Gunsmoke Ranch (1937) is an American Western B‑movie in the long‑running Three Mesquiteers series, directed by Joseph Kane. The story follows the heroic trio — Stony Brooke, Tucson Smith, and Lullaby Joslin — as they try to protect displaced flood victims who are being relocated to Gunsmoke Ranch.
A corrupt opportunist, Phineas T. Flagg, buys cheap land he knows will soon be condemned for a government dam project, then resells it to the desperate settlers at massively inflated prices. The Mesquiteers work to expose Flagg’s scheme and save the settlers before the government takes the land.
The film is a classic example of Republic Pictures’ fast‑paced, action‑driven Westerns, featuring horseback chases, fistfights, and the trio’s trademark camaraderie.
Film Details
Year: 1937
Genre: Western / B‑Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Writers: William Colt MacDonald (idea); Oliver Drake & Jack Natteford (story & screenplay)
Produced by: Sol C. Siegel
Starring: Robert Livingston (Stony Brooke), Ray “Crash” Corrigan (Tucson Smith), Max Terhune (Lullaby Joslin), Kenneth Harlan, Jean Carmen, Sammy McKim
Cinematography: Gus Peterson
Studio: Republic Pictures
Distributed by: Republic Pictures
Release Date: May 5, 1937
Runtime: 53 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $35,000 (estimated)
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