Wells Fargo Gunmaster (1951)
Director:
Philip Ford
Writer:
M. Coates Webster
Stars:
Allan Lane, Black Jack, Chubby Johnson
Allan "Rocky" Lane plays the title role in the Republic oater Wells Fargo Gunmaster. Lane is sent westward by his employers to stem a series of stagecoach holdups. To bring the crooks out into the open, Lane pretends to turn bandit himself. One by one, the minor crooks are bumped off as they try to fence their ill-gotten gains. By process of elimination, Lane is able to expose the mysterious mastermind behind the robberies. Featured in the cast of Wells Fargo Gunmasterare moppet performers Mary Ellen Kay and Michael Chapin, who'd soon be spun off into their own western series.