- Riders of Destiny
Infobox Film
name = Riders of Destiny
image_size = 220px
caption =
director =Robert N. Bradbury
producer =Paul Malvern
writer =Robert N. Bradbury
narrator =
starring =John Wayne
Cecilia Parker Gabby Hayes Al St. John Yakima Canutt
music =
cinematography =Archie Stout
editing =Carl Pierson
distributor =
released = 1933
runtime = 53 min.
country = USA
language = English
imdb_id = 0024500"Riders of Destiny" is a 1933 Western
musical film starringJohn Wayne as Singin' Sandy Saunders, the screen's firstsinging cowboy . Wayne's singing voice was dubbed and the film is considerably darker than theGene Autry singing cowboy movies that followed it; Singin' Sandy'sten-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 includesGeorge "Gabby" Hayes , acrobatic comedianAl St. John , andYakima Canutt , and the movie was written and directed byRobert N. Bradbury .Cast
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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. Masonee also
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John Wayne filmography (1926-1940) External links
*imdb title|id=0024500|title=Riders of Destiny
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