
Bantam-weight western star Don "Red" Barry certainly deserved his designation as "The Cowboy Cagney" in Republic's Desert Bandit. Barry is cast as two-fisted Texas Ranger Bob Crandall, who after being dishonorably discharged heads to the Mexican border to start life anew. He falls in with a gang of gun runners, headed by corrupt lawman Largo (William Haade). It turns out, of course, that Crandall's "disgrace" was merely a ruse to allow him to work undercover in bringing Largo and his minions to justice.

Don 'Red' Barry
Bob Crandall, Texas Ranger

Lynn Merrick
Sue Martin

William Haade
Largo
James Gillette
Tim Martin

Dick Wessel
Henchman Hawk

Tom Chatterton
Texas Ranger Captain Banning

Tom Ewell
Texas Ranger Ordway

Robert Strange
Hatfield

Charles R. Moore
T-Bone Jones

Ernie Stanton
Sheriff Warde

Charles King
Dying Henchman at Wagon (uncredited)

Northwest Trail
Northwest Trail

Young Guns II
Young Guns II

A Time for Killing
A Time for Killing

Virginia City
Virginia City

Bad Men of the Border
Bad Men of the Border

Ridin' Down the Trail
Ridin' Down the Trail

The Naked Spur
The Naked Spur

The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger

Disappearances
Disappearances

Lonely are the Brave
Lonely are the Brave

Under Mexicali Stars
Under Mexicali Stars

Cowboys & Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens