Between Men 1935 N/R, 60 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, William Farnum, Beth Marion, Earl Dwire, Lloyd Ingraham, Frank Ball, Barry Downing, Horace B. Carpenter, Forrest Taylor, Budd Buster, Hal Taliaferro, Tex Phelps, Jack Kirk
John Wellington (William Farnum) flees after killing the men who he believes killed his son, Johnny (Barry Downing as a boy, Johnny Mack Brown as an adult). But–Johnny survived and was raised by rich Sir George Thorne (Lloyd Ingraham). Twenty years later, Johnny goes in search of Sir George's granddaughter Gail (Beth Marion). In the process, he finds Gail–whose husband was killed by the dastdardly Trent (Earl Dwire)–and even finds his father who is now a bandit. Johnny and his father take care of Trent
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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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Brand of the Outlaws 1936 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Bob Steele, Margaret Marquis, Jack Rockwell, Charles King, Ed Cassidy, Virginia True Boardman, Frank Ball, Bob Kortman, Chuck Morrison, Budd Buster, Horace Murphy
Gary Gray (Bob Steele) is searching for his father's murderer when he becomes involved with Ben Holt (Jack Rockwell) and his gang of outlaws. Fights ensue, but Gary manages to prevent the gang's holdup of a stagecoach. When Gary figures out that Holt is the one who murdered his father, he is determined to get revenge–but Holt has been warned and has his own plans for how to deal with Gary. The question is, "Will he succeed?"
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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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The Dawn Rider 1935 N/R, 53 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Marion Burns, Yakima Canutt, Reed Howes, Dennis Moore, Joseph De Grasse, Earl Dwire, Bert Dillard, Nelson McDowell, Tex Phelps, Herman Hack, Jack Jones, Fred Parker, James Sheridan, Tex Palmer
John (John Wayne) is on the trail of the gang that killed his father and suffers a gunshot wound in the process. He is nursed back to health by Alice (Marion Burns) who turns out to be the sister of the killer. Add to that a touch of jealousy, and we're talking a final shootout.
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Forbidden Trails 1941 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Tristram Coffin, Charles King, Glenn Strange, Lynton Brent, Jerry Sheldon, Hal Price, Dave O'Brien, Bud Osborne, Richard Alexander
The Rough Riders–Buck Roberts (Buck Jones), Colonel Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton)–are back in the saddle. Released convicts vow revenge on Buck for putting them behind bars and start by setting fire to a cabin with Buck inside. But, after Buck's horse saves him, he and his pals go after the gang members.
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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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Headin' for the Rio Grande 1936 N/R, 60 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Tex Ritter, Eleanor Stewart, Syd Saylor, Warner Richmond, Charles King, Earl Dwire, Forrest Taylor, William Desmond, Charles K. French, "Snub" Pollard, Budd Buster, Bud Osborne
Plenty of singing marks the second film appearance of Tex Ritter as Tex and his sidekick Chili (Syd Saylor) take on a gang running a protection racket in which if a rancher doesn't buy their "service" of protecting cattle, the cattle will be stolen.
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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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Hittin' the Trail 1937 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Tex Ritter, Jerry Bergh, Tommy Bupp, Earl Dwire, Ray Whitley, Charles King, "Snub" Pollard, Ed Cassidy, Jack C. Smith, Archie Ricks, Hank Worden
In this Tex Ritter film, Tex is mistaken for a notorious outlaw, cleared, and then talked into driving a herd of stolen horses to who-knows-where. Several songs are sung by Tex and others as they sort out the good guys from the bad.
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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 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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The Lawless Frontier 1934 N/R, 59 min. Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George "Gabby" Hayes, Earl Dwire, Yakima Canutt, Jack Rockwell, Jay Wilsey, Gordon De Main, Herman Hack, Artie Ortego, Lloyd Whitlock, Arthur Millett
John Tobin and Dusty (John Wayne and George "Gabby" Hayes) team up to capture the outlaw Zanti (Earl Dwire) who killed John's parents years before. John takes Zanti prisoner after Zanti tries and fails to kidnap Dusty's granddaughter Ruby (Sheila Terry), but Marshal Walton (Jack Rockwell) believes that John is an outlaw. Meanwhile, Dusty is hiding in a mine where Zanti is shackled, but Zanti escapes. Now, John tracks Zanti into the desert where Zanti drinks poisoned water and dies. By story's end, John captures the other gang members, becomes the new marshal, and marries Ruby.
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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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Man from Hell's Edges 1932 N/R, 63 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Bob Steele, Nancy Drexel, Julian Rivero, Robert Homans, George "Gabby" Hayes, Gilbert Holmes, Earl Dwire, Dick Dickinson, Perry Murdock, Blackie Whiteford
Secret Service agent Bob Williams (Bob Steele), using the name of 'Flash' Manning to nab the gang that killed his father, goes to prison as a means of getting to the gang leader. After breaking out of prison, he is able to infiltrate the gang and serve justice.
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The Man from Utah 1934 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Polly Ann Young, George "Gabby" Hayes, Yakima Canutt, Edward Peil Sr., Anita Campillo, Lafe McKee, George Cleveland, Earl Dwire, Herman Hack, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps, Perry Murdock, Artie Ortego, Archie Ricks
A drifter, John Westin (John Wayne), is hired by Marshal George Higgins (George "Gabby" Hayes) to investigate a gang that is cheating and then killing rodeo champions. When John participates in a rodeo and wins the first competitions, the gang's leader Spike Barton (Edward Peil Sr.) wants him to quit, but John refuses and then wins the competition. John deposits his winnings in the local bank, and Barton plans a bank robbery. But, John works on a tip, comes to the rescue, and foils Barton's plot.
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No Man's Range 1935 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western aka: No Man's Land
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Bob Steele, Roberta Gale, Buck Connors, Steve Clark, Charles K. French, Jack Rockwell, Roger Williams, Earl Dwire, Ed Cassidy, Jack Kirk, Pat Harmon, Herman Hack
Summoned to Ed Oliver's (Charles K. French) ranch, Jim Hale (Bob Steele) and sidekick Fuzz (Buck Connors) arrive in the midst of a range war. Jim helps rancher Helen Green (Roberta Gale) get her cattle past the Brady gang headed by Ed Brady (Steve Clark). Brady, it turns out, has kidnapped Oliver. Perhaps explosives are called for to take care of the bad guys. This is the first of several Bob Steele films directed by his dad, Robert N. Bradbury.
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Rainbow Valley 1935 N/R, 52 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Lucile Browne, George "Gabby" Hayes, LeRoy Mason, Bert Dillard, Lloyd Ingraham, Jay Wilsey, Frank Ball, Lafe McKee, Fern Emmett, Art Dillard, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps, Herman Hack, Eddie Parker
The Rainbow Valley community needs a new road, but Rogers (LeRoy Mason) and his gang continuously halt the project through the use of explosives. John Martin (John Wayne) sets out to uncover who is responsible and why the effort is being undermined. Martin finds that the gang is causing problems as the means to buy the land cheap, and he takes appropriate action.
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Riders of Destiny 1933 N/R, 50 min. Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Cecilia Parker, George "Gabby" Hayes, Forrest Taylor, Al St. John, Heinie Conklin, Earl Dwire, Yakima Canutt, Si Jenks, Lafe McKee, Addie Foster, Horace B. Carpenter, Tex Palmer, Hal Price, William Dyer
An undercover government agent poses as drifter Singin' Sandy Saunders (John Wayne) while investigating James Kincaid's (Forrest Taylor) plot to steal water rights from local ranchers. Kincaid has been charging ranchers outrageously high rates to use his water, and Saunders plots with the ranchers to dry up Kincaid's water supply by opening up a lost river.
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Riders of the Rockies 1937 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Tex Ritter, Louise Stanley, Horace Murphy, "Snub" Pollard, Earl Dwire, Charles King, Yakima Canutt, Martin Garralaga, Jack Rockwell, Tex Palmer, Hank Worden, The Texas Tornadoes, Jack Kirk, Chick Hannon, Fred Parker
Arizona Rangers Tex, Doc, and Pee Wee (Tex Ritter, Horace Murphy, and "Snub" Pollard) rescue stagecoach passenger Louise Rogers (Louise Stanley). It turns out that Louise is a secret agent who will help the trouble-prone Ranger trio bring a gang of rustlers, led by Butch Regan (Charles King), to justice.
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Sing, Cowboy, Sing 1937 N/R, 59 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Tex Ritter, Louise Stanley, Al St. John, Charles King, Karl Hackett, Robert McKenzie, Horace Murphy, Budd Buster, Hank Worden, Chick Hannon, "Snub" Pollard, Milburn Morante
Tex (Tex Ritter) and sidekick Duke (Al St. John) come to the aid of Madge Summers (Louise Stanley) when the dastardly Kalmas (Karl Hackett), with help from Judge Roy Dean (Robert McKenzie), seeks to take over her freight line. Some fun and songs thrown in for good measure.
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Smokey Smith 1935 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Bob Steele, George "Gabby" Hayes, Mary Kornman, Warner Richmond, Earl Dwire, Horace B. Carpenter, Tex Phelps, Archie Ricks, Bob Card, Tex Palmer, Perry Murdock, Herman Hack, Bert Dillard
Smokey (Bob Steele) teams up with a gang led by Blaze (George "Gabby" Hayes) in order to capture the bad guys who killed his parents and, in the process, retrieve a ring stolen from them.
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The Star Packer 1934 N/R, 60 min. Genre: Western / Action / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Verna Hillie, George "Gabby" Hayes, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire, George Cleveland, Glenn Strange, Billy Franey, Eddie Parker, Thomas G. Lingham, Tex Palmer, Arthur Millett, Frank Ball, Artie Ortego
"The Shadow" is a mysterious outlaw whose gang has been victimizing the local ranchers when U.S. Marshal John Travers (John Wayne) rides into town. After the sheriff (Thomas G. Lingham) is killed, Travers volunteers to take his job and, with help from his Indian pal Yak (Yakima Canutt), begins to investigate "The Shadow." He identifies "The Shadow" as Matt Matlock (George "Gabby" Hayes), a man who has assumed the identity of the real Matt Matlock after killing him. Matlock's niece, Anita (Verna Hillie), is visiting him and has no idea that the "uncle" she is visiting is really an imposter. Travers captures "The Shadow's" gang and rescues Anita. Now, Anita and Travis fall in love, marry, and live happily ever after on the Matlock ranch with Yak by their side.
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Texas Buddies 1932 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Bob Steele, Nancy Drexel, George "Gabby" Hayes, Francis McDonald, Harry Semels, William Dyer, Dick Dickinson, Slade Hurlbert, Si Jenks, Earl Dwire
World War I flying ace Ted Garner (Bob Steele) joins pre-war buddy Si (George "Gabby" Hayes) and the two head to the desert for prospecting. They come upon a body with a note attached, asking that his niece, June (Nancy Drexel), be watched after. Meanwhile, June's plane is shot down by the bad guys who want the money she is carrying. But our heroes come to the rescue–on land and in the air.
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Texas Terror 1935 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western / Action / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Lucile Browne, LeRoy Mason, George "Gabby" Hayes, Fern Emmett, Jay Wilsey, Yakima Canutt, John Ince, Henry Roquemore, Jack Duffy, Artie Ortego, Herman Hack, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps, Frank Ball
Sheriff John Higgins (John Wayne) thinks that he has killed his good friend, Dan Matthews (Frank Ball), during an outlaw gang shootout and turns over his badge to Ed Williams (George "Gabby" Hayes). Later, John meets Dan's sister Beth (Lucile Browne) who, not knowing of the role he may have played in her brother's death, hires John as her ranch foreman. Stagecoach robber Joe Dickson (LeRoy Mason) tells Beth about John's past, and, later, John learns that Joe is the one responsible for Dan's death. John calls together a tribe of Indians to track down Joe, and, no longer feeling guilty, John is now free to fall in love with Beth.
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The Trail Beyond 1934 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Verna Hillie, Noah Beery, Noah Beery Jr., James A. Marcus, Robert Frazer, Earl Dwire, Reed Howes, Artie Ortego, Iris Lancaster, Eddie Parker, Tex Palmer
While traveling on a train, Rod Drew (John Wayne) meets his old friend, card shark Wabi (Noah Beery Jr.), who has been framed for murder. Rod helps Wabi escape, and they end up at Wabinosh General Store where Rod meets and falls in love with the owner's (Noah Beery) daughter Felice (Verna Hillie). Rod and Wabi hear about a map leading to a gold mine and track down the map but find the owner dead. In the dead man's cabin is a portrait of his daughter who they identify as Felice. After more than a few problems, Rod and Wabi capture the villains and deliver them to the police, and, by story's end, Rod rides off into the sunset with Felice.
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Trail of Terror 1935 N/R, 59 min. Genre: Western aka: Gangster's Enemy Number One
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Bob Steele, Beth Marion, Forrest Taylor, Charles King, Frank Lyman Jr., Lloyd Ingraham, Charles K. French, Richard Cramer, Nancy Deshon, Barney Cosnack
To recover the money from a robbery, government agent Jim Wilson (Bob Steele) goes undercover as a prisoner to gain information concerning the robbery. On cue, he escapes and joins the gang that pulled the heist. Complications arise when a paroled prisoner shows up, and he knows Jim's real identity.
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Trouble in Texas 1937 N/R, 64 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Tex Ritter, Rita Hayworth, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire, Tex Palmer, Hal Price, Fred Parker, Milburn Marante, Horace Murphy, Charles King, Tex Cooper, Jack C. Smith
Tex (Tex Ritter) is on the rodeo circuit looking for his brother's killer. It appears that rodeo performers are being poisoned, and Tex is targeted since he has been winning too many events. Tex thwarts the efforts with the help of Carmen (Rita Hayworth) and wins. Meanwhile, the gang causing the trouble robs a bank and uses a wagon containing dynamite for the getaway. But, again, Tex is there when needed.
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West of the Divide 1934 N/R, 54 min. Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne, Virginia Brown Faire, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lloyd Whitlock, Yakima Canutt, Billy O'Brien, Earl Dwire, Hal Price, Archie Ricks, Blackie Whiteford, Lafe McKee, Dick Dickinson, Horace B. Carpenter, Hal Taliaferro, Tex Palmer
Ted Hayden (John Wayne) is searching for his missing younger brother Spud (Billy O'Brien) and for the killer of his mother and father. Impersonating an outlaw named Gat Ganns, Ted joins Mr. Gentry's (Lloyd Whitlock) gang. Ted falls in love with Fay Winters (Virginia Brown Faire) and saves her ranch from Gentry's gang. He also rescues Spud and later learns that it is Gentry who killed his parents.
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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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Where Trails Divide 1937 N/R, 59 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Tom Keene, Eleanor Stewart, Warner Richmond, Lorraine Randall, David Sharpe, Charles K. French, Steve Clark, Hal Price, Richard Cramer, Jim Mason, Forrest Taylor, James Sheridan, Horace B. Carpenter
Lawman Tom (Tom Keene) poses as a lawyer in order to bring Blackie's (Warner Richmond) gang to justice, and he does just that in a low-action manner.
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| 1. Between Men (1935)
2. Blue Steel (1934)
3. Brand of the Outlaws (1936)
4. Breed of the Border (1933) aka: Speed Brent Wins
5. The Dawn Rider (1935)
6. Forbidden Trails (1941)
7. The Gallant Fool (1933)
8. Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936)
9. Hidden Valley (1932)
10. Hittin' the Trail (1937)
11. Law of the West (1932)
12. The Law Rides (1936)
13. The Lawless Frontier (1934)
14. Lawless Range (1935)
15. Lucky Texan (1934)
16. Man from Hell's Edges (1932)
17. The Man from Utah (1934)
18. No Man's Range (1935) aka: No Man's Land
19. Rainbow Valley (1935)
20. Riders of Destiny (1933)
21. Riders of the Rockies (1937)
22. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937)
23. Smokey Smith (1935)
24. The Star Packer (1934)
25. Texas Buddies (1932)
26. Texas Terror (1935)
27. The Trail Beyond (1934)
28. Trail of Terror (1935) aka: Gangster's Enemy Number One
29. Trouble in Texas (1937)
30. West of the Divide (1934)
31. Westward Ho (1935)
32. Where Trails Divide (1937)
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