Theatrical release poster for Pals of the Saddle (1938) starring John Wayne
In the Republic series, the cast list varied but always featured a trio of cowboys. The original and most frequently recurring Mesquiteer characters were:
Kirby Grant as Tex Reilly (in Red River Range, Tex and Stony Brooke swap identities so that Stony can take Tex's place in an undercover investigation of cattle rustlers)
Stars in supporting roles at various times included:
The Three Mesquiteers series was extremely popular at the time of its release. The series was the only one of its kind to be specifically named and ranked in contemporary polls of the top Western film stars. From 1937 to the end of the series in 1943, the Motion Picture Herald consistently ranked the series in its top 10, reaching a peak of fifth place in 1938, when a pre-Stagecoach John Wayne was the series lead.[6]
Influenceedit
The success of the series led to many "trigger trio" imitators at other studios. The first was The Range Busters (1940–43) from Monogram Pictures, which starred original Mesquiteer Ray "Crash" Corrigan as the character "Crash" Corrigan. Monogram also released The Rough Riders (1941–42), again poaching a Mesquiteer in the form of Raymond Hatton, and The Trail Blazers (1943–44). Producers Releasing Corporation produced two similar series, The Texas Rangers (1942–45) and The Frontier Marshals (1942).[6] On television, NBC broadcast Laredo from 1965 to 1967. It starred Neville Brand, William Smith and Peter Brown as a trio of Texas Rangers.[7]
Filmsedit
Republic Pictures produced 51 films in The Three Mesquiteers series between 1936 and 1943:
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^Powell, Larry; Amsbary, Jonathan H. (2018). Becoming John Wayne: The Early Westerns of a Screen Icon, 1930–1939. McFarland. p. 118. ISBN978-14-76629-94-0.
^"Outlaw (Gunfighter) Film". AllMovie. p. 11. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^Kehr, Dave (September 28, 2012). "Tall in the Saddle in 2 Eras at Once". New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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^Hathorn, Billy (2013). "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967". West Texas Historical Review. 89. West Texas Historical Association: 115–116.
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Not to be confused with The Three Musketeers The Three Mesquiteers is the umbrella title for a Republic Pictures series of 51 American Western B movies released between 1936 and 1943 The films featuring a trio of Old West adventurers was based on a series of Western novels by William Colt MacDonald The eponymous trio with occasional variations were called Stony Brooke Tucson Smith and Lullaby Joslin John Wayne who played Stony Brooke in eight of the films in 1938 and 1939 was the best known actor in the series Other leads included Bob Livingston Ray Crash Corrigan Max Terhune Bob Steele Rufe Davis and Tom Tyler The Three MesquiteersPoster for The Three Mesquiteers 1936 Written byWilliam Colt MacDonald based on novels by StarringBob LivingstonRay CorriganSyd SaylorMax TerhuneJohn WayneRalph ByrdDuncan RenaldoRaymond HattonTom TylerBob SteeleRufe DavisJimmie DoddProductioncompanyRepublic PicturesRelease dateSeptember 22 1936 to May 21 1943CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Background 2 Previous non Republic films 3 The Mesquiteers 4 Reception 5 Influence 6 Films 7 References 8 External linksBackground editWilliam Colt MacDonald wrote a series of novels about The Three Mesquiteers beginning with The Law of 45 s in 1933 The name Mesquiteer was a play on words referring to mesquite a plant common in the Western United States and the characters of the 1844 Alexander Dumas novel The Three Musketeers 1 The film series blended the traditional Western period with more modern elements 2 a technique used in other B Western films and serials Toward the end of the series during World War II the trio of cowboys were opposing Nazis One film Outlaws of Sonora 1938 has a revisionist theme as an early example of the outlaw gunfighter sub genre 3 Previous non Republic films editThe Law of the 45 s 1935 First Division Pictures starred Guinn Big Boy Williams as Tucson Two Gun Smith and Al St John as Stoney Martin there was no Lullaby Joslin in the film Powdersmoke Range 1935 RKO Pictures starred Harry Carey as Tucson Smith Hoot Gibson as Stony Brooke and Guinn Big Boy Williams as Lullaby Joslin Too Much Beef 1935 Grand National Pictures starred Rex Bell as Johnny Argyle who adopts the name Tucson Smith as an undercover identity The Mesquiteers edit nbsp Theatrical release poster for Pals of the Saddle 1938 starring John Wayne In the Republic series the cast list varied but always featured a trio of cowboys The original and most frequently recurring Mesquiteer characters were Stony Brooke played by Bob Livingston in 29 films John Wayne in 8 films and Tom Tyler in 13 films 4 Tucson Smith played by Ray Corrigan in 24 films and by Bob Steele in 20 films Lullaby Joslin played by Syd Saylor in one film Max Terhune in 21 films Rufe Davis in 14 films and by Jimmie Dodd in six films Other members of the trio over the entire series were Ralph Byrd as Larry Smith one film replacing Bob Livingston injured during filming Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin nine films Duncan Renaldo as Rico Rinaldo seven films Kirby Grant as Tex Reilly in Red River Range Tex and Stony Brooke swap identities so that Stony can take Tex s place in an undercover investigation of cattle rustlers Stars in supporting roles at various times included Noah Beery Henry Brandon Louise Brooks Yakima Canutt Chief Thundercloud Rita Hayworth billed as Rita Cansino her real name Jennifer Jones Carole Landis George Montgomery Roy Rogers billed as Dick Weston Robert Warwick Hank Worden Actress Lois Collier was sometimes called the Fourth Mesquiteer because seven of the movies featured her as the female lead 5 Max Terhune when playing Lullaby Joslin would sometimes appear with a ventriloquist dummy called Elmer citation needed Reception editThe Three Mesquiteers series was extremely popular at the time of its release The series was the only one of its kind to be specifically named and ranked in contemporary polls of the top Western film stars From 1937 to the end of the series in 1943 the Motion Picture Herald consistently ranked the series in its top 10 reaching a peak of fifth place in 1938 when a pre Stagecoach John Wayne was the series lead 6 Influence editThe success of the series led to many trigger trio imitators at other studios The first was The Range Busters 1940 43 from Monogram Pictures which starred original Mesquiteer Ray Crash Corrigan as the character Crash Corrigan Monogram also released The Rough Riders 1941 42 again poaching a Mesquiteer in the form of Raymond Hatton and The Trail Blazers 1943 44 Producers Releasing Corporation produced two similar series The Texas Rangers 1942 45 and The Frontier Marshals 1942 6 On television NBC broadcast Laredo from 1965 to 1967 It starred Neville Brand William Smith and Peter Brown as a trio of Texas Rangers 7 Films editRepublic Pictures produced 51 films in The Three Mesquiteers series between 1936 and 1943 Year Title Director Mesquiteers Lead actress 1936 1 The Three Mesquiteers Ray Taylor Bob Livingston Stony Brooke Ray Corrigan Tucson Smith Syd Saylor Lullaby Joslin Kay Hughes 2 Ghost Town Gold Joseph Kane Max Terhune Lullaby Joslin 3 Roarin Lead Sam NewfieldMack V Wright Christine Maple 1937 4 Riders of the Whistling Skull Mack V Wright Mary Russell 5 Hit the Saddle Rita Cansino 6 Gunsmoke Ranch Joseph Kane Jean Carmen 7 Come On Cowboys Maxine Doyle 8 Range Defenders Mack V Wright Eleanor Stewart 9 Heart of the Rockies Joseph Kane Lynne Roberts 10 The Trigger Trio William Witney Ralph Byrd Larry Smith Tucson s brother Sandra Corday 11 Wild Horse Rodeo George Sherman Bob Livingston Stony Brooke June Martel 1938 12 The Purple Vigilantes Joan Barclay 13 Call the Mesquiteers John English Lynne Roberts 14 Outlaws of Sonora George Sherman none 15 Riders of the Black Hills Ann Evers 16 Heroes of the Hills Priscilla Lawson 17 Pals of the Saddle John Wayne Stony Brooke Doreen McKay 18 Overland Stage Raiders Louise Brooks 19 Santa Fe Stampede June Martel 20 Red River Range Lorna Gray 1939 21 The Night Riders Doreen McKay 22 Three Texas Steers Carole Landis 23 Wyoming Outlaw Raymond Hatton Rusty Joslin Pamela Blake 24 New Frontier Jennifer Jones 25 The Kansas Terrors Bob Livingston Stony Brooke Duncan Renaldo Rico Renaldo Julie Bishop 26 Cowboys from Texas Carole Landis 1940 27 Heroes of the Saddle William Witney none 28 Pioneers of the West Lester Orlebeck Beatrice Roberts 29 Covered Wagon Days George Sherman Kay Griffith 30 Rocky Mountain Rangers Rosella Towne 31 Oklahoma Renegades Nate Watt Florine McKinney 32 Under Texas Skies George Sherman Bob Steele Tucson Smith Rufe Davis Lullaby Joslin Lois Ranson 33 The Trail Blazers Pauline Moore 34 Lone Star Raiders June Johnson 1941 35 Prairie Pioneers Lester Orlebeck Esther Estrella 36 Pals of the Pecos June Johnson 37 Saddlemates Gale Storm 38 Gangs of Sonora John English June Johnson 39 Outlaws of Cherokee Trail Lester Orlebeck Tom Tyler Stony Brooke Lois Collier 40 Gauchos of El Dorado 41 West of Cimarron 1942 42 Code of the Outlaw John English none 43 Raiders of the Range Lois Collier 44 Westward Ho 45 The Phantom Plainsmen 46 Shadows on the Sage Lester Orlebeck Jimmie Dodd Lullaby Joslin Cheryl Walker 47 Valley of Hunted Men John English none 1943 48 Thundering Trails Nell O Day 49 The Blocked Trail Elmer Clifton Helen Deverell 50 Santa Fe Scouts Howard Bretherton Lois Collier 51 Riders of the Rio Grande Lorraine MillerReferences edit The Three Mesquiteers B Western Movies p 1 Retrieved April 1 2022 Powell Larry Amsbary Jonathan H 2018 Becoming John Wayne The Early Westerns of a Screen Icon 1930 1939 McFarland p 118 ISBN 978 14 76629 94 0 Outlaw Gunfighter Film AllMovie p 11 Retrieved April 1 2022 Kehr Dave September 28 2012 Tall in the Saddle in 2 Eras at Once New York Times Retrieved September 28 2020 Magers Boyd Fitzgerald Michael G 2004 Westerns Women Interviews with 50 Leading Ladies of Movie and Television McFarland pp 58 62 ISBN 978 07 86420 28 5 a b The Three Mesquiteers B Western Movies p 2 Retrieved April 1 2022 Hathorn Billy 2013 Roy Bean Temple Houston Bill Longley Ranald Mackenzie Buffalo Bill Jr and the Texas Rangers Depictions of West Texans in Series Television 1955 to 1967 West Texas Historical Review 89 West Texas Historical Association 115 116 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Three Mesquiteers Keywords three mesquiteers series at IMDb The Three Mesquiteers at B Westerns Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Three Mesquiteers amp oldid 1214238012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
