Hit the Saddle
Encyclopedia
Hit the Saddle is a 1937 "Three Mesquiteers
" Western
B-movie
starring Bob Livingston
, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune
, and Rita Hayworth
, before she became famous. The film was directed by Mack V. Wright
.
s across other ranches which will lead to the government removing its protection. In the process, however, the local Sheriff is killed by Volcano and the Sheriff's friends, The Three Mesquiteers, become involved. Meanwhile, Stony Brooke wants to marry saloon singer Rita but the other Mesquiteers do not trust her.
The Three Mesquiteers
The Three Mesquiteers is the umbrella title for a series of 51 western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943, including 8 films starring John Wayne...
" Western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
starring Bob Livingston
Robert Livingston (actor)
Robert Livingston was an American film actor. He appeared in 135 films between 1921 and 1975.Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie series, a role later played by John Wayne for eight films...
, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune
Max Terhune
Max Terhune , was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 70 films, mostly B-westerns, between 1936 and 1956....
, and Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth was an American film actress and dancer who attained fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars...
, before she became famous. The film was directed by Mack V. Wright
Mack V. Wright
-Selected filmography:Director*Wolf Tracks *Masked *Thieves' Clothes *The Broncho Kid *Red Blood *The Texas Terror *Tarzan and the Golden Lion *South of the Rio Grande...
.
Plot
Cattle rancher Rance McGowan intends to capture a herd of wild horses but they are protected US government. He trains and disguises his own horse, Volcano, to lead them in stampedeStampede
A stampede is an act of mass impulse among herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd collectively begins running with no clear direction or purpose....
s across other ranches which will lead to the government removing its protection. In the process, however, the local Sheriff is killed by Volcano and the Sheriff's friends, The Three Mesquiteers, become involved. Meanwhile, Stony Brooke wants to marry saloon singer Rita but the other Mesquiteers do not trust her.
Cast
- Bob LivingstonBob LivingstonRobert Linlithgow "Bob" Livingston Jr. is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbyist and a former Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana...
as Stony Brooke, Mesquiteer - Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith, Mesquiteer
- Max TerhuneMax TerhuneMax Terhune , was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 70 films, mostly B-westerns, between 1936 and 1956....
as Lullaby Joslin, Mesquiteer - Rita HayworthRita HayworthRita Hayworth was an American film actress and dancer who attained fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars...
as Rita, a saloon singer (Hayworth was billed under her real name as Rita Cansino; in the same year she moved to Columbia PicturesColumbia PicturesColumbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
and acquired her more famous stage nameStage nameA stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
) - J. P. McGowanJ. P. McGowanJohn Paterson McGowan was a pioneering Hollywood actor and film director, occasionally too screenwriter and stunt actor. J.P...
as Rance McGowan, villainVillainA villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
ous rancher - Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Miller, murdered by McGowan
- Sammy McKimSammy McKimSammy McKim was a Canadian film actor.He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and died in Burbank, California from heart failure.-Selected filmography:* Heart of the Rockies...
as Tim Miller, the Sheriff's son - Yakima CanuttYakima CanuttYakima Canutt , also known as Yak Canutt, was an American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and action director.-Biography:...
as Buck, one of McGowan's henchmen - Harry TenbrookHarry TenbrookHarry Tenbrook born Henry Olaf Hansen, was a Norwegian-born American film actor. He appeared in some 332 films between 1911 and 1960. A favorite of John Ford, Tenbrook was a prominent member of the John Ford Stock Company...
as Joe Harvey, one of McGowan's henchmen - Robert SmithRobert Smith (actor)Robert Cecil Smith was an American actor of the stage, television, and film. He began his career as a teenager, making his first appearance in the 1927 film Baby Brother...
as Hank, one of McGowan's henchmen - Eddie BolandEddie BolandEddie Boland was an American film actor. He appeared in 112 films between 1912 and 1937.He was born in San Francisco, California and died in Santa Monica, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
as Pete