The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand 1936  N/R, 305 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Clutching Hand
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Jack Mulhall, Rex Lease, Mae Busch, Ruth Mix, William Farnum, Marion Shilling, Bryant Washburn, "Snub" Pollard, Robert Frazer, Yakima Canutt, Jon Hall, Robert(2) Walker
In this confusing low-budget 15-episode serial, Dr. Gironda (Robert Frazer) invents a formula for making synthetic gold, and a mysteriously cloaked villain–"The Clutching Hand"–wants the formula. After Gironda's kidnapping, Detective Craig Kennedy (Jack Mulhall) is on the trail. An edited feature-length movie is also available.
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American Empire 1942  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
aka: My Son Alone
Director: William C. McGann
Cast: Richard Dix, Leo Carrillo, Preston Foster, Frances Gifford, Robert Barrat, Jack La Rue, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Cliff Edwards, Merrill Rodin, Chris-Pin Martin, Richard Webb, William Farnum
After the Civil War, pals Dan and Paxton (Richard Dix and Preston Foster) head West to Texas and start a cattle business, which thrives. But when Dominique (Leo Carrillo) steals cattle, he also talks Paxton into being his partner. Now Dan, with the help of his sister Abby (Frances Gifford), must fend for himself until Paxton sees the folly of his decision. Good Western fare.
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Between Men 1935  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, William Farnum, Beth Marion, Earl Dwire, Lloyd Ingraham, Frank Ball, Barry Downing, Horace B. Carpenter, Forrest Taylor, Budd Buster, Hal Taliaferro, Tex Phelps, Jack Kirk
John Wellington (William Farnum) flees after killing the men who he believes killed his son, Johnny (Barry Downing as a boy, Johnny Mack Brown as an adult). But–Johnny survived and was raised by rich Sir George Thorne (Lloyd Ingraham). Twenty years later, Johnny goes in search of Sir George's granddaughter Gail (Beth Marion). In the process, he finds Gail–whose husband was killed by the dastdardly Trent (Earl Dwire)–and even finds his father who is now a bandit. Johnny and his father take care of Trent
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Boss of Hangtown Mesa 1942 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, William Farnum, Rex Lease, Helen Deverell, Hugh Prosser, Robert Barron, Michael Vallon, Henry Hall, Fred Kohler Jr., Frank Hagney, Mickey Simpson
Judge Barnes (William Farnum) and his cronies in Hangtown Mesa fear that the telegraph being built will cause them to lose power. After they have Betty's (Helen Deverell) uncle, who managed the telegraph project, killed, Betty continues the project. Luckily for her, Steve (Johnny Mack Brown) comes to her rescue as the bad guys intend to stop her work.
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Brand of Hate 1934 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lewis D. Collins
Cast: Bob Steele, Lucile Browne, William Farnum, Mickey Rentschler, George "Gabby" Hayes, James Flavin, Archie Ricks, Charles K. French, Rose Plumer, Jack Rockwell, Blackie Whiteford, Bob Burns
Trouble begins when the evil Bill (George "Gabby" Hayes) and his two sons move in with Bill's brother, Joe (William Farnum). When one of the sons kills Rod's (Bob Steele) father and tries to put the blame on Joe, Rod takes on the bad guys.
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Captain Kidd 1945 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland, Reginald Owen, John Qualen, Sheldon Leonard, William Farnum, Henry Daniell
Charles Laughton is pirate Captain Kidd riding the high seas in the late 1700s. Slow-going.
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 Cleopatra 1934  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Gertrude Michael, Joseph Schildkraut, Ian Keith, C. Aubrey Smith, Irving Pichel, Ian Maclaren, John Carradine, Arthur Hohl, Edwin Maxwell, Eleanor Phelps, Leonard Mudie, William Farnum
Good performances enhance this excellent film that won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and was nominated for Best Picture. Claudette Colbert easily handles the title role of the seductive Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, who uses her wiles on the Roman emperor Julius Caesar (Warren William). Then, after Caesar is killed, she turns her attentions to Caesar's rival, Marc Antony (Henry Wilcoxon), and enters into a romance destined for tragedy.
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Convicted Woman 1940 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Rochelle Hudson, Frieda Inescort, June Lang, Lola Lane, Glenn Ford, Iris Meredith, Lorna Gray, Esther Dale, William Farnum, Mary Field
Tough-luck Betty (Rochelle Hudson) ends up in a women's prison and must contend with hardened inmates. Lawyer Mary Ellis (Frieda Inescort) takes an interest in her situation.
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The Count of Monte Cristo 1934  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Robert Donat, Elissa Landi, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Raymond Walburn, O.P. Heggie, William Farnum, Luis Alberni, Georgia Caine, Walter Walker
This is an excellent version of Alexandre Dumas' story about Edmond Dantes who is imprisoned in a dungeon and learns of a hidden treasure on the Island of Monte Cristo. After he escapes from prison, Dantes finds the treasure and seeks revenge on those who put him in prison.
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Custer's Last Stand 1936  N/R, 320 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Rex Lease, Lona Andre, William Farnum, Ruth Mix, Jack Mulhall, Nancy Caswell, George Chesebro, Dorothy Gulliver, Frank McGlynn Jr., Helen Gibson, Josef Swickard, Chief Thundercloud
The search is on for an Indian arrow that holds the key to hidden gold (on Indian land) in this 15-episode serial as scout Kit Cardigan (Rex Lease) attempts to prevent a war over the arrow. But attempts fail when both sides are drawn into what will become known as Custer's Last Stand.
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Git Along, Little Dogies 1937 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Judith Allen, Weldon Heyburn, William Farnum, Carleton Young, Maple City Four, Willie Fung, Will Ahern, Gladys Ahern
It's tough to be a Gene Autry. It would be nice to side with the ranchers in their feud with the oil companies, but then, again, oil means bringing the railroad to town. So Gene sings a song and figures how to make everyone happy.
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Good Dame 1934 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marion Gering
Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Fredric March, Jack La Rue, Noel Francis, Russell Hopton, Walter Brennan, Guy Usher, William Farnum, Edward Gargan, Jill Bennett
Two out-of-luck people, a carnival thief and a chorus girl, join up for a life of crime. In the process, they fall in love. The excellent stars deserve better than this weak story.
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Jack and the Beanstalk 1952 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dorothy Ford, Barbara Brown, Buddy Baer, William Farnum, Joe Kirk, David Stollery, Shaye Cogan, James Alexander, Johnny Conrad, Mel Blanc, Arthur Shields, Jack Shea, Almira Sessions
While babysitting for young Donald (David Stollery), Jack (Lou Costello) reads the story "Jack and the Beanstalk" to Donald and falls asleep. Jack enters a fairytale world inhabited by real people in his life. Mr. Dinklepuss (Bud Abbott) talks Jack into selling his cow for magic beans. The beans grow into a beanstalk, which Dinklepuss and Jack climb and run into the Giant (Buddy Baer) who captures them and puts them in prison with a prince (James Alexander) and princess (Shaye Cogan). Now, Jack and Dinklepuss plot their escape and the rescue of the prince and princess.
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The Lone Ranger 1938 N/R, 255 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Chief Thundercloud, Lynne Roberts, Stanley Andrews, Hal Taliaferro, Bruce Bennett, Lee Powell, George Cleveland, William Farnum, Lane Chandler, George Montgomery, John Merton, Tom London
The saga of the Lone Ranger is told in this 15-episode serial–with a twist. After the Civil War, an outlaw leader seeks to control Texas, and, in the process, murders a troop of Texas Rangers. Tonto (Chief Thundercloud) finds one Ranger still alive, and the legend of the Lone Ranger is born. The twist comes when the outlaw boss believes that the Lone Ranger could be any one of five Rangers, so each one must be killed. After many adventures and some good cliff-hangers, the good guys win.
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Lone Star 1952 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi, Ed Begley, William Conrad, William Farnum, Moroni Olsen, Russell Simpson
Set amidst the fervor of attempts to have Texas become one of the United States, Devereaux Burke (Clark Gable) presses for statehood but finds opposition from Martha Ronda (Ava Gardner) and Thomas Craden (Broderick Crawford) who would rather keep Texas as a Republic.
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Mexicali Rose 1939 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Noah Beery, Luana Walters, William Farnum, Tom London, William Royle, LeRoy Mason, Wally Albright, Roy Barcroft
Gene (Gene Autry) must help poor Mexican children from being taken advantage of by bad oilmen who are only interested in money. Among Gene's songs is the title song.
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Mr. Robinson Crusoe 1932 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, William Farnum, Earle Browne, Maria Alba
While on a cruise in the South Seas with friends William Belmont and Prof. Carmichael (William Farnum and Earle Browne), Steve Drewel (Douglas Fairbanks) bets them that he can live on a small, deserted island with nothing more than his toothbrush for one year. Then, Steve swims ashore, and begins his adventure. He builds a home, provides the means for getting food, and even builds a radio. When a woman (Maria Alba), escaping from her wedding, rows her canoe to Steve's island, Steve welcomes her and names her "Saturday." Meanwhile, Steve's yachting pal Belmont gets the natives on a nearby island to scare Steve so that he will leave and then lose the bet. And new adventures await.
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The Mummy's Curse 1944 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Peter Coe, Virginia Christine, Kay Harding, Dennis Moore, Holmes Herbert, Martin Kosleck, Kurt Katch, Addison Richards, Charles Stevens, William Farnum, Napoleon Simpson, Ann Codee, Budd Buster, Herbert Heywood
In this sequel to "The Mummy's Ghost," Kharis the Mummy (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Princess Ananka (Virginia Christine) are dug out of the bog they disappeared into at the end of the earlier film. Archaeologist James Halsey (Dennis Moore) and his assistant Dr. Ilzor Zandaab (Peter Coe)–who, unknown to Halsey, is a member of the Egyptian cult of Akran–arrive to find the mummies who have been transferred to Cajun country after the bog was drained. Kharis and Ananka are revived when Zandaab obtains tanna leaves that he knows are the secret potion to bring them back. Ananka suffers from amnesia and wanders the streets. Kharis is determined to find her, and he wreaks havoc in Louisiana as he kills anyone who stands in his way. Will Halsey be the one to finally put the mummies away for good? This is the final film in the "Mummy" series.
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The Painted Desert 1931 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Higgin
Cast: William Boyd, Helen Twelvetrees, William Farnum, J. Farrell MacDonald, Clark Gable, Charles Sellon, Edmund Breese, Al St. John, Wade Boteler, Jim Mason
This Western marks Clark Gable's talkie-film debut. The story involves a romantic triangle taking place in the midst of a family feud.
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The Perils of Pauline 1947 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Betty Hutton, John Lund, Billy De Wolfe, William Demarest, Constance Collier, Frank Faylen, William Farnum, James Finlayson, Creighton Hale, Chester Conklin
Silent-film star Pearl White underwent many perilous moments in her films; Betty Hutton takes on the role of the former star in this slapstick biography.
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Public Cowboy No. 1 1937 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ann Rutherford, James C. Morton, Frank LaRue, Frankie Marvin, Hal Price, William Farnum, Arthur Loft, House Peters Jr.
Set in the current time, cattle rustlers are still around–now using planes, refrigerated trucks, and shortwave radios to get the job done. But here comes our singing cowboy, Gene Autry, with his trusty horse and six-gun to foil the bad guys.
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Santa Fe Stampede 1938 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Sherman
Cast: John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, William Farnum, June Martel, LeRoy Mason, Tom London, Yakima Canutt, Martin Spellman, Genee Hall
The Three Mesquiteers (John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) square off against crooked politicians. When one Mesquiteer is jailed, the others must come to his rescue.
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The Scarlet Letter 1934 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert G. Vignola
Cast: Colleen Moore, Hardie Albright, Henry B. Walthall, William Farnum, Alan Hale, Virginia Howell, Cora Sue Collins, William Kent, Betty Blythe, Al O. Henderson, Jules Cowles, Mickey Rentschler
Colleen Moore takes on the role of Hester Prynne in this classic Nathaniel Hawthorne story of the woman who must wear a scarlet "A" for life after giving birth to an out-of-wedlock child.
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Sharad of Atlantis 1936 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane
Cast: Ray Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Monte Blue, Lon Chaney Jr., Lane Chandler, William Farnum, Jack Mulhall, Boothe Howard, Raymond Hatton, C. Montague Shaw, Smiley Burnette, Frankie Marvin
A Navy Lieutenant (Ray Corrigan), his small crew, and passengers board a rocket-powered submarine in search of the legendary Atlantis. When they find it, they become involved with a battle between the ruler and the evil master of earthquakes–who intends to rule the world. This is an edited version (released in 1961) of the 1936 serial, "Undersea Kingdom."
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Shine on, Harvest Moon 1938 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Lulubelle&Scotty, Stanley Andrews, William Farnum, Pat Henning, Jack Rockwell, Jack Ingram, Frank Jaquet, Chester Gunnels
Romeo and Juliet set in a Western as Roy Rogers plays the son of one ex-partner who is feuding with the other–who happens to have a daughter.
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South of the Border 1939  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Lupita Tovar, Mary Lee, Duncan Renaldo, Selmer Jackson, Frank Reicher, William Farnum, Dick Botiller
With Germany being a big international threat at this time, this movie takes up the theme when Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette head to Mexico to deal with fascist agents who are causing real problems. 1 User Review
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The Spoilers 1942 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Romance
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Margaret Lindsay, Harry Carey, Richard Barthelmess, George Cleveland, Samuel S. Hinds, Russell Simpson, William Farnum, Marietta Canty, Jack Norton, Forrest Taylor, Ray Bennett, Art Miles
This is a good retelling of Rex Beach's novel, "The Spoilers." Roy Glennister (John Wayne) arrives in Alaska with Helen Chester (Margaret Lindsay) and is greeted by saloon owner Cherry Malotte (Marlene Dietrich) who has staked Flapjack (Russell Simpson) as a partner in Glennister's mine. Problems rise to the fore when the gold commissioner, Alexander McNamara (Randolph Scott), conspires to take over the rights to the mines in the area. A legal fight appears to be impossible, and the result is a bar-room brawl in which Glennister and McNamara fight for the rights to the mine.
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The Spoilers 1914 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Colin(1) Campbell
Cast: William Farnum, Bessie Eyton, Tom Santschi, Kathlyn Williams, Frank Clark, Jack McDonald, Wheeler Oakman, Norval MacGregor, William Ryno, Marshall Farnum
On his trip to the Yukon, gold prospector Roy Glenister (William Farnum) meets and is attracted to Helen (Bessie Eyton). When he arrives in Alaska, Glenister learns that the gold commissioner, Alex McNamara (Tom Santschi), is plotting to take the mines away from the owners. The situation gets out of hand, and Glenister must physically fight McNamara for his gold rights–and the love of Helen as well.
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A Tale of Two Cities 1917 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: William Farnum, Jewel Carmen, Willard Louis, Harry De Vere, Josef Swickard, Herschel Mayall, Charles Clary, Rosita Marstini, Ralph Lewis, William Clifford
In this early film version of Charles Dickens' story of love and death during the era around the French Revolution, William Farnum takes on the roles of aristocrat Charles Darnay and his savior Sydney Carton. Sydney has fallen in love with Lucie Manette (Jewel Carmen), but she marries Charles. Later, after Charles is captured and sentenced to the guillotine, Sydney selflessly plots to take Charles' place and allow him to return to Lucie.
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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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Undersea Kingdom 1936 N/R, 226 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane
Cast: Ray Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Monte Blue, Lon Chaney Jr., Lane Chandler, William Farnum, Jack Mulhall, Boothe Howard, Raymond Hatton, C. Montague Shaw, Smiley Burnette, Frankie Marvin
A Navy Lieutenant (Ray Corrigan), his small crew, and passengers board a rocket-powered submarine in search of the legendary Atlantis. When they find it, they become involved with a battle between the ruler and the evil master of earthquakes–who intends to rule the world. This 12 chapter serial was edited and rereleased in 1961 as "Sharad of Atlantis."
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The Vigilantes Are Coming 1936 N/R, 226 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright
Cast: Robert Livingston, Fred Kohler, Kay Hughes, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Raymond Hatton, Robert Warwick, William Farnum, Bob Kortman, John Merton, Lloyd Ingraham, William Desmond, Yakima Canutt
Russians, under the leadership of General Burr (Fred Kohler), set out to colonize California using Cossack soldiers. But, there is resistance out there in the person of a church organist (Don Loring) who dons a black mask, calls himself "The Eagle," and leads a gang of misfits in pursuit of the Russians. There are plenty of cliffhangers in this 12-episode serial.
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The Villain Still Pursued Her 1940 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: Hugh Herbert, Anita Louise, Alan Mowbray, Buster Keaton, Joyce Compton, Richard Cromwell, Billy Gilbert, Margaret Hamilton, Franklin Pangborn, William Farnum, Charles Judels, Walter Tetley
In this spoof of the popular stage melodrama "The Drunkard," Edward the Hero (Richard Cromwell) is lured by Cribbs the Villain (Alan Mowbray) into drinking rum, which plunges poor Edward into the gutter. Gribb's goal is to win the affections of Edward's long-suffering wife, Mary (Anita Louise), but along comes the real hero, Frederick (Hugh Herbert), who foils Cribbs' plan. Despite the presence of Buster Keaton (who has some good lines), the joke is on the audience.
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| 1. The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936)
aka: The Clutching Hand
2. American Empire (1942)
aka: My Son Alone
3. Between Men (1935)
4. Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942)
5. Brand of Hate (1934)
6. Captain Kidd (1945)
7. Cleopatra (1934)
8. Colorado Sunset (1939)
9. A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
10. Convicted Woman (1940)
11. The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
12. Custer's Last Stand (1936)
13. The Eagle's Brood (1935)
14. Git Along, Little Dogies (1937)
15. Good Dame (1934)
16. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
17. The Lone Ranger (1938)
18. Lone Star (1952)
19. Mexicali Rose (1939)
20. Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932)
21. The Mummy's Curse (1944)
22. The Painted Desert (1931)
23. The Perils of Pauline (1947)
24. Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
25. Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939)
26. Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
27. The Scarlet Letter (1934)
28. Sharad of Atlantis (1936)
29. Shine on, Harvest Moon (1938)
30. South of the Border (1939)
31. The Spoilers (1942)
32. The Spoilers (1914)
33. A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
34. Trail of Robin Hood (1950)
35. Undersea Kingdom (1936)
36. The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)
37. The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
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