''Riddle Ranch'' is a 1935 American

western film The Western is a film genre defined by the American Film Institute as films which are "set in the American West that mbodythe spirit, the struggle, and the demise of the new frontier." Generally set in the American frontier between the Calif ...

directed by

Charles Hutchison Charles Hutchison (December 3, 1879 – May 30, 1949) was an American film actor, film director, director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1914 and 1944. He also directed 33 films between 1915 and 1938. Though he ...

and starring David Worth,

June Marlowe June Marlowe (born Gisela Valaria Goetten, November 6, 1903 – March 10, 1984) was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. She was best known for her role as "Miss Crabtree" in the ''Our Gang'' short subj ...

, and

Julian Rivero Julian Rivero (July 25, 1890 – February 24, 1976) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades. He made his film debut in the 1923 silent melodrama, '' The Bright Shawl'', which starred Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, Will ...

. It was made as an

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on Poverty Row.Pitts p.59 It was primarily designed as a vehicle for the horse Black King.

Plot

Don Carlos, a Mexican

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, wants to get his hands on the horse Black King. To achieve this he rigs a horse race to cheat Black King's owner. That night, after being accused of dishonesty, he shoots dead another man with young Bob Horton's gun. Bob is then forced to flee across the border to Mexico as he is suspected of the killing.

Cast

* Black King as Black King * David Worth as Bob Horton *

as Helen * Baby Charlene Barry as Young Betty *

as Don Carlos *

Richard Cramer Richard Earl Cramer (July 3, 1889 – August 9, 1960) was an American actor in films from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. Cramer specialized in villainous roles in many low-budget westerns, but is today best remembered for his several app ...

as Jim Riddle * Art Felix as Henchman Pedro *

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Fred "Snowflake" Toones (January 5, 1906 – February 13, 1962) was an American actor and comedian. He appeared in over 200 films in his career spanning 23 years. Career He appeared in over 200 films between 1928 and 1951. His standard cha ...

as Snowflake * Henry Sylvester as Sheriff *

Budd Buster Budd Leland Buster (June 14, 1891 – December 22, 1965), was an American actor known for B western films. He was sometimes credited as Bud Buster, and as George Selk in his later work. Early life Buster was born either Budd Leland Buster or ...

as Henchman Antonio *

Ray Gallagher Ray Gallagher (April 17, 1885 – March 6, 1953) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1936. He appeared in many productions at Universal.''Pictorial History of the Silent Screen'' p.91 c. ...

as Deputy Tom

References

Bibliography

* Fetrow, Alan G. . ''Sound films, 1927-1939: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1992. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* 1935 films 1935 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Charles Hutchison 1930s American films Films set in Mexico English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-western-film-stub