The Spirit of the West

To bring in the bad guys, a rodeo champ poses as an inept cowhand.

Cast

Hoot Gibson

as Johnny Ringo - Posing as Ben Bailey

Doris Hill

as Dorothy Moore

Hooper Atchley

as Matt Ryder

Al Bridge

as Tom Fallon

Lafe McKee

as Bowie Moore - Rancher

George Mendoza

as Ricardo

Charles Brinley

as Ramon (as Charles Brindley)

Walter Perry

as Uncle Toby

Tiny Sandford

as Ranch Cook

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