The Big Chance 1933  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: John Darrow, Merna Kennedy, Natalie Moorhead, Mickey Rooney, Matthew Betz, Hank Mann, Robert McKenzie, Virginia True Boardman, Frank LaRue, George Chesebro, Jack Mower, George Morrell, Billy Engle, Rose Plumer, Kit Guard
Rocky (John Darrow) wins a boxing match, but it is part of gambler Flash McQuaid's (Mathew Betz) plan. The match was fixed, and McQuaid plans to stage more fixed fights and then have Rocky throw a championship fight. Plans go awry when Rocky meets and falls in love with church-going Mary (Merna Kennedy). Rocky decides to change his ways, but McQuaid has his own plans for Rocky and does not hold back in his efforts to rid Rocky of Mary's influence–he even kidnaps Mary's young brother, Arthur (Mickey Rooney). But, by story's end, all ends happily.
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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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Bullets and Saddles 1943 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western / Action
Director: Anthony Marshall
Cast: Ray Corrigan, Dennis Moore, Max Terhune, Julie Duncan, Budd Buster, Rose Plumer, Forrest Taylor, Glenn Strange, Steve Clark, John Merton, Ed Cassidy, Joe Garcia, Silver Harr, Jack Evans, George Morrell
The popular "Range Busters" series comes to an end in this film that brings the crime-fighters to a town where a rich property owner, Jack Hammond (Glenn Strange), wants to take over the remaining territory.
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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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Danger Trails 1935 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Marjorie Gordon, John Elliott, Hal Taliaferro, Edmond Cobb, Steve Clark, Wally West, Ace Cain, Francis Walker, Robert F. Hill, Tex Phelps, Art Dillard, Frank Ellis, George Morrell, Buck Morgan
Bob (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) has been attending college in the East when he returns to his family in the West and learns that his father, Pecos (John Elliott) and Bob's half-brothers–Desolation, Hank, and Deadpan (Hal Taliaferro, Edmund Cobb, and Ace Cain)–are outlaws. Bob talks Pecos into relocating to Wyoming and going straight. Before they can leave, Marshal Hopkins (Steve Clark) kills Pecos, and the brothers want revenge. They kidnap the Marshal's daughter, Ruth (Marjorie Gordon), and offer her as the prize in a poker game. Bob has fallen for Ruth and battles his brothers for her. The brothers are captured by the Marshal, but it is not until they admit that Bob was never a part of the gang that Ruth returns his love.
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Dead or Alive 1944 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Marjorie Clements, Rebel Randall, Ray Bennett, Charles King, Frank Ellis, Bud Osborne, Henry Hall, Ted Mapes, Reed Howes, Ed Cassidy, George Morrell, Jim Aubrey
The "Texas Rangers" series continues as Tex Haines (Tex Ritter) and the Rangers–Dave Wyatt (Dave O'Brien) and Panhandle Perkins (Guy Wilkerson)–set out to bring Clint Yackey's (Ray Bennett) outlaw gang to justice by infiltrating the gang. Tex's plans go awry, but, by story's end, the Rangers have won, and the town is no longer in danger from the outlaw gang.
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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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Law Men 1944 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jan Wiley, Kirby Grant, Robert Frazer, Edmund Cobb, Art Fowler, Hal Price, Marshall Reed, Isabel Withers, Ben Corbett, Ted Mapes, Steve Clark, Bud Osborne, George Morrell
U.S. marshals Nevada (Johnny Mack Brown) and Sandy (Raymond Hatton) are working undercover to investigate a string of bank robberies. Nevada joins the outlaw gang led by Slade (Edmund Cobb), and Sandy takes over the work of a deceased cobbler, which helps him keep up on local gossip about the bandits. Problems arise when Nevada's identity is uncovered, but he and Sandy still manage to put an end to the bank robberies.
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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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Lawless Land 1937 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Albert Ray
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Louise Stanley, Ted Adams, Julian Rivero, Horace Murphy, Frank Ball, Ed Cassidy, Anita Camargo, Horace B. Carpenter, Art Dillard, Bert Dillard, Cliff Parkenson, Jack Kirk, George Morrell, Al Haskell
Texas Ranger Jeff Haden (Johnny Mack Brown) rides into a cattle town where he is working undercover to investigate murders that have been taking place. When Jeff befriends Letty (Louise Stanley), the killer, Clay Wheeler (Ted Adams), sends his henchman Ortega (Julian Rivero) to kill Jeff. The attempt fails, and Ortega confesses that Clay is the villain behind the killings. Now, Jeff heads off in pursuit of Clay.
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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, Philip 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, Ray Henderson, Herman hack
Ken 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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Rogue of the Range 1936 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Phyllis Hume, Lois January, Alden "Stephen" Chase, George Ball, Jack Rockwell, Horace Murphy, Frank Ball, Lloyd Ingraham, Horace B. Carpenter, Art Dillard, Bert Dillard, Herman Hack, George Morrell, Slim Whitaker
U.S. Marshal Dan Doran (Johnny Mack Brown) works with Golden Gap Sheriff Tom (Horace Murphy) in a scheme to stage a holdup and then get arrested so that he will be sent to prison where he can make friends with gang-member Jim Mitchell (George Ball). The plan works, and while in prison Dan does befriend Jim. They escape together, and Dan, working undercover, joins Jim's gang of stage robbers who are led secretly by bank manager Lige Branscomb (Alden "Stephen" Chase). Branscomb is courting Tess (Phyllis Hume), who Dan had earlier rescued, and Dan works with coffee shop owner Stella (Lois January) to save Tess from marrying Branscomb. Now, Dan realizes that he is in love with Stella, and they set out to live happily ever after.
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Santa Fe Bound 1936 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Harry S. Webb
Cast: Tom Tyler, Jeanne Martel, Richard Cramer, Slim Whitaker, Ed Cassidy, Lafe McKee, Dorothy Woods, Charles King, Earl Dwire, Wally West, Murdock MacQuarrie, Tex Palmer, James Sheridan, Al Taylor, George Morrell
On his way to Santa Fe, Tom (Tom Tyler) shoots a killer who had just shot Dad Bates (Murdock MacQuarrie). Tom takes Doc's money belt and a letter found on the killer in order to be able to identify them when he reaches town. Meanwhile, Dad's daughter Molly (Jeanne Martel) is having problems with a gang that is trying to take over her ranch. Tom infiltrates One-Shot Morgan's (Slim Whitaker) gang, posing as the killer he had shot. But, tough times lie ahead after Tom is exposed by a gang member who knew the killer.
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A Shot in the Dark 1935 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Charles Starrett, Robert Warwick, Edward Van Sloan, Marion Shilling, Doris Lloyd, Helen Jerome Eddy, James Bush, Julian Madison, Ralph Brooks, Eddie Tamblyn, Robert McKenzie, Jane Keckley, Herbert Bunston, John Davidson, George Morrell
After college student Byron Coates is found murdered, Byron's roommate Ken Harris (Charles Starrett) and his father Joseph Harris (Robert Warwick) set out to investigate. When another student is murdered, suspicions begin to zero in on Professor Bostwick (Edward Van Sloan), but there is more murder in the future before the case is solved.
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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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Under Cover Man 1936 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Albert Ray
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Suzanne Kaaren, Ted Adams, Frank Darien, Horace Murphy, Lloyd Ingraham, Dick Morehead, Ed Cassidy, Margaret Mann, George Morrell, Frank Ball, John Cowell, Art Dillard, Clyde McClary, Jim Corey
After witnessing a stage coach holdup, Wells Fargo agent Steve McLain (Johnny Mack Brown) goes undercover to catch a crooked sheriff (Horace Murphy) and his partner-in-crime Ace Pringle (Ted Adams). While trying to outsmart them, Steve is ambushed but is rescued by Linda Forbes (Suzanne Kaaren) and manages to put an end to the evil plot.
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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, Jimmy Aubrey, Frank Ellis, Ray Henderson, Reed Howes
The Texas Rangers are on the trail of a mysterious killer known as "The Whispering Skull" who commits his crimes at night, wearing a mask and riding a horse that is silent. Sheriff Marvin Jackson (George Morrell) knows the identity of the "Whispering Skull." After the sheriff is killed, Ranger Tex Haines (Tex Ritter) poses as the killer in order to bring the real culprit out in the open.
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| 1. The Big Chance (1933)
2. Brothers of the West (1937)
3. Bullets and Saddles (1943)
4. Coyote Trails (1935)
5. Danger Trails (1935)
6. Dead or Alive (1944)
7. Desert Phantom (1936)
8. Everyman's Law (1936)
9. Law Men (1944)
10. The Law Rides (1936)
11. Lawless Land (1937)
12. Lucky Texan (1934)
13. Marked Trails (1944)
14. Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
aka: 'Neath the Arizona Skies
15. Paradise Canyon (1935)
16. Phantom Rancher (1940)
17. Rogue of the Range (1936)
18. Santa Fe Bound (1936)
19. A Shot in the Dark (1935)
20. Timber War (1936)
21. Under Cover Man (1936)
22. Whirlwind Horseman (1938)
23. The Whispering Skull (1944)
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