Billy the Kid Trapped 1942  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Malcolm "Bud" McTaggart, Anne Jeffreys, Glenn Strange, Walter McGrail, Ted Adams, Jack Ingram, Milton Kibbee, Eddie Phillips, Budd Buster, Wally West, Herman Hack, Horace B. Carpenter, George Chesebro
Billy (Buster Crabbe), Fuzzy (Al St. John), and Jeff (Malcolm "Bud" McTaggart) are rescued by outlaws Montana (Budd Buster), Pete (Wally West), and Curley (George Chesebro) who then assume disguises as Billy, Fuzzy, and Jeff. They rob and murder, and now Billy and his friends must work to clear their names.
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Call of the Yukon 1938  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: B. Reeves Eason, John T. Coyle
Cast: Richard Arlen, Beverly Roberts, Lyle Talbot, Garry Owen, Mala, Ivan Miller, Jimmy Lono, Emory Parnell, Al St. John, Charles Anthony Hughes
Author Jean (Beverly Roberts)–along with her bear cubs, a collie, and a talking rook–heads to the Yukon to find material for a novel. She meets a trader, Gaston (Richard Arlen), and the two decide to head home when winter conditions deteriorate. The ice breaks and they lose the dog sled. But help is on the way from another traveler, and the adventures and romances continue. Cheap.
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Cattle Stampede 1943  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin, Charles King, Glenn Strange, Frank Ellis, Ed Cassidy, Ray Bennett, Roy Brent, Steve Clark, Budd Buster, John Elliott
Billy and Fuzzy (Buster Crabbe and Al St. John) come to the rescue when cattle rustlers begin their operations in Oklahoma. Plenty of action amid Fuzzy's antics.
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Dead Men Walk 1943 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Nedrick Young, Dwight Frye, Fern Emmett, Robert Strange, Hal Price, Sam Flint, Merrill McCormick, Al St. John, Forrest Taylor
George Zucco plays two roles, one an evil practitioner of the dark arts and the other a good, upstanding doctor. But Lloyd, the good doctor, kills his evil brother who then returns from the grave as a vampire to extract revenge. Very low budget, but entertaining with Zucco's overacting and Dwight Frye as the hunchback assistant to the evil doctor.
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Death Rides the Plains 1944 N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Robert Livingston, Al St. John, Joan Barclay, Ray Bennett, Patti McCarty, I. Stanford Jolley, George Chesebro, John Elliott, Kermit Maynard, Slim Whitaker, Karl Hackett, Ted Mapes
Ben and Rogan (Ray Bennett and I. Stanford Jolley) have a good thing going: they advertise to sell a ranch, tell the prospective buyer to bring the cash, and then kill the buyer and take the money. But their days are numbered when The Lone Rider (Robert Livingston) and sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) get involved. One of many "Lone Rider" films.
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A Face in the Fog 1936 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: June Collyer, Lloyd Hughes, Lawrence Gray, Al St. John, Jack Mulhall, Jack Cowell, John Elliott, Sam Flint, Forrest Taylor, Ed Cassidy, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, Fred Parker
A hunchbacked killer has shot and killed cast members of a theater company performing the play, "Satan's Bride." But never fear, journalists (June Collyer and Al St. John) are on the case, collecting clues and hoping to stop the murderer in his tracks.
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Frontier Scout 1938 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: George Houston, Al St. John, Beth Marion, Dave O'Brien, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Slim Whitaker, Jack C. Smith, Budd Buster, Walter Byron, Jack Ingram, Kenne Duncan, Minerva Urecal
After the Civil War, Wild Bill Hickok (George Houston) heads West with sidekick Whiney (Al St. John) to deal with a dastardly gang of cattle rustlers. Opera singer George Houston made a few Westerns (with non-singing roles) before returning to his singing career.
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Fuzzy Settles Down 1944 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patty McCarthy, Charles King, John Merton, Frank McCarroll, Hal Price, John Elliott, Ed Cassidy, Robert F. Hill, Ted Mapes, Tex Palmer
Despite Billy's (Buster Crabbe) pleas, sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) decides to settle down and buy a newspaper in a small town. When he is falsely accused of stealing the newspaper's money, Billy is close by to save the day. Fuzzy thinks that perhaps the countryside might be a better place to retire.
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Gangster's Den 1945 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Sydney Logan, Charles King, Emmett Lynn, I. Stanford Jolley, Kermit Maynard, Ed Cassidy, George Chesebro, Karl Hackett, Michael Owen, Patricia Knox
Crooked lawyer Horace Black (I. Stanford Jolley) intends to take over a saloon and a ranch, but Billy and Fuzzy (Buster Crabbe and Al St. John) are there to stop the bad man and his henchmen.
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His Private Secretary 1933 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Phil Whitman
Cast: Evalyn Knapp, John Wayne, Alec B. Francis, Reginald Barlow, Natalie Kingston, Arthur Hoyt, Al St. John, Hugh Kidder, Mickey Rentschler, Patrick Cunning
Playboy Dick Wallace (John Wayne) can't seem to leave women alone and settle down in the family business. His father (Reginald Barlow) sends Dick to Somerville to collect overdue payments from the Reverend Hall (Alec B. Francis). Along the way to Somerville, Dick picks up Marion (Evalyn Knapp) and gives her a ride. Dick puts moves on Marion, and she slaps him. It turns out that Marion is the Reverend's granddaughter, and, for the first time in his life, Dick is really in love. They do marry, but before Dick can introduce Marion to his father, she is hired by his father as his private secretary, and her identity is kept secret. His father is impressed with Marion, who Dick works diligently for, and soon tells Dick that he wishes that Dick had married Marion.
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The Kid Rides Again 1943 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Iris Meredith, Glenn Strange, Charles King, I. Stanford Jolley, Ted Adams, Edward Peil Sr., Slim Whitaker, Kenne Duncan
In a continuation of the "Billy the Kid" series, Billy (Buster Crabbe) is falsely accused of robbing a train, so he breaks out of jail in order to find the real culprits. It's a sure bet that he won't fail.
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Law of the Lash 1947 N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor
Cast: Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Lee Roberts, Mary Scott, Jack O'Shea, Charles King, Carl Mathews, John Elliott, Slim Whitaker, Richard Cramer
This film began the series of the whip-wielding, black-clad Marshal, Cheyenne (Lash La Rue), and his sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John). In this episode, Cheyenne comes to the aid of Jane (Mary Scott) when a gang member steals her ring. Cheyenne follows the gang member and captures the rest of the gang.
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The Lone Rider and the Bandit 1942 N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: George Houston, Al St. John, Dennis Moore, Vickie Lester, Glenn Strange, Jack Ingram, Milton Kibbee, Carl Sepulveda, Slim Andrews, Eddie Dean, Slim Whitaker, Kenne Duncan
"The Lone Rider" (George Houston) heeds the call of the sheriff (Dennis Moore) to stop the bad guys who are terrorizing prospectors in order to get their land. Going undercover as a musician (remember–George Houston was an opera singer in the past and would return to that profession after dabbling in Westerns), he gets to the bottom of the problem, and all ends well.
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Lone Rider Fights Back 1941 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: George Houston, Al St. John, Dorothy Short, Dennis Moore, Frank Hagney, Charles King, Frank Ellis, Horace B. Carpenter, Hal Price, Merrill McCormick, Curley Dresden, Walter James
Lone Rider and sidekick Fuzzy (George Houston and Al St. John) arrive in town at the request of a friend who had been murdered before they appeared on the scene. You can bet that Lone Rider will bring the people responsible to justice, and you can also bet that Fuzzy will bring a few laughs.
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My Son, the Hero 1943 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Patsy Kelly, Roscoe Karns, Joan Blair, Carol Hughes, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Luis Alberni, Joseph Allen, Lois Collier, Jeni Le Gon, Nick Stewart, Hal Price, Al St. John, Maxine Leslie
Con-man "Big Time" Morgan (Roscoe Karns) has lied to his war correspondent son, Michael (Joseph Allen), by telling him he is a wealthy businessman. Now, Michael is coming to visit his father, and "Big Time"–with help from ex-wife Gerty (Patsy Kelly) and prize fighter Kid Slug (Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom)–gets his hands not only a mansion but a family as well, thus increasing his chances of pulling off the deception.
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Oklahoma Cyclone 1930 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John P. McCarthy
Cast: Bob Steele, Al St. John, Rita Rey, Charles King, Slim Whitaker, Cliff Lyons, N.E. Hendrix, Hector Sarno, Emilio Fernandez, John Ince
Oklahoma Cyclone (Bob Steele) goes undercover by joining an outlaw gang in order to find his father whom he believes was kidnapped by the gang. Non-singer Steele tries some songs.
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The Painted Desert 1931  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Higgin
Cast: William Boyd, Helen Twelvetrees, William Farnum, J. Farrell MacDonald, Clark Gable, Charles Sellon, Edmund Breese, Al St. John, Wade Boteler, Jim Mason
This Western marks Clark Gable's talkie-film debut. The story involves a romantic triangle taking place in the midst of a family feud.
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Riders of Destiny 1933 N/R, 50 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Cecilia Parker, George "Gabby" Hayes, Forrest Taylor, Al St. John, Heinie Conklin, Earl Dwire, Yakima Canutt, Si Jenks, Lafe McKee, Addie Foster, Horace B. Carpenter, Tex Palmer, Hal Price, William Dyer
An undercover government agent poses as drifter Singin' Sandy Saunders (John Wayne) while investigating James Kincaid's (Forrest Taylor) plot to steal water rights from local ranchers. Kincaid has been charging ranchers outrageously high rates to use his water, and Saunders plots with the ranchers to dry up Kincaid's water supply by opening up a lost river.
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Sing, Cowboy, Sing 1937 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Tex Ritter, Louise Stanley, Al St. John, Charles King, Karl Hackett, Robert McKenzie, Horace Murphy, Budd Buster, Hank Worden, Chick Hannon, "Snub" Pollard, Milburn Morante
Tex (Tex Ritter) and sidekick Duke (Al St. John) come to the aid of Madge Summers (Louise Stanley) when the dastardly Kalmas (Karl Hackett), with help from Judge Roy Dean (Robert McKenzie), seeks to take over her freight line. Some fun and songs thrown in for good measure.
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Stagecoach Outlaws 1945 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin, Ed Cassidy, I. Stanford Jolley, Kermit Maynard, Bob Kortman, Steve Clark, George Chesebro, Hank Bell
This very low budgeter still works due to Buster Crabbe's presence and Al St. John's comedy as Billy (Crabbe) comes to the aid of his girlfriend's father whose stagecoach line is routinely being robbed by a gang.
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Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Tillie's Big Romance
For the Love of Tillie
Director: Mack Sennett
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Mack Swain, Charles Bennett, Chester Conklin, Edgar Kennedy, Al St. John, Slim Summerville, A. Edward Sutherland, Charley Chase, Glen Cavender
In this film, which marks the first feature-length comedy, Charles Chaplin plays the role of a con man who talks the farmer's innocent daughter (Marie Dressler) into eloping with him and then runs off with the money. But, never fear, good triumphs over evil by story's end.
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West of Nevada 1936 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Rex Bell, Joan Barclay, Al St. John, Steve Clark, Georgia O'Dell, Dick Botiller, Frank McCarroll, Forrest Taylor, Bob Woodward, Horace B. Carpenter
A banker and his hired guns are intent on stealing gold from an Indian reservation, but they must deal with Jim Carden (Rex Bell) who comes to the aid of the Indians.
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Wild Horse Phantom 1944 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Elaine Morey, Kermit Maynard, Budd Buster, Hal Price, Robert Meredith, Frank Ellis, Frank McCarroll, John L. Cason, John Elliott
Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) talks the governor into allowing Link (Kermit Maynard) and his gang to escape from jail so that Billy and his sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) can follow them to the stolen money. But the task becomes difficult as Link searches for the loot.
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| 1. Bar 20 Rides Again (1935)
2. Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
3. Call of the Yukon (1938)
4. Cattle Stampede (1943)
5. Dead Men Walk (1943)
6. Death Rides the Plains (1944)
7. A Face in the Fog (1936)
8. Frontier Scout (1938)
9. Fuzzy Settles Down (1944)
10. Gangster's Den (1945)
11. His Private Secretary (1933)
12. The Kid Rides Again (1943)
13. Law of the Lash (1947)
14. The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)
15. Lone Rider Fights Back (1941)
16. My Son, the Hero (1943)
17. Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)
18. The Painted Desert (1931)
19. Riders of Destiny (1933)
20. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937)
21. Stagecoach Outlaws (1945)
22. Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
aka: Tillie's Big Romance
aka: For the Love of Tillie
23. West of Nevada (1936)
24. Wild Horse Phantom (1944)
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