Three Texas Steers

(1939)

56 minutes

Directed by George Sherman

Written by William Colt MacDonald, Betty Burbridge and Stanley Roberts

Produced by Sidney Lanfield

Cinematography by William A. Berke

Distributed by Republic Pictures

Drama / Western

Cast:

John Wayne as Stony Brooke

Ray 'Crash' Corrigan as Tucson Smith

Max 'Alibi' Terhune as Lullaby Joslin

Carole Landis as Nancy Evans

Ralph Graves as George Ward

Rosco Ates as Sheriff

Collette Lyons as Lillian

Billy Curtis as Hercules

Ted Adams as Steve

Stanley Blystone as Rankin

David Sharpe as Tony

The Three Mesquiteers come to the rescue of Nancy Evans, a circus owner whose business and ranch are threatened by her former manager, George Ward, and his henchmen.  Ward is trying to force Nancy to sell him her land at low prices by forcing her business under, because he knows that the state wants to put up a dam on the land and he can sell it to them at a profit.
 
Notes:

The Three Mesquiteers series was a series of 8 films made by Republic studios through 1938 to 1939 starring John Wayne.

Filming on Three Texas Steers was held up because John Wayne was working on his breakout hit, Stagecoach, with director John Ford.