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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Faces 1968  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cassavetes
Cast: John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin, Seymour Cassel, Fred Draper, Val Avery, Dorothy Gulliver, Joanne Moore Jordan, Darlene Conley, Gene Darfler, Elizabeth Deering, Ann Shirley, O.G. Dunn, James Bridges, Laurie Mock
Richard (John Marley) and Maria (Lynn Carlin) have been married for 14 years but are growing apart, neither one being content with his/her life. While Richard visits young prostitute Jeannie Rapp(Gena Rowlands), Maria meets a younger man, Chet (Seymour Cassel), in a bar and takes him to bed. But, their extramarital affairs do not satisfy either one. Carlin and Cassel received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Actor.
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The Last Frontier 1932  N/R, 212 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Storey
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Dorothy Gulliver, Ralph Bushman, William Desmond, Richard Neill, Joe Bonomo, Pete Morrison, Yakima Canutt, LeRoy Mason, Frank Lackteen, Judith Barrie, Ben Corbett
In this 12-episode serial, newspaper editor Tom Kirby (Lon Chaney Jr.), disguising himself as the masked "Black Ghost," takes on outlaw Tiger Morris (Richard Neill) who drives settlers away so he can have gold-laden property for himself. Tom gets help from Western heroes, including Wild Bill Hickock and General Custer. Remake of the 1926 feature-length film.
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The Phantom of the West 1931 N/R, 170 min.
Genre: Western
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Tom Tyler, William Desmond, Tom Santschi, Dorothy Gulliver, Tom Dugan, Philo McCullough, Frank Lanning, Joe Bonomo, Frank Hagney, Kermit Maynard, Dick Dickinson
The convicted killer of Jim's (Tom Tyler) father escapes from prison, leaving a note to Jim professing his innocence but providing the names of seven men who know the real killer's identity. And the search begins for the killer, with hazards along the way in this 10-episode serial.
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Shadow of the Eagle 1932 N/R, 220 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ford Beebe, B. Reeves Eason
Cast: John Wayne, Dorothy Gulliver, Edward Hearn, Richard Tucker, Lloyd Whitlock, "Little Billy" Rhodes, Ivan Linow, James Bradbury Jr., Pat O'Malley, Walter Miller, Kenneth Harlan, Ernie Adams
In this low-budget, 12-episode serial, the Eagle levels threats against a corporation that he contends stole his invention, and the head of a traveling carnival is thought to be the Eagle. When the carnival boss turns up missing, pilot Craig McCoy (John Wayne) takes to the air in search of him. Cheap, but fast-paced.
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| 1. Custer's Last Stand (1936)
2. Faces (1968)
3. The Last Frontier (1932)
4. The Phantom of the West (1931)
5. Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
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