Adventures of Gallant Bess 1948 N/R, 71 min. Genre: Western
Director: Lew Landers Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long, Fuzzy Knight, James Millican, John Harmon, Edward Gargan, Harry Cheshire, Cliff Clark, Evelyn Eaton
Good scenery enhance this otherwise tame, but heartwarming, story. Ted (Cameron Mitchell) wanders from rodeo to rodeo performing amazing tricks with his horse, Bess. But when love comes in the form of pretty Peggy (Audrey Long), he must make decisions concerning his future.
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Amateur Crook 1937 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Sam Katzman Cast: Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay, Monte Blue, Jack Mulhall, Vivien Oakland, Jimmy Aubrey, Fuzzy Knight, Henry Roquemore, Edward Earle, Forrest Taylor, Fern Emmett, Charles Williams, Sam Adams
After Jerry Cummings (Forrest Taylor) gives as collateral a large diamond to loan sharks (Monte Blue and Jack Mulhall), his daughter Betsy (Joan Barclay) pretends to be a thief to keep the loan sharks from running off with the diamond. But, artist Jimmy Baxter (Bruce Bennett), who is not aware of Betsy's true identity, interferes because he thinks the loan sharks are good guys.
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Badlands of Dakota 1941 N/R, 74 min. Genre: Western
Director: Alfred E. Green Cast: Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Richard Dix, Frances Farmer, Broderick Crawford, Hugh Herbert, Andy Devine, Lon Chaney Jr., Fuzzy Knight, Samuel S. Hinds, Addison Richards, Glenn Strange
Set during the gold-rush era in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Wild Bill Hickok (Richard Dix) keeps the gangsters under control while trying to keep Calamity Jane's (Frances Farmer) romantic intentions at bay. Meanwhile, two brothers (Robert Stack and Broderick Crawford), fight over a woman (Ann Rutherford).
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Bars of Hate 1936 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Herman Cast: Regis Toomey, Sheila Terry, "Snub" Pollard, Molly O'Day, Robert Warwick, Fuzzy Knight, Gordon Griffith, Arthur Loft, John Elliott, Jack Cowell
After District Attorney Ted Clark (Regis Toomey) saves pickpocket Danny ("Snub" Pollard) from an angry mob, he returns the stolen purse to its owner, Ann Dawson (Sheila Terry). When they learn that Ann is carrying evidence that her brother on death row is innocent, Ted and Danny join forces to protect her from gangsters and take the proof to the Governor (John Elliott).
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Belle of the Nineties 1934 N/R, 73 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Leo McCarey Cast: Mae West, Roger Pryor, Johnny Mack Brown, John Miljan, Katherine DeMille, James Donlan, Stuart Holmes, Harry Woods, Edward Gargan, Libby Taylor, Warren Hymer, Benny Baker, Morrie Cohan, Frederick Burton, Fuzzy Knight
Despite attentions from many men, St. Louis cabaret blues singer Ruby Carter (Mae West) falls in love with boxer Tiger Kid (Roger Pryor). When Tiger's manager Kirby (James Donlan) wants Ruby out of Tiger's life, she agrees to go and moves to New Orleans. More problems between Ruby and Tiger lie ahead involving the theft of Ruby's jewels. But, by story's end, Ruby ends up with her true love. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform, and West sings; the songs include "My Old Flame," "St. Louis Woman," and "Memphis Blues."
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Boss of Hangtown Mesa 1942 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, William Farnum, Rex Lease, Helen Deverell, Hugh Prosser, Robert Barron, Michael Vallon, Henry Hall, Fred Kohler Jr., Frank Hagney, Mickey Simpson
Judge Barnes (William Farnum) and his cronies in Hangtown Mesa fear that the telegraph being built will cause them to lose power. After they have Betty's (Helen Deverell) uncle, who managed the telegraph project, killed, Betty continues the project. Luckily for her, Steve (Johnny Mack Brown) comes to her rescue as the bad guys intend to stop her work.
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Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie 1941 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, Kathryn Adams, Lee Shumway, Harry Cording, Jack Rockwell, Ernie Adams, Ed Cassidy, Pat J. O'Brien, Jim Corey, William Desmond
After Joe's (Johnny Mack Brown) brother is murdered by a gang of claim jumpers, he sets out to extract revenge.
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The Cat's-Paw 1934 N/R, 101 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Taylor Cast: Harold Lloyd, Una Merkel, George Barbier, Nat Pendleton, Grace Bradley, Alan Dinehart, Grant Mitchell, E. Alyn Warren, Warren Hymer, J. Farrell MacDonald, James Donlan, Edwin Maxwell, Frank Sheridan, David Holt, Fuzzy Knight
After spending 20 years in China, Ezekiel Cobb (Harold Lloyd) returns to his hometown of Stockport, California, and wins the election for mayor after corrupt politicians convince him to run. Now, he begins a campaign to reform the town and uses his recently gained Chinese wisdom to obtain confessions before running the tough guys out of town.
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Corvette K-225 1943 N/R, 99 min. Genre: Action
Director: Richard Rossen Cast: Randolph Scott, James Brown, Ella Raines, Barry Fitzgerald, Andy Devine, Fuzzy Knight, Noah Beery Jr., Richard Lane, Thomas Gomez, Robert Mitchum
Corvette K-225 is a Canadian warship class and it's on the way to Russia as part of a convoy. This action-packed story uses actual battle footage. Top-notch fare. 1 User Review
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Cowboy and the Lady 1938 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: H.C. Potter Cast: Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon, Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan, Fuzzy Knight, Harry Davenport, Emma Dunn, Irving Bacon, Mabel Todd, Henry Kolker
Mary Smith (Merle Oberon) pretends to be her own maid when she goes on a blind date with rodeo-man Stretch (Gary Cooper). When she falls in love with him, they elope to Texas.
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The Cowboy and the Senorita 1944 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane Cast: Roy Rogers, Mary Lee, Dale Evans, John Hubbard, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Fuzzy Knight, Lucien Littlefield, Hal Taliaferro, Bob Nolan
In this first hook-up of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in a movie, they both come to the rescue of Mary Lee when the town boss tries to get her newly-inherited gold mine away from her.
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The Egg and I 1947 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Chester Erskine Cast: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Marjorie Main, Louise Allbritton, Percy Kilbride, Donald MacBride, Samuel S. Hinds, Elisabeth Risdon, Fuzzy Knight, Esther Dale, Richard Long, Billy House, Ida Moore, John Berkes, Victor Potel
This witty story is based on Betty MacDonald's popular book about herself (Claudette Colbert) and her husband Bill's (Fred MacMurray) change in lifestyle when they moved from the city to take over a chicken ranch. Marjorie Main was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for her role as Ma Kettle.
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The Gold Racket 1937 N/R, 66 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Louis J. Gasnier Cast: Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, Fuzzy Knight, Frank Milan, Jack Duffy, Charles Delaney, Karl Hackett, Albert J. Smith, Warner Richmond, William L. Thorne, Paul Weigel, Fred Malatesta
G-men Alan O'Connor and Bobbie Reynolds (Conrad Nagel and Eleanor Hunt) take on the assignment of breaking up a gang of Mexican gold smugglers that is operating along the border. This is the third in a series of four "G-Man" films. The others are "Yellow Cargo," Navy Spy," and "Bank Alarm."
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Johnny Apollo 1940 N/R, 94 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway Cast: Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold, Lloyd Nolan, Charley Grapewin, Lionel Atwill, Marc Lawrence, Jonathan Hale, Russell Hicks, Fuzzy Knight, Harry Rosenthal, Charles(2) Lane, Selmer Jackson, Charles Trowbridge, John Hamilton
Robert Cain Sr. (Edward Arnold) is a wealthy broker who is convicted of embezzlement and sent to jail. His upstanding son, Bob (Tyrone Power), is ashamed of his father and changes his name. After relenting, Bob decides to try to get his father released, but that takes money and means working for mobster Mickey Dwyer (Lloyd Nolan). Bob uses the alias of "Johnny Apollo" and hooks up with Mickey, but both end up in the same jail as Bob's father. All the problems get worked out, and Bob even wins the heart of Mickey's daughter Lucky Dubarry (Dorothy Lamour).
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Juke Girl 1942 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Richard Whorf, Gene Lockhart, Faye Emerson, George Tobias, Alan Hale, Howard Da Silva, Fuzzy Knight, Donald MacBride
Migrant worker Steve Talbot (Ronald Reagan) gets involved in a feud between Florida packers and farmers that soon accelerates to murder.
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Law of Vengeance 1933 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Western aka: To the Last Man
Director: Henry Hathaway Cast: Randolph Scott, Esther Ralston, Buster Crabbe, Jack La Rue, Barton MacLane, Noah Beery, Muriel Kirkland, Fuzzy Knight, Gail Patrick, Egon Brecher, John Carradine, Shirley Temple
The feuding Kentucky Hayden and Colby families suffered a casualty when a Hayden was murdered by Jed Colby (Noah Beery). The feuding resumes when Jed gets out of jail, this time in Nevada where the Haydens have relocated. But there is a complication: Lynn Hayden (Randolph Scott) plans to marry Ellen Colby (Esther Ralston). An early feature film appearance by Shirley Temple.
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My Little Chickadee 1940 N/R, 83 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline Cast: Mae West, W.C. Fields, Joseph Calleia, Dick Foran, Margaret Hamilton, Si Jenks, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Nagel, Ruth Donnelly, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Lloyd Ingraham, Jackie Searl, Lane Chandler, Al Bridge
Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) is kidnapped by the Masked Bandit/Jeff Badger (Joseph Calleia) during a stagecoach robbery. Later, when Belle returns to town, she is suspected of having sexual relations with the Masked Bandit and is run out of town. On the train, she meets Cuthbert J. Twille (W.C. Fields) and fakes a marriage to him. Now, they return to town as a "respectable" couple, and the fun begins. Just watching the cavorting of W.C. Fields and Mae West in the same film makes this movie worthwhile.
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New York Town 1941 N/R, 75 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Vidor Cast: Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin, Robert Preston, Akim Tamiroff, Lynne Overman, Eric Blore, Fuzzy Knight, Cecil Kellaway, Monte Blue, Edward McNamara
Musician Victor Ballard (Fred MacMurray) helps Alexandra Curtis (Mary Martin) who is also poor. Love begins to develop, and she must decide between kindhearted but struggling Victor and wealthy Paul Bryson Jr. (Robert Preston).
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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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The Old Homestead 1935 N/R, 72 min. Genre: Musical
Director: William Nigh Cast: Eddie Kane, Edward J. Nugent, Mary Carlisle, Dorothy Lee, Fuzzy Knight, Bob Nolan, Roy Rogers, Willard Robertson, Lawrence Gray, Willard Robertson
This Western musical finds a young couple heading to the City in search of fame and fortune. One finds the fame via radio. Roy Rogers makes a brief singing appearance.
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Operator 13 1934 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Boleslawski Cast: Marion Davies, Gary Cooper, Jean Parker, Katharine Alexander, Hattie McDaniel, Willard Robertson, Henry Wadsworth, Douglass Dumbrille, Fuzzy Knight, Sidney Toler
Set during the Civil War, Gail Loveless (Marion Davies) is a Union spy who falls in love with Confederate Captain Jack Gailliard (Gary Cooper), a man who does his own bit of spying.
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The Oregon Trail 1939 N/R, 225 min. Genre: Western
Director: Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Louise Stanley, Fuzzy Knight, Bill Cody, Jr., Edward LeSaint, Roy Barcroft, James Blaine, Charles Stevens, Jack C. Smith, Forrest Taylor, Tom London, Budd Buster
Wagon trains headed to Oregon are attacked by a gang sent by a syndicate that wants to keep its fur trade intact, which means they don't want settlers. Jeff (Johnny Mack Brown) is sent to investigate and uncovers the gang. Over the 15 episodes, Jeff captures the gang leader only to have him repeatedly escape before Jeff can find out who's behind the scheme. But Jeff finally comes through.
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The Plainsman 1936 N/R, 115 min. Genre: Western
Director: Cecil B. DeMille Cast: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison, Charles Bickford, Anthony Quinn, George "Gabby" Hayes, John Miljan, Porter Hall, Paul Harvey, Fuzzy Knight
There is more myth than truth to this film, but it is still delightful fare. Gary Cooper is great in the role of Wild Bill Hickok, and he is backed up in the equally good performance by Jean Arthur as Calamity Jane.
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Rawhide Rangers 1941 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Kathryn Adams, Nell O'Day, Riley Hill, Harry Cording, Al Bridge, Frank Shannon, Ed Cassidy, Bob Cortman, Chester Gan, Jim Farley
A gang is successful in extorting money from the local ranchers until Brand's (Johnny Mack Brown) brother is killed by gang members. Brand quits the Texas Rangers and becomes an outlaw himself, gaining enough success to be noticed by the gang. Yes, he is actually undercover and brings the bad guys to justice.
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Rimfire 1949 N/R, 63 min. Genre: Western
Director: B. Reeves Eason Cast: James Millican, Mary Beth Hughes, Reed Hadley, Henry Hull, Fuzzy Knight, Victor Kilian, Chris-Pin Martin, George Cleveland, Margia Dean, Ray Bennett, Glenn Strange, I. Stanford Jolley, John L. Cason, Jason Robards Sr.
After thwarting a stagecoach robbery, Tom Harvey (James Millican) rides into a New Mexico town presumably looking for work–but we know that he's a Secret Service agent investigating stolen gold. Hired as Deputy Sheriff, Tom soon becomes involved in a case of multiple murders that some superstitious townsfolk believe are the result of a hanged man's ghost. Tom is able to solve both his case as well as the town's problem.
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She Done Him Wrong 1933 N/R, 66 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Lowell Sherman Cast: Mae West, Cary Grant, Noah Beery, Rafaela Ottiano, Gilbert Roland, Fuzzy Knight, Owen Moore, David Landau, Dewey Robinson, Rochelle Hudson, Tammany Young, Grace La Rue, Robert Homans, Louise Beavers
Lady Lou (Mae West) is a New York City saloonkeeper in this "Gay Nineties" story. Lou tries to seduce Captain Cummings (Cary Grant) who is really an undercover police detective investigating her activities. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Picture.
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Show Boat 1951 N/R, 107 min. Genre: Musical
Director: George Sidney Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Agnes Moorehead, Robert Sterling, William Warfield, Adele Jergens, Lief Erickson, Norman Leavitt, Fuzzy Knight, Emory Parnell, Regis Toomey
This remake of the Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein Broadway musical features Kathryn Grayson in the role of Magnolia, the daughter of the Mississippi riverboat's Captain Andy Hawk (Joe E. Brown). Magnolia takes over the riverboat show's starring role when Julie (Ava Gardner) is forced to leave after local police learn that she is not White but is married to White man Steve (Robert Sterling), and interracial marriages are forbidden. Gambler Gaylord Ravenal (Howard Keel) takes the role of Magnolia's leading man, and they fall in love and marry. But, Gaylord's gambling will prove to be a big problem–until he cleans up his act and returns to Magnolia and their baby daughter. Song standards, such as "Old Man River" (sung beautifully by William Warfield), "Bill," and "Make Believe" make this an enjoyable film.
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Song of the Gringo 1936 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Western aka: The Old Corral
Director: John P. McCarthy Cast: Tex Ritter, Joan Woodbury, Fuzzy Knight, Monte Blue, Warner Richmond, Al J. Jennings, Martin Garralaga, William Desmond, Forrest Taylor, Robert Fiske, Glenn Strange, Budd Buster
Marshal Tex (Tex Ritter) goes underground and infiltrates a gang that is using all means, including murder, to take over the local mines. Songs abound as Tex saves the day. This is Tex Ritter's film debut in a remake of 1930's "Oklahoma Cyclone."
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Spawn of the North 1938 N/R, 105 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway Cast: George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Barrymore, Lynne Overman, Fuzzy Knight, Vladimir Sokoloff, Duncan Renaldo, Louise Platt
Set in the 1890s, this is the story of Alaskan fishermen and their struggles against Russian pirates who steal their traps. Good action-filled entry.
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These Thousand Hills 1959 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Western
Director: Richard Fleischer Cast: Don Murray, Richard Egan, Lee Remick, Patricia Owens, Stuart Whitman, Albert Dekker, Harold J. Stone, Royal Dano, Jean Willes, Douglas Fowley, Fuzzy Knight, Robert Adler
Cowboy "Lat" Evans (Don Murray) borrows money from dancehall girl Callie (Lee Remick), buys a ranch, moves up in society, and turns his back on past friends–including Callie. But when he is finally faced with choices between ambition and friends, "Lat" steps up and protects Callie from land baron Jehu (Richard Egan) when he physically beats her.
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This Day and Age 1933 N/R, 82 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille Cast: Charles Bickford, Judith Allen, Richard Cromwell, Edward J. Nugent, Ben Alexander, Harry Green, Fuzzy Knight, Samuel S. Hinds, Wade Boteler, Billy Gilbert
Following a gangster killing, local teens take the law into their own hands and mete out justice. Interesting Cecil B. DeMille effort.
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Trail of the Lonesome Pine 1936 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Henry Hathaway Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone, Nigel Bruce, Beulah Bondi, Robert Barrat, Samuel S. Hinds, Henry Brandon, Fuzzy Knight, George "Spanky" McFarland, Otto Fries, Alan Baxter, Margaret Armstong, Fern Emmett
Jack Hale (Fred MacMurray) arrives in the Appalachian Mountains to buy land from the Tolliver family so that he can run his railroad through the mountains. Jack falls in love with June Tolliver (Sylvia Sidney), and that causes a love triangle because Jane's cousin Dave (Henry Fonda) also loves June. Meanwhile, the elder Tollivers–Melissa and Judd (Beulah Bondi and Fred Stone)–continue their long-standing feud with Buck Falin (Robert Barrat) and his family. The feud escalates, and young Buddy Tolliver (George "Spanky" McFarland) is killed, which is the tragedy that finally brings everyone to their senses.
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Union Pacific 1939 N/R, 135 min. Genre: Western
Director: Cecil B. DeMille Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, Brian Donlevy, Anthony Quinn, Regis Toomey, Fuzzy Knight, Lon Chaney Jr.
This is a great action film about the building of America's first continental railroad; bigger than life in typical Cecil B. DeMille style.
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Wanderer of the Wasteland 1935 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Western
Director: Otho Lovering Cast: Dean Jagger, Gail Patrick, Edward Ellis, Monte Blue, Buster Crabbe, Trixie Friganza, Raymond Hatton, Fuzzy Knight, Charles Waldron, Anna Q. Nilsson, Leif Erickson, Tammany Young, Kenneth Harlan, Benny Baker, Stanley Andrews
Based on a Zane Grey story, this is the tale of Adam (Dean Jagger) who is on the lam when he is wrongfully accused of murder. Now lost in Death Valley, he is saved by wanderer Dismukes (Edward Ellis). He reunites with his girl friend Ruth (Gail Patrick), is cleared of the murder charge, and deals with villainous Big Ben (Buster Crabbe). This is the second rendition of Grey's tale and was again remade in 1945. The first film was made in 1924 and was the first Technicolor Western.
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| 1. Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
2. Amateur Crook (1937)
3. Badlands of Dakota (1941)
4. Bars of Hate (1936)
5. Belle of the Nineties (1934)
6. Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942)
7. Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941)
8. The Cat's-Paw (1934)
9. Corvette K-225 (1943)
10. Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
11. The Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)
12. The Egg and I (1947)
13. The Gold Racket (1937)
14. Johnny Apollo (1940)
15. Juke Girl (1942)
16. Law of Vengeance (1933) aka: To the Last Man
17. My Little Chickadee (1940)
18. The Naked Hills (1956)
19. New York Town (1941)
20. Oklahoma Frontier (1939)
21. The Old Homestead (1935)
22. Operator 13 (1934)
23. The Oregon Trail (1939)
24. The Plainsman (1936)
25. Rawhide Rangers (1941)
26. Rimfire (1949)
27. She Done Him Wrong (1933)
28. Show Boat (1951)
29. Song of the Gringo (1936) aka: The Old Corral
30. Spawn of the North (1938)
31. These Thousand Hills (1959)
32. This Day and Age (1933)
33. Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
34. Union Pacific (1939)
35. Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)
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