Border Patrol 1943  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Action
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, Russell Simpson, Claudia Drake, George Reeves, Duncan Renaldo, Cliff Parkinson, Pierce Lyden, Robert Mitchum, Roy Bucko, Herman Hack, Erle Hodgins, Hugh Prosser, Henry Wills
Texas Rangers Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), California (Andy Clyde), and Johnny (Jay Kirby) are tasked to break up the smuggling of Mexicans into the U.S. who are being held as, essentially, slaves in Orestes' (Russell Simpson) silver mine. When one Mexican is shot by a member of the Orestes gang, the Rangers are convicted by a kangaroo court and sentenced to be hanged. They escape and, with great dispatch, take care of the situation. Look for young Robert Mitchum as one of the gang members.
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Colt Comrades 1943  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, George Reeves, Earle Hodgins, Victor Jory, Douglas Fowley, Herbert Rawlinson, Robert Mitchum
After capturing an outlaw and collecting the bounty, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his friends invest the cash in a cattle ranch but find problems lie ahead.
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Conquest of Cheyenne 1946 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Jay Kirby, Milton Kibbee, Tom London, Emmett Lynn, Kenne Duncan, George Sherwood, Jack Kirk, Tom Chatterton
There's oil on Cheyenne's (Peggy Stewart) ranch, and a well is built to get it. But crooked banker Tuttle (Milton Kibbee) wants the oil for himself and intends on foreclosing–after he burns down the well. He didn't plan on Red Ryder (Bill Elliott) riding to the rescue. Bill Elliott's last appearance as Red Ryder, but the series continued with Allan 'Rocky' Lane in the lead role.
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Undercover Man 1942  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, Antonio Moreno, Chris-Pin Martin, Nora Lane, Esther Estrella, Jack Rockwell, John Vosper, Eva Puig, Alan Baldwin, Pierce Lyden, Tony Roux, Frank Ellis, Martin Garralaga
Hopalong "Hoppy" Cassidy (William Boyd), California (Andy Clyde), and Breezy (Jay Kirby) are on the trail of outlaws operating along the border between Mexico and the United States. A masked outlaw impersonates Hoppy at times and also impersonates Mexican police official Gonzales (Antonio Moreno) to make them suspicious of each other. The ploy works for awhile–until Hoppy sets a trap and puts an end to the outlaw gang.
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Wagon Wheels Westward 1945 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, Emmett Lynn, Dick Curtis, Jay Kirby, George J. Lewis, Tom London, Kenne Duncan, George Chesebro
Red Ryder (Bill Elliott) and sidekick Little Beaver (Robert Blake) come to the aid of Red's aunt (Alice Fleming) by leading a wagon train with settlers to a small town. What they don't know is that the town has been evacuated by the citizens after hearing of a gold strike, and in the place of the town's officials a gang has set up shop awaiting the arrival of the settlers in order to get their money.
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Zorro's Black Whip 1944  N/R, 182 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Cast: Linda Stirling, Francis McDonald, George J. Lewis, Lucien Littlefield, Hal Taliaferro, John Merton, John Hamilton, Tom Chatterton, Jack Kirk, Tom London, Jay Kirby, Si Jenks, Stanley Price, Tom Steele, Duke Green
Stagecoach owner Dan Hammond (Francis McDonald) is opposed to statehood for Idaho and will stop at nothing to influence the upcoming vote. He kills the editor of the town's newspaper, a statehood supporter. But now he must deal with the editor's sister, Barbara Meredith (Linda Stirling), who not only takes over the paper but also dons a black suit and mask to take care of the problem–just like her famous ancestor Zorro. This is a 12-episode serial with good "cliffhangers" between episodes.
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| 1. Border Patrol (1943)
2. Colt Comrades (1943)
3. Conquest of Cheyenne (1946)
4. Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943)
5. Leather Burners (1943)
6. Lost Canyon (1942)
7. Undercover Man (1942)
8. Wagon Wheels Westward (1945)
9. Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
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