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Western Wednesdays: Hop-Along Cassidy (1935)

SYNOPSIS:
A small herd of cattle from the West Cooley range has stampeded in to the Bar 20, which is led by Red Connors [Frank McGlynn, Jr.], feisty old Uncle Ben [George Hayes] and punchy, trigger-happy Johnny Nelson [Jimmy Ellison]. Jimmy charges himself with the task of charging the herd back on their own range, while Buck Peters [Charles Middleton] speaks to Jim Meeker [Robert Warwick], owner of the Cooley range.
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Western Wednesdays: Fighting Mustang (1948)

SYNOPSIS:
A horse rustling outfit, the Black Diamond gang, is making off with wild horses intended to be used by the Texas rangers. During one of the ambushes, the unscrupulous marauders rustle five horses while injuring Cyclone, one of the rangers’ best and most temperamental stallions.

Having had his fill of these incidents, Ranger Sunset Carson [Sunset Carson] is charged with the task of recapturing the stolen mares and apprehending the rustlers. As it turns out, the rangers do not possess jurisdiction over the Three Corners territory in which the gang is hiding out as the stretch of land has yet to be annexed into the state of Texas.
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Western Wednesdays: The Hard Hombre (1931)

SYNOPSIS:
William “Peaceful” Patton [Hoot Gibson] attempts to end a range war between two opposing ranch owners but is frightened off the job by violence that ensues between the two. He returns home to his pacifist mother [Jessie Arnold]. As the two travel to church, the sheriff [Christian Frank] informs Patton of a ranch foreman’s job available in the next county. Patton accepts and rides off.
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Western Wednesdays: The Avenging Rider (1943)

SYNOPSIS:
While on his way to help out his mining partner Sam Trotter, Brit Marshall [Tim Holt] runs in to a band of murderous rogues whom claim to be working for Trotter. Unbeknownst to Marshall and his sidekick Ike [Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards], these men not only stole the gold shipment they claim they were delivering to the Gold Ace, Trotter’s ranch, but also shot and killed Trotter in cold blood. After a gunfight, Marshall and Ike are taken prisoner by the local sheriff [Edward Cassidy].
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Western Wednesdays: The Rawhide Terror (1934)

SYNOPSIS:
A family is enjoying a meal in the desert when a horde of white badmen masquerading as Indigenous people infiltrate their picnic and rob the family of their valuables. They kill the parents, leaving the two male children, whom share similar birthmarks, stranded with the eldest son wandering off cackling maniacally.
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