Alaska Highway 1943  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Ralph Sanford, Joe Sawyer, William Henry, Eddie Quillan, Jack Wegman, Harry Shannon, Edward Earle, Keith Richards
Army engineer Woody (Richard Arlen) is assigned to work on an important project: building the Alaskan Highway. He works with his trouble-loving younger brother, Steve (William Henry), and has had to come to Steve's aid more than once. Matters heat up when Steve shows an interest in Woody's girlfriend, Ann (Jean Parker).
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Along the Navajo Trail 1945  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Estelita Rodriguez, Douglas Fowley, Nestor Paiva, Bob Nolan, Sam Flint, Emmett Vogan, Roy Barcroft
An oil pipeline is planned, and it will go through Dale's dad's ranch. So, of course, the bad guys attempt to get his land. But Deputy Marshal Roy Rogers is on the job. A couple of Western "biggies" are sung: "Cool Water" and the title song.
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Arkansas Judge 1941 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Weaver Family, Roy Rogers, Spring Byington, Pauline Moore, Frank M. Thomas, Minerva Urecal, Monte Blue, Frank Darien, Veda Ann Borg, Eily Malyon
Peaceful Valley isn't peaceful after someone steals from a widow. The Weaver family, sort of slow moving, star in the film, and one is the judge. To get people off his back, he accuses the cleaning lady, a poor choice. Roy Rogers plays a lawyer.
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Bells of Rosarita 1945 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Adele Mara, Grant Withers, Janet Martin, Bob Nolan, Bill Elliott, Robert Livingston, Addison Richardson, Roy Barcroft, Allan Lane, Don "Red" Barry, Sunset Carson, Kenne Duncan
Roy Rogers is filming a movie on location at the circus just inherited by Sue Farnum (Dale Evans) when her father died. But, trouble brews when her father's ex-partner, William Ripley (Grant Withers), tries to take over ownership of the circus. Roy is close by to help and–with help from "Gabby," Wild Bill Elliott, Allan Lane, Red Barry, and Sunset Carson–Roy saves the circus for Sue.
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The Big Sombrero 1949  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Elena Verdugo, George J. Lewis, Vera Marshe, William Edmunds, Martin Garralaga, Gene Roth, Alex Montoya, Joe Kirk, Stephen Dunne
Gene Autry is the foreman of a ranch owned by Estrellita Estrada (Elena Verdugo). Her fiance, James Garland (Stephen Dunne), however, is really after her ranch, which he intends to sell after they tie the knot. But, never fear, Gene smells a rat and saves the day. Plenty of music.
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Carolina Moon 1940 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Mary Lee, Eddy Waller, Hardie Albright, Frank Dale, Terry Nibert, Etta McDaniel, Paul White
They even have land-grabbers in the Carolina Territory, so Gene Autry has work to do.
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Gambler's Choice 1944 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Russell Hayden, Sheldon Leonard, Lee Patrick, Lloyd Corrigan, Lyle Talbot, Tom Dugan, Maxine Lewis, Charles Arnt, Billy Nelson, Milburn Stone
Children–Mary, Mike, and Ross–were caught stealing wallets. Now, 15 years later, Mike (Russell Hayden) is a NYPD detective, Mary (Nancy Kelly) is a nightclub singer, and Ross (Chester Morris) is a gambling casino owner. Mike's job is to crack down on gambling in the city, and their lives are caught in the crossfire.
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Gaucho Serenade 1940 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Keep Rollin'
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Duncan Renaldo, Mary Lee, Tom London, Joseph Crehan, Smith Ballew, William Ruhl, Ted Adams, Lester Matthews, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
There's lots of Gene Autry's singing in this one, but he still has time to take care of some sticky businessmen who are up to no good.
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Hit Parade of 1947 1947 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Eddie Albert, Constance Moore, Joan Edwards, Gil Lamb, Bill Goodwin, William Frawley, Roy Rogers, Richard Lane, Frank Fenton, Ralph Sanford
Kip Walker (Eddie Albert) and his fellow performers rise to stardom in a variety of fields of show business.
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Isle of Fury 1936 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Woods, Paul Graetz, Gordon Hart, E.E. Clive, George Regas, Sidney Bracey, Tetsu Komai, Houseley Stevenson
This screen adaptation of Somerset Maugham's "The Narrow Corner" stars Humphrey Bogart as Val Stevens, a fugitive who, while hiding out on a South Seas island, falls in love.
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Lights of Old Santa Fe 1944 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Lloyd Corrigan, Tom Keene, Arthur Loft, Lucien Littlefield, Pat Brady, Bob Nolan
While Dale Evans is deciding which rodeo to bring her Wild West Show to, one owner is not honest and resorts to sabotage of the show. Roy Rogers and the Sons Of The Pioneers come to the rescue.
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Man from Oklahoma 1945  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Roger Pryor, Arthur Loft, Maude Eburne, Si Jenks, Bob Nolan, Robert J. Wilke, Sam Flint
Even some of the songs aren't too good in this relatively weak entry as Roy Rogers sings such songs as "Dragin' the Wagon" as he comes to the aid of Dale Evans often during the Oklahoma land rush.
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My Pal Trigger 1946 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Yakima Canutt, Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Jack Holt, LeRoy Mason, Roy Barcroft, Sam Flint, Kenne Duncan, William Haade, Bob Nolan
One of Roy Rogers' best, this is a light-hearted musical tale of how Roy obtained Trigger. Both Roy and a dastardly gambler want to breed their mares with a champion stallion. The bad guy shoots the stallion, but not before Roy's mare is pregnant with Trigger. Lots of fun, action, and songs.
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Rainbow Over Texas 1946  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Sheldon Leonard, Robert Emmett Keane, Minerva Urecal, Kenne Duncan, Bob Nolan, Gerald Oliver Smith, George J. Lewis
Roy Rogers and his singing pals head to his hometown while on tour. He decides to enter the local Pony Express race, but the bad guys don't care for that and try to sabotage his attempt to win. Will they succeed? I think not.
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Rancho Grande 1940 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Mary Lee, Ellen Lowe, Roscoe Ates, Ann Baldwin, Dick Hogan, Ferris Taylor, Rex Lease
When Kay (June Storey) brings her brothers and sisters out West to run the ranch left to her by her grandfather, she obviously will need help. Along comes Gene (Gene Autry) who educates them as well as taking on the bad guys who try to ruin the irrigation system of the Easterners' ranch.
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Scared Stiff 1945 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Treasure of Fear
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Jack Haley, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane, Veda Ann Borg, Arthur Aylesworth, Lucien Littlefield, George E. Stone, Paul Hurst, Robert Emmett Keane, Eily Malyon, Buddy Swan, Roger Pryor
Inept newspaper reporter Larry Elliot (Jack Haley) is assigned to report on a wine festival while the good reporters are covering the story of a convict's escape from jail. But Larry boards the wrong bus. After a murder is committed on his bus, Larry is a suspect, inadvertently gets involved with the escaped convict, and saves the day. Weak.
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Sioux City Sue 1946 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Richard Lane, Kenne Duncan, Minerva Urecal, Ralph Sanford, Ken Lundy, Helen Wallace, Pierre Watkin, Tristram Coffin
Gene Autry didn't care for Hollywood where he was taken by a talent scout and he returns home to trouble with outlaws who are up to no good.
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Song of Arizona 1946 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Cook, Tommy Ivo, Edmund Cobb, Bob Nolan, Johnny Calkins, Sarah Edwards
Gabby Hayes has a ranch for boys, and Roy Rogers must help save it. In the process, there are plenty of songs, including the boys' choir.
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Submarine Alert 1943 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, Nils Asther, Roger Pryor, Abner Biberman, John Miljan, Dwight Frye, Marc Lawrence, Patsy Nash, Milburn Stone
A radio engineer (Richard Arlen) helps the FBI stop the activities of saboteurs who interfere with radio broadcasts to sink American merchant ships.
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Sunset in El Dorado 1945 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Hardie Albright, Roy Barcroft, Tom London, Robert J. Wilke, Bob Nolan, Margaret Dumont, Stanley Price
Most of this movie consists of flashbacks as Dale Evans travels to an abandoned town where her grandmother was a well-known dance hall queen. The grandmother's boyfriend looks a lot like Roy Rogers.
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Texans Never Cry 1951 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, Frank Fenton, Russell Hayden, Minerva Urecal, Holly Bane, Roy Butler, Mary Castle, Tom Keene, Frank Fenton
Singing cowboy Gene Autry is a lawman and succeeds in stopping the dastardly crime of selling fake lottery tickets.
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Twilight on the Rio Grande 1947 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Sterling Holloway, Adele Mara, Bob Steele, Charles Evans, George J. Lewis, Kenne Duncan, Robert J. Wilke, Martin Garralaga, Howard Negley
Gene Autry and his sidekick (Sterling Holloway) find out their friend (Bob Steele) has met his end and are out to get justice for those responsible.
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Under Fiesta Stars 1941 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, Frank Darien, Joseph Strauch Jr., Pauline Drake, Ivan Miller, Sam Flint, John Merton, Jack Kirk, Inez Palange, Lee Shumway
When Gene Autry inherits a gold mine, trouble can't be far away.
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Under Nevada Skies 1946 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Douglass Dumbrille, Leyland Hodgson, Tristram Coffin, Iron Eyes Cody, Bob Nolan, Rudolph Anders, LeRoy Mason
Roy Rogers is looking for the uranium deposits but thieves have stolen the needed map. Roy, Gabby Hayes, and his Indian pals go after the bad guys.
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| 1. 13 Lead Soldiers (1948)
2. Alaska Highway (1943)
3. Along the Navajo Trail (1945)
4. Arkansas Judge (1941)
5. Bells of Rosarita (1945)
6. The Big Sombrero (1949)
7. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)
8. Carolina Moon (1940)
9. Gambler's Choice (1944)
10. Gaucho Serenade (1940)
aka: Keep Rollin'
11. Hit Parade of 1947 (1947)
12. Isle of Fury (1936)
13. Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944)
14. Man from Oklahoma (1945)
15. My Pal Trigger (1946)
16. One Body Too Many (1944)
17. Rainbow Over Texas (1946)
18. Rancho Grande (1940)
19. Raymie (1960)
20. Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)
21. Scared Stiff (1945)
aka: Treasure of Fear
22. Sioux City Sue (1946)
23. Song of Arizona (1946)
24. Submarine Alert (1943)
25. Sunset in El Dorado (1945)
26. Texans Never Cry (1951)
27. Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947)
28. Under Fiesta Stars (1941)
29. Under Nevada Skies (1946)
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