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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Country Gentlemen 1936  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Staub
Cast: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Joyce Compton, Lila Lee, Pierre Watkin, Donald Kirke, Ray Corrigan, Sammy McKim, Wade Boteler, Ivan Miller, Olin Howland, Frank Sheridan
The comedy team of Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson play con men who fleece residents of a veterans' home by selling stock in a non-producing oil well. The furious vets discover the scam and prepare for a lynching party–until the well, surprisingly, begins gushing oil.
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Gunsmoke Ranch 1937 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Kenneth Harlan, Jean Carmen, Sammy McKim, Ed "Oscar" Platt, Lou Fulton, Yakima Canutt, Horace B. Carpenter, Robert(2) Walker, Jack Ingram
Flood victims from the East are lured to crooked Phineas T. Flagg's (Kenneth Harlan) Gunsmoke Ranch, which has been condemned by the government for the building of a dam. The Three Mesquiteers step in to bring a halt to the scam
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Heart of the Rockies 1937  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Lynne Roberts, Sammy McKim, J.P. McGowan, Yakima Canutt, Hal Taliaferro, Maston Williams, Guy Wilkerson, Ranny Weeks, George C. Pearce
The Three Mesquiteers (Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) are back and losing cattle, with bears as the suspects. But, no, it is really smugglers that put the blame on the bears, and our heroes will surely be able to deal with the gang of thugs.
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Hit the Saddle 1937 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Rita Hayworth, J.P. McGowan, Ed Cassidy, Sammy McKim, Yakima Canutt, Eddie Boland, Jack Kirk, Russ Powell
Dastardly rancher Rance (J.P. McGowan) steals horses from federally protected land. When the sheriff homes in on Rance, he murders the sheriff and blames it on the one of the wild horses. The Mesquiteers (Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) are nearby to prove the horse's innocence while bringing Rance to justice. A young Rita Hayworth plays a saloon singer.
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Little Men 1940 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Kay Francis, Jack Oakie, George Bancroft, Jimmy Lydon, Ann Gillis, Carl Esmond, Richard Nichols, William Demarest, Sterling Holloway, Isabel Jewell, Casey Johnson, Francesca Santoro, Johnny Burke, Lillian Randolph, Sammy McKim
Louisa May Alcott's tale is again adapted to the screen as grown-up Jo (Kay Francis) opens a boarding school and attempts to tame a ruffian, Dan (Jimmy Lydon). Dan finally learns gentlemanly behavior–despite the influence of his crooked father, Major Burdle (George Bancroft). When Jo's school faces a bank foreclosure, the Major's cohort, Willie the Fox (Jack Oakie), turns himself in for the $5,000 reward and presents the money to Jo in order to save the school. Good comic relief from Jack Oakie.
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New Frontier 1939 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Frontier Horizon
Director: George Sherman
Cast: John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Jones, Eddy Waller, Sammy McKim, LeRoy Mason, Harrison Greene, Reginald Barlow, Dave O'Brien, Jack Ingram, Hal Price
In John Wayne's last "Three Mesqueteers" film (since he moved up to bigger-time films), the group helps settlers whose land is the prospective site for a reservoir. The Mesqueteers convince the settlers to move to a new area where irrigation is scheduled to become available. But when that turns out to be a hoax, the Mesqueteers take action.
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The Old Barn Dance 1937 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Helen Valkis, Sammy McKim, Roy Rogers, Ivan Miller, Earl Dwire, Hooper Atchley, Carleton Young, Earle Hodgins
A tractor company comes to town, resulting in downfall of Gene Autry's horse-selling business. When the tractors turn out to be real junk, Gene is there to get the con men. Roy Rogers is one of Gene's singers.
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The Painted Stallion 1937 N/R, 210 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James, Ray Taylor, William Witney
Cast: Ray Corrigan, Hoot Gibson, LeRoy Mason, Duncan Renaldo, Sammy McKim, Hal Taliaferro, Jack Perrin, Ed "Oscar" Platt, Lou Fulton, Jean Carmen, Yakima Canutt, George DeNormand
This 12-chapter Serial is entertaining, if you are into old Westerns. U.S. agent Clark Stewart (Ray Corrigan) is sent to Santa Fe to complete a trade agreement with Mexico. Meanwhile, Walter Jamison (Hoot Gibson) leads a wagon train West to Santa Fe with passengers that are hoping to take advantage of the agreement. But the evil governor of Santa Fe (Alfredo Dupray) attempts to undermine the negotiations AND stop the wagon train from arriving. Throughout the journey, a mysterious rider on a beautiful, painted stallion shoots whistling arrows to protect the wagon train passengers. Plenty of action, and old West heroes such as Kit Carson, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie add to the festivities.
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| 1. Call the Mesquiteers (1938)
2. Country Gentlemen (1936)
3. Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)
4. Heart of the Rockies (1937)
5. Hit the Saddle (1937)
6. Little Men (1940)
7. New Frontier (1939)
aka: Frontier Horizon
8. The Old Barn Dance (1937)
9. The Painted Stallion (1937)
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