Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, and Raymond Hatton, old hands at movie-making whose audience appeal dated back to the silents, made an appealing western trio for Monogram as the Rough Riders. In this series entry, U.S. Marshals Buck Roberts (Jones), Tim McCall (McCoy), and Sandy Hopkins (Hatton) investigate a gang that has murdered a local sheriff …
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U.S. Marshals Nevada Jack McKenzie (Johnny Mack Brown) and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton) are sent to investigate a series of bank robberies and stage holdups, arriving just as the latest crime occurs. As is common with this series, they both go undercover: Nevada follows the escaping crooks and tries to get in with the gang, …
The final film for Buck Jones has two of the three Rough Riders (Jones and Raymond Hatton as Buck Roberts and Sandy Hopkins) continuing their roles (Tim McCoy had rejoined the Army at this point) and joined by Marshal Jack Carson (Rex Bell). The lawmen are entrusted with ensuring that railroad supplies get through in …
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There’s more undercover work for Rough Riders Buck, Tim, and Sandy (Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, and Raymond Hatton) in the last entry in the series, with Buck pretending to be an outlaw, Tim a preacher, and Sandy an undertaker. This time around, the marshals are out to stop a gang that is hijacking miners’ gold. …
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In the last film for the Rough Riders trio of Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, and Raymond Hatton, rancher Ma Turner (Sarah Padden) turns to the boys for help to stop the rustling of cattle. As usual, there’s some undercover work, though this time around Buck doesn’t take on that task. Tim, however, pretends to be …
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Marshal Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton) is framed for the murder of town bigwig John Dodge (Jack Daley), and it’s up to the other two Rough Riders, Tim McCall (Tim McCoy) and Buck Roberts (Buck Jones) to clear him, aided in their efforts by Sandy’s niece (Luana Walters) and Dodge’s son (Dave O’Brien). An enjoyable entry …
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The Rough Riders — Marshals Buck Roberts (Buck Jones), Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton) investigate the killing of two marshals, Tim’s friends, who were seeking a crook in the vicinity of a ghost town. The efficient programmer makes decent use of the setting, with tunnels connecting parts of the town and …
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In the second of the entertaining series of Rough Riders movies from Monogram starring Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, and Raymond Hatton, Buck poses as a wanted killer, with Tim as the marshal on his trail, while Sandy (Raymond Hatton) works as a cook, all to foil a criminal plan to gain water rights for a …
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