The otherwise standard Ken Maynard western Death Rides the Range is distinguished somewhat by a topical slant. The plot concerns a group of spies from an unnamed foreign country (gee, they sure sound German) who head westward to undermine American morale. Into this malaise wanders Maynard, supposedly a rootless cowpoke but in reality an FBI agent. Things begin to heat up when the villains lay claim to a helium well on the property owned by heroine Fay McKenzie. The film's silliest moment occurs in mid-stream, when chief villain Charlie King begins beating up everyone within arm's length, with nary a scratch on his own person.
Staring: Ken Maynard, Fay McKenzie, Julian Rivero, Ralph Peters, John Elliott, Charles King, Charles King, Sven Hugo Borg, Michael Vallon, Julian Madison, Kenneth Rhodes, Richard Alexander, Jack Evans, Chick Hannan, Murdock MacQuarrie, Milburn Morante, Bud Osborne, Wally West, Dan White
Runtime: 58 minutes
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