Trouble in Texas
โ 5.1 ยท 1937 ยท 63m ยท Western
Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list.
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Brown arrives in the town of, yes, Gunsight, in the company of saddle pal Raymond Hatton. Like a new broom, Brown sweeps clean, going after the town's corrupt element.
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