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Riders of Death Valley Compilation – Episodes 13-15 – This star-laden western serial has our able heroes escaping various perils devised by the evil Wolfe Reade and his pack of outlaws, who wish to lay claim to a fabled lost mine.

Riders of Death Valley (1941)
Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
Writers: Sherman L. Lowe, George H. Plympton, Basil Dickey
Stars: Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Buck Jones
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1941 (United States)
Also Known As: Ryttarna i dödens dal
Filming Locations: Mohave Valley, Arizona, USA(Exterior)

Story:
The Riders of Death Valley are six fearless vigilantes who have assembled to protect the miners of the Panamint region from the schemes of crooked businessmen Kirby and Davis (James Blaine and Monte Blue) and the raids of this duo’s outlaw associate Wolf Reade (Charles Bickford). Vigilantes and villains soon find themselves clashing over a map to the legendary Lost Aztec gold mine–which was discovered by old prospector Chuckawalla Charlie just before his death. Charlie has willed the map to his niece Mary Morgan (Jeanne Kelly) and to the Riders’ leader Jim Benton (Dick Foran), who grubstaked his prospecting venture; Benton, his pal Tombstone (Buck Jones), and the other Riders must now help Mary locate the mine, file a claim on it, and develop it–while fighting off Wolf’s outlaw “pack” every step of the way.

Review:
Million Dollar Serial, Hidden Gold Included
The town of Panamint is being controlled by Kirby and Blake who are trying to drive out all the prospectors so they can obtain all their land, but are opposed by the Riders of Death Valley, a group led by Jim Benton opposed to the oppression caused by Kirby and Blake. An old prospector, Chuckawalla Charlie, leaves one half of a claim on a gold mine, The Lost Aztec, which is richer than any other mine discovered. The mine is shared also with Charlie’s niece Mary, who goes searching for the mine (based on Charlie’s map) with Jim and the rest of the riders. Blake sends Wolfe Reade and his outlaws to get the map giving the location of the mine, but after Jim, Mary, and the riders find it, Blake & Kirby get Wolfe to sabotage their efforts of getting the lode mined, smeltered, and assayed, while Kirby tries obtains the bank note Jim took out to pay for the work on the mine, while also framing Jim and Tombstone (fellow rider) of the murder of the banker. This “million dollar serial” is just advertising and nowhere near the effort Universal put into Flash Gordon, but for B western fans this serial is a treat. Foran makes a good hero, but I would have rather seen Buck Jones assume his role rather than be regulated to a sidekick. Blaine and Blue are okay as Kirby and Blake, but the screenplay could have just merged the two characters into one. Bickford is great as Wolfe playing the role with a nastiness that should be in every western and serial. The serial seems a bit too involved at times as well. Rating, based on serials, 7. Written by Mike-764 on imdb.com

Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Riders of Death Valley
Brazil Os Cavaleiros da Morte
France Les justiciers du désert
Greece Oi ekdikitai tis koilados tou thanatou(reissue title)
Greece Stin koilada tou thanatou
Mexico Los jinetes de la muerte
Poland Jeźdźcy z Doliny Śmierci
Portugal Os Cavaleiros do Vale da Morte
Spain Los jinetes de la muerte
Sweden Ryttarna i dödens dal
United Kingdom Riders of Death Valley
United States Riders of Death Valley

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