Cowboy Movies » Riders of Destiny http://cowboymovies.net Archive of gun slinging western movies Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:41:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Riders of Destiny http://cowboymovies.net/riders-of-destiny.html http://cowboymovies.net/riders-of-destiny.html#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:51:30 +0000 Wayne http://cowboymovies.net/?p=51 Riders of Destiny is a 1933 Western musical film starring John Wayne as Singin’ Sandy Saunders, the screen’s first singing cowboy. Wayne’s singing voice was dubbed and the film is considerably darker than the Gene Autry singing cowboy movies that followed it; Singin’ Sandy’s ten-gallon hat was black instead of white and he would grimly chant about “streets soon running with blood” and “you’ll be drinking your drinks with the dead” as he strode purposefully down the street toward a showdown. The supporting cast includes George “Gabby” Hayes, acrobatic comedian Al St. John, and Yakima Canutt, and the movie was written and directed by Robert N. Bradbury.

Cast

  • John Wayne as Singin’ Sandy Saunders
  • Cecilia Parker as Fay Denton
  • Forrest Taylor as James Kincaid
  • George ‘Gabby’ Hayes as Charlie Denton (billed as George Hayes)
  • Al St. John as Henchman Bert
  • Heinie Conklin as Henchman Elmer
  • Yakima Canutt as Henchman
  • Earl Dwire as Slip Morgan
  • Lafe McKee as Sheriff Bill Baxter
  • Addie Foster as Mrs. Mason
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