

Riding Shotgun
1954-04-01 · 73 min · ★ 6.0
When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mistake him for one of the gang.
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Production details
- Directors
- André de Toth
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 1,400,000
Top Cast
Randolph ScottLarry Delong
Wayne MorrisDeputy Sheriff Tub Murphy
Joan WeldonOrissa Flynn
Joe SawyerTom Biggert
James MillicanDan Marady
Charles BronsonPinto
James BellDoc Winkler
Fritz FeldFritz
Richard GarrickWalters
Vic PerrinBar-M Rider with Lynching Rope
John BaerDeputy Ross Hughes
William JohnstoneCol. Flynn
Nedrick YoungManning (uncredited)
Leah BairdTownswoman (uncredited)
Ray BennettTownsman (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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