Bill Cracks Down 1937  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Men of Steel
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Grant Withers, Beatrice Roberts, Ranny Weeks, Judith Allen, William Newell, Pierre Watkin, Roger Williams, Georgia Caine, Greta Meyer, Edgar Norton, Harry Depp, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Bill Reardon (Pierre Watkin) has willed his family's steel mill to either "Tons" Walker (Grant Withers) or to his playboy son, Bill Jr. (Ranny Weeks), with the provision that "Tons" will work with Bill Jr. for one year and convince him to change his ways. Professional as well as personal entanglements ensue, but when each becomes involved with each others' girlfriends (Beatrice Roberts and Judith Allen), antagonisms reach new heights, and lessons are learned by both "Tons" and Bill.
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Branded a Coward 1935  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Billie Seward, Syd Saylor, Lloyd Ingraham, Lee Shumway, Roger Williams, Yakima Canutt, Frank McCarroll, Mickey Rentschler, Rex Downing
Johnny witnesses the slaughter of his family by a gang led by "The Cat." Twenty years later, Johnny (Johnny Mack Brown) still has fears related to the incident. But, his brave action saving the people on a stagecoach that was being robbed results in his being appointed Marshal. He confronts his fears when he takes on the gang of stagecoach robbers that is led by a man emulating "The Cat." The leader turns out to be Johnny's brother who survived the family's slaughter and was raised by "The Cat." An unusual Western.
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Brothers of the West 1937  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Katzman
Cast: Tom Tyler, Lois Wilde, Dorothy Short, Lafe McKee, Bob Terry, Dave O'Brien, Roger Williams, Jim Corey, James C. Morton, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, George Morrell
Cattle Men's Protective Association detective Tom Wade (Tom Tyler) receives a message from his sister-in-law Annie (Dorothy Short) telling him that his brother Ed (Bob Terry) has disappeared. Ed is suspected of robbing a bank and murdering the bank president. Tom investigates, finds Ed, clears Ed's name, solves the crime, and ends up with the bank president's daughter Celia (Lois Wilde).
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Call the Mesquiteers 1938 N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Lynne Roberts, Earle Hodgins, Sammy McKim, Eddy Waller, Maston Williams, Eddie Hart, Pat Gleason, Roger Williams, Hal Price
After smugglers steal the Mesquiteers' truck, the sheriff captures the gang and is now on the trail of the Mesquiteers, thinking that they are part of the gang.
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The Feud Maker 1938 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Bob Steele, Marion Weldon, Karl Hackett, Frank Ball, Budd Buster, Lew Meehan, Roger Williams, Forrest Taylor, Jack C. Smith, Steve Clark, Lloyd Ingraham, James Sheridan
Texas Ryan (Bob Steele) steps in to stop a feud between farmers and cowmen that was started by Rand (Karl Hackett) in order to obtain cheap land after the feudists killed off each other. But Texas figures out what is going on, and the inevitable showdown results.
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The Fighting Pilot 1935 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Noel M. Smith
Cast: Richard Talmadge, Gertrude Messinger, Robert Frazer, Eddie Davis, Victor Metzetti, William Humphrey, Rafael Storm, Jack Cheatham, Otto Metzetti, Roger Williams
Corrupt businessman Cardigan (Robert Frazer) sends in henchman Robert R. Jones (Rafael Storm) to steal both the blueprints and the experimental plane of inventor F.S. Reynolds (William Humphrey). Only ace pilot Hal Foster (Richard Talmadge) has the ability to retrieve the stolen goods, and, with Berty (Eddie Davis) as his sidekick, Hal sets off in pursuit. Lots of good aerial stunts in this film.
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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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Guns in the Dark 1937 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Claire Rochelle, Dick Curtis, Julian Madison, Syd Saylor, Ted Adams, Steve Clark, Jim Corey, Roger Williams, Slim Whitaker, Lew Meehan, Budd Buster
After swearing never to use a gun after he thought that he had killed his best friend, Johnny (Johnny Mack Brown) becomes involved in a feud between Joan's (Claire Rochelle) construction company and Brace's (Dick Curtis) gang. Joan is building a dam that would be in the way of Brace's stolen cattle route. Brace's gang also just happens to have been involved in Johnny's friend's killing.
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Heroes of the Alamo 1937 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Harry L. Fraser
Cast: Lane Chandler, Earle Hodgins, Ruth Findlay, Roger Williams, Rex Lease, Bruce Warren, Edward Peil Sr., Julian Rivero, Jack C. Smith, Lee Valanios, William Costello, Marilyn Haslett
Problems between American settlers and the Mexican government came to a head when Americans were told that no more Americans could settle in Texas and culminated in the gallant siege at the Alamo in which 185 men fought Santa Anna's Mexican army of 5,000. While this story remains true to the events and heroes of the Alamo, it concentrates on a young American couple inside the Alamo and their experiences while Mexican troops stormed the walls outside.
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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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The Riders of the Whistling Skull 1937  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Golden Trail
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Mary Russell, Roger Williams, Fern Emmett, C. Montague Shaw, Yakima Canutt, Chief Thundercloud, Iron Eyes Cody, John Van Pelt, John Ward
The Three Mesquiteers, Stoney, Tuscon, and Lullaby (Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) are back in the saddle–this time in search of an archeologist who is being held captive in a lost Indian city. A well made film with good audio and video effects.
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The Riding Avenger 1936 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Harry L. Fraser
Cast: Hoot Gibson, Ruth Mix, Buzz Barton, June Gale, Stanley Blystone, Ed Cassidy, Roger Williams, Francis Walker, Slim Whitaker, Budd Buster, Blackie Whiteford
Marshal Buck Conners (Hoot Gibson) goes undercover as outlaw 'Morning Glory' Kid in order to infiltrate a gang of rustlers. The ploy works until the two men who buried the outlaw blow the whistle on Buck. Now our hero is in real trouble. But wait, is that a sheriff's posse I hear?
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Timber War 1936 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Kermit Maynard, Lucille Lund, Lawrence Gray, Robert Warwick, Wheeler Oakman, Lloyd Ingraham, Roger Williams, James Pierce, Horace Murphy, Patricia Royale, Ted Mapes, George Morrell, Ed Cassidy, Tex Phelps, Horace B. Carpenter
The logging company is being sabotaged, and Jim (Kermit Maynard) arrives in town to help owner Sally (Lucille Lund) uncover the culprit who just happens to be the company's manager (Wheeler Oakman). Jim does not fail.
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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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Whirlwind Horseman 1938 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Ken Maynard, Billy Griffith, Joan Barclay, Kenneth Harlan, Joseph W. Girard, Glenn Strange, Dave O'Brien, Budd Buster, Kenny Dix, Roger Williams, Walter Shumway, Lew Meehan, Carl Mathews, George Morrell, Bud Osborne
Ken Morton and Happy Holmes (Ken Maynard and Bill Griffith) are on their way to their friend Cherokee's (Budd Buster) mine when they find themselves involved with an outlaw gang, led by Ritter (Roger Williams), that has been terrorizing ranchers. They first suspect that rancher Jim Radford (Joseph W. Girard) is behind the rustling but later turn their focus to the real villain.
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Wild Horse Roundup 1936 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James
Cast: Kermit Maynard, Beth Marion, Dickie Jones, John Merton, Frank Hagney, Roger Williams, Dick Curtis, Budd Buster, Jack Ingram, Bob Burns, Art Dillard, Frank McCarroll
The Railroad is coming, so that means that bad guys will try to take over people's land in order to make a killing. Ruth's (Beth Marion) Wild Horse Ranch is a prime target for Charlie Doan (John Merton) and his thugs. But riding to the rescue are Jack Benson (Kermit Maynard) and his sidekicks to save the day.
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Zorro Rides Again 1937 N/R, 210 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: John Carroll, Helen Christian, Reed Howes, Duncan Renaldo, Noah Beery, Richard Alexander, Nigel De Brulier, Bob Cortman, Roger Williams, Edmund Cobb, Mona Rico, Tom London
James (John Carroll), the great-grandson of Zorro, becomes the new Zorro when called in to deal with a gang trying to take control of the new-construction California-Yucatan Railroad. It takes 12 episodes to get the job done in this OK serial.
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| 1. Bill Cracks Down (1937)
aka: Men of Steel
2. Branded a Coward (1935)
3. Brothers of the West (1937)
4. Call the Mesquiteers (1938)
5. The Feud Maker (1938)
6. The Fighting Pilot (1935)
7. Frontier Justice (1936)
8. Guns in the Dark (1937)
9. Heroes of the Alamo (1937)
10. No Man's Range (1935)
aka: No Man's Land
11. The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)
aka: The Golden Trail
12. The Riding Avenger (1936)
13. Timber War (1936)
14. Wagon Trail (1935)
15. Whirlwind Horseman (1938)
16. Wild Horse Roundup (1936)
17. Zorro Rides Again (1937)
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