Overland Stage Raiders

"Never a dull moment when THE THREE MESQUITEERS add Thrills and Chills to the Drama of the West!"

1938 0h 55m EN

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5.2

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5.6

IMDB

★5.2TMDB · 15★5.6IMDB · 558

Western

Synopsis

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After gold shipments from a mining town have been hijacked, the three Mesquiteers buy a plane to fly the gold out. The owner of the shipping line brings in Eastern gangsters to thwart them.

“Never a dull moment when THE THREE MESQUITEERS add Thrills and Chills to the Drama of the West!”

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Cast

John Wayne
Stony Brooke
Ray Corrigan
Tucson Smith
Max Terhune
Lullaby Joslin
Louise Brooks
Beth Hoyt
Anthony Marsh
Ned Hoyt
John Archer
Bob Whitney
Gordon Hart
W. T. Mullins
Olin Francis
Jake

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Sherman
Writers: Luci Ward, Bernard McConville, Edmond Kelso
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Three Mesquiteers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Sherman, shot by William Nobles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tony Martinelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Wayne and Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Never a dull moment when THE THREE MESQUITEERS add Thrills and Chills to the Drama of the West!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Sherman directs. William Nobles behind the camera. Tony Martinelli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Three Mesquiteers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by George Sherman, shot by William Nobles. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Tony Martinelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Wayne and Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Never a dull moment when THE THREE MESQUITEERS add Thrills and Chills to the Drama of the West!".
9IMDB entry: tt0030545 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: William Nobles
Editing: Tony Martinelli
Runtime: 55 min · 0h 55m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
IMDB rating: 5.6/10 · 558 votes
MPAA: Approved

Part of

The Three Mesquiteers Collection

The 51 Republic Three Mesquiteers Films

Also by

George Sherman

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-06-20
★ 6/10
There is something quite surreal about the start to this film.... The opening sequence features a gang of outlaws chasing a gold shipment, but it's being carried on a bus - an ordinary coach with passengers merrily trundling down the highway as the baddies give pursuit on horseback! At this point a charismatic and handsome John Wayne and the "Mesquiteers" hit on an idea to buy an aeroplane to fly said bullion in safety in future. Needless to say, the owner of the shipping company is none to pleased at the progress and so brings in some muscle to put the kibosh on their cunning plan. Silent film star Louise Brooks provides the glamour, and all told it's quite a jolly little adventure film with nothing much of note in the plot or the script aside from the slightly odd cross-over aspect that signalled the permanent decline of this genre as an appreciably relevant way of life for many who would still have actively recalled the ways of the old west.

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