Desert Bandit
1941, English. Directed by George Sherman.
'Red's' Runnin' Wild! RAORING SIX-GUN ADVENTURES IN THE HEART OF THE OLD WEST!...Ride to new thrills with Don "Red" Barry as he challenges a band of desert outlaws to a fight to the finish!
Bantam-weight western star Don "Red" Barry certainly deserved his designation as "The Cowboy Cagney" in Republic's Desert Bandit. Barry is cast as two-fisted Texas Ranger Bob Crandall, who after being dishonorably discharged heads to the Mexican border to start life anew. He falls in with a gang of gun runners, headed by corrupt lawman Largo (William Haade). It turns out, of course, that Crandall's "disgrace" was merely a ruse to allow him to work undercover in bringing Largo and his minions to justice.
- Runtime
- 0h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- George ShermanDirector
- Don 'Red' BarryBob Crandall, Texas Ranger
- Lynn MerrickSue Martin
- William HaadeLargo
- James GilletteTim Martin
- Dick WesselHenchman Hawk
- Tom ChattertonTexas Ranger Captain Banning
- Tom EwellTexas Ranger Ordway
- Robert StrangeHatfield
- Charles R. MooreT-Bone Jones
- Ernie StantonSheriff Warde
- Charles KingDying Henchman at Wagon (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 24 May 1941
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Bennett Cohen, Eliot Gibbons
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Desert Bandit runs 56 minutes (0h 56m).
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Desert Bandit isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 May 1941. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Desert Bandit?
Desert Bandit (1941) was directed by George Sherman and stars Don 'Red' Barry, Lynn Merrick, William Haade.