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Riders of Destiny (1933)

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Release Date: Oct 10, 1933 Wide

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In the first of his 16 Westerns for Monogram, John Wayne plays Singin' Sandy Saunders, a drifter who witnesses what he at first believes to be a stage robbery. In reality, the "road agent" is a girl, Fay Denton (Cecilia Parker), and she is "stealing" her own money in order to prevent a phony stage holdup further down the road. As Fay's father, Charlie "Dad" Denton (George Hayes), explains, the culprit behind a rash of pretend stage holdups committed by two bumbling drivers (Al St. John and

Unrated, 1 hr.

Western, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: Robert N. Bradbury

In Theaters: Oct 10, 1933 Wide

American Pop Classics

Cast

John Wayne
Singin' Sandy Saunders
Cecilia Parker
Fay Denton
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Sheriff Denton
Forrest Taylor
Kincaid
Al St. John
Bert
Earl Dwire
Slip Morman
Lafe [Lafayette] McKee
Sheriff
Hal Price
townsman
Si Jenks
Pa
Charles "Heinie" Conklin
Stage Driver
Horse: Duke
Fern Emmett
Farm Woman
Tex Palmer
henchman
Yakima Canutt
henchman
Horace B. Carpenter
Mason
Silver Tip Baker
townsman
Addie Foster
driver's wife

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Looks glossy for a production that was only budgeted for $10,000.

October 11, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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One of and endless series of John Wayne "B" westerns he made in the 1930's. This one is a little better than most, still, nothing special at all in any way. Poorly acted. John Wayne's acting did improve in time, but he was never a great actor, Oscar or no Oscar.

September 13, 2009

James Higgins

One of John Wayne's very few "singing cowboy" pictures. Seriously, out of nowhere, he just bursts into song! And the truly hilarious part is that it's not even Duke singing! It's some other guy singing while Duke moves his lips to the words and pretends to play the guitar! And you know what a distinctive, recognizable

September 17, 2008

Christopher Poole

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