Riders of the Rio Grande

May. 21,1943      
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A banker struggles to keep his bank solvent and his town from going bankrupt after the bank is robbed and all its money taken. The Three Mesquiteers ride into town and set out to help.

Bob Steele as  Tucson Smith
Tom Tyler as  Stony Brooke
Jimmie Dodd as  Lullaby Joslin
Lorraine Miller as  Janet Owens
Edward Van Sloan as  Pop Owens
Rick Vallin as  Tom Owens
Harry Worth as  Sam Skelly
Roy Barcroft as  Sarsaparilla
Charles King as  Thumber
Jack Ingram as  Henchman Berger

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