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Terrors on Horseback

1946 · 55 min

A quick, plain-spoken oater that moves from one horseback chase to the next without much fuss.

Directed by
Sam Newfield
Genres
Western
Starring
Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty
Tagline
OUTLAW GUNS BACK THE ROULETTE WHEEL... when Buster bets his life on a crooked spin!
Overview
Fuzzy's niece is killed in a stagecoach hold-up. Billy and Fuzzy quickly learn that the culprit, who not only killed all the passengers but also absconded with $40,000, may be holed up in lawless Pecos City.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Sam Newfield
Genres
Western
Starring
Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • revenge
    • crime
    • grief
    • justice
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    western
    Directed by
    Sam Newfield
    Written by
    Milton Raison, George Wallace Sayre
    Starring
    Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty, I. Stanford Jolley, Kermit Maynard, Henry Hall, Karl Hackett, Marin Sais
    Runtime
    55 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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