The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Rebel Randall, Budd Buster, Frank Hagney and Stephen Chase. The film was released on May 16, 1941, by Producers Releasing Corporation.[1][2][3]

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySam Newfield
Screenplay byJoseph O'Donnell
Produced bySigmund Neufeld
StarringGeorge Houston
Al St. John
Rebel Randall
Budd Buster
Frank Hagney
Stephen Chase
CinematographyJack Greenhalgh
Edited byHolbrook N. Todd
Production
company
Sigmund Neufeld Productions
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • May 16, 1941 (1941-05-16)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

This is the third movie in the "Lone Rider" series, which spans seventeen films—eleven starring George Houston, and a further six starring Robert Livingston.[3]

Houston, once an opera singer, sang four songs in this film: "Old Cactus Joe", "In Old Spring Valley", "Sweet Suzanna" and "Under Prairie Skies". The songs were written by Johnny Lange and Lew Porter. This film was later released on DVD as Ghost Mine.

Plot

Tom Cameron, also known as the Lone Rider, and his sidekick, Fuzzy Jones, are called in to investigate if a ghost town actually has real ghosts haunting it. It turns out the truth is the "ghosts" are really the hideout for a gang of outlaws who fake the "ghosts" to keep people away.[4][5]

Cast

See also

The "Lone Rider" films starring George Houston:

starring Robert Livingston:

References
  1. "The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. Hal Erickson. "Ghost Mine (1941) - Sam Newfield". AllMovie. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. "The Lone Rider in Ghost Town". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  4. "The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941) DVD-R - Loving The Classics". www.lovingtheclassics.com. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  5. The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (1941), retrieved January 5, 2020
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