John King (Dusty), David Sharpe (Davy), Max Terhune (Alibi), Marjorie Manners (Dallas), Budd Buster (Tad), Kenne Duncan (Captain Anders), Escolastico Baucin (Cookie), Frank Ellis (Richards), Carl Mathews (Engel), Guy Kingsford (Miller), Steve Clark (Conroy), Al Ferguson (Tuillax), Tom Steele (Lamac), Tex Palmer (Grob), and Max Terhune's "Elmer" (himself).
Director: ROBERT EMMETT TANSEY. Screenplay: Arthur Hoerl. Photography: Robert Cline. Film editor: Roy Claire. Music director: Frank Sanucci. Songs by John King: "Me and My Pony", "Goodbye Old Paint". Production manager: Richard Ross. Sound recording: Lyle Willey. Producer: George W. Weeks. Executive producer: William Nolte. Range Busters, Inc. Copyright 11 September 1942 by Monogram Pictures Corporation. U.S. release: 16 October 1942. 7 reels. 56 minutes. (Available on an Alpha DVD on a double bill with Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona).
U.K. release title: The LONG, LONG TRAIL.
COMMENT: This better than average "Range Busters" entry features some excellent stuntwork. Director Tansey gives Hoerl's story pace if nothing else, while Frank Sanucci favors us with his usual rum-ti-tumti-tum music. Mr King adds to the Sanucci largess by rendering no less than three songs: "Home on the Range", "Me and My Pony" and "Goodbye Old Paint". Most of the action is set in Texas. But there is a brief interlude in Manila via some ancient stock shots.
Director: ROBERT EMMETT TANSEY. Screenplay: Arthur Hoerl. Photography: Robert Cline. Film editor: Roy Claire. Music director: Frank Sanucci. Songs by John King: "Me and My Pony", "Goodbye Old Paint". Production manager: Richard Ross. Sound recording: Lyle Willey. Producer: George W. Weeks. Executive producer: William Nolte. Range Busters, Inc. Copyright 11 September 1942 by Monogram Pictures Corporation. U.S. release: 16 October 1942. 7 reels. 56 minutes. (Available on an Alpha DVD on a double bill with Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona).
U.K. release title: The LONG, LONG TRAIL.
COMMENT: This better than average "Range Busters" entry features some excellent stuntwork. Director Tansey gives Hoerl's story pace if nothing else, while Frank Sanucci favors us with his usual rum-ti-tumti-tum music. Mr King adds to the Sanucci largess by rendering no less than three songs: "Home on the Range", "Me and My Pony" and "Goodbye Old Paint". Most of the action is set in Texas. But there is a brief interlude in Manila via some ancient stock shots.