Between Fighting Men 1932  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Forrest Sheldon
Cast: Ken Maynard, Ruth Hall, Josephine Dunn, Wallace MacDonald, Albert J. Smith, Walter Law, James Bradbury Jr., John Pratt, Robert(2) Walker, Jack Rockwell, Bob Kortman, Jack Kirk, Edmund Cobb, Charles King, Tracy Layne
Wally (Wallace MacDonald) and his adopted brother Ken (Ken Maynard) find themselves in the middle of a conflict between the cattlemen and the sheepmen. Their father, cattleman Winchester "Win" Thompson (Walter Law), hires gunman Butch Martin (Albert J. Smith) to get a sheepman to move, and Butch shoots him. The sheepman's daughter Judy (Ruth Hall) moves onto the Thompson ranch where Ken and Wally compete for her attentions–and, by story's end, Judy will pick one of them to live with happily ever after.
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Black Aces 1937 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Buck Jones
Cast: Buck Jones, Kay Linaker, Charles King, Fred MacKaye, W.E. Lawrence, Bob Kortman, Robert Frazer, Raymond Brown, Barney Phillips, Frank Campeau, Charles Le Moyne, Robert McKenzie
After losing his ranch in a poker game, Ted (Buck Jones) is accused of murdering one of the winners, and, furthermore, he is thought to be a member of the notorious "Black Aces" gang. Ted sets out to clear his name by bringing the real culprits to justice. Ted's effort pleases his girlfriend, Sandy (Kay Linaker).
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Brand of the Outlaws 1936  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Bob Steele, Margaret Marquis, Jack Rockwell, Charles King, Ed Cassidy, Virginia True Boardman, Frank Ball, Bob Kortman, Chuck Morrison, Budd Buster, Horace Murphy
Gary Gray (Bob Steele) is searching for his father's murderer when he becomes involved with Ben Holt (Jack Rockwell) and his gang of outlaws. Fights ensue, but Gary manages to prevent the gang's holdup of a stagecoach. When Gary figures out that Holt is the one who murdered his father, he is determined to get revenge–but Holt has been warned and has his own plans for how to deal with Gary. The question is, "Will he succeed?"
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Forty Thieves 1944  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Douglass Dumbrille, Louise Currie, Kirk Alyn, Herbert Rawlinson, Robert Frazer, Glenn Strange, Hal Taliaferro, Jack Rockwell, Bob Kortman
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) loses the sheriff's election to timid Jerry Doyle (Kirk Alyn) who got the outlaw vote. When the town goes downhill, Hoppy proceeds to have Doyle impeached. But the dastardly outlaw boss (Douglass Dumbrille) brings in 40 outlaws to deal with our hero. Even Hoppy can't possibly take care of that many bad guys at once, or can he?
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Fugitive Valley 1941 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Julie Duncan, Glenn Strange, Bob Kortman, Ed Brady, Tom London, Reed Howes, Carl Mathews, Edward Peil Sr.
Range Busters Crash (Ray Corrigan) and Dusty (John "Dusty" King) use the ruse of having broken out of jail to nab a gang of outlaws that has been terrorizing the locals.
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Ghost Town Gold 1936 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Kay Hughes, LeRoy Mason, Burr Caruth, Bob Kortman, Milburn Morante, Frank Hagney, Don Roberts, Yakima Canutt, Hank Worden
The Three Mesquiteers (Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) retrieve stolen gold, and they must hurry to get it back in the bank before foreclosure proceedings. But the gang that stole the money wants it back. Ventriloquist Max Terhune and his dummy Elmer add some laughs.
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Guns of the Law 1944 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Jack Ingram, Bob Kortman, Jennifer Holt, Budd Buster, Charles King, Robert Barron, Frank McCarroll, Bud Osborne
The oil company is ready to make a deal with the Wilkins family, Lillian (Jennifer Holt) and Uncle Jed (Budd Buster), but the bad guys, knowing that property values will skyrocket, come up with a scheme to steal the Wilkins' land. The Texas Rangers (Dave O'Brien, James Newill, and Guy Wilkerson) arrive to take care of the situation in this 11th film of the series.
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 The Last of the Mohicans 1932 N/R, 230 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Ford Beebe, B. Reeves Eason
Cast: Harry Carey, Hobart Bosworth, Frank Coghlan Jr., Edwina Booth, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Bob Kortman, Walter McGrail, Nelson McDowell, Edward Hearn, Mischa Auer, Yakima Canutt, Jim Corey, Joan Gale
James Fenimore Cooper's classic tale is presented as a 12-chapter serial. Frontier guide Hawkeye (Harey Carey) and his Indian friends, Chingachgook and Uncas (Hobart Bosworth and Frank Coghlan Jr.), fight against the corrupt soldiers and the evil Indian Magua (Bob Kortman).
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The Miracle Rider 1935 N/R, 300 min.
Genre: Western
Director: B. Reeves Eason, Armand Schaefer
Cast: Tom Mix, Charles Middleton, Joan Gale, Jason Robards Sr., Robert Fraser, Edward Hearn, Tom London, Edmund Cobb, Niles Welch, Bob Kortman, Edward Earle, George Chesebro
This is Tom Mix's final film and his first serial (of 15 episodes). Tom (Tom Mix) joins the Texas Rangers following his father's murder, taking up his father's cause of Indian rights. His immediate task is to stop the dastardly Zaroff (Charles Middleton) who is illegally profiting from Indian land.
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Mystery Squadron 1933 N/R, 220 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Colbert Clark, David Howard
Cast: Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Lucile Browne, Jack Mulhall, Purnell Pratt, Robert Frazer, J. Carrol Naish, Lafe McKee, Bob Kortman, Edward Hearn, Edward Peil Sr., Jack Mower, Jack Perrin
The "Black Ace" and his squadron of masked pilots intend to blow up a large dam project. But flyers Fred (Bob Steele) and Bill (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) come to the aid of the project foreman (Lafe McKee) and eventually uncover who the "Black Ace" is in this 12-chapter serial.
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Oklahoma Frontier 1939 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ford Beebe
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Gwynne, James Blaine, Bob Kortman, Charles King, Harry Tenbrook, Lane Chandler, Horace Murphy, Lloyd Ingraham, Joe De La Cruz
The land rush is on as homesteaders vie for territory in Oklahoma, and former Marshall Jeff (Johnny Mack Brown) is no exception. But, land grabbers frame Jeff after stealing a map showing his territory and that of friend Tom (Bob Baker). After Tom is killed, Jeff takes care of the situation with help from Windy (Fuzzy Knight), and Jeff and Tom's sister (Anne Gwynne) ride off in the sunset together.
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Phantom Thunderbolt 1933  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James
Cast: Ken Maynard, Frances Lee, Frank Rice, William Gould, Bob Kortman, William Robyns, Frank Beal, Wilfred Lucas, Harry Holman, Horace B. Carpenter, Arthur Hoyt
Coyote Gulch is in competition with another town to get the railroad franchise, and the other town hires a gang to harass the citizens of Coyote Gulch. But Coyote Gulch hires Ken (Ken Maynard)–posing as gunfighter Thunderbolt Kid–to help fight off the gang.
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Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island 1937 N/R, 260 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright
Cast: Mala, Mamo Clark, Herbert Rawlinson, William Newell, John Ward, Selmer Jackson, John Dilson, John Picorri, George Chesebro, Bob Kortman, George Cleveland, Lloyd Whitlock, Tracy Roebuck, Herbert Weber, Anthony Pawley
A U.S. Intelligence Agency sends Agent Mala (Mala) to a South Pacific island to investigate the destruction of a dirigible, which had stopped for refueling. Mala finds that spies on the island are using their technology to cause volcanic eruptions to keep the natives in line while they do their spy work. A 14-episode serial.
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The Shock 1923 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Cast: Lon Chaney, Virginia Valli, Jack Mower, William Welsh, Henry A. Barrows, Christine Mayo, Harry De Vere, John(2) Beck, Walter Long, Bob Kortman, Togo Yamamoto
Wilse (Lon Chaney), a crippled man, is also a member of a gang of blackmailers. When he falls in love with the daughter, Gertrude (Virginia Valli), of his most recent victim, Wilse decides to go straight–and he may succeed after an earthquake destroys the evidence of his criminal activities.
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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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Texas Trail 1937 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Selman
Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, George "Gabby" Hayes, Judith Allen, Billy King, Alexander Cross, Ray Bennett, Karl Hackett, Bob Kortman, Jack Rockwell
Hopalong Cassidy is out to help the Army during the Spanish American War in this episode. Horses are needed, so Hoppy's Bar 20 cowhands act as Rough Riders to catch the horses. But–there are horse thieves who also want those horses.
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The Vigilantes Are Coming 1936 N/R, 226 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright
Cast: Robert Livingston, Fred Kohler, Kay Hughes, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Raymond Hatton, Robert Warwick, William Farnum, Bob Kortman, John Merton, Lloyd Ingraham, William Desmond, Yakima Canutt
Russians, under the leadership of General Burr (Fred Kohler), set out to colonize California using Cossack soldiers. But, there is resistance out there in the person of a church organist (Don Loring) who dons a black mask, calls himself "The Eagle," and leads a gang of misfits in pursuit of the Russians. There are plenty of cliffhangers in this 12-episode serial.
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The Whispering Skull 1944 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Denny Burke, I. Stanford Jolley, Henry Hall, George Morrell, Ed Cassidy, Bob Kortman, Wen Wright
The Texas Rangers are on the trail of a mysterious killer known as "The Whispering Skull" who commits his crimes at night. After the death of a sheriff, Ranger Tex (Tex Ritter) poses as the killer in order to bring the real culprit out in the open.
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Winds of the Wasteland 1936 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: John Wayne, Phyllis Cerf, Lew Kelly, Yakima Canutt, Douglas Cosgrove, Lane Chandler, Sam Flint, Bob Kortman, Ed Cassidy, Jon Hall, Merrill McCormick, Christian J. Frank, Jack Rockwell, Arthur Millett, Horace B. Carpenter
John Blair and Larry Adams (John Wayne and Lane Chandler) buy an old stagecoach line in hopes of getting a government mail contract. But they must win a race with a rival line, and the rivals Cal Drake (Douglas Cosgrove) and his henchman Smokey (Yakima Canutt) will do anything to knock the good guys out of the running. A good early Wayne effort that helped launch him to stardom.
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| 1. Between Fighting Men (1932)
2. Black Aces (1937)
3. Brand of the Outlaws (1936)
4. Forty Thieves (1944)
5. Fugitive Valley (1941)
6. Ghost Town Gold (1936)
7. Guns of the Law (1944)
8. The Last of the Mohicans (1932)
9. The Miracle Rider (1935)
10. Mystery Squadron (1933)
11. Oklahoma Frontier (1939)
12. Phantom Thunderbolt (1933)
13. Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1937)
14. The Shock (1923)
15. Stagecoach Outlaws (1945)
16. Texas Trail (1937)
17. The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)
18. The Whispering Skull (1944)
19. Winds of the Wasteland (1936)
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