| Riders of the Cactus | |
| Director: | David Kirkland |
| Cinematography: | R.B. Hooper |
| Editing: | Charles Connell |
| Studio: | Hooper-Connell Productions |
| Distributor: | Big 4 Film |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Riders of the Cactus is a 1931 American Western film directed by David Kirkland and starring Hal Taliaferro, Buzz Barton and Fred Church.[1] Location shooting took place in Sonora, California, and near Tucson, Arizona at the Tanque Verde Ranch and Mission San Xavier del Bac Mission.[2] The film was made back-to-back with Flying Lariats.
Smugglers on the Mexico–United States border pursue the tourist Josie after they learn that she has a valuable map that shows the location of buried treasure. Bronson rescues her, catching and beating the villains. Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol take the villains away, and Bronson and Josie turn the treasure over to a mission church where they are married.[3] [4]