Annie Oakley 1935  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Melvyn Douglas, Moroni Olsen, Pert Kelton, Andy Clyde, Chief Thunderbird, Percy Kilbride, Willie Best, Delmar Watson, Iron Eyes Cody, Si Jenks
Buffalo Bill's (Moroni Olsen) Wild West Show stars Annie Oakley (Barbara Stanwyck), an ace rifle shot, as one of its main draws. This is her story as she competes with "The World's Greatest Marksman" Toby Foster (Preston Foster) who, in real life, she marries–but not in this film. For the romantic story, watch "Annie Get Your Gun" (1950) starring Betty Hutton and Howard Keel.
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Border Caballero 1936 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Tim McCoy, Lois January, Ralph Byrd, Ted Adams, J. Frank Glendon, Earl Hodgins, John Merton, Slim Whitaker, Jack Rockwell, Tex Phelps, Horace B. Carpenter, Steve Clark, Dick Botiller, Henry Hall, Si Jenks
Justice Department agent Tex Weaver (Ralph Byrd) is working undercover at Doc Shaw's (Earle Hodgins) medicine show in an effort to find evidence on bank robber Buff Brayden (Ted Adams). Tex gets assistance from an old friend and ex-agent Tim Ross (Tim McCoy) and saloon girl Goldie Harris (Lois January). When Tex is murdered, Tim takes over the investigation and gets evidence to convict Braden as well as the head of the gang, bank examiner Wiley Taggart (J. Frank Glendon).
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Captain January 1936 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: David Butler
Cast: Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville, June Lang, Buddy Ebsen, Sara Haden, Jane Darwell, Nella Walker, Si Jenks, George Irving
After surviving a shipwreck, Star (Shirley Temple) is rescued by lighthouse-keeper Captain January (Guy Kibbee) and takes up a new life among the seafarers.
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Chad Hanna 1940  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Linda Darnell, Guy Kibbee, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Roscoe Ates, Olin Howland, Si Jenks, Frank Conlan
The circus in the 19th century is the world of Chad Hanna (Henry Fonda); the story follows his adventures, which aren't all that great.
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Charlie Chan's Courage 1934  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: George Hadden
Cast: Warner Oland, Drue Leyton, Donald Woods, Paul Harvey, Murray Kinnell, Jerry Jerome, Si Jenks, Harvey Clark
Murder amidst a jewelry delivery confronts Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) who sets out to solve the case. This film, like several other Charlie Chan movies in the early 1930s, was lost in the archives.
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Come Live with Me 1941 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Donald Meek, Edward Ashley, Barton MacLane, Ann Codee, Si Jenks, Fritz Feld, Greta Meyer
When an Australian, Johnny Jones (Hedy Lamarr), is in danger of being deported, an American, Bill Smith (James Stewart), marries her, and then the fun begins.
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Cowboy Serenade 1942 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Morgan
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Cecil Cunningham, Rand Brooks, Tristram Coffin, Addison Richards, Slim Andrews, John Berkes, Tom London, Si Jenks, Hal Price
As the time approaches to enter the armed forces, Gene Autry is trying to find out who the head crook of the gambling ring is.
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The Dark Horse 1946 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Will Jason
Cast: Phillip Terry, Donald MacBride, Ann Savage, Jane Darwell, Edward Gargan, Allen Jenkins, Si Jenks, Mary Gordon, Lane Chandler, Dick Crockett
George Kelly (Terry) is a war veteran who is persuaded to run for city office by the "machine." He finds that his war record is being used to get crooked legislation passed, and with the help of a government employee (Ann Savage), he takes action and goodness prevails, as well as love.
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Desert Gold 1936 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Marsha Hunt, Robert Cummings, Tom Keene, Monte Blue, Raymond Hatton, Leif Erickson, Frank Mayo, Walter Miller, Si Jenks, Art Mix, Robert McKenzie
An Indian tribe led by Maya (Buster Crabbe) guards the secret of a vast gold deposit on their land. But a gang led by Chetley (Monte Blue) intends to extract the secret of the tribe. Based on a Zane Grey novel.
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The Devil's Playground 1937 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Cast: Richard Dix, Dolores del Rio, Chester Morris, George McKay, John Gallaudet, Pierre Watkin, Ward Bond, Francis McDonald, Ann Doran, Stanley Andrews, Don Rowan, Eddie Fetherston, Si Jenks, Garry Owen, William Worthington
After deep-sea diver Jack Dorgan (Richard Dix) discovers his wife's, Carmen (Dolores del Rio), interest has strayed to another, Robert Mason (Chester Morris), events accelerate to an underwater battle of brains and brawn. This film is a remake of "Submarine" (1928).
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The Dude Ranger 1934 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: George O'Brien, Irene Hervey, LeRoy Mason, Henry Hall, Syd Saylor, Jim Mason, Sid Jordan, Alma Chester, Lloyd Ingraham, Si Jenks, Earl Dwire, Lafe McKee
Easterner Ernest Selby (George O'Brien) inherits a cattle ranch and heads West to check it out. But when he discovers that the cattle are being rustled, he hires on as a dude cowhand to find out what's going on. He uncovers the bad guy and even gets the girl, Ann (Irene Hervey). A good early Western.
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Eve Knew Her Apples 1945 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Will Jason
Cast: Ann Miller, William Wright, Robert Williams, Ray Walker, Charles D. Brown, John Eldredge, Eddie Bruce, Frank Jaquet, Betty Hill, Syd Saylor, Si Jenks, Jessie Arnold, Al Hill
In this re-make of 1934's Academy Award winning "It Happened One Night," Ann Miller plays popular singer Eve Porter (rather than the rich heiress) who needs to get away for a vacation–and away from her stuffy fiance. So, she skips town by hiding in the back seat of a car owned by newspaper reporter Ward Williams (William Wright). And the fun and adventures begin as Ward seeks a good story while keeping a step ahead of her pursuers. Love blossoms.
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The Farmer's Daughter 1940 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: Martha Raye, Charles Ruggles, Richard Denning, Gertrude Michael, William Frawley, Inez Courtney, William Demarest, Tom Dugan, Darryl Hickman, Si Jenks
Show business comes to the farmlands and the audience will say "so what." Martha Raye is a bright spot.
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Frontier Marshal 1939  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly, Cesar Romero, Binnie Barnes, John Carradine, Eddie Foy Jr., Ward Bond, Lon Chaney Jr., Si Jenks, Harry Woods
The O.K. Corral, with its gunfight involving the legendary Wyatt Earp and Doc Halliday, provides the climax of this story–a precursor to "My Darling Clementine."
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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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It's a Great Life 1943 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Blondie and Dagwood: It's a Great Life
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Hugh Herbert, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Alan Dinehart, Irving Bacon, Si Jenks, Douglas Leavitt
There are some good laughs in this Blondie entry, but not too many. Poor Dagwood is sent out to buy a house but ends up with a horse. Then there's the fox hunt.
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Man from Oklahoma 1945  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Musical / Romance
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Roger Pryor, Arthur Loft, Maude Eburne, Si Jenks, Bob Nolan, Robert J. Wilke, Sam Flint, Elaine Lange, Edmund Cobb, Charles Soldani, Eddie Kane, George Sherwood
Even some of the songs aren't too good in this relatively weak entry as Roy Rogers sings such songs as "Dragin' the Wagon" as he comes to the aid of Dale Evans often during the Oklahoma land rush.
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Murder in the Museum 1934 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Five Deadly Vices
Director: Melville Shyer
Cast: Henry B. Walthall, John Harron, Phyllis Barrington, Joseph W. Girard, John Elliott, Donald Kerr, Symona Boniface, Sam Flint, Clinton Lyle, Steve Clemente, Lynton Brent, Si Jenks
When one of the leaders of a reform group that wants to shutdown a sleazy freak show is murdered, reporter Jerry (John Harron) leads the search for the killer. Cheap, and an example of the difficulties that some silent film stars (e.g., Henry B. Walthall) had in adapting to talkies.
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My Little Chickadee 1940 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: Mae West, W.C. Fields, Joseph Calleia, Dick Foran, Margaret Hamilton, Si Jenks, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Nagel, Ruth Donnelly, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Lloyd Ingraham, Jackie Searl, Lane Chandler, Al Bridge
Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) is kidnapped by the Masked Bandit/Jeff Badger (Joseph Calleia) during a stagecoach robbery. Later, when Belle returns to town, she is suspected of having sexual relations with the Masked Bandit and is run out of town. On the train, she meets Cuthbert J. Twille (W.C. Fields) and fakes a marriage to him. Now, they return to town as a "respectable" couple, and the fun begins. Just watching the cavorting of W.C. Fields and Mae West in the same film makes this movie worthwhile.
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The President's Mystery 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery / Romance
aka: One for All
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Henry Wilcoxon, Betty Furness, Sidney Blackmer, Evelyn Brent, Barnett Parker, Mel Ruick, Wade Boteler, John Wray, Guy Usher, Robert Homans, Si Jenks, Arthur Aylesworth
A millionaire lawyer, James Blake (Henry Wilcoxon), fakes his own death and leaves his wife Ilka (Evelyn Brent) and law practice behind in order to start life anew. He then joins the woman he now loves, Charlotte (Betty Furness)–but big problems loom on James' horizon.
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The Ranger and the Lady 1940 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Julie Bishop, Harry Woods, Noble Johnson, Si Jenks, Tom London, Henry Brandon, Ted Mapes, Yakima Canutt, Lloyd Ingraham, Davison Clark, Vester Pegg, Henry Wills, Art Dillard
A Texas Ranger, Captain Roy Colt (Roy Rogers), disagrees with territorial administrator Kinkaid (Henry Brandon) who imposes a tax on wagons using the Santa Fe Trail, but Kinkaid orders Colt and Sgt. Gabby Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes) to enforce the ruling. Jane Tabor (Julie Bishop), who owns freighter wagon trains, refuses to pay the tax. After some confusion, Jane, Colt, and Gabby join forces to fight Kinkaid's ruling.
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Rawhide 1938 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor
Cast: Smith Ballew, Lou Gehrig, Evalyn Knapp, Arthur Loft, Cy Kendall, Dick Curtis, Si Jenks, Carl Stockdale, Lafe McKee, Slim Whitaker
Baseball great Lou Gehrig makes his one-and-only screen appearance as he retires from baseball in favor of the peaceful life of a rancher. But peace is not in the cards, since a dastardly group of men harass him and the other ranchers into selling their land. But Lou and lawyer Larry (Smith Ballew) lead the charge against the conniving cads. AND, along the way, Larry warbles a few songs.
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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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Sixteen Fathoms Deep 1934 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Armand Schaefer
Cast: Sally O'Neil, Lon Chaney Jr., George Regas, Maurice Black, Lloyd Ingraham, Si Jenks, Russell Simpson, Jack Kennedy, Constantine Romanoff, Richard Alexander
Creighton Chaney (Lon Chaney Jr.) invests in a boat for sponge fishing to gain enough cash to marry his girlfriend (Sally O'Neil) but runs into trouble in his endeavor.
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Song of Nevada 1944 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Mary Lee, Lloyd Corrigan, Thurston Hall, John Eldredge, George Meeker, Bob Nolan, Kenne Duncan, Forrest Taylor, Si Jenks
In this interesting tale, Roy Rogers helps a man who is presumed dead from a plane crash. His daughter has become a snob after going back east and now she is returning to take over the ranch and her father hopes Roy can bring her back to her senses.
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 Stagecoach 1939  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, John Carradine, Andy Devine, Thomas Mitchell, Donald Meek, George Bancroft, Berton Churchill, Tim Holt, Tom Tyler, Louise Platt, Yakima Canutt, Si Jenks, Chris-Pin Martin, Merrill McCormick
Westerns just do not get any better than this classic about a stagecoach trip, which includes all the possible problems it could encounter–even an Indian attack. An Oscar was awarded to Thomas Mitchell as Best Supporting Actor for his role of alcoholic Doc Boone. The film had several other nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game 1949 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold, Jules Munshin, Richard Lane, Tom Dugan, Douglas Fowley, Wilton Graff, Ramon Blackburn, Royce Blackburn, Si Jenks, Joi Lansing, Dick Wessel
This story about the early days of baseball centers on two players –Dennis Ryan and Eddie O'Brien (Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly)–who play for the Wolves, a team owned by K.C. Higgins (Esther Williams). They get into trouble gambling and then work out their financial problems through vaudeville performances during the off-season. Director Busby Berkeley's last film.
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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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 Topper 1937 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Cary Grant, Roland Young, Constance Bennett, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, Eugene Pallette, Arthur Lake, Hedda Hopper, Virginia Sale, J. Farrell MacDonald, Theodore von Eltz, Elaine Shepard, Doodles Weaver, Si Jenks, Irving Bacon
George and Marion Kerby (Cary Grant and Constance Bennett) die in a car crash, but they must perform a good deed before they can go to Heaven. Cosmo Topper (Roland Young) is the stuffy president of the bank in which George and Marion are stockholders, and they decide that he should be the one who will receive their services. The good deed is to show Topper how to loosen up and enjoy life–but the deed will not come without problems from Topper's wife Clara (Billie Burke) and his butler (Alan Mowbray). Young received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Zorro's Black Whip 1944 N/R, 182 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Cast: Linda Stirling, Francis McDonald, George J. Lewis, Lucien Littlefield, Hal Taliaferro, John Merton, John Hamilton, Tom Chatterton, Jack Kirk, Tom London, Jay Kirby, Si Jenks
Stagecoach owner Dan Hammond (Francis McDonald) is opposed to statehood for Idaho and will stop at nothing to influence the upcoming vote. He kills the editor of the town's newspaper, a statehood supporter. But now he must deal with the editor's sister, Barbara Meredith (Linda Stirling), who not only takes over the paper but also dons a black suit and mask to take care of the problem–just like her famous ancestor Zorro. This is a 12-episode serial with good "cliffhangers" between episodes.
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| 1. Annie Oakley (1935)
2. Border Caballero (1936)
3. Captain January (1936)
4. Chad Hanna (1940)
5. Charlie Chan's Courage (1934)
6. Come Live with Me (1941)
7. Cowboy Serenade (1942)
8. The Dark Horse (1946)
9. Desert Gold (1936)
10. The Devil's Playground (1937)
11. The Dude Ranger (1934)
12. Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
13. The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
14. Frontier Marshal (1939)
15. The Gallant Fool (1933)
16. It's a Great Life (1943)
aka: Blondie and Dagwood: It's a Great Life
17. Man from Oklahoma (1945)
18. Murder in the Museum (1934)
aka: Five Deadly Vices
19. My Little Chickadee (1940)
20. The President's Mystery (1936)
aka: One for All
21. The Ranger and the Lady (1940)
22. Rawhide (1938)
23. Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)
24. Riders of Destiny (1933)
25. Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934)
26. Song of Nevada (1944)
27. Stagecoach (1939)
28. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
29. Texas Buddies (1932)
30. Topper (1937)
31. Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
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