Buzzy Rides the Range


60m 1940

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1940
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Ellkay Productions
Distribution Company
State Rights
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
60m
Film Length
6 reels

Synopsis

Myra Harding, owner of the Harding Ranch, is the latest victim of a ruthless band of rustlers. In desperation, she sends for the State Inspector, whom she has never met but who is reputed to be one of the most fearless men in the country. While out riding the range one day, Myra's brother Buzzy and his friend, Dude Bates, come across a lost prospector, Ken Blair. They take him back to the ranch, where he is cared for by Myra, who cannot understand why the investigator has not yet arrived. In the meantime, Fred Ames, owner of the neighboring Rolling S ranch, expresses his affection for Myra and his intense dislike of Ken. Ken, having fallen in love with Myra, decides to make his recuperation a slow one, much to Ames's displeasure. When Buzzy tells Ken that he overheard Fred's ranch hands boasting that their boss lied about his cattle losses, Ken enlists the boy's aid in apprehending the rustlers. Ken then rides to the Rolling S, where he discovers that Fred has ordered three high speed trucks to transport the stolen cattle. Ken had suspected that trucks were being used, and with Buzzy's help, he goes to work and traps the rustlers in their box canyon hideout. Much to the surprise of Myra, Ames is unmasked as the head of the rustlers, and Marshal Ken Blair, who had used the lost prospector identity to get to the ranch in the most inconspicuous manner, is now free to tell Myra that he has won the battle against the thieves but lost his heart to her.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1940
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Ellkay Productions
Distribution Company
State Rights
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
60m
Film Length
6 reels

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Although the film contained some songs, their titles and composers have not been determined. Modern sources note that this picture was reissued in 1948 by Elkay/Astor as Western Terror. In addition, modern sources list the production company as Arthur Ziehm Inc., although Ziehm, a state rights film distributor, was not listed in the onscreen credits. Another film featuring Buzzy Henry as "Buzzy Harding," The Phantom Pinto, was copyrighted on the same date as Buzzy Rides the Range, but was not released until 1941. For information on that film, see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1941-50.