''Ghost-Town Gold'' is a 1936 American

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film directed by

Joseph Kane Jasper Joseph Inman Kane (March 19, 1894, San Diego – August 25, 1975, Santa Monica, California) was an American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter. He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus on Western ...

and was the second entry of the 51-film series of

" Three Mesquiteers"

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. It was based on the 1935 novel of the same name by

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Plot

Having earned a tidy sum from the sale of some cattle they drove, The Three Mesquiteers reluctantly send the gambling addict Lullaby Joslin to bank their cheque from the sale. Lullaby wins Elmer, a ventriloquist dummy at a crooked carnival by cheating at a game of Three Card Monte, replacing all his cards with Aces. Lullaby and Elmer are on a roll and arrive at the bank just after it closes. During the night the bank is robbed, the Three Mesquiteers stay on to help the bank, including Tucson Smith taking the place of a champion in a prize fight, and apprehend the robbers who hid the money in a

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Cast

* Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke *

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as Tucson Smith *

Max Terhune Max Terhune (February 12, 1891 – June 5, 1973) was an American actor. He appeared in nearly 70 films, mostly B-westerns, between 1936 and 1956. Among these, Terhune starred in '' The Three Mesquiteers'' and '' Range Busters'' series. B ...

as Lullaby Joslin * Kay Hughes as Sabina Thornton *

LeRoy Mason LeRoy Franklin Mason (July 2, 1903 – October 13, 1947) was an American film actor who worked primarily in Westerns in both the silent and sound film eras. Mason was born in Larimore, North Dakota, on July 2, 1903. Career 1920s Mason's fi ...

as Dirk Barrington *Burr Caruth as Mayor Ben Thornton *

Bob Kortman Robert F. Kortman (December 24, 1887 – March 13, 1967) was an American film actor mostly associated with westerns, though he also appeared in a number of Laurel and Hardy comedies. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1914 and 1952. 193 ...

as Monk (Barrington's Henchman) *

Milburn Morante Milburn Morante (April 6, 1887 – January 28, 1964) was an American actor, film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding t ...

as Jake Rawlins *

Frank Hagney Frank Sidney Hagney (20 March 1884 – 25 June 1973) was an Australian actor. He is known for his work on '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), '' Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) and '' The Sea Beast'' (1926). Early life and career Born in Sydney, ...

as 'Wild Man' Joe Kamatski *Don Roberts as O'Brien's manager *F. Herrick Herrick as Catlett, the Fight Promoter *Robert C. Thomas as 'Thunderbolt' O'Brien, the Champ *

Yakima Canutt Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen performing them ...

as Buck (Barrington's Henchman) *

Hank Worden Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden; July 23, 1901 – December 6, 1992) was an American cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many Westerns, including a dozen John Ford films, such as ''The Searchers'', and the TV series ''The Lone R ...

as Mr. Crabtree

References

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* * 1936 films American black-and-white films 1936 Western (genre) films Films directed by Joseph Kane Republic Pictures films Three Mesquiteers films American Western (genre) films Films produced by Nat Levine Films based on Western (genre) novels 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-Western-film-stub