- Country: USA
- Genres: Western
- Release: 1942-08-16
- Director: Lambert Hillyer
- Writers: Jack Townley , Luci Ward
- Language: English
- Stars: Tex Ritter , Bill Elliott , Frank Mitchell , Adele Mara , Dick Curtis , Robert Fiske , Ted Mapes , Eva Puig , José Luis Tortosa , Guy Wilkerson
- Runtime: 61 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Vengeance of the West , Месть Запада , Vengeance of the West (United States of America)
- Plot: The last entry in Columbia's series co-starring Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter (who departed for the corrals at Republic and Universal), and a remake of 1931's "The Avenger" with Buck Jones: Joaquin Murietta (Bill Elliott)is robbed of his property by Jeff Gorman (Dick Curtis) and town banker Gil Kirby (Robert Fiske) and seeks revenge by disguising himself as a masked bandit, known as The Grey Shadow,and begins to raid gold shipments intended for Gorman and Kirby. Anita Morrell (Adele Mara) arrives in town and is shocked to learn that her father has been murdered. California Ranger Tex Lake (Tex Ritter) investigates and finds clues, planted by Gorman and Kirby,implicating Murietta. Kirby, the real killer, demands $2,000 from Anita in return for the deed to her father's gold mine.Murietta comes to her, denies any involvement in the killing, and gives her the needed money. Lake is on Murietta's trail, but the two are soon united in a fight against the outlaws.
- IMDB:tt0035507
Vengeance of the West Cast · · · ALL
Lambert Hillyer
Director
Bill Elliott
Joaquin Murietta aka The Black Shadow
Tex Ritter
Marshal Captain Lake
Frank Mitchell
Cannonball Boggs
Adele Mara
Anita Morell
Dick Curtis
Jeff Gorman
Robert Fiske
Gil Kirby
Ted Mapes
Henchman Mason
Eva Puig
Maria
José Luis Tortosa
Florencio
Guy Wilkerson
Long John
Stanley Brown
Carlos Murietta
Steve Clark
Henchman
Jim Corey
Stage Robber
Al Haskell
Henchman
Eddie Laughton
Henchman
George Morrell
Doc Barnes
Tom Smith
Murietta Rider
Jack Tornek
Townsman
John Tyrrell
Bartender