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Riders of the Dawn
Riders of the Dawn

Riders of the Dawn

He's a Fightin' Troubador!

Genres

Western

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Jimmy Wakely and Dusty, traveling with the medicine show owned by "Lasses" White, stop at the Ferguson ranch and find the rancher and his wife killed. They take the Ferguson baby to their camp, where outlaws Joe, Slick and Pete attempt to kidnap the baby, while Dusty is reporting the murders to Sheriff Beasley and town mayor Melinda Pringle. Wakely and his singers hide the baby from its legal guardian, Doc Judd Thomas, as they suspect him of being connected with the Ferguson murders.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

03 November 1945

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely

Lee 'Lasses' White

Lee 'Lasses' White

Lasses White

John James

John James

Dusty Smith

Sarah Padden

Sarah Padden

Melinda Pringle

Horace Murphy

Horace Murphy

Sheriff Beasley

Phyllis Adair

Phyllis Adair

Penny Pringle

Jack Baxley

Jack Baxley

Doc Judd Thomas

Arthur 'Fiddlin' Smith

Arthur 'Fiddlin' Smith

Arthur Smith - Fiddle Player

Wesley Tuttle

Wesley Tuttle

Westley Tuttle - Band Leader

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Townsman (uncredited)

Bob Shelton

Bob Shelton

Bob Shelton - Comic Fiddler

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