Trail Riders is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the eighteenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, with Evelyn Finley, Forrest Taylor and Charles King.
The film is also known as Dead Men Don't Ride (American pre-release title).
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Cast
John Dusty King as Dusty King
David Sharpe as Davy Sharpe
Max Terhune as Alibi Terhune
Elmer as Elmer, Alibi's Dummy
Evelyn Finley as Mary Rand
Forrest Taylor as Mike Rand
Charles King as Ed Cole
Kermit Maynard as Henchman Ace Alton
Lynton Brent as Jeff Rand
Jack Curtis as Ranch Hand Tiny
Steve Clark as Marshal Jim Hammond
Kenne Duncan as Marshal Frank Hammond
Release
Trail Riders was rated Class A-1, unobjectionable for general patronage, by the National Legion of Decency.
Reception
Motion Picture Daily gave Trail Riders a negative review, calling the film "completely routine" and describing the direction as "uninspired." The reviewer praised John King, David Sharpe, Mickey Harrison, and Max Terhune's performances for being "dependable," but found the rest of the cast to be "stereotyped." A screening of the film drew laughter from the audience "that was not intended in the script."