The Cowboy from Sundown
The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler. Then, Sheriff Tex Rockett is forced to quarantine all the cattle on the local ranches because of a hoof-and-mouth disease outbreak. Steve Davis herds his cattle to the railhead anyway, and Tex is forced to arrest him. Urged on by the banker's son, Nick Cuttler, the angry ranchers storm the jail, but Steve's sister Bee persuades them to await the trial. Steve, with Nick's help, breaks jail and is told he must kill Tex to aid the ranchers. Meanwhile, government man Bret Stockton and Tex see Nick and his men treating cattle in an unusual way. Tex finally proves that the Cuttlers have been treating the cattle with acid to give a false impression of the hoof-and-mouth disease.
Release Date
September 5, 1940Runtime
54 minRating
NRGenres
WesternDirected by
Spencer Gordon Bennet, Arthur HammondScreenplay by
Roland Lynch, Robert Emmett TanseyStory by
Roland LynchLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Tex Ritter
Sheriff Tex RockettRoscoe Ates
Deputy Gloomy DayCarleton Young
Nick CuttlerGeorge Pembroke
Cylus CuttlerGlenn Strange
Bret StocktonSlim Andrews
Judge Hank PritchardBud Osborne
Pronto ParsonsJoe McGuinn
Rip CarterDave O'Brien
Steve DavisVictor Adamson
CowhandGene Alsace
Cattle BuyerWhite Flash
Tex's HorseCactus Mack
Mob MemberDoye O'Dell
Cowhand MusicianJames Sheridan
Davis CowhandWally West
CowhandTris Coffin
Ben VarcoImages
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