Arizona Bound 1941  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
aka: Rough Riders
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Luana Walters, Dennis Moore, Kathryn Sheldon, Tristram Coffin, Horace Murphy, Slim Whitaker, I. Stanford Jolley, Hal Price, Ben Corbett, Gene Alsace, Budd Buster
In this first of a series of "Rough Riders" films, the Rough Riders–Buck Roberts (Buck Jones), Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton)–are called in to save Ruth Masters' (Luana Walters) stage line when a dastardly gang, led by Steve Taggert (Tristram Coffin), begins robbing the stages and shooting the drivers.
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Arizona Stagecoach 1942  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Nell O'Day, Slim Whitaker, Kermit Maynard, Charles King, Carl Mathews, Jack Ingram, Riley Hill, Forrest Taylor, Steve Clark
The Range Busters (Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max Terhune) come to the aid of a small stagecoach line that is being terrorized by a gang.
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Big Boy Rides Again 1935 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western / Mystery
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Constance Bergen, Charles K. French, Lafe McKee, Victor Potel, William Gould, Bud Osborne, Frank Ellis, Louis Vincenot, Slim Whitaker
Tom (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) arrives in town after his father is murdered and sets out to find those responsible for the killing.
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Black Gold 1936 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Russell Hopton
Cast: Frankie Darro, LeRoy Mason, Gloria Shea, Berton Churchill, Stanley Fields, Frank Shannon, George Cleveland, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Dewey Robinson, Slim Whitaker, Carleton Young, Horace B. Carpenter
J.C. Anderson (Berton Churchill) sabotages Dan O'Reilly's (Frank Shannon) oil well and kills Dan in the process, leaving Dan's young son Clifford, "Fishtail," (Frankie Darro) as owner of the well. Geologist Hank Langford (LeRoy Mason) comes to Fishtail's aid but, because of his offer, is kidnapped by Anderson. All is not lost; Hank escapes and saves the day.
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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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Coyote Trails 1935 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Romance
Director: Bernard B. Ray
Cast: Tom Tyler, Ben Corbett, Alice Dahl, Lafe McKee, Richard Alexander, Slim Whitaker, George Chesebro, Lane Chandler, Bud McClure, Jimmy Aubrey, Art Dillard, Tex Palmer, Robert(2) Walker, George Morrell, Lew Meehan
Rancher John Baker's (Lafe McKee) horses are being rustled, and he offers a $1,000 reward for the capture of a stallion that he believes is chasing his mares. Cowhand Tom Riley (Tom Tyler) catches the stallion and, after forming a bond with the horse, sets out with his sidekick Windy (Ben Corbett) to corner the real horse thief, Mack Larkin (Richard Alexander)
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Deadwood Pass 1933  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: J.P. McGowan
Cast: Tom Tyler, Hal Taliaferro, Lafe McKee, Alice Dahl, Edmund Cobb, Slim Whitaker, Bud Osborne, Merrill McCormick, Carlotta Monti, Jay Wilsey
Tom (Tom Tyler) is mistaken for an outlaw fugitive by postal inspector Pete (Hal Taliaferro) who is on the trail of the gang who stole bonds. All works out well in this ultra-low budget film.
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Death Rides the Plains 1944 N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Robert Livingston, Al St. John, Joan Barclay, Ray Bennett, Patti McCarty, I. Stanford Jolley, George Chesebro, John Elliott, Kermit Maynard, Slim Whitaker, Karl Hackett, Ted Mapes
Ben and Rogan (Ray Bennett and I. Stanford Jolley) have a good thing going: they advertise to sell a ranch, tell the prospective buyer to bring the cash, and then kill the buyer and take the money. But their days are numbered when The Lone Rider (Robert Livingston) and sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) get involved. One of many "Lone Rider" films.
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Drum Taps 1933 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: J.P. McGowan
Cast: Ken Maynard, Dorothy Dix, Frank Coghlan Jr., Charles Stevens, Al Bridge, Harry Semels, Jim Mason, Slim Whitaker, Kermit Maynard, Hooper Atchley, Lloyd Ingraham, Jack Rockwell
Boy Scouts come to the aid of rancher Ken (Ken Maynard) in protecting his and other ranchers' property from a gang trying to grab their land.
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Everyman's Law 1936 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Albert Ray
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Beth Marion, Frank Campeau, Roger Gray, John Beck, Lloyd Ingraham, Horace Murphy, Richard Alexander, Slim Whitaker, Budd Buster, Herman Hack, Tex Palmer, Francis Walker, Ed Cassidy, George Morrell
Sheriff Chris Bradley (Horace Murphy) and cattle rancher Jim Morgan (Lloyd Ingraham) want to drive homesteaders off their land, and Bradley deputizes three gunmen–Dog Town Kid (Johnny Mack Brown), Thinker Gibbs (Frank Campeau), and Ramrod Pike (John Beck)–to do the job. When the deal fails, Bradley hires Lobo Joe (Roger Gray) and his gang instead, but Lobo and his gang rob both Bradley and Morgan. Meanwhile, Dog Town falls for Marion (Beth Marion) and later reveals that he is a Texas Ranger in disguise. He straightens things out, arrests the guilty culprits, and promises Marion that he will return.
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Frontier Scout 1938 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: George Houston, Al St. John, Beth Marion, Dave O'Brien, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Slim Whitaker, Jack C. Smith, Budd Buster, Walter Byron, Jack Ingram, Kenne Duncan, Minerva Urecal
After the Civil War, Wild Bill Hickok (George Houston) heads West with sidekick Whiney (Al St. John) to deal with a dastardly gang of cattle rustlers. Opera singer George Houston made a few Westerns (with non-singing roles) before returning to his singing career.
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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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Haunted Gold 1932 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Harry Woods, Erville Alderson, Otto Hoffman, Martha Mattox, Blue Washington, Slim Whitaker, Bud Osborne, Ben Corbett, Bob Burns, John T. Prince, Mack V. Wright
John Mason (John Wayne) receives a weird message telling him to return to a mine that his father left him half interest in. He arrives with his sidekick Clarence (Blue Washington) and finds the deserted Sally Ann mine–an abandoned mine shaft with secret passages. But the mine is already occupied by Joe Ryan (Harry Woods) and his gang of bandits who are holed up trying to claim the mine's gold. Also in the mine is a mysterious phantom who spies on the goings on through holes in the wall. Who is the phantom, and will John be able to thwart the bandits? Throughout the adventures, love blooms between John and Janet (Sheila Terry) whose father had discovered the mine years ago.
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Honor of the Range 1934 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James
Cast: Ken Maynard, Cecilia Parker, Fred Kohler, Frank Hagney, Jack Rockwell, James A. Marcus, Albert J. Smith, Eddie Barnes, Franklyn Farnum, Slim Whitaker, Al Bridge, Hal Taliaferro
This offbeat Western features Ken Maynard playing two roles: one as good-guy sheriff Ken and the other as his weak and crooked brother Clem. After town bad-guy Rawhide (Fred Kohler) robs the bank and takes Ken's girlfriend, Mary (Cecilia Parker), hostage with help from Clem, Ken is blamed. After a change of heart, Clem tells Ken of Rawhide's hideout. Going undercover, Ken saves the day as Mary plays and organ loudly to distract gang members.
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The Kid Rides Again 1943 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
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
In a continuation of the "Billy the Kid" series, Billy (Buster Crabbe) is falsely accused of robbing a train, so he breaks out of jail in order to find the real culprits. It's a sure bet that he won't fail.
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Law of the Lash 1947 N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor
Cast: Lash La Rue, Al St. John, Lee Roberts, Mary Scott, Jack O'Shea, Charles King, Carl Mathews, John Elliott, Slim Whitaker, Richard Cramer
This film began the series of the whip-wielding, black-clad Marshal, Cheyenne (Lash La Rue), and his sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John). In this episode, Cheyenne comes to the aid of Jane (Mary Scott) when a gang member steals her ring. Cheyenne follows the gang member and captures the rest of the gang.
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The Lone Rider and the Bandit 1942 N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: George Houston, Al St. John, Dennis Moore, Vickie Lester, Glenn Strange, Jack Ingram, Milton Kibbee, Carl Sepulveda, Slim Andrews, Eddie Dean, Slim Whitaker, Kenne Duncan
"The Lone Rider" (George Houston) heeds the call of the sheriff (Dennis Moore) to stop the bad guys who are terrorizing prospectors in order to get their land. Going undercover as a musician (remember–George Houston was an opera singer in the past and would return to that profession after dabbling in Westerns), he gets to the bottom of the problem, and all ends well.
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The Lost Jungle 1934 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: David Howard, Armand Schaefer
Cast: Clyde Beatty, Cecilia Parker, Syd Saylor, Warner Richmond, Edward LeSaint, Wheeler Oakman, Maston Williams, Lew Meehan, Max Wagner, Wes Warner, Slim Whitaker, Hal Taliaferro, Jim Corey, Ernie Adams
In this feature-length version of a 12-episode serial, famous animal trainer Clyde Beatty takes on the lead role as himself heading out on a trip in search of animals and his girlfriend, Ruth (Cecilia Parker), who is lost in the jungle. Beatty is accompanied by his assistant, Sharkey (Warner Richmond), and his press agent, Larry (Syd Saylor), and the action begins when Beatty's dirigible crashes on an island. The island is filled with animals of all sorts, as well as another group of men looking for gold. Before story's end, Sharkey proves to be on the wrong side, and Ruth is found.
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The Man from Monterey 1933 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: John Wayne, Ruth Hall, Luis Alberni, Francis Ford, Nina Quartero, Lafe McKee, Donald Reed, Lillian Leighton, Slim Whitaker, Jim Corey, Frank Ellis, Tom London, Chris-Pin Martin
U.S. Army Captain John Holmes (John Wayne) is sent to Monterey to convince land owners to register their Spanish land grants else the land will become public domain. But there are bad people out there who want property to become public domain so that they can take over the land at a cheap price. Can Captain Holmes save the land owners from such dastardly acts? This is John Wayne's last "cheapy" film before moving on to bigger and better movies.
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Oklahoma Cyclone 1930 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John P. McCarthy
Cast: Bob Steele, Al St. John, Rita Rey, Charles King, Slim Whitaker, Cliff Lyons, N.E. Hendrix, Hector Sarno, Emilio Fernandez, John Ince
Oklahoma Cyclone (Bob Steele) goes undercover by joining an outlaw gang in order to find his father whom he believes was kidnapped by the gang. Non-singer Steele tries some songs.
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The Outlaw Tamer 1933 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: J.P. McGowan
Cast: Lane Chandler, Blanche Mehaffrey, Slim Whitaker, J.P. McGowan, George "Gabby" Hayes, Ben Corbett, Richard Cramer, Tex Palmer, Herman Hack, Maston Williams
Wounded Tex (Lane Chandler) is taken in by Jean (Blanche Mehaffrey) who nurses him back to health. He is later robbed while taking Jean's gold to the bank and is arrested for the crime. But he breaks out and he, Jean, and prospector Cactus (George "Gabby" Hayes) take care of the robbers–who are also involved in cattle rustling.
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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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Ride Him, Cowboy 1932 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Fred(2) Allen
Cast: John Wayne, Ruth Hall, Henry B. Walthall, Otis Harlan, Harry Gribbon, Frank Hagney, Edmund Cobb, Frank Ellis, Glenn Strange, Slim Whitaker, Lafe McKee, Edward(2) Burns, Ben Corbett, Hal Price, Murdock MacQuarrie
John Drury (John Wayne) saves the life of a wild horse named Duke when the horse is sentenced to death as a danger to the community after knocking a cowboy unconscious. John trains Duke and learns that Duke was framed. Later, John is about to be lynched for a crime he did not commit when the previously unconscious cowboy regains consciousness in time to name the real culprit and save John.
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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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Roaring Six Guns 1937 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: J.P. McGowan
Cast: Kermit Maynard, Mary Hayes, Sam Flint, John Merton, Budd Buster, Robert Fiske, Ed Cassidy, Curley Dresden, Earle Hodgins, Slim Whitaker, Dick Morehead, J.P. McGowan, Tex Phelps, Rene Stone, Bob Woodward
Buck Sinclair's (Kermit Maynard) lease on his range land is about to expire, and he vies with his fiancee Beth's (Mary Hayes) father, George (Sam Flint), for the land. But the feuding ends when Buck uncovers the fact that George's partner, Roberts (John Merton), is a crook, and a grateful George now becomes friends with Buck.
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Round-Up Time in Texas 1937 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Maxine Doyle, LeRoy Mason, Earle Hodgins, Dick Wessel, Buddy Williams, Ken Cooper, Slim Whitaker, Carleton Young
Now, Gene Autry is after jewel thieves when he delivers a herd of horses to his brother in South Africa.
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Saddle Mountain Roundup 1941 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western / Mystery
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Lita Conway, Jack Mulhall, Willie Fung, John Elliott, George Chesebro, Jack Holmes, Steve Clark, Carl Mathews, Al Ferguson, Slim Whitaker, Tex Palmer
Rangebusters Crash, Dusty, and Alibi (Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max Terhune) are driving cattle when they get word from Magpie (John Elliott) that he thinks someone is trying to kill him. They head to town and find that Magpie has been murdered. Now they must find the killer.
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Sagebrush Trail 1933  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Armand Schaefer
Cast: John Wayne, Nancy Shubert, Lane Chandler, Yakima Canutt, Henry Hall, Hal Taliaferro, Bob Burns, Hank Bell, Art Mix, Hal Price, Ted Adams, William Dyer, Tex Phelps, Archie Ricks, Slim Whitaker
John Brant (John Wayne) is arrested for murder, but he is innocent. He does not stay in jail for long because he finds that it is necessary to break out to clear his name. While searching for the real killer, Brant takes the alias of "John Smith" and teams up with outlaw Joseph Conlon (Lane Chandler) who has taken the alias of "Bob Jones." Unbeknownst to Brant, his new partner is the killer he is searching for. To make matters worse, both men fall for beautiful Sally Blake (Nancy Shubert). The story continues through a series of events until Brant finally figures out that "Bob Jones" is the real killer.
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Santa Fe Bound 1936 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Harry S. Webb
Cast: Tom Tyler, Jeanne Martel, Richard Cramer, Slim Whitaker, Ed Cassidy, Lafe McKee, Dorothy Woods, Charles King, Earl Dwire, Wally West, Murdock MacQuarrie, Tex Palmer, James Sheridan
On his way to Santa Fe, Tom (Tom Tyler) shoots a killer who had just shot Dad Bates (Murdock MacQuarrie). Tom takes Doc's money belt and a letter found on the killer in order to be able to identify them when he reaches town. Meanwhile, Dad's daughter Molly (Jeanne Martel) is having problems with a gang that is trying to take over her ranch. Tom infiltrates One-Shot Morgan's (Slim Whitaker) gang, posing as the killer he had shot. But, tough times lie ahead after Tom is exposed by a gang member who knew the killer.
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Shadows of the Orient 1935 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Burt P. Lynwood
Cast: Esther Ralston, Regis Toomey, J. Farrell MacDonald, Oscar Apfel, Sidney Blackmer, Eddie Fetherston, Kit Guard, James B. Leong, Matty Fain, John Elliott, Richard Loo, Slim Whitaker
After she is arrested in a Chinatown casino, Viola (Esther Ralston) finds herself caught in the middle–between the casino owner King Moss (Sidney Blackmer) who runs a smuggling ring, and immigration official Bob Baxter (Regis Toomey) who has provided Viola with her alibi.
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Skull and Crown 1935 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Regis Toomey, Jack Mulhall, Molly O'Day, Jack Mower, Lois January, James Murray, Tom London, John Elliott, Robert(2) Walker, George Chesebro, Milburn Morante, Slim Whitaker
Rin Tin Tin Jr. comes to the rescue of his master, Border Patrolman Bob Franklin (Regis Toomey), who has gone undercover to break up a smuggling ring led by the dastardly El Zorro (Jack Mower).
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Somewhere in Sonora 1933 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: John Wayne, Henry B. Walthall, Shirley Palmer, J.P. McGowan, Ann Fay, Paul Fix, Frank Rice, Billy Franey, Ralph Lewis, Slim Whitaker, Blackie Whiteford, Jim Corey, Frank Ellis, Glenn Strange, Bud Osborne
John (John Wayne) is accused of tampering with a rival's stagecoach before the stagecoach race. After being jailed, he is sprung by his employer, Bob Leadly (Henry B. Walthall), and ranch hands who are sure that John is innocent. John heads to Sonora, Mexico to clear Leadly's son Bart (Paul Fix) from a charge of murder. Not only does he do that, he also clears his own name.
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Sunset Range 1935 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray McCarey
Cast: Hoot Gibson, Mary Doran, James Eagles, Walter McGrail, John Elliott, Ralph Lewis, Eddie Lee, Kitty McHugh, Martha Sleeper, Fred Gilmore, Horace B. Carpenter, Slim Whitaker
Reasonin' Bates (Hoot Gibson) and his pals ride to the rescue of Bonnie (Mary Doran) after Grant (Walter McGrail) and his henchmen kidnap her to recover stolen money that they had hidden in her luggage.
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| 1. Arizona Bound (1941)
aka: Rough Riders
2. Arizona Stagecoach (1942)
3. Big Boy Rides Again (1935)
4. Black Gold (1936)
5. Border Caballero (1936)
6. Coyote Trails (1935)
7. Deadwood Pass (1933)
8. Death Rides the Plains (1944)
9. Drum Taps (1933)
10. Everyman's Law (1936)
11. Frontier Scout (1938)
12. Ghost Patrol (1936)
13. Guns in the Dark (1937)
14. Haunted Gold (1932)
15. Honor of the Range (1934)
16. The Kid Rides Again (1943)
17. Law of the Lash (1947)
18. The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1942)
19. The Lost Jungle (1934)
20. The Man from Monterey (1933)
21. Oklahoma Cyclone (1930)
22. The Outlaw Tamer (1933)
23. Rawhide (1938)
24. Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
25. The Riding Avenger (1936)
26. Roaring Six Guns (1937)
27. Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
28. Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941)
29. Sagebrush Trail (1933)
30. Santa Fe Bound (1936)
31. Shadows of the Orient (1935)
32. Skull and Crown (1935)
33. Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
34. Sunset Range (1935)
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