Arizona Bound 1941  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
aka: Rough Riders
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Luana Walters, Dennis Moore, Kathryn Sheldon, Tristram Coffin, Horace Murphy, Slim Whitaker, I. Stanford Jolley, Hal Price, Ben Corbett, Gene Alsace, Budd Buster
In this first of a series of "Rough Riders" films, the Rough Riders–Buck Roberts (Buck Jones), Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton)–are called in to save Ruth Masters' (Luana Walters) stage line when a dastardly gang, led by Steve Taggert (Tristram Coffin), begins robbing the stages and shooting the drivers.
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Below the Border 1942 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Linda Brent, Eva Puig, Charles King, Dennis Moore, Bud Osborne, Frank Ellis, Tex Palmer, Ted Mapes, Kermit Maynard, Bud Osborne, Howard Masters, Jack Rockwell
The Rough Riders–Marshal Buck Robert (Buck Jones), Marshal Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Marshal Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton)–are on the trail of cattle rustlers with Buck posing as an outlaw to infiltrate the gang. Needless to say, they are successful in bringing the gang members to justice.
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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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Dawn on the Great Divide 1942  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Buck Jones, Raymond Hatton, Mona Barrie, Rex Bell, Robert Lowery, Harry Woods, Betty Blythe, Christine McIntyre, Robert Frazer, Tristram Coffin, Lee Shumway, Roy Barcroft
The Rough Riders are back with Rex Bell replacing Tim McCoy (who was serving in the military during World War II). A gang disguised as Indians is raiding wagon trains carrying settlers and railroad supplies across the plains. Buck (Buck Jones) and Sandy (Raymond Hatton) guide the latest wagon train while Jack (Rex Bell) infiltrates the gang to end the raids once and for all. This is the popular Western actor Buck Jones' last film. He died in a Boston fire shortly before the film was released.
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Down Texas Way 1942 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Luana Walters, Dave O'Brien, Glenn Strange, Lois Austin, Harry Woods, Tom London, Jack Daley
The Rough Riders–Buck (Buck Jones), Tim (Tim McCoy), and Sandy (Raymond Hatton)–are back for their sixth episode of the series. When Sandy is framed for the murder of the town's banker (who was taking on the gang trying to gain control of the town), Buck and Tim come to the rescue and bring the real killers to justice.
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Forbidden Trails 1941 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Tristram Coffin, Charles King, Glenn Strange, Lynton Brent, Jerry Sheldon, Hal Price, Dave O'Brien, Bud Osborne, Richard Alexander
The Rough Riders–Buck Roberts (Buck Jones), Colonel Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton)–are back in the saddle. Released convicts vow revenge on Buck for putting them behind bars and start by setting fire to a cabin with Buck inside. But, after Buck's horse saves him, he and his pals go after the gang members.
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Ghost Town Law 1942 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Virginia Carpenter, Murdock MacQuarrie, Charles King, Howard Masters, Tom London, Ben Corbett, Jack Ingram
Secret passages in a ghost town hamper the efforts of the Rough Riders in their search for a dastardly gang of killers.
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The Gunman from Bodie 1941 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre, Dave O'Brien, Robert Frazer, Frank LaRue, Charles King, Lynton Brent, John Merton, Max Waizmann
The Rough Riders (Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, and Raymond Hatton) are on the trail of rustlers who murdered the parents of a baby.
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Riders of Death Valley 1941 N/R, 280 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
Cast: Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Buck Jones, Charles Bickford, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Lon Chaney Jr., Noah Beery Jr., Jean Brooks, Monte Blue, Glenn Strange, Roy Barcroft, Jack Rockwell
This 15-episode serial was one of the higher-budgeted Westerns of its day, with several well-known actors of that era. A vigilante group led by Jim Benton (Dick Foran) is formed to protect miners from scheming men who want to grab their land. One long chase, it seems, with plenty of cliffhangers.
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Riders of the West 1942 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Sarah Padden, Harry Woods, Walter McGrail, Christine McIntyre, Charles King, Milburn Morante, Dennis Moore, Kermit Maynard, Tom London, Jack Kirk, Bud Osborne, Lee Phelps
In this continuation of the "Rough Riders" series, rustling is becoming a problem in the Red Bluff area, prompting Ma Turner (Sarah Padden) to call for help from the Rough Riders–Marshal Buck Rogers (Buck Jones), Marshal Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Marshal Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton). As usual, the three arrive at different times with different undercover occupations. It doesn't take long before the town's sheriff (Lee Phelps), banker (Walter McGrail), and saloon owner (Harry Woods) are found to be part of the problem, and the gang is brought to justice.
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West of the Law 1942  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Evelyn Cook, Harry Woods, Jack Daley, Malcolm "Bud" McTaggart, Milburn Morante, Roy Barcroft, Horace B. Carpenter, Tom London, Bud Osborne, Tex Palmer, George DeNormand, Al Ferguson
In the final (of eight) "Rough Riders" film, Marshals Buck, Tim, and Sandy (Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, and Raymond Hatton) are brought to the town by newspaper editor Rufus Todd (Milburn Morante) whose presses have been ruined when he was about to uncover the gang responsible for a gold robbery. As usual, The Rough Riders go undercover to nab the culprits–including the leader, a respected town leader.
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| 1. Arizona Bound (1941)
aka: Rough Riders
2. Below the Border (1942)
3. Black Aces (1937)
4. Border Law (1931)
5. Dawn on the Great Divide (1942)
6. Down Texas Way (1942)
7. Forbidden Trails (1941)
8. Ghost Town Law (1942)
9. The Gunman from Bodie (1941)
10. Riders of Death Valley (1941)
11. Riders of the West (1942)
12. West of the Law (1942)
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