"Six-Gun Action In The Land Of Thrills As A New Range Star Blazes A Trail To Adventure Across The Plains Of The West!"23 March 1940Western, Mystery, Romance57 mins
Donald Barry, not yet Donald "Red" Barry, heads the cast of the Republic western Ghost Valley Raiders. A federal marshal, Barry is assigned to put an end to the activities of a stagecoach-robbery gang. That's why he spends most of the film pretending to be an outlaw himself. Stunt specialist Yakima Canutt plays a secondary villain, and also doubles for Barry in the dicier action scenes.
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