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Riders of Death Valley

1941-07-01

283 mins

The Plot

The Saturday matinee crowd got two cowboy stars for the price of one in this lavishly budgeted western serial starring former singing cowboy Dick Foran and Buck Jones. The latter contributed deadpan humor to the proceedings, making Jones perhaps the highest paid B-western comedy relief in history. The two heroes defend the Death Valley borax miners from an outlaw gang headed by Wolf Reade. An extraordinarily strong cast -- for a serial, at least -- supported the stars, headed by Charles Bickford as Reade, Leo Carillo, Lon Chaney, Jr., and silent screen star Monte Blue. Leading lady Jeanne Kelly later changed her name to Jean Brooks and starred in the atmospheric RKO thriller The Seventh Victim (1943). Universal claimed to have spent $1 million on this serial and made sure to get their money's worth by endlessly recycling the action footage in serials and B-westerns for years to come.

Cast and Crew

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Jim Benton

Leo Carrillo

Leo Carrillo

Pancho Lopez

Buck Jones

Buck Jones

Tombstone

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Wolf Reade

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Borax Bill

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Henchman Butch

Noah Beery Jr.

Noah Beery Jr.

Smokey

Jean Brooks

Jean Brooks

Mary Morgan (as Jeanne Kelly)

James Blaine

James Blaine

Joseph Kirby

Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Rance Davis

Glenn Strange

Glenn Strange

Tex, a Benton Rider

Roy Barcroft

Roy Barcroft

Henchman Dirk

Jack Rockwell

Jack Rockwell

Henchman Trigger

Ethan Laidlaw

Ethan Laidlaw

Henchman Rusty

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

Henchman Pete Grump

Frank Austin

Frank Austin

Chuckawalla Charlie Morgan [Ch. 1]

Charles Thomas

Charles Thomas

Rimrock [Ch. 4]

William Hall

William Hall

Dan Gordon [Chs. 1, 8-10]

James Guilfoyle

James Guilfoyle

Judge Knox [Chs. 2, 13-14]

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]

Ted Adams

Ted Adams

Hank

Frank Brownlee

Frank Brownlee

Slim

Bob Burns

Bob Burns

Miner in Saloon

Rod Cameron

Rod Cameron

Rider

Jack Rube Clifford

Jack Rube Clifford

Lafe Hogan

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Salty

Art Dillard

Art Dillard

Miner

Jim Farley

Jim Farley

Graham

Chick Hannan

Chick Hannan

Miner

Jerome Harte

Jerome Harte

Richards

Al Haskell

Al Haskell

Barfly

Jimmie Lucas

Jimmie Lucas

Saloon Waiter

Frank McCarroll

Frank McCarroll

Lyncher

Ivor McFadden

Ivor McFadden

Bragg

Leo J. McMahon

Leo J. McMahon

Barfly

Jay Michael

Jay Michael

Cashier

Art Miles

Art Miles

Green

Bud Osborne

Bud Osborne

Stagecoach Driver

William Pagan

William Pagan

Marshal

Tex Palmer

Tex Palmer

Wagon Driver

Ed Payson

Ed Payson

Buck Hansen

Gil Perkins

Gil Perkins

Fighter

Jack Perrin

Jack Perrin

Stage Guard

Alonzo Price

Alonzo Price

Mr. Wilson

Ruth Rickaby

Ruth Rickaby

Kate

Don Rowan

Don Rowan

Blake

Dick Rush

Dick Rush

Saloon Waiter

Silver

Silver

Tombstone's Horse

Smoke

Smoke

Jim's Horse

Richard Travis

Richard Travis

Joe Miller

Slim Whitaker

Slim Whitaker

Stable Owner

Ken Nolan

Ken Nolan

Cashier

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