The Animals 1970 R, 86 min. Genre: Western aka: Five Savage Men The Desperados
Director: Ron Joy Cast: Henry Silva, Keenan Wynn, Michele Carey, John Anderson, Joe Turkel, Pepper Martin, Bobby Hall, Peter Hellman, William Bryant, Peggy Stewart, John Dennis, Michael Carr, Jack Wade Cox, Brian West, Donna Kern
School-teacher Alice McAndrew (Michele Carey) gets help from the Apache chief, Chatto (Henry Silva), who nurses her back to health after she was raped by five men who robbed her stagecoach. Chatto helps her further when he aids her in tracking down the rapists.
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Back Street 1941 N/R, 84 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Stevenson Cast: Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan, Richard Carlson, Frank McHugh, Tim Holt, Frank Jenks, Esther Dale, Samuel S. Hinds, Marjorie Gateson, Cecil Cunningham, Peggy Stewart, Nell O'Day, Kitty O'Neil, Nella Walker, Dale Winter
Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan are a believable team as they play star-crossed lovers Walter and Rae who, due to a mix-up, do not marry. Five years later, they meet again. Rae is engaged to marry Curt (Richard Carlson), and Walter has married another woman. Their love has lasted over the years, and Rae agrees to be Walter's mistress–an affair that will last for many years.
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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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The Fighting Redhead 1949 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Western
Director: Lewis D. Collins Cast: Jim Bannon, Don Reynolds, Emmett Lynn, Marin Sais, John Hart, Peggy Stewart, Lane Bradford, Forrest Taylor, Lee Roberts, Bob Duncan, Sandy Sanders, Bill Hammond
A call for help brings Red Ryder (Jim Bannon) and sidekick Little Beaver (Don Kay Reynolds) to town to take care of a murdering gang of cattle rustlers.
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Little Tough Guy 1938 N/R, 84 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Young Cast: Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly, David Gorcey, Hal E. Chester, Helen Parrish, Robert Wilcox, Marjorie Main, Olin Howland, Jackie Searl, Peggy Stewart
When the father is wrongly convicted of murder, his son (Billy Halop) puts together a group of youngsters to form a gang, and a crime spree follows. The "Little Tough Guys" were formed from a group that had formerly been in "Dead End Kids" movies, and a series of films followed with the new group. .
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Marshal of Laredo 1945 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen Cast: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Roy Barcroft, Tom London, Sarah Padden, Tom Chatterton, Don Costello, Bud Geary, George Chesebro, Wheaton Chambers
When a lawyer is framed for murder by the bad guys, Red Ryder and youthful sidekick Little Beaver (Bill Elliott and Robert Blake) come to the rescue in the nick of time.
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Stagecoach to Denver 1946 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen Cast: Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Roy Barcroft, Peggy Stewart, Emmett Lynn, Ted Adams, Edmund Cobb, Tom Chatterton, Bobby Hyatt, George Chesebro, Ed Cassidy
Stagecoach line owner Big Boy Lambert (Roy Barcroft) orders one of his stagecoaches (carrying the Land Commisioner) wrecked, killing the Commissioner. Lambert intends to have him replaced with a commissioner of his liking who will help in his land-grabbing scheme. But Red Ryder (Allan Lane) is about to be heard from. Better than the average Western.
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Trail to San Antone 1947 N/R, 67 min. Genre: Western
Director: John English Cast: Gene Autry, Peggy Stewart, Sterling Holloway, William Henry, Tristram Coffin, Dorothy Vaughan, Edward Keane, Ralph Peters, Johnny Duncan, Frankie Marvin
Gene Autry jumps out of the saddle and into a plane to recover a racehorse that has run off with a wild stallion. Meanwhile, he must also pump confidence back into the jockey, who is to ride the horse in the big race, after an accident crippled him.
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Tucson Raiders 1944 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet Cast: Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Ruth Lee, Peggy Stewart, LeRoy Mason, Stanley Andrews, John Whitney, Karl Hackett, Tom Steele, Tom Chatterton
In the first film of a successful "Red Ryder" series (a previous series had not fared well), Bill Elliott takes on the role of the hero and Robert Blake plays young sidekick Little Beaver. In this episode, the duo takes on an evil governor.
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Utah 1945 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western
Director: John English Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Peggy Stewart, Grant Withers, Hal Taliaferro, Bob Nolan, Peggy Stewart, Vivien Oakland, Jack Rutherford
Dale Evans inherits a ranch, but her heart is with her musical comedy show back in Chicago. So, she decides she will sell the ranch for the money needed to keep the show open. Ranch foreman Roy Rogers and his pals try to convince her to not sell and come up with a good alternative: bring the show to the ranch.
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| 1. The Animals (1970) aka: Five Savage Men aka: The Desperados
2. Back Street (1941)
3. Conquest of Cheyenne (1946)
4. The Fighting Redhead (1949)
5. Little Tough Guy (1938)
6. Marshal of Laredo (1945)
7. Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
8. Trail to San Antone (1947)
9. Tucson Raiders (1944)
10. Utah (1945)
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