The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by William Lively. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Roquell Verria, Charles King, Julian Rivero and Stephen Chase. The film was released on February 28, 1941, by Producers Releasing Corporation.[1][2][3]
The Lone Rider Crosses the Rio | |
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Directed by | Sam Newfield |
Screenplay by | William Lively |
Produced by | Sigmund Neufeld |
Starring | George Houston Al St. John Roquell Verria Charles King Julian Rivero Stephen Chase |
Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
Edited by | Holbrook N. Todd |
Production company | Sigmund Neufeld Productions |
Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
This is the second movie in the "Lone Rider" series, which spans 17 films—eleven starring George Houston, and a further six starring Robert Livingston.[3]
Houston, once an opera singer, sang three songs in this film: "It's a Gay Fiesta", "Git Along Cowboy" and "I'm Pancho, the Mexican Bandit". The songs were written by Johnny Lange and Lew Porter.[2]
Tom, The Lone Rider, is hiding out from bad-guys in Mexico with his friend Fuzzy. While there, Tom and Fuzzy agree to help the son of a Mexican mayor fake his own kidnapping so he can continue an affair the young man is having with a cabaret singer despite his father's objections. Unfortunately, when the young man is really kidnapped, Tom and Fuzzy take the blame.[4][5]
The "Lone Rider" films starring George Houston:
starring Robert Livingston: