An orphanage faces closure because the local cattlemen’s association, which supports it, is facing bankruptcy, owing to payouts to ranchers whose stock has been rustled. The Three Mesquiteers — Stony Brooke (Robert Livingston), Tucson Smith (Ray Corrigan), and Lullaby Joslin (Max Terhune) — are trustees of the orphanage, and they take steps to keep it open and put a stop to the depredations of the rustlers, along the way uncovering a complicate plot. A reasonably good early entry in the series, with the unusual circumstances of the plot adding interest.

  Mildly recommended. Otto judiciously thinks this movie is OK, but not great.

Movie 464 for 2021.