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Riders of Black Mountain

Riders of Black Mountain

1940Movie⏱️ 57mApproved
DramaWestern
6.1
IMDB Rating
52 votes

Disguised as a gambler, U.S. Marshal Tim Donovan (Tim McCoy) rides the Black Mountain Stage which is held up by Pete Smith (Ted Adams) and his gang. Tim and his pal, Tombstone (Ralph Peters) pursue --- no, not on foot as their hor...

Director
Sam Newfield
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tim McCoy, Pauline Haddon, Rex Lease
Release Date
November 11, 1940
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Tim McCoy
Tim McCoy
as Marshal Tim Donovan
Pauline Haddon
Pauline Haddon
as Betty Harper
Rex Lease
Rex Lease
as Sheriff Clay Mathews
Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters
as Sidekick Tombstone
Julian Rivero
Julian Rivero
as Jose
Edward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.
as George Harris
Frank LaRue
Frank LaRue
as Judge Harper
Ted Adams
Ted Adams
as Pete Smith - Henchman
Jack Rutherford
Jack Rutherford
as Biff Hunter
Stephen Chase
Stephen Chase
as Emmett

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Sigmund Neufeld Productions

🏷️ Keywords

color in titleb westernindependent film

🎯 Categories

DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

A Gussied-up Tim McCoy Leads the Way to Black Mountain
by glennstenb2021-09-13
6/10

"There has always been something majestic and regal about Tim McCoy's presence in film, and his presence in "Riders of Black Mountain" carries this even a notch or two higher than normal, what with him always being cloaked in a long black gambler's coat and sporting a sharply-cut black hat, less grandiose than his normally-worn super-sized white one; yes, he dons this attire even when riding at breakneck speed on horseback, and he looks sharp for sure! This picture was produced toward the end of the Colonel's leading-man days (1940) at the lower-budgeted PRC studios, a..."

💡 Did You Know?

The earliest documented telecast of this film occurred Monday 2 April 1945 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1). Post-WWII television viewers got their first look at it in New York City Thursday 26 August 1948 on WATV (Channel 13), in Los Angeles, Wednesday 12 January 1949 on KFI (Channel 9), in Milwaukee Saturday 19 March 1949 on WTMJ (Channel 3), in Dayton Saturday 9 April 1949 on WHIO (Channel 13), in Albuquerque Tuesday 21 June 1949 on KOB (Channel 4), and in Cincinnati Tuesday 16 August 1949 on WKRC (Channel 11).

📖 Synopsis

Disguised as a gambler, U.S. Marshal Tim Donovan (Tim McCoy) rides the Black Mountain Stage which is held up by Pete Smith (Ted Adams) and his gang. Tim and his pal, Tombstone (Ralph Peters) pursue --- no, not on foot as their hor...