"HE-MAN Action!" 29 September 1940 Western 57 mins
The story opens as Stony returns to his home town, only to discover that his sheriff father has been murdered by person or persons unknown. The new sheriff (Henry Brandon) resents the arrival of the Mesquiteers, going so far as to frame Tucson on a murder charge.
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Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke
Bob Steele as Tucson Smith
Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin
Lois Ranson as Helen Smith
Henry Brandon as Tom Blackton
Wade Boteler as Sheriff Brooke
Rex Lease as Jim Marsden
Jack Ingram as Henchman Finley
Walter Tetley as Theodore
Earle Hodgins as Town Barber
Curley Dresden as Man with Beard
Silver Tip Baker as Townsman
Chuck Baldra as Henchman
John Beach as Henchman
Fred Burns as Stage Driver
Bob Card as Townsman
Betty Burbridge Screenplay
Anthony Coldeway Story
William Colt MacDonald Characters
Anthony Coldeway Screenplay
George Sherman Director
United States 29 September 1940
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