Ridin' the Trail (1940) Online
Another one of those many B-films that the paid "expert" researchers at a certain institute in Hollywood can't seem to figure out when and where it came from, so just appear to guess. This is neither a 1942 production nor release. It was filmed in April, 1939 as an Atlas Production produced by C. C. Burr for Spectrum Pictures Corporation distribution. The Atlas/Spectrum tent and fixtures folded before this could be distributed, and it was salvaged from the trash bin of undistributed films in 1940 by Arthur Ziehn---one of Hollywood's great "junk" dealers---and released on July 27, 1940, nearly a year after completion of the film. The only functional "crew credit" Arthur Ziehn has or deserves relative to this film is one of having Atlas Productions deleted above the title and shipping it out with "Arthur Ziehm, Inc" inserted where the Atlas/Spectrum credits had been. With the exception of the leading lady, Iris Lancaster in place of Claire Rochelle, the cast and credits for this film ...
| Cast overview: | |||
 | Fred Scott | - | Fred Martin |
 | Iris Lancaster | - | Carmencita Sanchez |
 | Harry Harvey | - | Fuzzy Jones |
 | Jack Ingram | - | Tex Walters |
 | John Ward | - | Pa Bailey |
| Billy Lenhart | - | Butch (as Ray Lenhart) |
| James 'Buddy' Kelly | - | Buddy (as Buddy Kelley) |
| Carl Mathews | - | Blackie - Henchman |
 | Bud Osborne | - | Sheriff Bradford |
| Gene Howard | - | Joe Simmons |
The earliest documented telecast of this film occurred in New York City Friday 3 May 1946 on DuMont Television Network's WABD (Channel 5).
Filmed in 1939, not released until 1940.