Tex Ritter Western #37

Tex Ritter arrives in Red Rock for a barn dance, but when criminals mistake a local guitarist for the famous prairie ranger and kidnap him, Ritter finds himself racing to the badhat hideout to save an innocent man—only to get trapped by the outlaws himself. With both hostages in danger and nowhere to run, Tex has to use his wits and quick feet to turn the tables on the gang in the dark of the foothills.

When old Pablo's long-dismissed tale of a silver mine near Ladrone finally proves true, greedy claim jumper Sam Hawkins stops at nothing—including violence—to steal the discovery from the hardworking prospector and his young lawyer friend Jim Classon. Tex Ritter and his loyal dog Fury race against time to thwart Hawkins' scheme and ensure Pablo's rightful claim reaches the county seat office ahead of the thief.

Hill Billy picks up a dictionary and starts reading—until someone asks what book he's so engrossed in. The punchline lands when Hill Billy admits the real reason he can't stick with it, proving that sometimes a good joke beats any self-improvement scheme.

Slim Pickens has a dog to return—but first he's got to hear the tall tale of what Grizzly Burr's been up to for the past ninety days, involving stolen cattle, a surprisingly sociable sheriff, and a whole lot of tall humor. This 1957 romp proves that sometimes the best Western comedy comes from a crook who's absolutely convinced he's got a scheme for everything, even when it doesn't work out quite the way he planned.