Arizona Gunfighter 1937  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Bob Steele, Jean Carmen, Ted Adams, Ernie Adams, Lew Meehan, Steve Clark, John Merton, Karl Hackett, A.C. Henderson, Frank Ball, Budd Buster, Horace B. Carpenter, Herman Hack, Hal Price, Tracy Layne
Gunfighter Colt Ferron (Bob Steele) kills his father's murderers and joins Wolf Whitson's (Ted Adams) gang of outlaws. Two years later, Wolf ends his life as a gang leader by turning himself in and giving Colt his ranch. All goes well, until the old gang members appear on the scene, now led by Snake Bralt (Lew Meehan). Colt goes to Governor Gray (A.C. Henderson) and tells him that if he will release Wolf from prison, the two of them can bring in the gang. Now, it is up to the governor to make a big decision.
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Billy the Kid 1941   N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Miller
Cast: Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard, Gene Lockhart, Lon Chaney Jr., Henry O'Neill, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Frank Conlan, Frank Puglia, Cy Kendall, Ted Adams, Mitchell Lewis, Dick Curtis, Grant Withers
Although Billy the Kid (Robert Taylor) was a cold-hearted murderer, this film sympathizes with his psychotic personality.
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Billy the Kid Trapped 1942  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Malcolm "Bud" McTaggart, Anne Jeffreys, Glenn Strange, Walter McGrail, Ted Adams, Jack Ingram, Milton Kibbee, Eddie Phillips, Budd Buster, Wally West, Herman Hack, Horace B. Carpenter, George Chesebro
Billy (Buster Crabbe), Fuzzy (Al St. John), and Jeff (Malcolm "Bud" McTaggart) are rescued by outlaws Montana (Budd Buster), Pete (Wally West), and Curley (George Chesebro) who then assume disguises as Billy, Fuzzy, and Jeff. They rob and murder, and now Billy and his friends must work to clear their names.
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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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Code of the Saddle 1947 N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Thomas Carr
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Riley Hill, Kay Morley, William Bailey, Zon Murray, Ted Adams, Bud Osborne, Ken Duncan Jr., Gary Garrett, Chick Hannon, Carl Mathews
John (Johnny Mack Brown) and sidekick Winks (Raymond Hatton) take on the challenge of investigating a range war. They have their hands full dealing with all the gunmen, but bring in the culprits–which are led by the sheriff (William Bailey)
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Corregidor 1943 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, Donald Woods, Frank Jenks, Rick Vallin, Wanda McKay, Ian Keith, Ruby Dandridge, Eddie Hall, Frank Jaquet, Ted Hecht, Ted Adams
On the island of Corregidor, U.S. and Philippine troops took a stand against the Japanese advances early in World War II. This is the backdrop for a story which really focuses on a love triangle of three doctors who treat injured soldiers on the island. Stock footage from years earlier was used along with the staged scenes in this low-budget effort that, nonetheless, helped to keep the home folks supportive of the War.
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Desert Patrol 1938 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Bob Steele, Marion Weldon, Rex Lease, Ted Adams, Forrest Taylor, Budd Buster, Steve Clark, Jack Ingram, Julian Madison, Tex Palmer
Ranger Dave Austin (Bob Steele) is assigned to investigate the murder of a fellow Ranger. Pretending to be an outlaw, he not only gets his man but also brings a gang of smugglers to justice.
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Desert Phantom 1936 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Sheila Bromley, Ted Adams, Karl Hackett, Hal Price, Nelson McDowell, Charles King, Forrest Taylor, Frank Ball, Steve Clark, George Morrell, Horace B. Carpenter
Sharpshooter Billy Donovan (Johnny Mack Brown) arrives in town posing as an ammunition salesman but is actually looking for the man who killed a family member. He meets Jean Halloran (Sheila Bromley) who has been receiving notes from "Desert Phantom" warning her to leave her ranch. Is there any connection between the notes and the fact that the ranch is adjacent to an abandoned gold mine? Billy comes to her aid and deals with assorted bad guys and murders. Above average oater.
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East Side Kids 1940  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Leon Ames, Dennis Moore, Joyce Bryant, Hal E. Chester, Harris Berger, Frankie Burke, Vince Barnett, Dave O'Brien, Ted Adams, Maxine Leslie
Ex-street gang member, and now detective, Pat O'Day (Leon Ames) helps to keep the East Side Kids from leading a life of crime on the streets on NYC. His immediate task is to save them from a counterfeit gang they are involved with and also free an innocent man from jail.
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Gaucho Serenade 1940 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Keep Rollin'
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Duncan Renaldo, Mary Lee, Tom London, Joseph Crehan, Smith Ballew, William Ruhl, Ted Adams, Lester Matthews, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
There's lots of Gene Autry's singing in this one, but he still has time to take care of some sticky businessmen who are up to no good.
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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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Holt of the Secret Service 1941 N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Action
Director: James W. Horne
Cast: Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent, Tristram Coffin, C. Montague Shaw, Ted Adams, Joe McGuinn, John Ward, Edward Hearn, Ray Parsons, Jack Cheatham
This 15-episode film follows the exploits of Agent Jack Holt (Jack Holt) as he takes on counterfeiters. There are plenty of cliffhangers for the audience.
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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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 King of the Rocket Men 1949 N/R, 166 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Fred C. Brannon
Cast: Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, I. Stanford Jolley, Don Haggerty, House Peters Jr., James Craven, Douglas Evans, Ted Adams, Stanley Price, Tom Steele, David Sharpe, Eddie Parker
In this 12-episode serial, a mad traitor, from a group of scientists who have made scientific breakthroughs, is now killing them off so he can have exclusive control of the inventions. But Jeff King (Tristram Coffin) is assigned the task of safeguarding the secrets and dons his Rocket Man costume to fight the dastardly traitor who calls himself "Dr. Vulcan" (I. Stanford Jolley). Let the fight begin, as Dr. Vulcan has his own lethal devices.
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Lightning Carson Rides Again 1938 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay, Frank Wayne, Ted Adams, Forrest Taylor, Bob Terry, Jane Keckley, Ben Corbett, Frank LaRue, James Flavin, Reed Howes, Karl Hackett
When "Lightning Bill" Carson's (Tim McCoy) nephew Paul (Bob Terry) is accused of murder, Carson poses as a Mexican to infiltrate the gang that is really behind the murder. The job becomes tougher when his disguise is revealed.
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Phantom Rancher 1940 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Harry L. Fraser
Cast: Ken Maynard, Dorothy Short, Harry Harvey, Ted Adams, Dave O'Brien, Tom London, John Elliott, Reed Howes, Steve Clark, Carl Mathews, James Sheridan, George Morrell
Mitchell (Ken Maynard) inherits his uncle's property, but upon arriving in the area to claim it he finds that his uncle was hated and feared by the locals. Mitchell finds out that his uncle was taking the blame for the real culprit and goes undercover as the "Phantom Rancher" to take care of the bad real estate agent and his henchmen.
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Rustler's Valley 1937 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Nate Watt
Cast: William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell Hayden, Stephen Morris, Lee J. Cobb, Alan Ladd, Muriel Evans, Ted Adams, Al Ferguson, John Beach
A crooked lawyer plots to gain control of the valley, and Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) helps a young rancher who is framed as a result of the lawyer's evil doings.
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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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Stagecoach to Denver 1946 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Allan Lane, Robert Blake, Martha Wentworth, Roy Barcroft, Peggy Stewart, Emmett Lynn, Ted Adams, Edmund Cobb, Tom Chatterton, Bobby Hyatt, George Chesebro, Ed Cassidy
Stagecoach line owner Big Boy Lambert (Roy Barcroft) orders one of his stagecoaches (carrying the Land Commisioner) wrecked, killing the Commissioner. Lambert intends to have him replaced with a commissioner of his liking who will help in his land-grabbing scheme. But Red Ryder (Allan Lane) is about to be heard from. Better than the average Western.
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| 1. Arizona Gunfighter (1937)
2. Billy the Kid (1941)
3. Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
4. Border Caballero (1936)
5. Code of the Saddle (1947)
6. Corregidor (1943)
7. Desert Patrol (1938)
8. Desert Phantom (1936)
9. East Side Kids (1940)
10. Gaucho Serenade (1940)
aka: Keep Rollin'
11. Guns in the Dark (1937)
12. Holt of the Secret Service (1941)
13. The Kid Rides Again (1943)
14. King of the Rocket Men (1949)
15. Lightning Carson Rides Again (1938)
16. Pals of the Saddle (1938)
17. Phantom Rancher (1940)
18. Rustler's Valley (1937)
19. Sagebrush Trail (1933)
20. Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
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