The Mounted Stranger

The Mounted Stranger is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film. It was a remake of The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924),^[1] which was an adaptation of Henry Herbert Knibbs's novel of the same name.^[2]

The Mounted Stranger
Directed by	Arthur Rosson
Screenplay by	Arthur Rosson
Produced by	Hoot Gibson
Starring	Hoot Gibson Buddy Hunter Milton Brown Fred Burns Jim Corey Francis Ford
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Gilmore Walker
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 8, 1930 (1930-02-08)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Pete Ainslee locates Steve Gary, who killed Ainslee's father when Ainslee was a child and a witness to the murder. The adult Ainslee wounds Gary in a gunfight, but he becomes the hunted one after Gary recovers.^[1]

Cast

• Hoot Gibson as Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid
• Buddy Hunter as Pete as a boy
• Milton Brown as 'Pop' Ainslee
• Fred Burns as Steve Gary
• Jim Corey as 'White-Eye'
• Francis Ford as 'Spider' Coy
• Walter Patterson as Spider's lookout
• Francelia Billington as Mrs. Coy
• Louise Lorraine as Bonita Coy

Production

The Mounted Stranger was written and directed by Arthur Rosson. It was released on February 8, 1930, by Universal Pictures.^[3][4][2] Harry Neumann was the cinematographer, and Gibson was the producer. Henry H. Knibbs was the author, and Gilmore Walker was the editor.^[1] The film's sets were designed by art director David S. Garber.