Valley of Hunted Men

"The Three Mesquiteers ride herd on range saboteurs!"

1942 1h 0m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 1

Western

Synopsis

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Fugitive Nazis threaten to take over the Wyoming range in this Three Mesqueteers outing, which also warns about the danger of blithely assuming that every German-American is a fifth columnist. Which is exactly what rancher Clem Parker (Hal Price) does when learning that a couple of escaped Axis war criminals may be heading towards the local valley.

“The Three Mesquiteers ride herd on range saboteurs!”

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Cast

Bob Steele
Tucson Smith
Tom Tyler
Stony Brooke
Jimmie Dodd
Lullaby Joslin
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Heinrich Steiner
Roland Varno
Nazi posing as Paul Schiller
Marianne Stewart
Laura Steiner
Edythe Elliott
Elisabeth Schiller
Arno Frey
Counsel Von Breckner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John English
Writers: Albert DeMond, Morton Grant
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by John English, shot by Bud Thackery. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mort Glickman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Bob Steele and Tom Tyler and Jimmie Dodd carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John English directs. Bud Thackery behind the camera. Mort Glickman scores. William P. Thompson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
284 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 John English, shot by Bud Thackery. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mort Glickman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor William P. Thompson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Bob Steele and Tom Tyler and Jimmie Dodd carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The Three Mesquiteers ride herd on range saboteurs!".
10IMDB entry: tt0035500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.