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Call the Mesquiteers

Call the Mesquiteers

1938Movie⏱️ 55mApproved
DramaWestern
5.9
IMDB Rating
136 votes

Smugglers hijack the Mesquiteers truck, but the police catch up, kill the smugglers, and then try to arrest the Mesquiteers as part of the gang. They escape but now have to prove their innocence while being hunted as wanted men.

Director
John English
Writers
Luci Ward, Bernard McConville, William Colt MacDonald
Stars
Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune
Release Date
March 7, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Robert Livingston
Robert Livingston
as Stony Brooke
Ray Corrigan
Ray Corrigan
as Tucson Smith
Max Terhune
Max Terhune
as Lullaby Joslin
Lynne Roberts
Lynne Roberts
as Madge Irving
Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins
as Dr. Algemon Irving
Sammy McKim
Sammy McKim
as Timothy Irving
Eddy Waller
Eddy Waller
as Hardy
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Maston Williams
as Phillips - Henchman
Eddie Hart
Eddie Hart
as Lefty - Henchman
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Pat Gleason
as Joe - Henchman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Republic Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

b westernthree mesquiteers seriespoliceescapesnake oil salesman

🎯 Categories

DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Okay Picture, Not Really A Western Though
by FightingWesterner2010-04-13
6/10

"Ray Corrigan, Bob Livingston, And Max Terhune stumble across an overturned truck on the highway and are forced by gangsters to load the stolen goods from the wreck onto their own truck. Kidnapped and in the company of gun-toting criminals, they're mistaken for accomplices and forced to take off rather than participate in a necktie party. With it's abundance of trucks, car chases, motorcycle cops, telephones, and radio, this isn't much of a western at all. Still, this entry in Republic Pictures' Three Mesquiteer series is a fairly entertaining adventure, with decent enough ..."

💡 Did You Know?

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📖 Synopsis

Smugglers hijack the Mesquiteers truck, but the police catch up, kill the smugglers, and then try to arrest the Mesquiteers as part of the gang. They escape but now have to prove their innocence while being hunted as wanted men.