The Night Riders (1939)

Episode #55

January 22, 2024

544 1 minute read

Republic Pictures released The Night Riders on April 12, 1939. George Sherman directed the film starring John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune.

‘The Night Riders’ Plot Summary

While on a riverboat journey, “The Three Mesquiteers” witness a cheating gambler named Pierce Talbot get stabbed and tossed overboard. Talbot survives and teams up with Hazleton, a counterfeiter, who shows him a forged land grant. Talbot assumes the identity of Don Luis de Serrano and exploits the real landowners by imposing heavy taxes and seizing their property.

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