THE LONE RIDER IN THE GHOST TOWN (1941) George HoustonAl St. JohnRebel Randall | Western | B&W

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town is a 1941 American western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Rebel Randall, Budd Buster, Frank Hagney and Stephen Chase. The film was released on May 16, 1941, by Producers Releasing Corporation.

This is the third movie in the Lone Rider series, which spans seventeen films—eleven starring George Houston, and a further six starring Robert Livingston.[3]

Houston, once an opera singer, sang four songs in this film: "Old Cactus Joe", "In Old Spring Valley", "Sweet Suzanna" and "Under Prairie Skies". The songs were written by Johnny Lange and Lew Porter. This film was later released on DVD as Ghost Mine.

Synopsis

Tom Cameron, also known as the Lone Rider, and his sidekick, Fuzzy Jones, are called in to investigate if a ghost town actually has real ghosts haunting it. It turns out the truth is the "ghosts" are really the hideout for a gang of outlaws who fake the "ghosts" to keep people away.

Cast:

George Houston as Tom Cameron, the Lone Rider
Al St. John as Fuzzy Jones
Rebel Randall as Helen Clark
Budd Buster as Moosehide Larson
Frank Hagney as O'Shea
Stephen Chase as Bob Sinclair
Reed Howes as Jim Gordon
Charles King as Roberts
George Chesebro as Jed
Edward Peil Sr. as Dennis Clark
Arch Hall Sr. as Roper

Crew:

Directed by: Sam Newfield
Screenplay by: Joseph O'Donnell
Produced by: Sigmund Neufeld
Cinematography: Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by: Holbrook N. Todd

Production:

Production Company: Sigmund Neufeld Productions
Distributed by: Producers Releasing Corporation
Release Information:

Release Date: May 16, 1941
Running Time: 64 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English