Westward Ho (1942)

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Country: USA
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Release: 1942-04-24
Director: John English
Writers: Morton Grant , Doris Schroeder , William Colt MacDonald
Language: English
Stars: Bob Steele , Tom Tyler , Rufe Davis , Evelyn Brent , Donald Curtis , Lois Collier , Emmett Lynn , John James , Tom Seidel , Jack Kirk
Runtime: 56 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Riders for Justice (United States of America) , Avareza Desenfreada (Brazil) , Sataniko kolpo (Greece) , Westward Ho! (United States of America) , Westward Ho!
Plot: Mrs. Hensley (Evelyn Brent),president of the Spring Valley bank, is also the leader of a gang that rob banks in the surrounding communities. Despite her protests, the Bankers Association offers a$5,000 reward for each bank robber killed. Mrs. Hensley then devises a scheme to turn the reward offer into a bonanza for herself and her aide Rick West (Donald Curtis.) Coffee (Budd Buster), a member of the gang is to accost each stranger that comes to Spring Valley, pretend to be drunk, and ask them to take him to the bank so he can deposit his money. At the bank, it is made to appear that the stranger is attempting a hold-up and he is shot to death by Coffee's accomplice Dallas (Kenne Duncan.) Lullaby Joslin (Rufe Davis) nearly falls victim to this trap but is rescued by his pals, Story Brooke (Tom Tyler) and Tucson Smith (Bob Steele.) he trio ten joins forces with the sister Anne Henderson (Lois Collier) and brother Jimmy Henderson (John James) of an earlier victim, Wayne Henderson (Tom Seidel), and soon put an end to the Healey gang.
IMDB:tt0035545