Riders of the Whistling Skull

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Riders of the Whistling Skull
Directed by Mack V. Wright
Louis Germonprez (assistant)
Produced by Nat Levine
Sol C. Siegel (asscoiate)
Written by Oliver Drake
Bernard McConville
John Rathmell
William Colt MacDonald (novel)
Starring Bob Livingston
Ray "Crash" Corrigan
Max Terhune
Music by Harry Grey (supervisor)
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Editing by Murray Seldeen (supervising)
Tony Martinelli
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date(s) 4 January 1937
Running time 58 min
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Preceded by Roarin' Lead (1936)
Followed by Hit the Saddle (1937)
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Riders of the Whistling Skull is a 1937 "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie starring Bob Livingston, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, and Max Terhune, and was directed by Mack V. Wright. Devil-worshipping Indians and walking mummies enliven the proceedings.

[edit] Plot

After Professor Marsh disappears whilst searching for the lost city of Lukachukai, the Three Mesquiteers lead an expedition to find him.


[edit] Cast

  • Bob Livingston as Stony Brooke, Mesquiteer
  • Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Tucson Smith, Mesquiteer
  • Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin, Mesquiteer
  • Mary Russell as Betty Marsh, daughter of the missing archeologist, Professor Marsh
  • Roger Williams as Rutledge, another member of the expedition to find Professor Marsh
  • Fern Emmett as Henrietta McCoy
  • C. Montague Shaw as Professor Flaxon
  • Yakima Canutt as Otah, an Indian guide travelling with the Mesquiteers
  • John Ward as Profesor Brewster
  • George Godfrey as Professor Fronc
  • Earle Ross as Professor Cleary
  • Frank Ellis as Coggins, the cook
  • Chief Thundercloud as High Priest
  • John Van Pelt as Professor Marsh, an archeologist searching for a lost city in the American west

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