Tonto Basin Outlaws is a 1941 American western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the tenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Dusty and Max "Alibi" Terhune as Alibi, with Jan Wiley, Tris Coffin and Edmund Cobb.[1] Despite the film's title, the action takes place in Montana, not Arizona's Tonto Basin. Like the other of the Range Busters series, the film was shot at Corriganville Movie Ranch and used footage from silent Westerns.

Tonto Basin Outlaws
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. Roy Luby
Written byEarle Snell
John Vlahos
Produced byGeorge W. Weeks
StarringJohn "Dusty" King
Ray "Crash" Corrigan
Max Terhune
CinematographyRobert E. Cline
Edited byS. Roy Luby
Music byFrank Sanucci
Production
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Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • October 10, 1941 (1941-10-10)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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After the Sinking of the Maine, the Range Busters enlist in the Rough Riders to fight in the Spanish–American War. They are disappointed they are to be mustered out due to Crash's familiarity with Montana in order to protect cattle herds and gold shipments meant for the Army that are being attacked. Denver reporter Jane Blanchard sees her chance to cover the troubles in Montana when all the young male reporters are in Washington or en route to the war fronts. Working undercover in a Montana saloon owned by town boss Jeff Miller, Jane suspects first Crash, then Rusty of being one of the rustlers.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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  • John "Dusty" King – "Cabin of My Dreams" (Words and Music by John "Dusty" King and Jean George)

See also

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The Range Busters series:

References

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  1. ^ Fetrow p.531

Bibliography

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  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
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