Blood on the Moon 1948  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston, Walter Brennan, Phyllis Thaxter, Frank Faylen, Tom Tully, Charles McGraw, Clifton Young, Tom Tyler
A land dispute between farmers and cattlemen involves a cowhand and his double-dealing friend. Eventually, however, the love of a woman changes the friend for the better. This near-classic Western is based on a novel by Luke Short.
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Border Vigilantes 1941  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Derwin Abrahams
Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Frances Gilford, Victor Jory, Morris Ankrum, Tom Tyler, Hal Taliaferro, Jack Rockwell, Britt Wood
When outlaws try to take over mines around his Bar 20 Ranch, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) steps in to resist the intruders.
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Brother Orchid 1940   N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins, Charles D. Brown, Cecil Kellaway, Richard Lane, Paul Guilfoyle, Morgan Conway, John Ridgely, Joseph Crehan, Wilfred Lucas, Tom Tyler
When Little John Sarto (Edward G. Robinson) retires, gangland is quickly taken over by Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart) who is not about to relinquish his position when Sarto gets bored. Sarto eventually finds happiness in a monastery after a failed attempt at starting another gang. 1 User Review
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| | Entertaining, informative, fine casting | H.V. Brooke 03/02/2007 | | A splendid example of Hollywood film making ate its best. Great story, great casting with Edward G. Robinson at his best. |
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Brothers of the West 1937  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Katzman
Cast: Tom Tyler, Lois Wilde, Dorothy Short, Lafe McKee, Bob Terry, Dave O'Brien, Roger Williams, Jim Corey, James C. Morton, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, George Morrell
Cattle Men's Protective Association detective Tom Wade (Tom Tyler) receives a message from his sister-in-law Annie (Dorothy Short) telling him that his brother Ed (Bob Terry) has disappeared. Ed is suspected of robbing a bank and murdering the bank president. Tom investigates, finds Ed, clears Ed's name, solves the crime, and ends up with the bank president's daughter Celia (Lois Wilde).
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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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I Shot Jesse James 1949 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland, Reed Hadley, J. Edward Bromberg, Victor Kilian, Barbara Woodell, Tom Tyler, Tommy Noonan, Byron Foulger, Margia Dean, Eddie Dunn, Jeni Le Gon, Phillip Pine, Robin Short
In Samuel Fuller's directorial debut, he puts together a dark, fictionalized tale of Bob Ford (John Ireland) who killed his friend Jesse James (Reed Hadley) for the reward money. As a result, he loses his girlfriend Cynthy (Barbara Britton), is reduced to making money by acting out his killing in bars, and finally must run from would-be killers who seek to kill the man who killed Jesse James.
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The Last Outlaw 1936  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Christy Cabanne
Cast: Harry Carey, Hoot Gibson, Henry B. Walthall, Tom Tyler, Margaret Callahan, Frank M. Thomas, Russell Hopton, Joe Sawyer, Ray Mayer, Frank Jenks
After being imprisoned for 25 years, a once-famous outlaw (Harry Carey) is released into a society that is very unfamiliar to him.
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 The Light of the Western Stars 1940 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Victor Jory, Jo Ann Sayers, Russell Hayden, Morris Ankrum, Noah Beery Jr., J. Farrell MacDonald, Ruth Rogers, Tom Tyler, Rad Robinson, Alan Ladd, Eddie Dean, Esther Estrella
Madeline (Jo Ann Sayers) leaves her eastern life and buys a ranch in the West. But, trouble starts right away as she is confronted with smuggling and other illegal acts in this Zane Grey story.
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The Mummy's Hand 1940 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Christy Cabanne
Cast: Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, Eduardo Ciannelli, George Zucco, Cecil Kellaway, Charles Trowbridge, Tom Tyler, Sig Arno, Leon Belasco, Harry Stubbs, Michael Mark, Eddie Foster, Mara Tartar, Frank Lackteen
Unemployed archeologists Steve (Dick Foran) and Babe (Wallace Ford) receive funding from a magician, The Great Solvani (Cecil Kellaway), and his daughter Marta (Peggy Moran). Steve and Babe join forces in Egypt and find themselves living with the Mummy (Tom Tyler) and threatened by a high priest (George Zucco) in this good comedic horror film. Humor helps relieve the tension.
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The Phantom of the West 1931 N/R, 170 min.
Genre: Western
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Tom Tyler, William Desmond, Tom Santschi, Dorothy Gulliver, Tom Dugan, Philo McCullough, Frank Lanning, Joe Bonomo, Frank Hagney, Kermit Maynard, Dick Dickinson
The convicted killer of Jim's (Tom Tyler) father escapes from prison, leaving a note to Jim professing his innocence but providing the names of seven men who know the real killer's identity. And the search begins for the killer, with hazards along the way in this 10-episode serial.
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Riders of the Timberline 1941 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Brad King, Andy Clyde, J. Farrell MacDonald, Victor Jory, Eleanor Stewart, Hal Taliaferro, Edward Keane, Tom Tyler
Greed over rights to timber threatens the balance of nature, but Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) rides in and ousts the Eastern company that is plotting to own the valuable timber.
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San Antonio 1945 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: David Butler
Cast: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall, Victor Francen, Florence Bates, John Litel, Paul Kelly, Monte Blue, Doodles Weaver, Paul Kelly, Robert Shayne, John Alvin, Robert Barrat, Pedro de Cordoba, Tom Tyler
Cattleman Clay Hardin (Errol Flynn) arrives in San Antonio, Texas, to capture Roy Stuart (Paul Kelly) who he believes leads a cattle rustling gang. Upon arrival, Clay is attracted to dance-hall singer Jeanne Starr (Alexis Smith) who works in the saloon owned by Roy. Clay believes that Jeanne is in with the crooked rustlers, but he falls in love with her. Tensions rise after Clay's friend Charlie Bell (John Litel) is murdered and culminate in a shoot-out at the Alamo.
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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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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglen, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Harry Carey Jr., Mildred Natwick, Paul Fix, George O'Brien, Arthur Shields, Michael Dugan, Noble Johnson, Fred Graham, Tom Tyler, Jack Pennick
Tried and true cavalry officer Capt. Nathan Brittles (John Wayne) is getting ready for retirement, but there is one more job left to do. He is given the assignment of escorting the wife and niece–Abby and Olivia (Mildred Natwick and Joanne Dru)–of his commanding officer Major Mac Allshard (George O'Brien) from the fort to the stagecoach at Sudros Wells. However, the Apaches are on the warpath; they have massacred Custer and the Seventh Cavalry, and dangers lie ahead on the trek to Sudros Wells. The dangers include the Indians AND two of Brittles' men (John Agar and Harry Carey, Jr.) who fight for the attention of Olivia. John and John (Ford and Wayne) are in great form.
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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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The Talk of the Town 1942 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, Edgar Buchanan, Glenda Farrell, Charles Dingle, Emma Dunn, Rex Ingram, Leonid Kinskey, Tom Tyler
Nora Shelley (Jean Arthur) convinces attorney Michael Lightrap (Ronald Colman) to defend Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant) who is a murder suspect in this excellent comedy about civil rights. There were seven Academy Award nominations, one of which was for Best Picture.
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Trail of Robin Hood 1950 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Rex Allen, Allan Lane, Monte Hale, William Farnum, Tom Tyler, Ray Corrigan, George Chesebro, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones
Lots of old time cowboy stars appear in this flick about the good guy raising Christmas trees and selling them cheap so everyone can share in the Christmas happiness. Of course, the big-time tree guys don't like that, so between several songs, Roy Rogers rides to the rescue.
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Valley of the Sun 1942 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Lucille Ball, James Craig, Cedric Hardwicke, Dean Jagger, Peter Whitney, Billy Gilbert, Tom Tyler, Antonio Moreno, George Cleveland, Hank Bell
When a good Indian scout (James Craig) and an evil Indian agent (Dean Jagger) fall in love with the same woman (Lucille Ball), trouble is bound to result.
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The Westerner 1940 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport, Fred Stone, Dana Andrews, Chill Wills, Forrest Tucker, Tom Tyler, Charles Halton, Julian Rivero, Lilian Bond, Trevor Bardette, Lucien Littlefield, Hank Bell, Jack Pennick
Walter Brennan plays the "hanging lawman" Judge Roy Bean who conducts trials from his saloon in Vinegaroon, Texas, and often uses hanging as his sentence. Judge Roy Bean just might meet his match in Cole Hardin (Gary Cooper) who is charged with stealing a horse. Cole talks his way into a delay for his hanging by convincing Judge Bean that he is a friend of actress Lily Langtry (Lilian Bond) who the Judge adores. Cole says he can give the Judge a lock of her hair. When Cole says it will take two weeks to get the lock of hair, his hanging is delayed. Meanwhile, Cole becomes involved in a range war and even gets to see Lily Langtry when she arrives in Texas. Walter Brennan won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and two other nominations were received.
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| 1. Blood on the Moon (1948)
2. Border Vigilantes (1941)
3. Brother Orchid (1940)
4. Brothers of the West (1937)
5. Coyote Trails (1935)
6. Deadwood Pass (1933)
7. I Shot Jesse James (1949)
8. The Last Outlaw (1936)
9. The Light of the Western Stars (1940)
10. The Mummy's Hand (1940)
11. The Night Riders (1939)
12. The Phantom of the West (1931)
13. Riders of the Timberline (1941)
14. San Antonio (1945)
15. Santa Fe Bound (1936)
16. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
17. Stagecoach (1939)
18. The Talk of the Town (1942)
19. Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
20. Valley of the Sun (1942)
21. The Westerner (1940)
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