The Vanishing Outpost

The Vanishing Outpost
The Vanishing Outpost
	Original lobby card
Directed by	Ron Ormond
Written by	June Carr; Maurice Tombragel
Produced by	Ron Ormond
Music by	Walter Greene
Production; company	Western Adventures Productions Inc.
Distributed by	Realart Pictures; Howco
Release date	November 1, 1951;
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Vanishing Outpost is a 1951 American Western film produced and directed by Ron Ormond starring Lash LaRue and Al "Fuzzy" St. John. It was the tenth of LaRue's films for Ormond's Western Adventures Productions Inc.^[1] The film was the fourth to be released by Howco, Ron Ormond's new film company composed of Ormond and drive-in movie owners Joy N. Houck and J. Francis White, and Ormond's second film as director. The screenplay is credited to Ormond's wife June Carr and Maurice Tombragel. The film is composed mostly of footage from the previous Ormond LaRue Westerns Son of Billy the Kid (1949), Mark of the Lash (1948), Outlaw Country (1949) and Son of a Bad Man (1949).^[2] No outpost, vanishing or otherwise is seen in the film. The story appeared in Fawcett Comics' Motion Picture Comics #111 (1952).

Plot[]

En route to more adventures, Lash and Fuzzy stop off in a saloon where Lash knocks down and straightens out an obnoxious drunk named Mack. Mack has been terrorising the barflies including Walker, an undercover Pinkerton Detective. Recognising Lash and Fuzzy as Marshals, Walker seeks their help in replacing his murdered partner to bring an outlaw gang to justice.

Cast[]

Lash La Rue as Marshal Lash LaRue
Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones
Riley Hill as Walker
Sharon Hall as Nancy Walker
Archie R. Twitchell as Mack
Clarke Stevens as Denton
Sue Hussey as Sue
Cliff Taylor as 1st Bartender
Bud Osborne as Rufe

References[]

^ p. 190 Drew, Bernard A. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide Routledge, 4 Dec 2013
^ p. 300 Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2nd edition McFarland, 13 Dec 2012

External links[]

The Vanishing Outpost at IMDb

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[1] . 190 Drew, Bernard A. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide Routledge, 4 Dec 2013

[2] . 300 Pitts, Michael R. Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2nd edition McFarland, 13 Dec 2012

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