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Bandits of the West

"RANGE POWDERKEG! READY TO EXPLODE ON THE SPARK OF A SIX-GUN!"

Marshal Rocky Lane learns of a plan to obstruct the promotion of natural gas in his town.

Top Cast

  • Allan Lane

    Allan Lane

    Marshal Rocky Lane

  • Black Jack

    Black Jack

    Rocky's Horse

  • Eddy Waller

    Eddy Waller

    Nugget Clark

  • Roy Barcroft

    Roy Barcroft

    Bud Galloway

  • Cathy Downs

    Cathy Downs

    Joanne Collier

  • Trevor Bardette

    Trevor Bardette

    Jeff Chadwick

  • Ray Montgomery

    Ray Montgomery

    Steve Edrington

  • Byron Foulger

    Byron Foulger

    Eric Strikler

  • Harry Harvey

    Harry Harvey

    Judge Walters

Overview

Marshal Rocky Lane learns of a plan to obstruct the promotion of natural gas in his town.

Rating

6.5 / 10
4 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Apr 17, 2026

    I've watched a fair few westerns in my time, but I've never seen one before that involved natural gas! 'Joanne' (Cathy Downs) is determined to tap into the gas field on her land, but local grandee 'Chadwick' (Trevor Bardette) is having none of that and so his unscrupulous ranch manager 'Galloway' (Roy Barcroft) sets out to sabotage the pipeline. When that leads to a death, marshal 'Rocky Lane' (Allan Lane) starts to investigate and discovers that there is much more to this that originally met his eye; that there is a bit of framing going on; some back-story duplicity and of course, a clearly telegraphed message that guns and gas don't mix! It's all a bit basic to look at, but Lane brings some cheeky charisma to the screen, Eddy Waller livens things up, albeit somewhat predictably, with his amiable 'Nugget' and the sheer pace of this hour long adventure carries it along entertainingly enough in a sort of Dan-dare fashion. It is standard afternoon stuff that you'll never remember, but it is a perfectly watchable vehicle for Lane and 'Black Jack'.

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Ramrod

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