The Mystery of the Hooded Horseman (1937)
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Based on the notorious Black Legion which had created quite a turmoil in Michigan a few years earlier, screenwriter Edmund Kelso and director Al Taylor crafted one of the better Tex Ritter musical Westerns. Filmed on location at Kernville, California, The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen was made… More Based on the notorious Black Legion which had created quite a turmoil in Michigan a few years earlier, screenwriter Edmund Kelso and director Al Taylor crafted one of the better Tex Ritter musical Westerns. Filmed on location at Kernville, California, The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen was made almost serial-style, except that this time the villains wore the masks instead of the hero. A gang of hooded riders is terrorizing the local ranchers and even shoots kindly old Tom Wilson (Lafe McKee) in cold blood. Before he expires, Tom begs Tex Martin (Ritter) and his sidekick Stubby (Horace Murphy) to help his partner, Farley (Joseph W. Girard), save their mine. The supposed leader of the riders, Blackie (Charles King), gets Tex in hot water with the sheriff (Earl Dwire) but assisted by old Tom Wilson's pretty daughter Nancy (Iris Meredith), the singing cowboy nevertheless manages not only to bring Blackie to justice but also reveal the identity of the real brain behind the terror. The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen proved the first Ritter Western to open on Broadway in New York City and the sometimes overbearing critic from the New York Times, John T. McManus, was charmed enough to term it "refreshing." ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ray Taylor
- Genres
- Western, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 6, 1937 Wide
- On DVD
- Mar 29, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The best of singing cowboy Tex Ritter's B Westerns.
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Cast
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Tex Ritter
as Tex Martin
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Iris Meredith
as Nancy Wilson
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Horace Murphy
as Stubby
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Charles King
as Blackie Devlin
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Earl Dwire
as Sheriff Walker
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Forrest Taylor
as Norton
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Joseph W. Girard
as Dan Farley
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Lafe [Lafayette] McKee
as Tom Wilson
- Lynton Brent
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Tex Palmer
as Henchman
- The Range Ramblers
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Hank Worden
as Deputy
- Ray Whitley
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Clyde McClary
as Bar patron
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Jack C. Smith
as Townsman
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James Sheridan
as Bar patron
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Oscar Gahan
as Bartender
- Chick Hannon
- White Flash the Horse
