Ambush 1949  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Robert Taylor, John Hodiak, Arlene Dahl, Don Taylor, Jean Hagen, Bruce Cowling, Leon Ames, John McIntire, Chief Thundercloud, Pat Moriarity
An Indian is involved in tracking a missing woman in this run-of-the mill Western which pits the U.S. Cavalry against the Apaches.
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Blazing Across the Pecos 1948  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Nazarro
Cast: Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Patricia Barry, Paul Campbell, Charles C. Wilson, Thomas E. Jackson, Chief Thundercloud, Jock Mahoney, Jack Ingram, Pat O'Malley
Masked hero The Durango Kid (Charles Starrett) is back and comes to the aid of an inept sheriff (Smiley Burnette). When the town's mayor, Ace (Charles C. Wilson), hears that The Durango Kid has been killed, he sets out to terrorize his business rival. But who is that new deputy to the sheriff? One of the weaker films in the series.
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 Buffalo Bill 1944  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Joel McCrea, Maureen O'Hara, Linda Darnell, Thomas Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan, Anthony Quinn, Moroni Olsen, Frank Fenton, Chief Thundercloud, Sidney Blackmer
Indian scout and Wild West showman William Cody, alias Buffalo Bill, is portrayed by Joel McCrea in this epic biography.
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Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory 1952 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Bernard B. Ray
Cast: Clayton Moore, Slim Andrews, Rodd Redwing, Sharon Dexter, Eddie Phillips, Tom Hubbard, Chief Yowlachie, Chief Thundercloud, Charlie Hughes, Helena Dare
Buffalo Bill (Clayton Moore of "Lone Ranger" fame) helps his Indian friends rid themselves of land-grabbers.
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Colt .45 1950 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Thundercloud
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Randolph Scott, Ruth Roman, Zachary Scott, Lloyd Bridges, Ian MacDonald, Chief Thundercloud, Alan Hale, Luther Crockett, Walter Coy, Charles Evans
When gun salesman Steve Farrell (Randolph Scott) loses his guns during a prison escape, he tracks down the escaped convict and puts an end to his killing spree.
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Custer's Last Stand 1936 N/R, 320 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Rex Lease, Lona Andre, William Farnum, Ruth Mix, Jack Mulhall, Nancy Caswell, George Chesebro, Dorothy Gulliver, Frank McGlynn Jr., Helen Gibson, Josef Swickard, Chief Thundercloud
The search is on for an Indian arrow that holds the key to hidden gold (on Indian land) in this 15-episode serial as scout Kit Cardigan (Rex Lease) attempts to prevent a war over the arrow. But attempts fail when both sides are drawn into what will become known as Custer's Last Stand.
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Davy Crockett, Indian Scout 1950  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Indian Scout
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: George Montgomery, Ellen Drew, Philip Reed, Noah Beery Jr., Paul Guilfoyle, Chief Thundercloud, Addison Richards, Robert Barrat, Erik Rolf, Billy Wilkerson, John Hamilton, Vera Marshe, Jimmy Moss, Kenne Duncan, Ray Teal
This film was made five years before Disney made Davy Crockett a national craze. This story involves the nephew and namesake of Davy Crockett (George Montgomery), who is a U.S. military scout, and his cohort Red Hawk (Philip Reed). They lead a wagon train through the hostile Indian Territory, but someone in Crockett's military unit is spying on the wagon trains and tipping off the Indians who then attack. At first, Red Hawk is suspected, but he is vindicated when the real culprit is revealed.
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Flaming Frontiers 1938 N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James, Ray Taylor
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Eleanor Hansen, John Archer, William Royle, Charles Stevens, Charles Middleton, James Blaine, Jack Rutherford, Eddy Waller, Ed Cassidy, Karl Hackett, Chief Thundercloud
Tom (John Archer) has found gold, and the bad guys, led by Bart (James Blaine), want it. They frame Tom for murder, and now it's up to Indian scout Tex (Johnny Mack Brown) to come to Tom's and his sister's (Eleanor Hansen) aid. Tex must deal with one problem after another in this 15-episode serial.
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Indian Territory 1950 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, Kirby Grant, Philip Van Zandt, Chief Thundercloud, Kenne Duncan, James Griffith, G. Pat Collins, Roy Gordon
After the Civil War, reb cavalryman Gene Autry helps a former Yank bring peace between the Indians and the settlers.
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The Law Rides Again 1943 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James
Cast: Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Jack La Rue, Betty Miles, Emmett Lynn, Kenneth Harlan, Chief Thundercloud, Bryant Washburn, John Bridges, Kenne Duncan, Roy Brent, Hank Bell
Government agents Ken and Hoot (Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson), the "Trail Blazers," track down a crooked Indian agent who is cheating the local tribe.
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The Lone Ranger Rides Again 1939 N/R, 260 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud, Duncan Renaldo, Jinx Falkenburg, Ralph Dunn, J. Farrell MacDonald, William Gould, Rex Lease, Ted Mapes, John Beach, Glenn Strange, Stanley Blystone
The Lone Ranger (Robert Livingston) and companion Tonto (Chief Thundercloud) return for their second serial–with less mystery and more ridin' and shootin'. Homesteaders aren't welcome in cattleman's valley, so outlaws are hired to keep them out. Again, this good serial has many ambushes, etc. to keep the audience anxious for the next episode as the Lone Ranger and Tonto, with help from Juan (Duncan Renaldo), come to the aid of the settlers.
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The Lone Ranger 1938 N/R, 255 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Chief Thundercloud, Lynne Roberts, Stanley Andrews, Hal Taliaferro, Bruce Bennett, Lee Powell, George Cleveland, William Farnum, Lane Chandler, George Montgomery, John Merton, Tom London
The saga of the Lone Ranger is told in this 15-episode serial–with a twist. After the Civil War, an outlaw leader seeks to control Texas, and, in the process, murders a troop of Texas Rangers. Tonto (Chief Thundercloud) finds one Ranger still alive, and the legend of the Lone Ranger is born. The twist comes when the outlaw boss believes that the Lone Ranger could be any one of five Rangers, so each one must be killed. After many adventures and some good cliff-hangers, the good guys win.
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Ride, Ranger, Ride 1936 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Kay Hughes, Monte Blue, George J. Lewis, Max Terhune, Chief Thundercloud, Iron Eyes Cody, Lloyd Whitlock, Frankie Marvin
Gene Autry is the Ranger that rides, and he's protecting an ammunition and supplies wagon. When Indians arrive on the scene, there's some peacemaking to do.
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The Riders of the Whistling Skull 1937 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Golden Trail
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Mary Russell, Roger Williams, Fern Emmett, C. Montague Shaw, Yakima Canutt, Chief Thundercloud, Iron Eyes Cody, John Van Pelt, John Ward
The Three Mesquiteers, Stoney, Tuscon, and Lullaby (Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) are back in the saddle–this time in search of an archeologist who is being held captive in a lost Indian city. A well made film with good audio and video effects.
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The Singing Vagabond 1936 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Carl Pierson
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ann Rutherford, Barbara Pepper, Frank LaRue, Chief Thundercloud, Niles Welch, Grace Goodall, Henry Roquemore, Allan Sears
The lovely young lady is kidnapped from a wagon train and, between songs, Gene Autry comes to the rescue.
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Typhoon 1940 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Louis King
Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, J. Carrol Naish, Chief Thundercloud, Frank Reicher, Paul Harvey, Jack Carson, Al Kikume, John Rogers
Adventure mixed with comedy prevails when sailors discover Dea (Dorothy Lamour) living alone on a tropical island where, since childhood, she has survived in isolation from the outside world.
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Wagon Trail 1935 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Harry L. Fraser
Cast: Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger, Edward Norris, Roger Williams, Earl Dwire, Chuck Morrison, John Elliott, Chief Thundercloud, Dick Botiller, Francis Walker, Budd Buster
Sheriff Hartley's (Harry Carey) son, Clay (Edward Norris), is talked into riding with a gang in a stage robbery. When a deputy is killed, Clay is wrongly convicted. Sentenced to be hung at dawn, the now ex-sheriff–due to the conviction of his son–uncovers the real killer.
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Young Buffalo Bill 1940 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Pauline Moore, Hugh Sothern, Chief Thundercloud, Julian Rivero, Wade Boteler, Iron Eyes Cody, Trevor Bardette, Steve Pendleton
Indians put siege on a ranch during a fight over mining land and Roy Rogers (as a fictionalized Buffalo Bill) helps the cavalry deal with the problem.
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| 1. Ambush (1949)
2. Blazing Across the Pecos (1948)
3. Buffalo Bill (1944)
4. Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (1952)
5. Colt .45 (1950)
aka: Thundercloud
6. Custer's Last Stand (1936)
7. Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
aka: Indian Scout
8. Flaming Frontiers (1938)
9. Indian Territory (1950)
10. The Law Rides Again (1943)
11. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
12. The Lone Ranger (1938)
13. Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936)
14. The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)
aka: The Golden Trail
15. The Singing Vagabond (1936)
16. Typhoon (1940)
17. Wagon Trail (1935)
18. Young Buffalo Bill (1940)
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