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''The Three Mesquiteers'' is the umbrella title for a Republic Pictures series of 51 Western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943, including 8 films starring John Wayne. The name was a play on mesquite and ''The Three Musketeers'', and each film featured a trio of stars. The series was based on a series of western novels by William Colt MacDonald, which began with ''The Law of 45's'' in 1933.〔(B-Westerns ), retrieved 14 November 2007〕 A film version of ''The Law of 45's'' was made by a different film company in 1935 and introduced the characters Tucson Smith and Stony Brooke. The series blended the traditional Western period with more modern elements, which was not unknown with other B-Western films and serials. Towards the end of the series, during World War II, the trio of cowboys were opposing Nazis. ==The Mesquiteers== The cast list varied but always focused on a trio of cowboys. The members of this trio over the entire series were: *Ralph Byrd as Larry Smith (1 film, replacing Bob Livingston, injured during filming) *Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Tucson Smith (24 films) *Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin (14 films) *Jimmie Dodd as Lullaby Joslin (6 films) *Bob Livingston as Stony Brooke (29 films) *Raymond Hatton as Rusty Joslin (9 films) *Duncan Renaldo as Rico Rinaldo (7 films) *Syd Saylor as Lullaby Joslin (1 film) *Bob Steele as Tucson Smith (20 films) *Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin (21 films) *Elmer as Elmer (Lullaby Joslin's (Max Terhune) Ventriliquest Dummy) *Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke (13 films) *John Wayne as Stony Brooke (8 films) *Kirby Grant as Tex Reilly (1 film, Red River Range) (Pretended to be Stony Brooke while Stony Brooke was undercover) Stars in supporting roles at various times included: *Yakima Canutt *Hoot Gibson *Tom London *Roy Rogers Actress Lois Collier was sometimes called the Fourth Mesquiteer because seven of the movies featured her as the female lead. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Three Mesquiteers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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