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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Breed of the Border 1933  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Speed Brent Wins
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Bob Steele, Marion Byron, Ernie Adams, George "Gabby" Hayes, Wilfred Lucas, Henry Roquemore, Fred Cavens, John Elliott, Perry Murdock, Bob Card, Horace B. Carpenter, Hal Price
Cowboy/racecar driver "Speed" Brent (Bob Steele) is hired by bad-guy Joe (Ernie Adams) to drive him to the Mexican border. But Brent is knocked out by one of Joe's henchmen and awakens to find that the gang has stolen bonds from Brent's friend. Brent hits the road to bring Joe and his gang to justice.
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Broadway to Cheyenne 1932 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
aka: From Broadway to Cheyenne
Director: Harry L. Fraser
Cast: Rex Bell, Marceline Day, Matthew Betz, George "Gabby" Hayes, Robert Ellis, Huntley Gordon, Earl Dwire, Roy D'Arcy, John Elliott, Al Bridge
Detective Breezy (Rex Bell) is wounded by Butch (Robert Ellis) and his gang in New York. While Breezy recuperates at home in Wyoming, who should come along but Butch's gang with plans to run a protection racket on the ranchers? But, Breezy will have none of that.
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Bulldog Courage 1935  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Tim McCoy, Joan Woodbury, Paul Fix, Eddie Buzard, John Cowell, Karl Hackett, John Elliott, Edmund Cobb, Edward Hearn, Jack Rockwell, Ed Cassidy, Art Mix
Years after his father was killed by a crooked banker (Karl Hackett) who tried to take over his mine, Tim Braddock (Tim McCoy) rides into town to exact revenge. The banker is still trying to take over mines, and Tim takes care of the bad guys–once and for all.
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Cassidy of Bar 20 1938  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Frank Darien, Nora Lane, Gertrude Hoffman, Robert Fiske, John Elliott, Carleton Young, Gordon Hart, Ed Cassidy
When his friend, Ma Caffrey (Gertrude W. Hoffman), calls for help, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his Bar 20 ranch hands come to her rescue.
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Cattle Stampede 1943 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin, Charles King, Glenn Strange, Frank Ellis, Ed Cassidy, Ray Bennett, Roy Brent, Steve Clark, Budd Buster, John Elliott
Billy and Fuzzy (Buster Crabbe and Al St. John) come to the rescue when cattle rustlers begin their operations in Oklahoma. Plenty of action amid Fuzzy's antics.
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Cry Wolf 1947 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Geraldine Brooks, Richard Basehart, Jerome Cowan, John Ridgely, Patricia Barry, Jack Mower, Paul Stanton, Rory Mallinson, Helen Thimig, Barry Bernard, John Elliott, Creighton Hale, Lisa Golm
Sandra Marshall (Barbara Stanwyck) returns to her late husband James' family mansion for his funeral and announces to James' research scientist uncle, Mark (Errol Flynn), the news of her secret marriage to James. Mark distrusts Sandra but allows her to stay at the mansion where she makes friends with James' sister Julie (Geraldine Brooks) who then dies under mysterious circumstances. Sandra believes that Mark has committed the murder of Julie, but are her suspicions correct?
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Death in the Air 1936  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Pilot X
Death in the Sky
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Lona Andre, John Carroll, Leon Ames, Henry Hall, Wheeler Oakman, Reed Howes, Pat Somerset, Gaston Glass, Hans Joby, Willard Kent, John Elliott
Carl Goering (Leon Ames), gone mad due to his World War I air combat experiences, thinks that all flyers are out to get him. So, he intends to kill all those who pilot a plane. It's up to Helen and Jerry (Helen Gage and John Carroll) to stop this nonsense. Cheaply made with stock footage of plane crashes.
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Death Rides the Plains 1944 N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Robert Livingston, Al St. John, Joan Barclay, Ray Bennett, Patti McCarty, I. Stanford Jolley, George Chesebro, John Elliott, Kermit Maynard, Slim Whitaker, Karl Hackett, Ted Mapes
Ben and Rogan (Ray Bennett and I. Stanford Jolley) have a good thing going: they advertise to sell a ranch, tell the prospective buyer to bring the cash, and then kill the buyer and take the money. But their days are numbered when The Lone Rider (Robert Livingston) and sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) get involved. One of many "Lone Rider" films.
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Death Rides the Range 1940 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Ken Maynard, Fay McKenzie, Ralph Peters, Julian Rivero, Charles King, John Elliott, William Costello, Sven Hugo Borg, Michael Vallon, Julian Madison, Kenneth Rhodes, Murdock MacQuarrie
Spies intend to gain control of Letty's (Fay McKenzie) ranch in order to mine a secret reserve of Helium on her property. But undercover agent Ken (Ken Maynard), posing as a cowboy drifter, comes to the rescue.
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A Face in the Fog 1936 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: June Collyer, Lloyd Hughes, Lawrence Gray, Al St. John, Jack Mulhall, Jack Cowell, John Elliott, Sam Flint, Forrest Taylor, Ed Cassidy, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, Fred Parker
A hunchbacked killer has shot and killed cast members of a theater company performing the play, "Satan's Bride." But never fear, journalists (June Collyer and Al St. John) are on the case, collecting clues and hoping to stop the murderer in his tracks.
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Frontier Justice 1936 N/R, 58 min.
Genre:
Director: Robert F. McGowan
Cast: Hoot Gibson, Jane Barnes, Richard Cramer, Roger Williams, John Elliott, Franklyn Farnum, Lloyd Ingraham, Joseph W. Girard, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, George Yeoman, Lafe McKee, Henry Hall, Steve Clark, Pat Harmon, William McCall
Brent Halston's (Hoot Gibson) father was a cattle owner who sheep herders managed to frame, and he was sent to an insane asylum. Sheep herder Gilbert Ware (Richard Cramer) is behind the framing because he wants the land. Now, Ware's partner, John Wilton (Roger Williams), frames Brent on a murder charge, and Brent is sent to jail. But, Brent manages to escape, takes Ware hostage, and exposes Ware and Wilton as the perpetrators.
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Fuzzy Settles Down 1944 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patty McCarthy, Charles King, John Merton, Frank McCarroll, Hal Price, John Elliott, Ed Cassidy, Robert F. Hill, Ted Mapes, Tex Palmer
Despite Billy's (Buster Crabbe) pleas, sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) decides to settle down and buy a newspaper in a small town. When he is falsely accused of stealing the newspaper's money, Billy is close by to save the day. Fuzzy thinks that perhaps the countryside might be a better place to retire.
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The Gallant Fool 1933 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Bob Steele, Arletta Duncan, George "Gabby" Hayes, John Elliott, Theodore Lorch, Perry Murdock, Pascale Perry, George Nash, Si Jenks, Art Mix, Bob Burns, Dick Dickinson
Although he is innocent of the charge, Dad Denton (George "Gabby" Hayes) has been eluding the law for the past 18 years by playing a clown in a traveling circus. Son Kit (Bob Steele) comes to Dad's aid when his disguise is uncovered and his life is on the line.
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Hidden Valley 1932 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Bob Steele, Gertrude Messinger, Francis McDonald, Ray Hallor, John Elliott, Arthur Millett, V.L. Barnes, Joe De La Cruz, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dick Dickinson, Tom London, Earl Dwire
A treasure in gold belonging to the Indians is thought to be in Hidden Valley, and a dastardly gang is after it. Bob (Bob Steele) is hot on the trail–in a blimp! A better-than-average early Western.
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The Kid's Last Ride 1941 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Luana Walters, Edwin Brian, Al Bridge, Glenn Strange, Frank Ellis, John Elliott, George Havens, Tex Palmer, Carl Mathews
The Range Busters (Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max Terhune) ride into town to break up a feud between a pair of outlaws (Al Bridge and Glenn Strange) who seek revenge on Sally and Edwin (Luana Walters and Edwin Brian) whose father had sentenced the outlaws' brother to be hanged. The Range Busters, for the fifth (of a total of 24) time, come out the winners.
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Law of the Lash 1947 N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor
Cast: Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Lee Roberts, Mary Scott, Jack O'Shea, Charles King, Carl Mathews, John Elliott, Slim Whitaker, Richard Cramer
This film began the series of the whip-wielding, black-clad Marshal, Cheyenne (Lash La Rue), and his sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John). In this episode, Cheyenne comes to the aid of Jane (Mary Scott) when a gang member steals her ring. Cheyenne follows the gang member and captures the rest of the gang.
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Lightning Strikes West 1940 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Harry L. Fraser
Cast: Ken Maynard, Claire Rochelle, Bob Terry, Michael Vallon, Charles King, Reed Howes, Dick Dickinson, George Chesebro, John Elliott, William Gould, Chick Hannon, Tex Palmer
When bank robber Butch Taggart (Michael Vallon) escapes from jail, Lightning Morgan (Ken Maynard), who caught Butch the first time around, is asked to do so again. But Butch isn't the only one on Taggart's tail as Taggart heads for hidden gold.
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The Magnificent Ambersons 1942  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Agnes Moorehead, Tim Holt, Anne Baxter, Ray Collins, Richard Bennett, Erskine Sanford, Orson Welles, Don Dillaway, Nancy Gates, James Westerfield, John Elliott
This is the Booth Tarkington's story of the wealthy Amberson family's fall from the heights of society and the impact it inflicts on its members in the late 19th century. Eugene Morgan (Joseph Cotten) returns to Indianapolis, Indiana, after many years. He left as a struggling inventor when Isabel Amberson (Dolores Costello) turned down his marriage proposal to marry the "more acceptable" Wilbur Minafer (Don Dillaway). Eugene is now a widower with a daughter Lucy (Anne Baxter) and the successful inventor of an automobile. Isabel has been widowed, and Eugene again pursues her. But her son George (Tim Holt) and Aunt Fanny Amberson (Agnes Moorehead) interfere, and their actions bring on tragedy for the family when they do not accept progress in the changing world of the automobile age. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Agnes Moorehead).
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Murder in the Museum 1934 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Five Deadly Vices
Director: Melville Shyer
Cast: Henry B. Walthall, John Harron, Phyllis Barrington, Joseph W. Girard, John Elliott, Donald Kerr, Symona Boniface, Sam Flint, Clinton Lyle, Steve Clemente, Lynton Brent, Si Jenks
When one of the leaders of a reform group that wants to shutdown a sleazy freak show is murdered, reporter Jerry (John Harron) leads the search for the killer. Cheap, and an example of the difficulties that some silent film stars (e.g., Henry B. Walthall) had in adapting to talkies.
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The Nevada Buckaroo 1931 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John P. McCarthy
Cast: Bob Steele, Dorothy Dix, Ed Brady, George "Gabby" Hayes, Glen Cavender, Billy Engle, Artie Ortego, John Elliott, Gordon De Main, Merrill McCormick
The Nevada Kid (Bob Steele) and sidekick Cherokee (George 'Gabby' Hayes) rob stages for a living. When Nevada is captured and jailed, Cherokee forges a pardon to gain his release. Nevada decides to go straight and takes a job guarding the stagecoach. Of course, when the stage is robbed and the driver killed, Nevada is charged with the crime and now must prove his innocence by bringing the real culprits to justice.
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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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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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The Rogues' Tavern 1936 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Wallace Ford, Barbara Pepper, Joan Woodbury, Jack Mulhall, Clara Kimball Young, John Elliott, John Cowell, Earl Dwire, Vincent Dennis, Arthur Loft, Ed Cassidy
Detective Jimmy Flavin (Wallace Ford) and his bride-to-be Marjorie (Barbara Pepper) check in at an inn. They must put off their wedding plans when they investigate a series of deaths at the inn that are thought to be caused by a mad dog. Together they find the real culprit in this poorly written–but fun–entry.
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Saddle Mountain Roundup 1941 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western / Mystery
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Lita Conway, Jack Mulhall, Willie Fung, John Elliott, George Chesebro, Jack Holmes, Steve Clark, Carl Mathews, Al Ferguson, Slim Whitaker, Tex Palmer
Rangebusters Crash, Dusty, and Alibi (Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max Terhune) are driving cattle when they get word from Magpie (John Elliott) that he thinks someone is trying to kill him. They head to town and find that Magpie has been murdered. Now they must find the killer.
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Shadows of the Orient 1935 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Burt P. Lynwood
Cast: Esther Ralston, Regis Toomey, J. Farrell MacDonald, Oscar Apfel, Sidney Blackmer, Eddie Fetherston, Kit Guard, James B. Leong, Matty Fain, John Elliott, Richard Loo, Slim Whitaker
After she is arrested in a Chinatown casino, Viola (Esther Ralston) finds herself caught in the middle–between the casino owner King Moss (Sidney Blackmer) who runs a smuggling ring, and immigration official Bob Baxter (Regis Toomey) who has provided Viola with her alibi.
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 Shoot to Kill 1947 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Berke
Cast: Russell Wade, Luana Walters, Edmund MacDonald, Robert Kent, Vince Barnett, Nestor Paiva, Charles Trowbridge, Harry Brown, Harry Cheshire, John Elliott, Ted Hecht, Gene Rodgers
Crooked Assistant District Attorney Lawrence Dale (Edmund MacDonald) frames gangster Dixie Logan (Robert Kent) who wants in on the action. Dixie's wife, Marian (Luana Walters), and reporter George Mitchell (Russell Wade) expose Lawrence's evil ways. Told in flashback by Marian.
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Skull and Crown 1935 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Regis Toomey, Jack Mulhall, Molly O'Day, Jack Mower, Lois January, James Murray, Tom London, John Elliott, Robert(2) Walker, George Chesebro, Milburn Morante, Slim Whitaker
Rin Tin Tin Jr. comes to the rescue of his master, Border Patrolman Bob Franklin (Regis Toomey), who has gone undercover to break up a smuggling ring led by the dastardly El Zorro (Jack Mower).
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Sons of the Desert 1933  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Mae Busch, Dorothy Christy, Lucien Littlefield, John Elliott, Robert Cummings, Charlita, Bob Burns
This is one of the funniest of the Laurel and Hardy films as they play husbands who invent many alibis to their wives so they can attend their lodge convention.
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Sunset Range 1935 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray McCarey
Cast: Hoot Gibson, Mary Doran, James Eagles, Walter McGrail, John Elliott, Ralph Lewis, Eddie Lee, Kitty McHugh, Martha Sleeper, Fred Gilmore, Horace B. Carpenter, Slim Whitaker
Reasonin' Bates (Hoot Gibson) and his pals ride to the rescue of Bonnie (Mary Doran) after Grant (Walter McGrail) and his henchmen kidnap her to recover stolen money that they had hidden in her luggage.
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Wagon Trail 1935 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Harry L. Fraser
Cast: Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger, Edward Norris, Roger Williams, Earl Dwire, Chuck Morrison, John Elliott, Chief Thundercloud, Dick Botiller, Francis Walker, Budd Buster
Sheriff Hartley's (Harry Carey) son, Clay (Edward Norris), is talked into riding with a gang in a stage robbery. When a deputy is killed, Clay is wrongly convicted. Sentenced to be hung at dawn, the now ex-sheriff–due to the conviction of his son–uncovers the real killer.
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What Price Crime? 1935 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Charles Starrett, Noel Madison, Virginia Cherrill, Charles Delaney, Jack Mulhall, Nina Guilbert, Henry Roquemore, John Elliott, Arthur Loft, Jack Cowell, Lafe McKee, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
G-man Allen Grey (Charles Starrett) goes undercover as a prizefighter in order to catch the gang that is smuggling firearms that they steal from the government. The trail leads to nightclub owner Douglas Worthington (Noel Madison) who turns out to be the gang leader. Our hero's task becomes more difficult when he falls in love with Worthington's sister (Virginia Cherrill).
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Wild Horse Phantom 1944 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Elaine Morey, Kermit Maynard, Budd Buster, Hal Price, Robert Meredith, Frank Ellis, Frank McCarroll, John L. Cason, John Elliott
Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) talks the governor into allowing Link (Kermit Maynard) and his gang to escape from jail so that Billy and his sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) can follow them to the stolen money. But the task becomes difficult as Link searches for the loot.
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| 1. Bars of Hate (1936)
2. Breed of the Border (1933)
aka: Speed Brent Wins
3. Broadway to Cheyenne (1932)
aka: From Broadway to Cheyenne
4. Bulldog Courage (1935)
5. Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938)
6. Cattle Stampede (1943)
7. Cry Wolf (1947)
8. Death in the Air (1936)
aka: Pilot X
aka: Death in the Sky
9. Death Rides the Plains (1944)
10. Death Rides the Range (1940)
11. A Face in the Fog (1936)
12. Frontier Justice (1936)
13. Fuzzy Settles Down (1944)
14. The Gallant Fool (1933)
15. Heart of Arizona (1938)
16. Hidden Valley (1932)
17. The Kid's Last Ride (1941)
18. Law of the Lash (1947)
19. Lightning Strikes West (1940)
20. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
21. Murder in the Museum (1934)
aka: Five Deadly Vices
22. The Nevada Buckaroo (1931)
23. Phantom Rancher (1940)
24. Roarin' Guns (1936)
25. Rock River Renegades (1942)
26. The Rogues' Tavern (1936)
27. Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941)
28. Shadows of the Orient (1935)
29. Shoot to Kill (1947)
30. Skull and Crown (1935)
31. Sons of the Desert (1933)
32. Sunset Range (1935)
33. Wagon Trail (1935)
34. What Price Crime? (1935)
35. Wild Horse Phantom (1944)
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