''The Scarlet Horseman'' is a 1946 American

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from

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. It is directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. Paul Guilfoyle plays Jim Bannion, secret identity of The Scarlet Horseman, with Janet Shaw as Elise, his love interest. Virginia Christine plays the villainess, Matosca.

Plot

Two Texas Rangers investigate the kidnapping of wives and daughters of Senators. In order to do so, one goes undercover as "The Scarlet Horseman", a legendary and respected

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figure. The villainess, Matosca, intends to use the kidnappees to force a partition of Texas.

Cast

Peter Cookson Peter Cookson (May 8, 1913 – January 6, 1990) was an American stage and film actor of the 1940s and 1950s. He was known for his collaborations with his wife, Beatrice Straight, an actress and member of the Whitney family. Early life Cookso ...

as Kirk Norris, a Texas Ranger *

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as Jim Bannion, a Texas Ranger secretly using the identity of ''The Scarlet Horseman'' * Janet Shaw as Elise Halliday, heroine *

Virginia Christine Virginia Christine (born Virginia Christine Ricketts; March 5, 1920 – July 24, 1996) was an American stage, radio, film, television, and voice actress. Though Christine had a long career as a character actress in film and television, she i ...

as Carla Marquette, daughter of a discredited Senator and secretly the villainous Matosca * Victoria Horne as Loma * Cy Kendall as Amigo Mañana * Edward Howard as Zero Quick * Harold Goodman as Idaho Jones *

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as Ballou, saloon owner * Helen Bennett as Mrs. Ruth Halliday * Jack Ingram as Tragg, one of Matosca's henchmen *

Edmund Cobb Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966. Biography Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundi ...

as Kyle, one of Matosca's henchmen * Guy Wilkerson as Panhandle, one of Matosca's henchmen * Al Woods as Senator Mark Halliday * Fred Coby as Tioga * Ralph Lewis as Saloon Henchman

Chapter titles

# Scarlet for a Champion # Dry Grass Danger # Railroad Rescue # Staked Plains Stampede # Death Shifts Passengers # Stop that Stage # Blunderbuss Broadside # Scarlet Doublecross # Doom Beyond the Door # The Edge of Danger # Comanche Avalanche # Staked Plains Massacre # Scarlet Showdown _Source: The opening narration to each chapter was by Milburn ("Gunsmoke") Stone.

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* * 1946 films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films Universal Pictures film serials Films directed by Ray Taylor Films directed by Lewis D. Collins 1946 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films 1940s American films {{1940s-Western-film-stub

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