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Riders of the Dawn

NR

1945

58 minutes

Western

Overview

Jimmy Wakely and Dusty, traveling with the medicine show owned by "Lasses" White, stop at the Ferguson ranch and find the rancher and his wife killed. They take the Ferguson baby to their camp, where outlaws Joe, Slick and Pete attempt to kidnap the baby, while Dusty is reporting the murders to Sheriff Beasley and town mayor Melinda Pringle. Wakely and his singers hide the baby from its legal guardian, Doc Judd Thomas, as they suspect him of being connected with the Ferguson murders.

Top Cast

Jimmy Wakely headshot

Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely

Lee 'Lasses' White headshot

Lee 'Lasses' White

Lasses White

John James headshot

John James

Dusty Smith

Sarah Padden headshot

Sarah Padden

Melinda Pringle

Horace Murphy headshot

Horace Murphy

Sheriff Beasley

Phyllis Adair headshot

Phyllis Adair

Penny Pringle

Jack Baxley headshot

Jack Baxley

Doc Judd Thomas

Arthur 'Fiddlin' Smith headshot

Arthur 'Fiddlin' Smith

Arthur Smith - Fiddle Player

Wesley Tuttle headshot

Wesley Tuttle

Westley Tuttle - Band Leader

Fred Aldrich headshot

Fred Aldrich

Townsman (uncredited)

Bob Shelton headshot

Bob Shelton

Bob Shelton - Comic Fiddler