The Big Stampede 1932  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Tenny Wright
Cast: John Wayne, Noah Beery, Mae Madison, Luis Alberni, Berton Churchill, Paul Hurst, Sherwood Bailey, Lafe McKee, Joseph W. Girard, Frank Ellis, Hank Bell
New Mexico Territory Governor Lew Wallace (Berton Churchill) sends Deputy Sheriff John Steele (John Wayne) into the range lands to stop cattle rustling and help colonize the territory. Steele deputizes rustler Sonora Joe (Louis Alberni) along with his gang, and they assist in bringing justice to cattle rustler/land baron Sam Crew (Noah Beery).
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Blue Steel 1934 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Eleanor Hunt, George "Gabby" Hayes, Edward Peil Sr., Yakima Canutt, George Cleveland, Lafe McKee, Earl Dwire, Horace B. Carpenter, Theodore Lorch, Tex Phelps, Hank Bell, Bud McClure, Herman Hack, Perry Murdock
Bad guys know there is gold in the hills surrounding the town of Yucca City, California, and try to force the townsfolk out of the area. A supposedly honest, leading citizen Malgrove (Edward Peil Sr.) hires the Polka Dot Bandit, aka Danti (Yakima Canutt) to rob the town's payroll of $4,000. But, never fear, undercover Marshal John Curruthers (John Wayne) saves the day when he comes to the aid of the struggling townsfolk.
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The Border Legion 1930  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Otto Brower, Edwin H. Knopf
Cast: Jack Holt, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Eugene Pallette, Stanley Fields, E.H. Calvert, Ethan Allen, Syd Saylor, Hank Bell, Jim Corey
This remake of Zane Grey's story uses footage from an earlier silent film as it tells the story of the an outlaw (Jack Holt) who puts his life on the line when he comes to aid of Jim (Richard Arlen) and his love (Fay Wray) after Jim is falsely accused of murder.
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The Devil's Playground 1946  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Action / Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley, Robert Elliott, Joseph J. Greene, Francis McDonald, Nedrick Young, Earle Hodgins, George Eldredge, Dewey Robinson, Merrill McCormick, Hank Bell, Bob Burns, John George
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his pals California Carson (Andy Clyde) and Lucky Jenkins (Rand Brooks) come to the rescue of the widowed Mrs. Evans (Elaine Riley). She is looking for a hidden cache of gold, and the evil Judge Morton (Robert Elliott) wants the map leading to the gold. Morton is hoping to throw Mrs. Evans off her property, get the map, and take the gold for himself. Once again, Hoppy saves the day.
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Fancy Pants 1950  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Bruce Cabot, Jack Kirkwood, Lea Penman, Eric Blore, John Alexander, Joseph Vitale, Norma Varden, Oliver Blake, Hugh French, Virginia Keiley, Colin Keith-Johnston, Joe Wong, Hank Bell
In this remake of "Ruggles of Red Gap," slapstick reigns as Bob Hope and Lucille Ball cavort in this story about early days in New Mexico. American actor Arthur Tyler (Hope) pretends to be a British butler and is hired by social climbing Agatha Floud (Ball) and her mother Effie (Lea Penman). They bring Arthur back to their ranch in New Mexico where the townsfolk believe that Arthur represents nobility, and he reaches celebrity status. He even keeps up the facade when President Teddy Roosevelt (John Alexander) arrives, and the citizens hope to achieve statehood for New Mexico.
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Fargo Express 1933  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James
Cast: Ken Maynard, Helen Mack, Roy Stewart, Paul Fix, William Desmond, Jack Rockwell, Claude Payton, Joe Rickson, Charles King, Hank Bell, Pat Harmon, Ben Corbett
Ken (Ken Maynard) takes Helen's (Helen Mack) brother Mort (Paul Fix) under his wing to straighten him out. But Mort is set up in a crooked card game and taken to jail. Now Ken must bring the real culprits to justice in order to clear Mort.
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Law of the West 1932 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Bob Steele, Ed Brady, Hank Bell, Charles West, Nancy Drexel, Earl Dwire, Frank Ellis, Dick Dickinson, Rose Palmer
Bob (Bob Steele–the real-life son of director Robert N. Bradbury) was kidnapped as a child by Lee Morgan (Ed Brady) 17 years ago for revenge against Dan (Hank Bell). Not knowing that he had been kidnapped, Bob intends on leaving the evil Lee and head to California. But Dan, now sheriff of Yucca, has located Lee, and the scheming Lee sets a plan in action to have Dan kill Bob. But don't underestimate the clever Bob.
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The Law Rides Again 1943  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James
Cast: Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Jack La Rue, Betty Miles, Emmett Lynn, Kenneth Harlan, Chief Thundercloud, Bryant Washburn, John Bridges, Kenne Duncan, Roy Brent, Hank Bell
Government agents Ken and Hoot (Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson), the "Trail Blazers," track down a crooked Indian agent who is cheating the local tribe.
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Nevada City 1941 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Musical / Romance
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Sally Payne, George Cleveland, Billy Lee, Fred Kohler Jr., Pierre Watkin, Joseph Crehan, Jack Ingram, Yakima Canutt, Hank Bell, Rex Lease, Syd Saylor, Fred Burns, Jack Kirk
In the early 1860s, Jeff and Gabby (Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes) are stagecoach drivers when the railroad is coming to the West. Their boss, Mark Benton (Joseph Crehan), is concerned that the railroad will take over and is feuding with Hank Liddell (George Cleveland) who owns the railroad. Jeff and Gabby try to get Benton and Liddell to reconcile but are not successful. When financier Amos Norton (Pierre Watkin) hires outlaw Black Bart (Fred Kohler Jr.) to raid both the stagecoaches and the railroads, matters worsen–until Liddell and Benton finally work together, and Gabby and Jeff stop the robberies.
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Roarin' Guns 1936 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Tim McCoy, Rosalinda Price, Wheeler Oakman, Rex Lease, John Elliott, Karl Hackett, Richard Alexander, Jack Rockwell, Ed Cassidy, Tommy Bupp, Lew Meehan, Artie Ortego, Tex Phelps, Hank Bell, Wally West
Bad guys start a range war, and rancher Bob Morgan (John Elliott) and his cattlemen's group send for gunfighter Tim (Tim McCoy) to deal with the situation. In the fight to save his ranch, Bob is killed, and Tim is blamed for the killing. But, by story's end, Tim takes care of the situation and wins the heart of Bob's niece, May (Rosalinda Price).
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Rock River Renegades 1942 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Christine McIntyre, John Elliott, Weldon Heyburn, Kermit Maynard, Frank Ellis, Carl Mathews, Richard Cramer, Tex Palmer, Hank Bell
Rustlers are causing trouble around Rock River, and the Range Busters–Crash, Dusty, and Alibi (Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max Terhune)–are brought in to bring the rustlers to justice. But, the rustlers try to turn the Range Busters into the bad guys.
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Rough Riders' Round-Up 1939 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Eddie Acuff, George Meeker, Glenn Strange, Duncan Renaldo, William Pawley, Dorothy Sebastian, George Chesebro, Guy Usher, Hank Bell, Jim Corey, I. Stanford Jolley, Chris-Pin Martin
Back from fighting in the Spanish American War, Rough Riders–Roy (Roy Rogers), Rusty (Raymond Hatton), and Tommy (Eddie Acuff)–find jobs as members of the Border Patrol. Arizona Jack (William Pawley) runs an operation in which his outlaws rob stages and prospectors, after which they take their stolen property south of the border into Mexico. Roy, Rusty, and Tommy are assigned to guard a shipment of gold and to detain runaway Dorothy Blair (Lynne Roberts). They fail in both assignments. Tommy is killed by Arizona Jack, and his outlaws take Dorothy captive. Roy and Rusty are also soon captured by the outlaws. But, Dorothy escapes, rescues Roy and Rusty, and they put an end to Arizona Jack's illegal activities.
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Sagebrush Trail 1933 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Armand Schaefer
Cast: John Wayne, Nancy Shubert, Lane Chandler, Yakima Canutt, Henry Hall, Hal Taliaferro, Bob Burns, Hank Bell, Art Mix, Hal Price, Ted Adams, William Dyer, Tex Phelps, Archie Ricks, Slim Whitaker
John Brant (John Wayne) is arrested for murder, but he is innocent. He does not stay in jail for long because he finds that it is necessary to break out to clear his name. While searching for the real killer, Brant takes the alias of "John Smith" and teams up with outlaw Joseph Conlon (Lane Chandler) who has taken the alias of "Bob Jones." Unbeknownst to Brant, his new partner is the killer he is searching for. To make matters worse, both men fall for beautiful Sally Blake (Nancy Shubert). The story continues through a series of events until Brant finally figures out that "Bob Jones" is the real killer.
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Song of Texas 1943 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Sheila Ryan, Barton MacLane, Harry Shannon, Arline Judge, William Haade, Hal Taliaferro, Pat Brady, Tom London, Bob Nolan, Eve March, Hank Bell, Maxine Doyle, Yakima Canutt, Harry McKim
Rodeo star Roy Rogers (played by himself) has quit the rodeo and become a rancher. His old friend Sam Bennett (Harry Shannon) is also no longer performing in rodeos, and Roy hires him as a ranch hand. Sam's daughter, Sue (Sheila Ryan), is living in the East and decides to visit her father. Sue believes that Sam owns the ranch, and big problems lie ahead when Roy helps Sam try to fool her by pretending that Sam does own the ranch. Songs include "Moonlight and Roses," "Mexicali Rose," and Rainbow Over the Range."
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Stagecoach Outlaws 1945 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin, Ed Cassidy, I. Stanford Jolley, Kermit Maynard, Bob Kortman, Steve Clark, George Chesebro, Hank Bell
This very low budgeter still works due to Buster Crabbe's presence and Al St. John's comedy as Billy (Crabbe) comes to the aid of his girlfriend's father whose stagecoach line is routinely being robbed by a gang.
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Streets of Laredo 1949 G, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: William Holden, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman, Stanley Ridges, Alfonso Bedoya, Ray Teal, Clem Bevans, James Bell, Joe Dominguez, Dick Foote, Grandon Rhodes, Perry Ivins, Byron Foulger, Hank Bell
In this remake of 1936's "The Texas Rangers," outlaws Jim Dawkins (William Holden) and Wahoo Jones (William Bendix) turn to the side of law and order when they become Texas Rangers. Later, they are forced to capture a former cohort, Lorn Reming (Macdonald Carey).
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Valley of the Sun 1942 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Lucille Ball, James Craig, Cedric Hardwicke, Dean Jagger, Peter Whitney, Billy Gilbert, Tom Tyler, Antonio Moreno, George Cleveland, Hank Bell
When a good Indian scout (James Craig) and an evil Indian agent (Dean Jagger) fall in love with the same woman (Lucille Ball), trouble is bound to result.
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The Westerner 1940  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport, Fred Stone, Dana Andrews, Chill Wills, Forrest Tucker, Tom Tyler, Charles Halton, Julian Rivero, Lilian Bond, Trevor Bardette, Lucien Littlefield, Hank Bell, Jack Pennick
Walter Brennan plays the "hanging lawman" Judge Roy Bean who conducts trials from his saloon in Vinegaroon, Texas, and often uses hanging as his sentence. Judge Roy Bean just might meet his match in Cole Hardin (Gary Cooper) who is charged with stealing a horse. Cole talks his way into a delay for his hanging by convincing Judge Bean that he is a friend of actress Lily Langtry (Lilian Bond) who the Judge adores. Cole says he can give the Judge a lock of her hair. When Cole says it will take two weeks to get the lock of hair, his hanging is delayed. Meanwhile, Cole becomes involved in a range war and even gets to see Lily Langtry when she arrives in Texas. Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and two other nominations were received.
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Westward Ho 1935 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Bromley, Frank McGlynn Jr., Jack Curtis, Dickie Jones, Yakima Canutt, Hank Bell, Bradley Metcalfe, Jim Farley, Mary MacLaren, Glenn Strange
While traveling West with their parents, John Wyatt (John Wayne) and his brother, Jim (Frank McGlynn Jr.), were the only survivors of a wagon train attack. Jim was kidnapped by the band of outlaws. Years later, John forms a vigilante posse, The Singing Raiders, and seeks revenge the outlaws–not knowing that his brother now leads the gang.
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The Whirlwind 1933 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Tim McCoy, Alice Dahl, Pat O'Malley, J. Carrol Naish, Matthew Betz, Joseph W. Girard, Lloyd Whitlock, Art Mix, Stella Adams, Mary Gordon, Theodore Lorch, Hank Bell, Glenn Strange, Bud Osborne
Tim (Tim McCoy) and sidekicks Pat and "Injun" (Pat O'Malley and J. Carrol Naish) return to Tim's hometown and immediately become involved in uncovering a crooked Sheriff (Matthew Betz).
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Whistlin' Dan 1932 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Ken Maynard, Joyzelle Joyner, Georges Renavent, Hank Bell, Frank Ellis, Merrill McCormick, Artie Ortego, Jessie Arnold, Jack Rockwell, Lon Poff, Art Mix, Iron Eyes Cody
Whistlin' Don Savage's (Ken Maynard) sidekick is kidnapped and $5,000 is demanded before sunset–or else. When Dan doesn't come up with the money in time, his pal is killed. Now it's revenge time as Dan infiltrates the killer's gang. But more problems lie ahead for our hero.
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Wrangler's Roost 1941 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Forrest Taylor, Gwen Gaze, George Chesebro, Frank Ellis, Jack Holmes, Walter Shumway, Tex Cooper, Horace B. Carpenter, Hank Bell, Tex Palmer, Bob Card
Black Bart, the "Gentleman Bandit," appears to be back in business after a lull in robberies. But the Range Busters (Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max Terhune) are sure that this man is an imposter since they know the real bandit is now an upstanding citizen. So they set the trap to bring the bandit to justice, which plays out at a poker table.
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Young Blood 1932 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Lola
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Bob Steele, Charles King, Helen Foster, Naomi Judge, Harry Semels, Henry Roquemore, Henry Hall, Hank Bell, Art Mix, Perry Murdock, Lafe McKee, Horace B. Carpenter
Nick (Bob Steele) robs from the rich and gives to the poor, but, unlike Robin Hood, Nick splits his take with crooked Sheriff Jake Sharpe (Charles King). When Nick decides he wants out, the sheriff frames him. But, our hero Nick fights back.
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| 1. The Big Stampede (1932)
2. Blue Steel (1934)
3. The Border Legion (1930)
4. The Devil's Playground (1946)
5. Fancy Pants (1950)
6. Fargo Express (1933)
7. Law of the West (1932)
8. The Law Rides Again (1943)
9. Nevada City (1941)
10. Roarin' Guns (1936)
11. Rock River Renegades (1942)
12. Rough Riders' Round-Up (1939)
13. Sagebrush Trail (1933)
14. Song of Texas (1943)
15. Stagecoach Outlaws (1945)
16. Streets of Laredo (1949)
17. Valley of the Sun (1942)
18. The Westerner (1940)
19. Westward Ho (1935)
20. The Whirlwind (1933)
21. Whistlin' Dan (1932)
22. Wrangler's Roost (1941)
23. Young Blood (1932)
aka: Lola
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