RIDERS OF THE WHISTLING SKULL (1937) Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan & Mary Russell | Western | B&W

Riders of the Whistling Skull is a 1937 "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie of the weird western genre starring Bob Livingston, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, and ventriloquist Max Terhune with his dummy Elmer. It was directed by Mack V. Wright, produced by Nat Levine and released by Republic Pictures. The film is based on the 1934 novel by William Colt MacDonald.

SYNOPSIS
A supernatural western! The Three Mesquiteers accompany an archeological expedition to a lost Indian city of gold called Lukachuke.

After Professor Marsh disappears while searching for the lost city of Lukachukai, a party of anthropologists including Marsh's daughter Betty arrive in a Western town to prepare an expedition to look for him. Meanwhile, the Three Mesquiteers have discovered a delirious man wandering the desert and bring him to town where Betty recognizes him as a member of her missing father's expedition. As the man slowly gets his memory back the party wishes to know the location of Professor Marsh and Lukachukai that contains an ancient legendary treasure. The man is murdered with a knife bearing an Indian inscription. The Mesquiteers recognize that the murderer is one of the party in the room. Keen on his detective magazine that he constantly carries with him, Stony and the Mesquiteers lead an expedition to find Professor Marsh, the lost city and its treasure and the murderer. Well-armed devil worshiping Indians and animate mummies enliven the proceedings.

CAST & CREW
Bob Livingston as Stony Brooke
Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Tucson Smith
Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin
Mary Russell as Betty Marsh
Roger Williams as Rutledge,
Fern Emmett as Henrietta McCoy
C. Montague Shaw as Prof. Flaxon
Yakima Canutt as Otah
John Ward as Prof. Brewster
George Godfrey as Prof. Fronc
Earle Ross as Prof. Cleary
Frank Ellis as Coggins, the cook
Chief Thundercloud as High Priest
John Van Pelt as Prof. Marsh

Directed by Mack V. Wright
Written by Oliver Drake, Bernard McConville, John Rathmell, William Colt MacDonald (novel)
Produced by Nat Levine
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Edited by Murray Seldeen, Tony Martinelli
Music by Harry Grey
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date January 4, 1937
Running time 58 minutes
Country United States
Language English