Death Rides the Range (1939)

Action

The otherwise standard Ken Maynard western Death Rides the Range is distinguished somewhat by a topical slant. The plot concerns a group of spies from an unnamed foreign country (gee, they sure sound German) who head westward to undermine American morale. Into this malaise wanders Maynard, supposedly a rootless cowpoke but in reality an FBI agent. Things begin to heat up when the villains lay claim to a helium well on the property owned by heroine Fay McKenzie. The film's silliest moment occurs in mid-stream, when chief villain Charlie King begins beating up everyone within arm's length, with nary a scratch on his own person.

Updated Jun 2 2015

Releases:

US -

1939-12-14

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Keywords:

helium foreign agent

FACTS

Runtime: 58 mins Rating: 0.0

Cast

Richard Alexander

Big Nick Harden

Murdock MacQuarrie

Sheriff

Bud Osborne

Bartender Bud

Dan White

Townsman

Ralph Peters

Panhandle

Julian Madison

Jim Morgan

Wally West

Deputy

John Elliott

City Fathers Committee Member