RANGE BUSTERS, HAUNTED RANCH (1943) John 'Dusty' King& David Sharpe |Western | B&W | Vintage Cinema

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Haunted Ranch is a 1943 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the twentieth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, with Rex Lease, Julie Duncan and Glenn Strange.

Synopsis

The Range Busters, Dusty King (John King), Dave Sharpe (David Sharpe) and Alibi Terhune (Max Terhune), attempt to track down a gang of robbers. A situation arises that, in order to solve a crime that's been committed by the renegades, the trio finds that a necessary clue to the solution of the mystery involves the discovery of the favorite song of a bandit who has already been murdered. This film has four Range Busters since David Sharpe was entered his World War Two service before it was finished. Rex Lease was brought in to replace him. The film covers his exit, thusly: At the start of film Alibi tells Dusty that Dave will join Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders the first chance he gets. About midway of the film, Dave takes one of the outlaws to Marshal Hammond (Steve Clark) and following that, is shown standing outside of a recruiting office. Hammond sends Rex Lease to advise Dusty and Alibi that Dave has joined the Rough Riders and, at that point, Dusty asks Lease to stay on and help.

Cast & Crew

John "Dusty" King as "Dusty" King
Dave Sharpe as Davy Sharpe
Max Terhune as "Alibi" Terhune
Elmer as Elmer - Alibi's Dummy
Julie Duncan as Helen Weston
Glenn Strange as Rance Austin
Charles King as Henchman Chuck
Bud Osborne as Henchman Ed
Rex Lease as Deputy Rex Lease
Fred "Snowflake" Toones as Sam
Budd Buster as Sheriff
Tex Palmer as Henchman Danny
Steve Clark as Marshal Hammond

Director: Robert Emmett Tansey
Writer:
Arthur Hoerl (original story)
Elizabeth Beecher (screenplay)
Producer: George W. Weeks
Cinematography: Robert E. Cline
Editor: S. Roy Luby
Music: Frank Sanucci
Release Date: February 19, 1943
Running Time: 57 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English