The Dude Bandit is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by George Melford. Starring Hoot Gibson, the film is a remake of Gibson’s Clearing the Range (1931).

Plot
After Burton kills Dad Mason and makes it look like a suicide, Ace Cooper arrives to investigate. He poses as a coward during the day but at night he becomes the daring Dude Bandit.

Cast
Hoot Gibson as “Ace” Cooper posing as Tex
Gloria Shea as Betty Mason
Hooper Atchley as Al Burton
Skeeter Bill Robbins as “Skeeter”
Horace B. Carpenter as “Doc” Pettit
Neal Hart as Henchman Jack Hargan
Lafe McKee as Rancher Brown
Gordon De Main as Dan “Dad” Mason
Fred Burns as Sheriff Jim