The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail is a 1943 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Johnny Mack Brown and Tex Ritter. The supporting cast features Fuzzy Knight and Jennifer Holt and, in a small role as a villain, Robert Mitchum (billed as "Bob Mitchum"). The screenplay was written by Oliver Drake from a story by Victor Halperin. It was the last of 29 B-westerns Brown starred in for Universal beginning in 1939.

The Lone Star Trail
Directed by	Ray Taylor
Screenplay by	Oliver Drake
Story by	Victor Halperin
Produced by	Oliver Drake
Starring	Johnny Mack Brown Tex Ritter
Cinematography	William A. Sickner
Edited by	Ray Snyder
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 6, 1943 (1943-08-06)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A paroled convict (Johnny Mack Brown) returns to his home town to prove his innocence against the land-grabbing town elders who framed him for a stagecoach robbery. He's aided in his quest by his partner (Fuzzy Knight), girl friend (Jennifer Holt), and a new friend (Tex Ritter) who is a U.S. marshal traveling incognito.

Cast

• Johnny Mack Brown as Blaze Barker
• Tex Ritter as Fargo Steele
• Fuzzy Knight as Angus MacAngus
• Jennifer Holt as Joan Winters
• George Eldredge as Doug Ransom
• Michael Vallon as Jonathan Bentley
• Harry Strang as Sheriff Waddell
• Earle Hodgins as Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
• Jack Ingram as Henchman Dan Jason
• Robert Mitchum as Ben Slocum (as Bob Mitchum)
• Ethan Laidlaw Steve Bannister
• Jimmy Wakely Trio as Musicians, Cowhands

See also

• List of American films of 1943

External links

• The Lone Star Trail in the Internet Movie Database