Ellen has the contract for the South West Stage Line through the panhandle. Her father had the run for years and Haney, who runs the office, worked for him. But Ellen does not know that Haney is in league with Elkins and they want the stage line so they can rob the gold shipments. All they need do is stop the stage and end her contract, but that is not easy with Dave driving for Ellen.
Stunts
Stagecoach stunts that genuinely risked lives for Republic Pictures.
Production
Shot in 5 days on recycled sets—B-movie efficiency as art.
Director
George Sherman
Don 'Red' Barry
Dave Gregory
Lynn Merrick
Ellen Bristol
Emmett Lynn
Charles Haney
Al St. John
Dusty Jenkins
Robert Kent
Griff Williams
Ethan Laidlaw
Henchman Lou
Eddie Phillips
Mustachio'd Henchman (uncredited)
Charles King
Henchman-Bartender Talbot (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Gates - Stage Line Official (uncredited)
Ben Corbett
Townsman (uncredited)
Martin Faust
Townsman (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Don 'Red' Barry was Republic's answer to Jimmy Clegg—so popular they literally renamed him 'Red' to match his hair and got him insured as a 'second lead' commodity.
George Sherman directed 30+ Westerns in the 1940s—this one's textbook 'programmer' cinema, designed to fill double bills and disappear. The disposable art of the studio system.
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