Riders of Destiny (1933) | Directed by Robert N. Bradbury - Full Movie

Cautionary tale features a fictionalized take on the use of marijuana. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music.

Riders of Destiny is a 1933 pre-Code Western musical film starring 26-year-old John Wayne as Singin' Sandy Saunders, the screen's second singing cowboy (the first being Ken Maynard in the 1929 film The Wagon Master). It was the first of a series of sixteen Lone Star Westerns made for Monogram Pictures between 1933-1935, by Wayne and director Robert N. Bradbury, and the first pairing of Wayne with George "Gabby" Hayes.

Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury
Written by: Robert N. Bradbury
Produced by: Paul Malvern
Starring: John Wayne, Cecilia Parker, George "Gabby" Hayes, Al St. John, Yakima Canutt
Cinematography: Archie Stout
Edited by: Carl Pierson
Distributed by: Monogram Pictures
Release date: October 10, 1933 (USA)
Running time: 53 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English