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Rustlers (1949)
Tim Holt Western features strange Indian Head prop coin or token
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The 1949 film "Rustlers" is a "Western" film about two men, Dick McBride (Tim Holt) and Chito Rafferty (Richard Martin) who chase a group of cattle thieves or "Rustlers." They are helped by a local lady Ruth Abbott (Martha Hyer).
 
At a saloon Chito accidentally drops a coin on a roulette wheel number and wins a bet.
 
The prop coin or token used in the film is one with an unusual obverse design.
 
Rustlers
1. The coin on roulette number 13
The prop coin or token obverse has the design of an Indian Head surrounded by stars. It appears to be the size of a United States quarter (24 mm).
Cast, Directors, Writers:
 
Tim Holt as Dick McBride
Richard Martin as Chito Rafferty
Martha Hyer as Ruth Abbott
 
Director: Lesley Selander
Writers: Jack Natteford, Luci Ward
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