Conquest of Cheyenne 1946  N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Jay Kirby, Milton Kibbee, Tom London, Emmett Lynn, Kenne Duncan, George Sherwood, Jack Kirk, Tom Chatterton
There's oil on Cheyenne's (Peggy Stewart) ranch, and a well is built to get it. But crooked banker Tuttle (Milton Kibbee) wants the oil for himself and intends on foreclosing–after he burns down the well. He didn't plan on Red Ryder (Bill Elliott) riding to the rescue. Bill Elliott's last appearance as Red Ryder, but the series continued with Allan 'Rocky' Lane in the lead role.
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 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 1940  N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton, Anne Gwynne, Frank Shannon, John Hamilton, Herbert Rawlinson, Shirley Deane, Lee Powell, Roland Drew, Tom Chatterton, Don Rowan, Ben Taggart, Victor Zimmerman, Edgar Edwards
Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe) is back in action in this 12-episode serial as the "Purple Death," a lethal plague, hits Earth. Flash's nemesis, Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) of the planet Mong, is behind it. So, Flash and friends return to Mong seeking the antidote. Of course, the powers of Ming will make that difficult.
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Marshal of Laredo 1945 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Roy Barcroft, Tom London, Sarah Padden, Tom Chatterton, Don Costello, Bud Geary, George Chesebro, Wheaton Chambers
When a lawyer is framed for murder by the bad guys, Red Ryder and youthful sidekick Little Beaver (Bill Elliott and Robert Blake) come to the rescue in the nick of time.
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Overland Mail 1942  N/R, 275 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ford Beebe, John Rawlins
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Helen Parrish, Don Terry, Noah Beery Jr., Bob Baker, Noah Beery, Tom Chatterton, Charles Stevens, Robert Barron, Harry Cording, Marguerite De La Motte, Ben Taggart
In this 15-episode serial, government agents Jim Lane (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Sierra Pete (Noah Beery Jr.) investigate what's going on with mail deliveries that are being ambushed. It's all about getting the franchise, and the bad guys dress up as Indians to divert the blame.
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Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman 1947  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Smash-Up
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Susan Hayward, Lee Bowman, Marsha Hunt, Eddie Albert, Carl Esmond, Carleton Young, Charles D. Brown, Tom Chatterton, Robert Shayne, George Meeker
Susan Hayward was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress in her role as nightclub singer Angie. While her husband's (Lee Bowman) career soars, Angie hits the skids as she turns to alcohol for comfort.
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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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Tucson Raiders 1944 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast: Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Ruth Lee, Peggy Stewart, LeRoy Mason, Stanley Andrews, John Whitney, Karl Hackett, Tom Steele, Tom Chatterton
In the first film of a successful "Red Ryder" series (a previous series had not fared well), Bill Elliott takes on the role of the hero and Robert Blake plays young sidekick Little Beaver. In this episode, the duo takes on an evil governor.
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Under Western Stars 1938 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, Guy Usher, Tom Chatterton, Earle Hodgins, Frankie Marvin, Kenneth Harlan, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Earl Dwire
Roy Rogers goes to Washington, D.C. (amidst many songs) to lobby Congress to help solve the drought problem by having water available to the public. Roy's first starring role.
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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. Conquest of Cheyenne (1946)
2. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
3. Marshal of Laredo (1945)
4. Overland Mail (1942)
5. Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
aka: Smash-Up
6. Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
7. Tucson Raiders (1944)
8. Under Western Stars (1938)
9. Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
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