Vigilantes of Boomtown

IMDb 2.5 1947 • 56 min • Western

Director

R.G. Springsteen

Country

US

Plot Summary

The ranch of Red Ryder (Allan Lane) and his aunt, The Duchess (Martha Wentworth), is being used as the training site for "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (George Turner) for his upcoming fight in Carson City, Nevada for the heavyweight championship against Bob Fitzsimmons (John Dehner). Molly McVey (Peggy Stewart), the daughter of a U.S. Senator, crusading against prize-fighting in Nevada, complicates matters soemwhat when she conceives the bright idea of having Corbett kidnapped, thus causing the cancellation of the fight. The two men (George Chesebro and George Lloyd) she hires to do the kidnapping also add to the complications by kidnapping Ryder instead of Corbett. Meanwhile, a gang of crooks, led by McKean (Roy Barcroft), descend on the town intent on looting the town and also making off with the fight proceeds.

Top Cast

Allan Lane
Allan Lane Red Ryder
Robert Blake
Robert Blake Little Beaver
Martha Wentworth
Martha Wentworth Duchess Wentworth
Roscoe Karns
Roscoe Karns Bill Delaney
Roy Barcroft
Roy Barcroft McKean