The Three Mesquiteers is notable as the original entry in what became a 51-film series of Western

Western (genre)

The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...

 "Three Mesquiteers

The Three Mesquiteers

The Three Mesquiteers is the umbrella title for a series of 51 western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943, including 8 films starring John Wayne...

" B-movies, eight of which starred John Wayne

John Wayne

Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...

. Filmed in 1936, the film stars Bob Livingston

Robert Livingston (actor)

Robert Livingston was an American film actor. He appeared in 135 films between 1921 and 1975.Often billed as "Bob Livingston," he was the original "Stony Brooke" in the "Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie series, a role later played by John Wayne for eight films...

 (in the role later played by Wayne), Ray "Crash Corrigan, and Syd Saylor

Syd Saylor

Syd Saylor was a light comedy actor and movie cowboy sidekick who appeared in 395 films and TV series between 1926 and 1962...

, and was directed by Ray Taylor

Ray Taylor (director)

Ray Taylor was a prolific American film director. He directed 159 films between 1926 and 1949. His debut was the 1926 film serial Fighting with Buffalo Bill.-Selected filmography:...

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Cast

Bob Livingston ... Stony Brooke

Ray Corrigan ... Tucson Smith

Syd Saylor ... Lullaby Joslin

Kay Hughes ... Marian Bryant

J.P. McGowan ... Brack Canfield

Al Bridge ... Olin Canfield

Frank Yaconelli ... Pete (Italian vet)

John Merton ... Bull (chief henchman)

Gene Marvey ... Bob Bryant

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone was an American television actor, a nephew of Broadway comedian Fred Stone and the son of a shopkeeper, best known for his role as "Doc" on the CBS western series Gunsmoke. He also played a doctor, CDR Blake, in the 1943 film Gung Ho!.Stone was born in Burrton in Harvey County in...

... John (a vet)

Duke York ... Chuck (one-armed vet)

Nina Quartero ... Rosita (waitress) (billed as Nena Quartaro)

Allen Connor ... Milt (one-legged vet)

External links

• The Three Mesquiteers at the Internet Movie Database