Brothers of the West 1937 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: Sam Katzman Cast: Tom Tyler, Lois Wilde, Dorothy Short, Lafe McKee, Bob Terry, Dave O'Brien, Roger Williams, Jim Corey, James C. Morton, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, George Morrell
Cattle Men's Protective Association detective Tom Wade (Tom Tyler) receives a message from his sister-in-law Annie (Dorothy Short) telling him that his brother Ed (Bob Terry) has disappeared. Ed is suspected of robbing a bank and murdering the bank president. Tom investigates, finds Ed, clears Ed's name, solves the crime, and ends up with the bank president's daughter Celia (Lois Wilde).
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Coyote Trails 1935 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Western / Action / Romance
Director: Bernard B. Ray Cast: Tom Tyler, Ben Corbett, Alice Dahl, Lafe McKee, Richard Alexander, Slim Whitaker, George Chesebro, Lane Chandler, Bud McClure, Jimmy Aubrey, Art Dillard, Tex Palmer, Robert(2) Walker, George Morrell, Lew Meehan
Rancher John Baker's (Lafe McKee) horses are being rustled, and he offers a $1,000 reward for the capture of a stallion that he believes is chasing his mares. Cowhand Tom Riley (Tom Tyler) catches the stallion and, after forming a bond with the horse, sets out with his sidekick Windy (Ben Corbett) to corner the real horse thief, Mack Larkin (Richard Alexander)
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Desert Phantom 1936 N/R, 63 min. Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Sheila Bromley, Ted Adams, Karl Hackett, Hal Price, Nelson McDowell, Charles King, Forrest Taylor, Frank Ball, Steve Clark, George Morrell, Horace B. Carpenter
Sharpshooter Billy Donovan (Johnny Mack Brown) arrives in town posing as an ammunition salesman but is actually looking for the man who killed a family member. He meets Jean Halloran (Sheila Bromley) who has been receiving notes from "Desert Phantom" warning her to leave her ranch. Is there any connection between the notes and the fact that the ranch is adjacent to an abandoned gold mine? Billy comes to her aid and deals with assorted bad guys and murders. Above average oater.
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Everyman's Law 1936 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Western
Director: Albert Ray Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Beth Marion, Frank Campeau, Roger Gray, John Beck, Lloyd Ingraham, Horace Murphy, Richard Alexander, Slim Whitaker, Budd Buster, Herman Hack, Tex Palmer, Francis Walker, Ed Cassidy, George Morrell
Sheriff Chris Bradley (Horace Murphy) and cattle rancher Jim Morgan (Lloyd Ingraham) want to drive homesteaders off their land, and Bradley deputizes three gunmen–Dog Town Kid (Johnny Mack Brown), Thinker Gibbs (Frank Campeau), and Ramrod Pike (John Beck)–to do the job. When the deal fails, Bradley hires Lobo Joe (Roger Gray) and his gang instead, but Lobo and his gang rob both Bradley and Morgan. Meanwhile, Dog Town falls for Marion (Beth Marion) and later reveals that he is a Texas Ranger in disguise. He straightens things out, arrests the guilty culprits, and promises Marion that he will return.
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The Law Rides 1936 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Bob Steele, Harley Wood, Charles King, Buck Connors, Margaret Mann, Jack Rockwell, Norman Neilsen, Barney Furey, Ted Mapes, Budd Buster, Tex Palmer, George Morrell, Blackie Whiteford
Gold left at the scene of a robbery and murder is the key to finding the bad guy. Bruce (Bob Steele), who is a suspect, sets out to find the culprit while clearing himself.
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Lucky Texan 1934 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Barbara Sheldon, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lloyd Whitlock, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire, Eddie Parker, Gordon De Main, Hal Taliaferro, John Ince, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps, Artie Ortego, George Morrell, Phil Dunham
Jerry (John Wayne) graduates from college and becomes a partner with Jake (George "Gabby" Hayes) in the blacksmith business. After removing a piece of gold from the hoof of a horse, Jerry and Jake track down the mine and find gold. The local assayers (Lloyd Whitlock and Yakima Canutt) are crooks and shoot Jake when he will not tell them where the mine is. Jerry is charged with the murder, but Jerry has already rescued Jake who was left for dead and makes plans to trap the assayers during his trial.
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Marked Trails 1944 N/R, 59 min. Genre: Western
Director: John P. McCarthy Cast: Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Veda Ann Borg, Mauritz Hugo, Ralph Lewis, Steve Clark, Charles Stevens, Lynton Brent, Bud Osborne, George Morrell, Ben Corbett
Oil swindlers led by Blanche (Veda Ann Borg) better watch out when veteran heroes Parkford and Bob (Hoot Gibson and Bob Steele) set out to out-con them.
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Neath the Arizona Skies 1934 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western aka: 'Neath the Arizona Skies
Director: Henry L. Frazer Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George "Gabby" Hayes, Jay Wilsey, Shirley Jean Rickert, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire, Jack Rockwell, Phil Kieffer, Harry L. Fraser, Herman Hack, George Morrell, Tex Phelps, Artie Ortego, Eddie Parker
Nina (Shirley Jean Rickert) is a half-Indian child who has inherited land that contains oil. Her guardian, Chris Morrell (John Wayne), tries to contact Nina's long-lost father Tom (Earl Dwire) because she needs his signature before collecting the oil lease. Meanwhile, Sam Black (Yakima Canutt) and his gang will stop at nothing to get their hands on Nina's inheritance. Chris does find Tom, and with cowhand Matt Downing (George "Gabby" Hayes), they fight Black and his gang in a final confrontation in the Snake River.
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Paradise Canyon 1935 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: Carl Pierson Cast: John Wayne, Marion Burns, Earle Hodgins, Yakima Canutt, Reed Howes, Earl Dwire, Gino Corrado, Perry Murdock, James Sheridan, Henry Hall, Horace B. Carpenter, Herman Hack, George Morrell, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps
John Wyatt (John Wayne) rides the range in pursuit of counterfeiters in this movie starring Wayne in an early role. When he suspects Doc Carter (Earl Hodgins) of leading the counterfeit gang, Wyatt goes undercover and joins the show as a sharpshooter. When Doc and his daughter Linda (Marion Burns) are kidnapped by the real counterfeiters, Wyatt realizes his mistake and sets out to rescue them.
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Phantom Rancher 1940 N/R, 61 min. Genre: Western
Director: Harry L. Fraser Cast: Ken Maynard, Dorothy Short, Harry Harvey, Ted Adams, Dave O'Brien, Tom London, John Elliott, Reed Howes, Steve Clark, Carl Mathews, James Sheridan, George Morrell
Mitchell (Ken Maynard) inherits his uncle's property, but upon arriving in the area to claim it he finds that his uncle was hated and feared by the locals. Mitchell finds out that his uncle was taking the blame for the real culprit and goes undercover as the "Phantom Rancher" to take care of the bad real estate agent and his henchmen.
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Timber War 1936 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield Cast: Kermit Maynard, Lucille Lund, Lawrence Gray, Robert Warwick, Wheeler Oakman, Lloyd Ingraham, Roger Williams, James Pierce, Horace Murphy, Patricia Royale, Ted Mapes, George Morrell, Ed Cassidy, Tex Phelps, Horace B. Carpenter
The logging company is being sabotaged, and Jim (Kermit Maynard) arrives in town to help owner Sally (Lucille Lund) uncover the culprit who just happens to be the company's manager (Wheeler Oakman). Jim does not fail.
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Whirlwind Horseman 1938 N/R, 60 min. Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert F. Hill Cast: Ken Maynard, Billy Griffith, Joan Barclay, Kenneth Harlan, Joseph W. Girard, Glenn Strange, Dave O'Brien, Budd Buster, Kenny Dix, Roger Williams, Walter Shumway, Lew Meehan, Carl Mathews, George Morrell, Bud Osborne
Ken Morton and Happy Holmes (Ken Maynard and Bill Griffith) are on their way to their friend Cherokee's (Budd Buster) mine when they find themselves involved with an outlaw gang, led by Ritter (Roger Williams), that has been terrorizing ranchers. They first suspect that rancher Jim Radford (Joseph W. Girard) is behind the rustling but later turn their focus to the real villain.
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The Whispering Skull 1944 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western
Director: Elmer Clifton Cast: Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Denny Burke, I. Stanford Jolley, Henry Hall, George Morrell, Ed Cassidy, Bob Kortman, Wen Wright
The Texas Rangers are on the trail of a mysterious killer known as "The Whispering Skull" who commits his crimes at night. After the death of a sheriff, Ranger Tex (Tex Ritter) poses as the killer in order to bring the real culprit out in the open.
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| 1. Brothers of the West (1937)
2. Coyote Trails (1935)
3. Desert Phantom (1936)
4. Everyman's Law (1936)
5. The Law Rides (1936)
6. Lucky Texan (1934)
7. Marked Trails (1944)
8. Neath the Arizona Skies (1934) aka: 'Neath the Arizona Skies
9. Paradise Canyon (1935)
10. Phantom Rancher (1940)
11. Timber War (1936)
12. Whirlwind Horseman (1938)
13. The Whispering Skull (1944)
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