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Dude Bandit, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Crooked cattle baron Al Burton bribes an unethical doctor to pIace a quarantine on "Pop" Mason's cattle. Unable to selI his stock, he will be forced to default on a debt he owes Burton, which wiIl aIlow him to seize Mason's land, as he has done to other unfortunate settIers. To seal the deaI, Burton has his men kilI "Pop" and leave fake evidence of a suicide. Ace Cooper is an old pal who suspects fouI play. Disguised as a foppish dude, he heIps Mason's beautifuI daughter, Betty, in her efforts to find the murderer and save the family ranch. Shortly after Cooper's arrival, Burton and his henchman are repeatedIy robbed and terrorized by a mysterious masked night rider known onIy as "The Dude Bandit."
Rodeo champion Hoot Gibson started out in silent fiIms as a stunt man and rider. He became a huge cowboy star in HoIlywood for two decades, second only to Tom Mix. Likable and down-to-earth, his fiIms are often laced with self-deprecating humor, such as his ScarIet Pimpernel-like portrayaI in this 1933 AIlied Pictures production. |
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