The Cowboy from Sundown

The Cowboy from Sundown

54 mins | Western | Sept. 5, 1940

The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler. Then, Sheriff Tex Rockett is forced to quarantine all the cattle on the local ranches because of a hoof-and-mouth disease outbreak. Steve Davis herds his cattle to the railhead anyway, and Tex is forced to arrest him. Urged on by the banker's son, Nick Cuttler, the angry ranchers storm the jail, but Steve's sister Bee persuades them to await the trial. Steve, with Nick's help, breaks jail and is told he must kill Tex to aid the ranchers. Meanwhile, government man Bret Stockton and Tex see Nick and his men treating cattle in an unusual way. Tex finally proves that the Cuttlers have been treating the cattle with acid to give a false impression of the hoof-and-mouth disease.

The Cowboy from Sundown

54 mins | Western | Sept. 5, 1940

The Cowboy from Sundown
The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler. Then, Sheriff Tex Rockett is forced to quarantine all the cattle on the local ranches because of a hoof-and-mouth disease outbreak. Steve Davis herds his cattle to the railhead anyway, and Tex is forced to arrest him. Urged on by the banker's son, Nick Cuttler, the angry ranchers storm the jail, but Steve's sister Bee persuades them to await the trial. Steve, with Nick's help, breaks jail and is told he must kill Tex to aid the ranchers. Meanwhile, government man Bret Stockton and Tex see Nick and his men treating cattle in an unusual way. Tex finally proves that the Cuttlers have been treating the cattle with acid to give a false impression of the hoof-and-mouth disease.
Producers Edward F. Finney Productions
Original title The Cowboy from Sundown
Directors Arthur Hammond, Spencer Gordon Bennet
Writers Roland Lynch, Robert Emmett Tansey

Cast

Tex Ritter

as Sheriff Tex Rockett

Roscoe Ates

as Deputy Gloomy Day

Carleton Young

as Nick Cuttler

George Pembroke

as Cylus Cuttler

Patsy Moran

as Prunella Wallaby

Pauline Haddon

as Bee Davis

Glenn Strange

as Bret Stockton

Slim Andrews

as Judge Hank Pritchard

Bud Osborne

as Pronto Parsons

Joe McGuinn

as Rip Carter

Dave O'Brien

as Steve Davis

Chick Hannan

as Henchman Pete

Victor Adamson

as Cowhand

Gene Alsace

as Cattle Buyer

Nora Bush

as Townswoman

James Farrar

as Clerk

White Flash

as Tex's Horse

Cactus Mack

as Mob Member

Fox O'Callahan

as Cowhand

Doye O'Dell

as Cowhand Musician

Tex Palmer

as Carter Cowhand

Rose Plumer

as Townswoman

James Sheridan

as Davis Cowhand

Wally West

as Cowhand

Tris Coffin

as Ben Varco