Santa Fe Stampede (1938) **
Republic Pictures
Director: George Sherman
Santa Fe Stampede is one of the Three Mesquiteers western series. There were a total of 51 of these things; all made from 1936 to 1943. Wayne was only in eight though beginning with Pals of the Saddle earlier in the same year. The other two Mesquiteers are played by Ray Corrigan (as Tuscon Smith) and Max Terhune (as Lullaby Joslin). Interesting fact: the original Stony Brooke (Wayne's character) was played by Robert Livingston who was one of the uncredited football players along with John Wayne in the silent film Brown of Harvard (1926); the Duke's first film. Santa Fe Stampede begins with the Mesquiteers going to visit their friend who is hoping to stake a claim on a mine. Unfortunately the town gangster has other plans... I am not really impressed with this series as the storylines are limited and just cash in on fans who loved the series. The worst scene is any involving Max Terhune's ventriloquism with Elmer.
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