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Riders of Death Valley
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Riders of Death Valley

1941-07-01 · 283 min · ★ 6.8

Action · Western

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.

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Directors
Ray Taylor, Ford Beebe
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,000,000

Top Cast

Dick ForanDick ForanJim Benton
Leo CarrilloLeo CarrilloPancho Lopez
Buck JonesBuck JonesTombstone
Charles BickfordCharles BickfordWolf Reade
Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsGuinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsBorax Bill
Lon Chaney Jr.Lon Chaney Jr.Henchman Butch
Noah Beery Jr.Noah Beery Jr.Smokey
Jean BrooksJean BrooksMary Morgan (as Jeanne Kelly)
James BlaineJames BlaineJoseph Kirby
Monte BlueMonte BlueRance Davis
Glenn StrangeGlenn StrangeTex, a Benton Rider
Roy BarcroftRoy BarcroftHenchman Dirk
Jack RockwellJack RockwellHenchman Trigger
Ethan LaidlawEthan LaidlawHenchman Rusty
Richard AlexanderRichard AlexanderHenchman Pete Grump
Frank AustinFrank AustinChuckawalla Charlie Morgan [Ch. 1]
Charles ThomasRimrock [Ch. 4]
William HallWilliam HallDan Gordon [Chs. 1, 8-10]
James GuilfoyleJudge Knox [Chs. 2, 13-14]
Ernie AdamsErnie AdamsCactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]

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