Summary
Stony's brother George has been accused of murder and the Mesquiteers have returned to prove his innocence. But they find that Harvey rules the town along with his stooge Sheriff Gray and that George won't get a fair trial.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 57GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.7
Running time
56 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 westerns, −51 min on the typical 107
typical 10756Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 126 countries
+116Released
1937
June 29, 1937
89 years ago
Genres
WesternActionComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism12 of 12
Robert LivingstonStony Brooke
Ray CorriganTucson Smith
Max TerhuneLullaby Joslin
Eleanor StewartSylvia Ashton
Harry WoodsJohn Harve
Earle HodginsSheriff Honest Dan Gray
Thomas CarrGeorge Brooke
John MertonHenchman Craig- HGHarrison GreeneAuctioneer
Horace B. CarpenterPete
Frank EllisHenchman
Fred 'Snowflake' ToonesCook
Directing · 1
- Mack V. Wright Director
Writing · 2
- Joseph F. Poland Screenstory, Writer
- William Colt MacDonald Characters
More like this
Watch order
In this series
Film 8 of 51 · after Come on, Cowboys · then Heart of the Rockies
- The Three Mesquiteers (1936)
GoodWatch score 67Film 1
- Ghost Town Gold (1936)
GoodWatch score 59Film 2
- Roarin' Lead (1936)
GoodWatch score 59Film 3
- The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)
GoodWatch score 38Film 4
- Hit the Saddle (1937)
GoodWatch score 59Film 5
- Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)
GoodWatch score 49Film 6
- Come on, Cowboys (1937)
GoodWatch score 61Film 7
- Range Defenders (1937)
GoodWatch score 52You're here
- Heart of the Rockies (1937)
GoodWatch score 71Film 9
- The Trigger Trio (1937)
GoodWatch score 66Film 10
- Wild Horse Rodeo (1937)
GoodWatch score 74Film 11
- The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
GoodWatch score 56Film 12
- Call The Mesquiteers (1938)
GoodWatch score 62Film 13
- Outlaws of Sonora (1938)
GoodWatch score 65Film 14
- Riders of the Black Hills (1938)
GoodWatch score 66Film 15
- Heroes of the Hills (1938)
GoodWatch score 74Film 16
- Pals of the Saddle (1938)
GoodWatch score 50Film 17
- Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
GoodWatch score 48Film 18
- Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
GoodWatch score 44Film 19
- Red River Range (1938)
GoodWatch score 47Film 20
- The Night Riders (1939)
GoodWatch score 57Film 21
- Three Texas Steers (1939)
GoodWatch score 44Film 22
- Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
GoodWatch score 48Film 23
- New Frontier (1939)
GoodWatch score 54Film 24
- The Kansas Terrors (1939)
GoodWatch score 84Film 25
- Cowboys from Texas (1939)
GoodWatch score 63Film 26
- Pioneers of the West (1940)
GoodWatch score 68Film 27
- Covered Wagon Days (1940)
GoodWatch score 76Film 28
- Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)
GoodWatch score 73Film 29
- Oklahoma Renegades (1940)
GoodWatch score 90Film 30
- Under Texas Skies (1940)
GoodWatch score 63Film 31
- The Trail Blazers (1940)
GoodWatch score 70Film 32
- Heroes of the Saddle (1940)
GoodWatch score 79Film 33
- Lone Star Raiders (1940)
GoodWatch score 87Film 34
- Prairie Pioneers (1941)
GoodWatch score 67Film 35
- Pals of the Pecos (1941)
GoodWatch score 78Film 36
- Saddlemates (1941)
GoodWatch score 85Film 37
- Gangs of Sonora (1941)
GoodWatch score 70Film 38
- Outlaws of Cherokee Trail (1941)
GoodWatch score 80Film 39
- Gauchos of El Dorado (1941)
GoodWatch score 70Film 40
- West of Cimarron (1941)
GoodWatch score 63Film 41
- Code of the Outlaw (1942)
GoodWatch score 79Film 42
- Raiders of the Range (1942)
GoodWatch score 76Film 43
- Westward Ho (1942)
GoodWatch score 57Film 44
- The Phantom Plainsmen (1942)
GoodWatch score 75Film 45
- Shadows on the Sage (1942)
GoodWatch score 88Film 46
- Valley of Hunted Men (1942)
GoodWatch score 71Film 47
- Thundering Trails (1943)
GoodWatch score 67Film 48
- The Blocked Trail (1943)
GoodWatch score 72Film 49
- Santa Fe Scouts (1943)
GoodWatch score 81Film 50
- Riders of the Rio Grande (1943)
GoodWatch score 85Film 51
Similar
Most like Range Defenders overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
- El Dorado (1966)
GoodWatch score 83 - Destry Rides Again (1939)
GoodWatch score 81 - Cat Ballou (1965)
GoodWatch score 71 - Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
GoodWatch score 73 - Yahşi Batı (2009)
GoodWatch score 68 - Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)
GoodWatch score 66 - Young and Innocent (1937)
GoodWatch score 68 - Captain Blood (1935)
GoodWatch score 86 - The Wild One (1953)
GoodWatch score 69 - The War Wagon (1967)
GoodWatch score 64 - Vera Cruz (1954)
GoodWatch score 80 - Sanjuro (1962)
GoodWatch score 87 - The Talk of the Town (1942)
GoodWatch score 83 - Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
GoodWatch score 86 - The Four Musketeers (1974)
GoodWatch score 63 - The Naked Spur (1953)
GoodWatch score 86
Same genre
More western movies
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
GoodWatch score 88 - The Revenant (2015)
GoodWatch score 77 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
GoodWatch score 91 - True Grit (2010)
GoodWatch score 86 - Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
GoodWatch score 88 - Hell or High Water (2016)
GoodWatch score 85 - 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
GoodWatch score 79 - For a Few Dollars More (1965)
GoodWatch score 83