
Death Rides the Plains
Western
Overview
A couple of crooks have repeatedly sold the Circle C Ranch to unsuspecting buyers, whom they summarily rob and kill before signing the papers. Enter Fuzzy Jones, whose cousin Luke was one of the unlucky would-be ranchers, and Rocky Cameron who goes undercover as a fellow outlaw to catch the murderers.
Top Cast


Robert Livingston
Robert Livingston
Rocky Cameron
Robert Livingston
Rocky Cameron


Al St. John
Al St. John
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Al St. John
Fuzzy Q. Jones


Patti McCarty
Patti McCarty
Virginia Marshall
Patti McCarty
Virginia Marshall


Ray Bennett
Ray Bennett
Ben Gowdey
Ray Bennett
Ben Gowdey


I. Stanford Jolley
I. Stanford Jolley
Rogan
I. Stanford Jolley
Rogan


George Chesebro
George Chesebro
Trent
George Chesebro
Trent


John Elliott
John Elliott
James Marshall
John Elliott
James Marshall


Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard
Jed
Kermit Maynard
Jed


Slim Whitaker
Slim Whitaker
Sheriff
Slim Whitaker
Sheriff


Karl Hackett
Karl Hackett
Edward Simms
Karl Hackett
Edward Simms
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