Riders of the Cactus - Production & Contact Info

Riders of the Cactus (1931)
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60 min | Western

Riders of the Cactus (1931)

Passed

60 min | Western

This film and "Flying Lariats,1931" were filmed in a week on location in Sonora, California (interiors shot at Universal) with the exact same cast in both films. Both were produced (for Big 4) by a company named Hooper-Connell Corp.,Ltd, ...See moreThis film and "Flying Lariats,1931" were filmed in a week on location in Sonora, California (interiors shot at Universal) with the exact same cast in both films. Both were produced (for Big 4) by a company named Hooper-Connell Corp.,Ltd, which was cameraman R.B. Hooper and brothers Robert and Charles T. Connell. Hooper shot both films, David Kirkland wrote and directed both and Charles T. Connell edited both, minus a credit line. Common mistakes regarding both films is that an elder actor named Joe Lawliss was in both (and billed as such) but some source has evidently decided Joe Lawliss didn't know how to spell his own name and has incorrectly changed it to Joe Lawless. Some source also thinks that the Don Wilson credited in both films is the same Don Wilson that was the announcer on the Jack Benny radio and television programs. He ain't. Etta Delmas is in both films (same cast in both) but some source has decided that her role in "Flying Lariats" was played by an actress that doesn't exist named Etta Dalsing. Well, she didn't exist until said source created her. The plot of "Riders of the Cactus" must have taken four of the seven shooting days as it is more involved than the one in "Flying Lariats." This one revolves around an old Latin parchment which holds the secret to the location of a buried Spanish treasure. American tourist Josie Casey and her Aunt Sarah come into possession of the document, but transposing Latin is neither's strong suit, which need not be meant to imply that acting was. But Jake McKeever/Jake Wenzel does and intends to acquire it. He has his wife Pearl (Tete Brady), bar girl wearing a one-piece bathing suit or corset or something but making whatever it is look really good, distract Border Patrolman Bob Bronson while Jake gets the document from the Caseys. Jake and his gang head for the Sonoran desert. They are followed by a prospector leading a blanket-covered mule train. Jake and his men are a little miffed when Border Patrolmen and Mexican Rurales come out from under the blankets. There were several of these Hopper-McConnell westerns shot over a short period of time, and a few of them appear like they mixed up some reels in the editing process, as character names and situations sometimes change in a New York minute. But that doesn't account for the Joe Lawless/Etta Delsing/Don Wilson errors. Those have been created in the past few years. Written by Les Adams See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Hal Taliaferro Bob Bronson (as Wally Wales) Bob Bronson (as Wally Wales) See fewer	Flying Lariats (1931)
Buzz Barton Buzz Buzz See fewer	Rough Ridin' Red (1928)
Fred Church Jake McKeever - alias Jake Wenzel Jake McKeever - alias Jake Wenzel See fewer	The Flirt (I) (1916)
Lorraine LaVal Josie Casey (as Lorraine La Val) Josie Casey (as Lorraine La Val) See fewer	Flying Lariats (1931)
Ed Cartwright Pete Pete See fewer	Riders of the Cactus (1931)
Don Wilson Peon Peon See fewer	Flying Lariats (1931)
Joe Lawliss Bill Bill See fewer	Flying Lariats (1931)
Tete Brady Hattie McKeever Hattie McKeever See fewer	Flying Lariats (1931)
Etta Delmas Aunt Sarah Casey Aunt Sarah Casey See fewer	Flying Lariats (1931)
Gus Anderson Ranger Captain Ranger Captain See fewer	Flying Lariats (1931)
Sam Garrett Trick Roper / Ranger (as Sam J. Garrett) Trick Roper / Ranger (as Sam J. Garrett) See fewer	Flying Lariats (1931)