The 3 Mesquiteers | Outlaws of Sonora (1938) | Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune

Dude's gang captures Stony and seeing the resemblance, Dude poses as Stony. Wanted for the robberies and murder committed by Dude, a wounded Stony escapes. After Doc Martin fixes him up, Dude's gang kidnaps Martin to operate on Dude. Now it's Stonys turn to pose as Dude as the Mesquiteers try to round up the gang.

Director: George Sherman
Writers: Betty Burbridge (story), Betty Burbridge (screenplay)
Stars: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune .

The Three Mesquiteers is the umbrella title for a Republic Pictures series of 51 Western B-movies released between 1936 and 1943, including eight films starring John Wayne. The name was a play on words, referring to mesquite, a plant common in the Western states, and the characters of the 1844 Alexander Dumas novel The Three Musketeers. Each film featured a trio of cowboy stars. The series was based on a series of Western novels by William Colt MacDonald.