Riders of Black River

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Iris Meredith and Charles Starrett in Riders of Black River (1939)

Wade Patterson arrives to take over the ranch he bought. Carere is using the ranch to hold his rustled cattle and when Wade's brother finds the cattle, Carere kills him. The inquest puts Wad... Read allWade Patterson arrives to take over the ranch he bought. Carere is using the ranch to hold his rustled cattle and when Wade's brother finds the cattle, Carere kills him. The inquest puts Wade on the track of the killer and when Terry, the reluctant member of Carere's gang confess... Read allWade Patterson arrives to take over the ranch he bought. Carere is using the ranch to hold his rustled cattle and when Wade's brother finds the cattle, Carere kills him. The inquest puts Wade on the track of the killer and when Terry, the reluctant member of Carere's gang confesses, Wade sets out to get a confession from Carere.

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Soundtracks
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Written by Bob Nolan
Performed by the Sons of the Pioneers over opening credits

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6/10

Writing and Photography

Charles Starrett spent more than a decade on the lists of the Top Ten Cowboy Stars -- a sure source of income for Columbia Pictures -- and the production values of this movie are some of the reasons why. Ford Beebe's script -- a reworking of 1935's THE REVENGE RIDER -- is a strong story with many threads. Starrett returns home, able to buy the ranch and marry pretty Iris Meredith, but first he has to deal with the cattle rustlers who are using the ranch to hide their stolen chattel.

Cinematographer George Meehan favors strong shots, shifting nicely between two-shots, three-shots and group portraits, to handsome effect. Add in the Sons of the Pioneers, who sing whenever they are going somewhere on horseback and you have a solid Western that belies its tiny B budget.