Bar 20 1943  N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, George Reeves, Dustin Farnum, Victor Jory, Robert Mitchum, Douglas Fowley, Betty Blythe, Francis McDonald, Earle Hodgins, George Plues, Henry Wills, Cliff Parkinson, Roy Bucko, Kansas Moehring
While working on a cattle drive, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his cohorts–California Carlson (Andy Clyde) and Lin Bradley (George Reeves) run into stagecoach robbers who take the money that Hopalong was planning to use to buy cattle. Now Hoppy and his cohorts set out to settle the score.
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Bells of San Angelo 1947 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Mystery / Musical
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Andy Devine, John McGuire, Fritz Leiber, Eddie Acuff, Bob Nolan, Olaf Hytten, David Sharpe, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Hank Patterson, Doc Adams, Ralph Bucko, Roy Bucko, James Linn
Rex Gridley (John McGuire) is leading smugglers doing their business around the Mexican border. Border Patrolman Roy Rogers has been sent to investigate and gets help from local Sheriff Cookie Bullfincher (Andy Devine) and Lee Madison (Dale Evans), a novelist. Plans go awry, but it is Lee who comes up with the solution, and they put an end to the smuggling.
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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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Borderland 1937 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Mystery
Director: Nate Watt
Cast: William Boyd, James Ellison, George "Gabby" Hayes, Morris Ankrum, John Beach, Nora Lane, Charlene Wyatt, Trevor Bardette, Earle Hodgins, Al Bridge, George Chesebro, John St. Polis, Roy Bucko, Ralph Bucko, Ed Cassidy
"Fox" (Morris Ankrum) leads a tough gang that does its "business" along the Mexican border. Hoppy (William Boyd) poses as an outlaw in order to infiltrate the gang and bring Fox and other members to justice. He comes to town acting as coarse and nasty as possible in order to get noticed, and it works–he is hired by the leader. Hoppy finds out that Fox has been posing as the town's moron, but he is found out. Will Hoppy succeed in his mission? A good entry.
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Carson City Kid 1940 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Bob Steele, Noah Beery Jr., Pauline Moore, Francis McDonald, Hal Taliaferro, Arthur Loft, Ted Mapes, Chester Gan, George Rosener, Yakima Canutt, Art Dillard, Ralph Bucko, Roy Bucko
The Carson City Kid (Roy Rogers) earns the reputation of an outlaw while on the trail of the man who killed his brother. He robs stagecoaches looking for evidence, and the search leads him to a town where the killer, Morgan Reynolds (Bob Steele) who is now using the alias Lee Jessup, runs a saloon. The Kid gets a job as a guard at Jessup's saloon and eventually exacts his revenge.
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Colorado 1940  N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Milburn Stone, Maude Eburne, Arthur Loft, Pauline Moore, Hal Taliaferro, Vester Pegg, Fred Burns, Lloyd Ingraham, Stanley Andrews, Hank Bell, Roy Bucko, Ed Cassidy, Joseph Crehan
Union troops are needed to fight in the Civil War, and Lt. Jerry Burke (Roy Rogers), with help from his sidekick "Gabby" Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes), must find out who is arousing the Indians and causing problems that threaten the Union cause.
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Dark Command 1940  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Marjorie Main, Porter Hall, Raymond Walburn, Joe Sawyer, J. Farrell MacDonald, Helen MacKellar, Trevor Bardette, Richard Alexander, Roy Bucko, Mildred Gover
During the Civil War, the border between Missouri and Kansas became a hotbed when Quantrill's (Walter Pidgeon) Raiders attacked, murdered, and pillaged innocent citizens. Into the fray comes Bob Seton (John Wayne) who had become the Marshal by defeating Quantrill in an election. In the meantime, both are in love with Mary McCloud (Claire Trevor), which adds fuel to the fire.
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The Desperadoes 1943 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Randolph Scott, Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor, Evelyn Keyes, Edgar Buchanan, Raymond Walburn, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Porter Hall, Joan Woodbury, Irving Bacon, Roy Bucko, Tex Cooper, Silver Harr, Tex Phelps, Bill Wolfe
Ex-gunslinger Cheyenne Rogers (Glenn Ford) rides into Red Valley, Utah, in the 1860s to visit his friend, Sheriff Steve Upton (Randolph Scott). When the town's bank is robbed by Uncle Willie McLeod (Edgar Buchanan) and some of the locals, Cheyenne is accused and sent to jail. Sheriff Upton helps Cheyenne escape, and the two of them work together to track down the culprits.
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False Colors 1943 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Drama
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Tom Seidel, Claudia Drake, Robert Mitchum, Glenn Strange, Douglass Dumbrille, Pierce Lyden, Roy Barcroft, George Plues, Elmer Jerome, Roy Bucko, Sam Flint, Earle Hodgins
When a devious swindler threatens the life of a widow, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his gang of cowhands ride to the rescue.
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Forty Thieves 1944 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western / Action
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Douglass Dumbrille, Louise Currie, Kirk Alyn, Herbert Rawlinson, Robert Frazer, Glenn Strange, Hal Taliaferro, Jack Rockwell, Bob Kortman, Hrman Hack, Roy Bucko, Frank Ellis
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) loses the sheriff's election to timid Jerry Doyle (Kirk Alyn) who got the outlaw vote. When the town goes downhill, Hoppy proceeds to have Doyle impeached. But the dastardly outlaw boss (Douglass Dumbrille) brings in 40 outlaws to deal with our hero. Even Hoppy can't possibly take care of that many bad guys at once, or can he?
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The Kid Rides Again 1943 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Iris Meredith, Glenn Strange, Charles King, I. Stanford Jolley, Ted Adams, Edward Peil Sr., Slim Whitaker, Kenne Duncan, Tex Phelps, "Snub" Pollard, Steve Clark, Jim Mason, Roy Bucko
In a continuation of the "Billy the Kid" series, Billy (Buster Crabbe) is falsely accused of robbing a train, but he breaks out of jail. He joins his pal Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) in a search for the real culprits: Mort Slade (I. Stanford Jolley) and his men who are posing as ranchers. It's a sure bet that Billy won't fail.
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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, Herman Hack, Roy Bucko, Jack Baxley
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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King of the Cowboys 1943 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Bob Nolan, Peggy Moran, Gerald Mohr, Lloyd Corrigan, Roy Bucko, Pat Brady, Eddie Dew, Art Dillard, Lynton Brent, Dorothea Kent, Lloyd Corrigan, Norman Willis, Cliff Parkinson
It's World War II, and saboteurs are blowing up warehouses. Roy Rogers and Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) must go undercover by impersonating rodeo riders in a traveling tent show to get the bad guys and prevent them from blowing up supplies needed for the war effort. There's time for many a song, and they include "I'm an Old Cowhand," "Ride, Ranger, Ride," "Red River Valley," and "Roll Along Prairie Moon."
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Lights of Old Santa Fe 1944 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Lloyd Corrigan, Tom Keene, Arthur Loft, Lucien Littlefield, Pat Brady, Bob Nolan, Claire Du Brey, Sam Flint, Roy Bucko, Larry Steers, Jack Kirk
While Marjorie Brooks (Dale Evans) is deciding which rodeo to bring her Wild West Show to, one owner, Frank Madden (Tom Keene) is not honest and resorts to sabotage of Gabby Whittaker's (George "Gabby" Hayes) show. Roy Rogers and the Sons Of The Pioneers come to the rescue.
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Rim of the Canyon 1949 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Alan Hale Jr., Thurston Hall, Nan Leslie, Jock Mahoney, Denver Pyle, Francis McDonald, Clem Bevans, Walter Sande, Amelita Ward, Roy Bucko, John McKee, Sandy Sanders, Boyd Stockman, Lynn Farr
Gene's (Gene Autry) father jailed the robbers who stole $30,000. Now, 20 years later, the robbers–Jake Fargo (Walter Sande), Pete Reagan (Jock Mahoney), and Charlie Lewis (Francis McDonald)–are out of jail and return to a ghost town where the loot was hidden. Gene must finish his dad's job.
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Rollin' Plains 1938 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Mystery / Romance
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Tex Ritter, Horace Murphy, "Snub" Pollard, Harriet Bennet, Hobart Bosworth, Ed Cassidy, Karl Hackett, Charles King, Ernie Adams, Lynton Brent, Horace B. Carpenter, Hank Worden, Ralph Bucko, Roy Bucko, Carl Mathews
Texas Ranger Tex Lawrence (Tex Ritter) and fellow Rangers Ananias (Horace Murphy) and Pee Wee ("Snub" Pollard) ride into town to settle a feud between cattlemen and sheep men. But it's not all that simple since the feud is being fueled by a respected citizen, Dan Barrow (Karl Hackett) who has his eyes set on being the big boss.
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Shine on, Harvest Moon 1938 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Myrtle Wiseman, Scott Wiseman, William Farnum, Pat Henning, Herman Hack, Jack Ingram, Roy Bucko, Jim Corey, Homer Sheldon, Stanley Andrews, Matty Roubert, Jack Rockwell, Joe Whitehead
Romeo and Juliet set in a Western as Roy Rogers plays the son of one ex-partner who is feuding with the other–who happens to have a daughter.
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Wild Horse Mesa 1947 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Wallace Grissell
Cast: Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin, Tom Keene, Jason Robards Sr., Tony Barrett, Harry Woods, William Gould, Robert Bray, Dick Foote, Frank Yaconelli, Herman Nowlin, Roy Bucko, Ralph Bucko, Chick Hannon
Dave (Tim Holt) and sidekick Chito (Richard Martin) take on the job of rounding up wild mustangs for Pop Melbern (Jason Robards Sr.). When the dastardly Jay (Harry Woods) kills Pop and takes the horses, Dave and Chito take off–hot on his trail. Pop's daughter Sue (Nan Leslie) is the love interest in this tale based on a Zane Grey story.
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Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge 1937 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Betty Bronson, LeRoy Mason, Charles Middleton, Russell Simpson, Jack Kirk, Art Mix, Frankie Marvin, Henry Hall, Jack Dougherty, Guy Wilkerson, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Ralph Bucko, Roy Bucko
The Georgia cattlemen and woodsmen keep feudin' and fightin' until Gene Autry steps in with his friends to tame things.
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Young Blood 1932 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Lola
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Bob Steele, Charles King, Helen Foster, Naomi Judge, Harry Semels, Henry Roquemore, Henry Hall, Hank Bell, Art Mix, Perry Murdock, Lafe McKee, Horace B. Carpenter, Roy Bucko, Herman Hack, Fern Emmett
Nick (Bob Steele) robs from the rich and gives to the poor, but, unlike Robin Hood, Nick splits his take with crooked Sheriff Jake Sharpe (Charles King). When Nick decides he wants out, the sheriff frames him. But, our hero Nick fights back.
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| 1. Bar 20 (1943)
2. Bells of San Angelo (1947)
3. Border Patrol (1943)
4. Borderland (1937)
5. Carson City Kid (1940)
6. Colorado (1940)
7. Dark Command (1940)
8. The Desperadoes (1943)
9. False Colors (1943)
10. Forty Thieves (1944)
11. The Kid Rides Again (1943)
12. The Kid's Last Ride (1941)
13. King of the Cowboys (1943)
14. Lights of Old Santa Fe (1944)
15. Rim of the Canyon (1949)
16. Rollin' Plains (1938)
17. Shine on, Harvest Moon (1938)
18. Wild Horse Mesa (1947)
19. Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937)
20. Young Blood (1932)
aka: Lola
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