (1942)
- Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
- Rolling Down the Great Divide (1942)
- The Mad Monster (1942)
- Along the Sundown Trail (1942)
- The Mysterious Rider (1942)
- Queen of Broadway (1942)
- Outlaws of Boulder Pass (1942)
- The Kid Rides Again (1943)
- Dead Men Walk (1943)
- Wild Horse Rustlers (1943)
- Fugitive of the Plains (1943)
- Death Rides the Plains (1943)
- Western Cyclone (1943)
- The Black Raven (1943)
- Wolves of the Range (1943)
- Cattle Stampede (1943)
- Law of the Saddle (1943)
- Raiders of Red Gap (1943)
- Danger! Women at Work (1943)
- Blazing Frontier (1943)
- Tiger Fangs (1943)
- Devil Riders (1943)
- Harvest Melody (1943)
- Nabonga (1944)
- Frontier Outlaws (1944)
- Thundering Gun Slingers (1944)
- The Monster Maker (1944)
- Valley of Vengeance (1944)
- The Contender (1944)
- The Drifter (1944)
- Fuzzy Settles Down (1944)
- I Accuse My Parents (1944)
- Swing Hostess (1944)
- Wild Horse Phantom (1944)
- Oath of Vengeance (1944)
- His Brother's Ghost (1945)
- The Kid Sister (1945)
- The Lady Confesses (1945)
- Gangster's Den (1945)
- Stagecoach Outlaws (1945)
- Apology for Murder (1945)
- White Pongo (1945)
- Border Badmen (1945)
- Fighting Bill Carson (1945)
- Prairie Rustlers (1945)
- Rustlers' Hideout (1945)
- Shadows of Death (1945)
- Lightning Raiders (1946)
- Outlaws of the Plains (1946)
- The Flying Serpent (1946)
- Murder Is My Business (1946)
- Gentlemen with Guns (1946)
- Terrors on Horseback (1946)
- Ghost of Hidden Valley (1946)
- Blonde for a Day (1946)
- Larceny in Her Heart (1946)
- Prairie Badmen (1946)
- Queen of Burlesque (1946)
- Overland Riders (1946)
- Gas House Kids (1946)
- Lady Chaser (1946)
- Three on a Ticket (1947)
- Adventure Island (1947)
- Jungle Flight (1947)
- Money Madness (1948)
- Lady at Midnight (1948)
- The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948)
- The Counterfeiters (1948)
- Miraculous Journey (1948)
- She Shoulda Said No! (1949)
- State Department: File 649 (1949)
- Motor Patrol (1950)
- Hi-Jacked (1950)
- Radar Secret Service (1950)
- Western Pacific Agent (1950)
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- Lost Continent (1951)
- Leave It to the Marines (1951)
- Sky High (1951)
- Fingerprints Don't Lie (1951)
- Outlaw Women (1952)
- Lady in the Fog (1952)
- The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
- The Wild Dakotas (1956)
- Frontier Gambler (1956)
- The Three Outlaws (1956)
- Last of the Desperados (1956)
- Wolf Dog (1958)
- Flaming Frontier (1958)
