Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
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R. G. Springsteen
Allan Lane
Bobby Blake
Martha Wentworth
Ann Todd
Gene Stutenroth
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As leaders of a group of homesteaders, Red Ryder and his pal, Little Beaver, decide to go to Paradise Valley, which is halfway to Center City. Despite claims by one homesteader, Bill Hume, that flooding and drought have driven others out of the valley, Red's aunt, The Duchess, and Paradise Valley Weekly News employee, Melinda, convinces the group to settle there and build a dam. After the dam is built, Little Beaver informs Red that a brush fire has broken out. Red discovers that the arsonists who set the fire also let some of the water out of the homesteaders' dam. Red and Little Beaver follow the outlaws with the help of a homesteader named Steve. Red sees Bill among the outlaws and shoots him in the arm, after which he escapes on his horse. Later, Bill and his henchman, Langley, report to their boss, A. C. Blaine, the editor of a rival newspaper called the Center City Gazette . Blaine plans to seize water rights and a controlling interest in the homesteaders' land by selling bonds to the public in order to build their own dam. Later, at a homesteaders meeting, Red explains that if they follow a plan of conservation, the water in the dam should last them through the summer. Red and Little Beaver discover that water is being diverted from the river and follow it upstream, where Bill, who sees them coming, quickly removes a piece of wood he has placed in the water to block the flow. After Red and Little Beaver see Bill's brother, Rufe Hume, near the dam, they follow him. Later, Rufe and his henchman plant dynamite at the dam. Red then learns that a homesteading couple, discouraged by the continued lawlessness, have sold their land to Bill Hume. Moments later, Red prevents Bill and Rufe from robbing the couple. At a meeting in town, Bill and Langley then assure prospective bond investors that, in the event of a disagreement with the homesteaders, a majority vote will decide what to do. As the new dam nears completion, Blaine pressures Red to publicly endorse the water bonds in the newspaper column he has hired Red to write. Shortly after the bonds are issued, however, Bill calls a meeting of the Paradise Valley Development Association, at which Langley and his men, who now hold a controlling interest, vote to take the land from the homesteaders. When Steve criticizes him, Bill blames the move on Red. At the Gazette , Blaine is giving Bill and Rufe their share of the take, when they rob him. Steve then comes to seek revenge against Red, but Little Beaver knocks the gun out of his hand. At the Gazette , Little Beaver and Red find Blaine's unconscious body next to the empty safe. When he returns to consciousness, Blaine lies, saying he did not see who hit him. At the Humes's, Bill and Rufe prepare to leave town, when Rufe threatens to implicate Blaine. Bill shoots Rufe in the back, and then escapes in a wagon. Red jumps aboard the speeding wagon, and apprehends Bill when it crashes. Back in town, Red tells the homesteaders that the wagon will help them reclaim their land. Later, Melinda shows Red the Paradise Valley Weekly News article announcing the homesteaders' victory.
Director
R. G. Springsteen
Cast
Allan Lane
Bobby Blake
Martha Wentworth
Ann Todd
Gene Stutenroth
John James
Mauritz Hugo
Emmett Vogan
Milton Kibbee
Tom London
Edythe Elliott
George Chesebro
Edward Cassidy
Marshall Reed
Jack Kirk
Freddie Chapman
Pat Hennigan
Frank O'connor
Jack Sparks
Crew
Nate Barrager
Ed Borschell
Charles Craft
Mort Glickman
Alfred Keller
Howard Lydecker
Theodore Lydecker
Bob Mark
John Mccarthy Jr.
Sidney Picker
Fred A. Ritter
Earle Snell
Charles Thompson
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A Hollywood Reporter production chart includes Herman Hack, Roy Bucko, Foxy O'Callahan, Pascale Perry, Tom Steele and Cactus Mack in the cast, but their appearance in the released film has not been confirmed. For more information about the "Red Ryder" series, please consult the Series Index and see the entry below for Tucson Raiders.
