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Riders of Destiny

1933 · US

Directed by Robert N. Bradbury

John Wayne sings before he shoots, the voice dubbed, as Singin' Sandy Saunders, a government agent sent against a man who controls the water and is squeezing the ranchers. Sandy blows the dam. The first of his sixteen Lone Star Westerns, the series that taught him the trade over three years, and this is the first lesson, singing included. Robert N. Bradbury directs, Yakima Canutt does the stunts and plays a heavy, and Cecilia Parker is the girl. Monogram, 1933, fifty-three minutes.

Western · Action

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1933 · Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Wikimedia Commons · FM-54; File:Riders of Destiny (1933).webm; 480x360

Video: Robert N. Bradbury · Credit: YouTube · Public domain · Source: File page

Cast & Crew

Robert N. Bradbury · DirectorJohn Wayne · Singin' Sandy SaundersCecilia Parker · Fay Denton

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Article
Riders of Destiny (1933), with John Wayne as a singing cowboy — Public Domain Movies

Essay on this early Wayne western musical and its influence on the singing cowboy genre.

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Cast

Principal players
J

John Wayne

Singin' Sandy Saunders

Cecilia Parker

Cecilia Parker

Fay Denton

Forrest Taylor

Forrest Taylor

James Kincaid

George 'Gabby' Hayes

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Charlie Denton

Al St. John

Al St. John

Bert - Henchman

Heinie Conklin

Heinie Conklin

Elmer - Henchman

Earl Dwire

Earl Dwire

Slip Morgan

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

Sheriff Bill Baxter

A

Addie Foster

Mrs. Mason

Horace B. Carpenter

Horace B. Carpenter

Rancher

Hal Price

Hal Price

Townsman Recognizing Sandy

Si Jenks

Si Jenks

Bather

Yakima Canutt

Yakima Canutt

(uncredited)

Crew

Billy Barber

composer

Robert N. Bradbury

writer

Archie Stout

cinematographer

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