Driftin' River

"LAND OF THE LAWLESS!"

Oct 1 1946 Approved 0h 59m
Music, Western

Eddie Dean (Eddie Dean) and his partner Soapy Jones (Roscoe Ates), under government orders, proceed to the ranch of J.C. Morgan (Shirley Patterson to buy cavalry remounts for the Army. At the ranch, they find out that J.C. is a girl. The nearby town of Dow City is under the control of a lawless trio headed by Trigger (Lee Roberts, Clem Kensington (Foxy Callahan) and Joe Morino (Dennis Moore). A member of the gang is Tucson Brown (Lee Bennett), one of J.C.'s trusted hands. When Eddie decides to buy the horses, Tucson steals the herd to prevent the sale. Soldiers, sent to investigate, are brutally murdered. The aroused townspeople elect Tennessee (William Fawcett, J.C.'s foreman, as sheriff. When the outlaws murder Tennessee, Eddie and Soapy, along with the reformed Tucson, swing into action.

Plot

The Army sends Eddie and Soapy to the Morgan ranch to buy horses. But the horses are rustled and the follow-up Army patrol murdered. When Eddie is mistaken for a notorious outlaw, he joins the outlaw gang but is in trouble when his true identity becomes known.

Written by

Frances Kavanaugh, Robert Emmett Tansey

Directed by

Robert Emmett Tansey

Cast

Eddie Dean, Flash, Roscoe Ates

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

PRC

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
93
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA