| The Lone Rider in Ghost Town | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sam Newfield |
| Screenplay by | Joseph O'Donnell |
| Produced by | Sigmund Neufeld |
| Starring | George Houston Al St. John Rebel Randall Budd Buster Frank Hagney Stephen Chase |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
| Edited by | Holbrook N. Todd |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town is a 1941 Americanwestern film directed bySam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film starsGeorge Houston as the Lone Rider andAl St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, withRebel Randall,Budd Buster,Frank Hagney andStephen Chase. The film was released on May 16, 1941, byProducers Releasing Corporation.[1][2][3]
This is the third movie in theLone Rider series, which spans seventeen films—eleven starring George Houston, and a further six starringRobert 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 byJohnny Lange andLew Porter. This film was later released on DVD asGhost Mine.
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]
TheLone Rider films starring George Houston:
starring Robert Livingston: