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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Blue Steel 1934  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Eleanor Hunt, George "Gabby" Hayes, Edward Peil Sr., Yakima Canutt, George Cleveland, Lafe McKee, Earl Dwire, Horace B. Carpenter, Theodore Lorch, Tex Phelps, Hank Bell, Bud McClure, Herman Hack, Perry Murdock
Bad guys know there is gold in the hills surrounding the town of Yucca City, California, and try to force the townsfolk out of the area. A supposedly honest, leading citizen Malgrove (Edward Peil Sr.) hires the Polka Dot Bandit, aka Danti (Yakima Canutt) to rob the town's payroll of $4,000. But, never fear, undercover Marshal John Curruthers (John Wayne) saves the day when he comes to the aid of the struggling townsfolk.
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Branded a Coward 1935 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Billie Seward, Syd Saylor, Lloyd Ingraham, Lee Shumway, Roger Williams, Yakima Canutt, Frank McCarroll, Mickey Rentschler, Rex Downing
Johnny witnesses the slaughter of his family by a gang led by "The Cat." Twenty years later, Johnny (Johnny Mack Brown) still has fears related to the incident. But, his brave action saving the people on a stagecoach that was being robbed results in his being appointed Marshal. He confronts his fears when he takes on the gang of stagecoach robbers that is led by a man emulating "The Cat." The leader turns out to be Johnny's brother who survived the family's slaughter and was raised by "The Cat." An unusual Western.
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 Dante's Inferno 1935  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Claire Trevor, Henry B. Walthall, Alan Dinehart, Scotty Beckett, Rita Hayworth, George Humbert, Nella Walker, Dennis O'Keefe, Yakima Canutt
Carnival barker Jim Carter (Spencer Tracy) finds that his rise to riches via his midway attraction can only result in tragedy. Watch for Rita Hayworth–still using her real name, Rita Cansino–as a beautiful dancer.
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The Dawn Rider 1935 N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Marion Burns, Yakima Canutt, Reed Howes, Dennis Moore, Joseph De Grasse, Earl Dwire, Bert Dillard, Nelson McDowell, Tex Phelps, Herman Hack, Jack Jones, Fred Parker, James Sheridan, Tex Palmer
John (John Wayne) is on the trail of the gang that killed his father and suffers a gunshot wound in the process. He is nursed back to health by Alice (Marion Burns) who turns out to be the sister of the killer. Add to that a touch of jealousy, and we're talking a final shootout.
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Ghost Town Gold 1936 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Kay Hughes, LeRoy Mason, Burr Caruth, Bob Kortman, Milburn Morante, Frank Hagney, Don Roberts, Yakima Canutt, Hank Worden
The Three Mesquiteers (Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) retrieve stolen gold, and they must hurry to get it back in the bank before foreclosure proceedings. But the gang that stole the money wants it back. Ventriloquist Max Terhune and his dummy Elmer add some laughs.
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Gunsmoke Ranch 1937  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Kenneth Harlan, Jean Carmen, Sammy McKim, Ed "Oscar" Platt, Lou Fulton, Yakima Canutt, Horace B. Carpenter, Robert(2) Walker, Jack Ingram
Flood victims from the East are lured to crooked Phineas T. Flagg's (Kenneth Harlan) Gunsmoke Ranch, which has been condemned by the government for the building of a dam. The Three Mesquiteers step in to bring a halt to the scam
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Heart of the Rockies 1937 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Lynne Roberts, Sammy McKim, J.P. McGowan, Yakima Canutt, Hal Taliaferro, Maston Williams, Guy Wilkerson, Ranny Weeks, George C. Pearce
The Three Mesquiteers (Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) are back and losing cattle, with bears as the suspects. But, no, it is really smugglers that put the blame on the bears, and our heroes will surely be able to deal with the gang of thugs.
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Hit the Saddle 1937 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Rita Hayworth, J.P. McGowan, Ed Cassidy, Sammy McKim, Yakima Canutt, Eddie Boland, Jack Kirk, Russ Powell
Dastardly rancher Rance (J.P. McGowan) steals horses from federally protected land. When the sheriff homes in on Rance, he murders the sheriff and blames it on the one of the wild horses. The Mesquiteers (Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) are nearby to prove the horse's innocence while bringing Rance to justice. A young Rita Hayworth plays a saloon singer.
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King of the Pecos 1936 N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: John Wayne, Muriel Evans, Cy Kendall, Jack Clifford, Arthur Aylesworth, J. Frank Glendon, Herbert Heywood, Earl Dwire, Mary MacLaren, Yakima Canutt
Law student John Clayborn (John Wayne) comes home to avenge the murder of his parents several years earlier by a ruthless landowner (and rustler). After failure in the court system, John must take matters into his own hands.
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The Last Frontier 1932 N/R, 212 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Storey
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Dorothy Gulliver, Ralph Bushman, William Desmond, Richard Neill, Joe Bonomo, Pete Morrison, Yakima Canutt, LeRoy Mason, Frank Lackteen, Judith Barrie, Ben Corbett
In this 12-episode serial, newspaper editor Tom Kirby (Lon Chaney Jr.), disguising himself as the masked "Black Ghost," takes on outlaw Tiger Morris (Richard Neill) who drives settlers away so he can have gold-laden property for himself. Tom gets help from Western heroes, including Wild Bill Hickock and General Custer. Remake of the 1926 feature-length film.
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 The Last of the Mohicans 1932 N/R, 230 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Ford Beebe, B. Reeves Eason
Cast: Harry Carey, Hobart Bosworth, Frank Coghlan Jr., Edwina Booth, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Bob Kortman, Walter McGrail, Nelson McDowell, Edward Hearn, Mischa Auer, Yakima Canutt, Jim Corey, Joan Gale
James Fenimore Cooper's classic tale is presented as a 12-chapter serial. Frontier guide Hawkeye (Harey Carey) and his Indian friends, Chingachgook and Uncas (Hobart Bosworth and Frank Coghlan Jr.), fight against the corrupt soldiers and the evil Indian Magua (Bob Kortman).
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The Lawless Frontier 1934 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George "Gabby" Hayes, Earl Dwire, Yakima Canutt, Jack Rockwell, Jay Wilsey, Gordon De Main, Herman Hack, Artie Ortego, Lloyd Whitlock, Arthur Millett
John Tobin and Dusty (John Wayne and George "Gabby" Hayes) team up to capture the outlaw Zanti (Earl Dwire) who killed John's parents years before. John takes Zanti prisoner after Zanti tries and fails to kidnap Dusty's granddaughter Ruby (Sheila Terry), but Marshal Walton (Jack Rockwell) believes that John is an outlaw. Meanwhile, Dusty is hiding in a mine where Zanti is shackled, but Zanti escapes. Now, John tracks Zanti into the desert where Zanti drinks poisoned water and dies. By story's end, John captures the other gang members, becomes the new marshal, and marries Ruby.
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Lucky Texan 1934 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Barbara Sheldon, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lloyd Whitlock, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire, Eddie Parker, Gordon De Main, Hal Taliaferro, John Ince, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps, Artie Ortego, George Morrell, Phil Dunham
Jerry (John Wayne) graduates from college and becomes a partner with Jake (George "Gabby" Hayes) in the blacksmith business. After removing a piece of gold from the hoof of a horse, Jerry and Jake track down the mine and find gold. The local assayers (Lloyd Whitlock and Yakima Canutt) are crooks and shoot Jake when he will not tell them where the mine is. Jerry is charged with the murder, but Jerry has already rescued Jake who was left for dead and makes plans to trap the assayers during his trial.
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The Man from Utah 1934 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Polly Ann Young, George "Gabby" Hayes, Yakima Canutt, Edward Peil Sr., Anita Campillo, Lafe McKee, George Cleveland, Earl Dwire, Herman Hack, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps, Perry Murdock, Artie Ortego, Archie Ricks
A drifter, John Westin (John Wayne), is hired by Marshal George Higgins (George "Gabby" Hayes) to investigate a gang that is cheating and then killing rodeo champions. When John participates in a rodeo and wins the first competitions, the gang's leader Spike Barton (Edward Peil Sr.) wants him to quit, but John refuses and then wins the competition. John deposits his winnings in the local bank, and Barton plans a bank robbery. But, John works on a tip, comes to the rescue, and foils Barton's plot.
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My Pal Trigger 1946 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Yakima Canutt, Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Jack Holt, LeRoy Mason, Roy Barcroft, Sam Flint, Kenne Duncan, William Haade, Bob Nolan
One of Roy Rogers' best, this is a light-hearted musical tale of how Roy obtained Trigger. Both Roy and a dastardly gambler want to breed their mares with a champion stallion. The bad guy shoots the stallion, but not before Roy's mare is pregnant with Trigger. Lots of fun, action, and songs.
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Neath the Arizona Skies 1934 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
aka: 'Neath the Arizona Skies
Director: Henry L. Frazer
Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George "Gabby" Hayes, Jay Wilsey, Shirley Jean Rickert, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire, Jack Rockwell, Phil Kieffer, Harry L. Fraser, Herman Hack, George Morrell, Tex Phelps, Artie Ortego, Eddie Parker
Nina (Shirley Jean Rickert) is a half-Indian child who has inherited land that contains oil. Her guardian, Chris Morrell (John Wayne), tries to contact Nina's long-lost father Tom (Earl Dwire) because she needs his signature before collecting the oil lease. Meanwhile, Sam Black (Yakima Canutt) and his gang will stop at nothing to get their hands on Nina's inheritance. Chris does find Tom, and with cowhand Matt Downing (George "Gabby" Hayes), they fight Black and his gang in a final confrontation in the Snake River.
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Nevada City 1941 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Musical / Romance
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Sally Payne, George Cleveland, Billy Lee, Fred Kohler Jr., Pierre Watkin, Joseph Crehan, Jack Ingram, Yakima Canutt, Hank Bell, Rex Lease, Syd Saylor, Fred Burns, Jack Kirk
In the early 1860s, Jeff and Gabby (Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes) are stagecoach drivers when the railroad is coming to the West. Their boss, Mark Benton (Joseph Crehan), is concerned that the railroad will take over and is feuding with Hank Liddell (George Cleveland) who owns the railroad. Jeff and Gabby try to get Benton and Liddell to reconcile but are not successful. When financier Amos Norton (Pierre Watkin) hires outlaw Black Bart (Fred Kohler Jr.) to raid both the stagecoaches and the railroads, matters worsen–until Liddell and Benton finally work together, and Gabby and Jeff stop the robberies.
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The Painted Stallion 1937 N/R, 210 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James, Ray Taylor, William Witney
Cast: Ray Corrigan, Hoot Gibson, LeRoy Mason, Duncan Renaldo, Sammy McKim, Hal Taliaferro, Jack Perrin, Ed "Oscar" Platt, Lou Fulton, Jean Carmen, Yakima Canutt, George DeNormand
This 12-chapter Serial is entertaining, if you are into old Westerns. U.S. agent Clark Stewart (Ray Corrigan) is sent to Santa Fe to complete a trade agreement with Mexico. Meanwhile, Walter Jamison (Hoot Gibson) leads a wagon train West to Santa Fe with passengers that are hoping to take advantage of the agreement. But the evil governor of Santa Fe (Alfredo Dupray) attempts to undermine the negotiations AND stop the wagon train from arriving. Throughout the journey, a mysterious rider on a beautiful, painted stallion shoots whistling arrows to protect the wagon train passengers. Plenty of action, and old West heroes such as Kit Carson, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie add to the festivities.
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Paradise Canyon 1935 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Carl Pierson
Cast: John Wayne, Marion Burns, Earle Hodgins, Yakima Canutt, Reed Howes, Earl Dwire, Gino Corrado, Perry Murdock, James Sheridan, Henry Hall, Horace B. Carpenter, Herman Hack, George Morrell, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps
John Wyatt (John Wayne) rides the range in pursuit of counterfeiters in this movie starring Wayne in an early role. When he suspects Doc Carter (Earl Hodgins) of leading the counterfeit gang, Wyatt goes undercover and joins the show as a sharpshooter. When Doc and his daughter Linda (Marion Burns) are kidnapped by the real counterfeiters, Wyatt realizes his mistake and sets out to rescue them.
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Prairie Pioneers 1941 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Les Orlebeck
Cast: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, Esther Estrella, Robert Kellard, Guy D'Ennery, Davison Clark, Jack Ingram, Kenneth MacDonald, Lee Shumway, Mary MacLaren, Yakima Canutt, Jack Kirk
The Three Mesquiteers (Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, and Rufe Davis) return, this time helping the Ortega family whose land is the target of a takeover. Among the problems to solve is that one of the Ortegas, Roberto (Robert Kellard), is framed for murder.
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Randy Rides Alone 1934 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry L. Frazer
Cast: John Wayne, Alberta Vaughn, George "Gabby" Hayes, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire, Artie Ortego, Tex Phelps, Horace B. Carpenter, Mack V. Wright, Tex Palmer, Murdock MacQuarrie, Herman Hack, Tommy Coats, Perry Murdock
The express office has been robbed, and Randy (John Wayne) rides into the town of Peyote Pass where he finds a saloon filled with dead bodies. Randy is falsely accused of the murders and is taken to jail. The saloon owner's niece, Sally Rogers (Alberta Vaughn), helps Randy escape so that he can find the real culprits. Randy finds the killers hiding in a cave with their leader Marvin Black (George "Gabby" Hayes) who poses as Peyote Pass shop-keeper Matt the Mute while plotting to take control of the town. Randy joins the gang members as part of his plan to bring them to justice.
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The Ranger and the Lady 1940 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Julie Bishop, Harry Woods, Noble Johnson, Si Jenks, Tom London, Henry Brandon, Ted Mapes, Yakima Canutt, Lloyd Ingraham, Davison Clark, Vester Pegg, Henry Wills, Art Dillard
A Texas Ranger, Captain Roy Colt (Roy Rogers), disagrees with territorial administrator Kinkaid (Henry Brandon) who imposes a tax on wagons using the Santa Fe Trail, but Kinkaid orders Colt and Sgt. Gabby Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes) to enforce the ruling. Jane Tabor (Julie Bishop), who owns freighter wagon trains, refuses to pay the tax. After some confusion, Jane, Colt, and Gabby join forces to fight Kinkaid's ruling.
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Riders of Destiny 1933 N/R, 50 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Cecilia Parker, George "Gabby" Hayes, Forrest Taylor, Al St. John, Heinie Conklin, Earl Dwire, Yakima Canutt, Si Jenks, Lafe McKee, Addie Foster, Horace B. Carpenter, Tex Palmer, Hal Price, William Dyer
An undercover government agent poses as drifter Singin' Sandy Saunders (John Wayne) while investigating James Kincaid's (Forrest Taylor) plot to steal water rights from local ranchers. Kincaid has been charging ranchers outrageously high rates to use his water, and Saunders plots with the ranchers to dry up Kincaid's water supply by opening up a lost river.
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Riders of the Rockies 1937 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Tex Ritter, Louise Stanley, Horace Murphy, "Snub" Pollard, Earl Dwire, Charles King, Yakima Canutt, Martin Garralaga, Jack Rockwell, Tex Palmer, Hank Worden, The Texas Tornadoes, Jack Kirk, Chick Hannon, Fred Parker
Arizona Rangers Tex, Doc, and Pee Wee (Tex Ritter, Horace Murphy, and "Snub" Pollard) rescue stagecoach passenger Louise Rogers (Louise Stanley). It turns out that Louise is a secret agent who will help the trouble-prone Ranger trio bring a gang of rustlers, led by Butch Regan (Charles King), to justice.
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The Riders of the Whistling Skull 1937 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Golden Trail
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Mary Russell, Roger Williams, Fern Emmett, C. Montague Shaw, Yakima Canutt, Chief Thundercloud, Iron Eyes Cody, John Van Pelt, John Ward
The Three Mesquiteers, Stoney, Tuscon, and Lullaby (Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) are back in the saddle–this time in search of an archeologist who is being held captive in a lost Indian city. A well made film with good audio and video effects.
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 Rio Bravo 1959  N/R, 141 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Romance
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: John Wayne, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Dean Martin, Angie Dickinson, John Russell, Ricky Nelson, Claude Akins, Bob Steele, Myron Healey, Estelita Rodriguez, Malcolm Atterbury, Yakima Canutt, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Bing Russell
Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) sits with his cohorts Dude, Stumpy, and Colorado Ryan (Dean Martin, Walter Brennan, and Ricky Nelson) while holding killer Joe Burdette (Claude Akins) in his jail and waits for the Marshal to come for him. Problems develop when Joe's brother Nathan (John Russell) sends in help for a jail escape. Followed by "El Dorado."
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Rocky Mountain 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Scott Forbes, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Slim Pickens, Sheb Wooley, Yakima Canutt, Dickie Jones, Howard Petrie, Chubby Johnson, Robert "Buzz" Henry, Peter Coe, Rush Williams, Marianne Stone, Alex Sharp
While a band of Confederate soldiers, led by Captain Lave Barstow (Errol Flynn), is in California trying to recruit soldiers, they rescue Johanna (Patrice Wymore) who is aboard a stage coach that is being attacked by Indians. Johanna is the fiancee of Union soldier Lt. Rickey (Scott Forbes), and Barstow uses her as the bait to lure Rickey and his patrol of Union soldiers into battle. They capture the Union soldiers, but the Indians launch their own attack, and Barstow allows the Union soldiers and Johanna to escape the Indian massacre.
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S.O.S. Coast Guard 1937 N/R, 220 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Alan James, William Witney
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Bela Lugosi, Maxine Doyle, Herbert Rawlinson, Lee Ford, John Picorri, Lawrence Grant, Thomas Carr, Carleton Young, George Chesebro, Yakima Canutt, Jack Ingram
Mad scientist Boroff (Bela Lugosi) invents a gas that disintegrates everything in its path and sets out to market it to foreign governments. He also searches for the rare ingredients that will allow for large-scale production. But fear not. Lt. Terry Kent (Ralph Byrd), U.S. Coast Guard, and news woman Jean Norman (Maxine Doyle) stand in Boroff's way in this 12-episode serial.
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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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San Fernando Valley 1944 N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Yakima Canutt, John English
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Jean Porter, Andrew Tombes, Bob Nolan, Charles Smith, Edward Gargan, LeRoy Mason, Dot Farley, Jim Farley
Lady ranchers need help and Roy Rogers rides to the rescue.
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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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Song of Texas 1943 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Sheila Ryan, Barton MacLane, Harry Shannon, Arline Judge, William Haade, Hal Taliaferro, Pat Brady, Tom London, Bob Nolan, Eve March, Hank Bell, Maxine Doyle, Yakima Canutt, Harry McKim
Rodeo star Roy Rogers (played by himself) has quit the rodeo and become a rancher. His old friend Sam Bennett (Harry Shannon) is also no longer performing in rodeos, and Roy hires him as a ranch hand. Sam's daughter, Sue (Sheila Ryan), is living in the East and decides to visit her father. Sue believes that Sam owns the ranch, and big problems lie ahead when Roy helps Sam try to fool her by pretending that Sam does own the ranch. Songs include "Moonlight and Roses," "Mexicali Rose," and Rainbow Over the Range."
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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 Star Packer 1934 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Verna Hillie, George "Gabby" Hayes, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire, George Cleveland, Glenn Strange, Billy Franey, Eddie Parker, Thomas G. Lingham, Tex Palmer, Arthur Millett, Frank Ball, Artie Ortego
"The Shadow" is a mysterious outlaw whose gang has been victimizing the local ranchers when U.S. Marshal John Travers (John Wayne) rides into town. After the sheriff (Thomas G. Lingham) is killed, Travers volunteers to take his job and, with help from his Indian pal Yak (Yakima Canutt), begins to investigate "The Shadow." He identifies "The Shadow" as Matt Matlock (George "Gabby" Hayes), a man who has assumed the identity of the real Matt Matlock after killing him. Matlock's niece, Anita (Verna Hillie), is visiting him and has no idea that the "uncle" she is visiting is really an imposter. Travers captures "The Shadow's" gang and rescues Anita. Now, Anita and Travis fall in love, marry, and live happily ever after on the Matlock ranch with Yak by their side.
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Texas Terror 1935 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Lucile Browne, LeRoy Mason, George "Gabby" Hayes, Fern Emmett, Jay Wilsey, Yakima Canutt, John Ince, Henry Roquemore, Jack Duffy, Artie Ortego, Herman Hack, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps, Frank Ball
Sheriff John Higgins (John Wayne) thinks that he has killed his good friend, Dan Matthews (Frank Ball), during an outlaw gang shootout and turns over his badge to Ed Williams (George "Gabby" Hayes). Later, John meets Dan's sister Beth (Lucile Browne) who, not knowing of the role he may have played in her brother's death, hires John as her ranch foreman. Stagecoach robber Joe Dickson (LeRoy Mason) tells Beth about John's past, and, later, John learns that Joe is the one responsible for Dan's death. John calls together a tribe of Indians to track down Joe, and, no longer feeling guilty, John is now free to fall in love with Beth.
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The Three Musketeers 1933 N/R, 215 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Thriller
Director: Armand Schaefer
Cast: John Wayne, Raymond Hatton, Ralph Bushman, Noah Beery Jr., Lon Chaney Jr., Ruth Hall, Jack Mulhall, Al Ferguson, Edward Peil Sr., William Desmond, Yakima Canutt, Hooper Atchley, Gordon De Main, Robert Frazer, Robert Warwick
After rescuing Clancy, Renard and Schmidt (Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, and Ralph Bushman), Lt. Tom Wayne (John Wayne) joins them in a fight against their nemesis–the Devil of the Desert, El Shatan (Yakima Canutt)–during the reign of France's Louis XIII. The last of John Wayne's serials.
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Trouble in Texas 1937 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Tex Ritter, Rita Hayworth, Yakima Canutt, Earl Dwire, Tex Palmer, Hal Price, Fred Parker, Milburn Marante, Horace Murphy, Charles King, Tex Cooper, Jack C. Smith
Tex (Tex Ritter) is on the rodeo circuit looking for his brother's killer. It appears that rodeo performers are being poisoned, and Tex is targeted since he has been winning too many events. Tex thwarts the efforts with the help of Carmen (Rita Hayworth) and wins. Meanwhile, the gang causing the trouble robs a bank and uses a wagon containing dynamite for the getaway. But, again, Tex is there when needed.
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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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West of the Divide 1934 N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Virginia Brown Faire, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lloyd Whitlock, Yakima Canutt, Billy O'Brien, Earl Dwire, Hal Price, Archie Ricks, Blackie Whiteford, Lafe McKee, Dick Dickinson, Horace B. Carpenter, Hal Taliaferro, Tex Palmer
Ted Hayden (John Wayne) is searching for his missing younger brother Spud (Billy O'Brien) and for the killer of his mother and father. Impersonating an outlaw named Gat Ganns, Ted joins Mr. Gentry's (Lloyd Whitlock) gang. Ted falls in love with Fay Winters (Virginia Brown Faire) and saves her ranch from Gentry's gang. He also rescues Spud and later learns that it is Gentry who killed his parents.
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Westward Ho 1935 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Bromley, Frank McGlynn Jr., Jack Curtis, Dickie Jones, Yakima Canutt, Hank Bell, Bradley Metcalfe, Jim Farley, Mary MacLaren, Glenn Strange
While traveling West with their parents, John Wyatt (John Wayne) and his brother, Jim (Frank McGlynn Jr.), were the only survivors of a wagon train attack. Jim was kidnapped by the band of outlaws. Years later, John forms a vigilante posse, The Singing Raiders, and seeks revenge the outlaws–not knowing that his brother now leads the gang.
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Winds of the Wasteland 1936 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: John Wayne, Phyllis Cerf, Lew Kelly, Yakima Canutt, Douglas Cosgrove, Lane Chandler, Sam Flint, Bob Kortman, Ed Cassidy, Jon Hall, Merrill McCormick, Christian J. Frank, Jack Rockwell, Arthur Millett, Horace B. Carpenter
John Blair and Larry Adams (John Wayne and Lane Chandler) buy an old stagecoach line in hopes of getting a government mail contract. But they must win a race with a rival line, and the rivals Cal Drake (Douglas Cosgrove) and his henchman Smokey (Yakima Canutt) will do anything to knock the good guys out of the running. A good early Wayne effort that helped launch him to stardom.
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| 1. The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936)
aka: The Clutching Hand
2. Blue Steel (1934)
3. Branded a Coward (1935)
4. Dante's Inferno (1935)
5. The Dawn Rider (1935)
6. Ghost Town Gold (1936)
7. Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)
8. Heart of the Rockies (1937)
9. Hidden Valley Outlaws (1944)
10. Hit the Saddle (1937)
11. King of the Pecos (1936)
12. The Last Frontier (1932)
13. The Last of the Mohicans (1932)
14. The Lawless Frontier (1934)
15. Lawless Range (1935)
16. Lucky Texan (1934)
17. The Man from Utah (1934)
18. My Pal Trigger (1946)
19. Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
aka: 'Neath the Arizona Skies
20. Nevada City (1941)
21. The Night Riders (1939)
22. Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
23. The Painted Stallion (1937)
24. Paradise Canyon (1935)
25. Prairie Pioneers (1941)
26. Randy Rides Alone (1934)
27. The Ranger and the Lady (1940)
28. Riders of Destiny (1933)
29. Riders of the Rockies (1937)
30. The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937)
aka: The Golden Trail
31. Rio Bravo (1959)
32. Rocky Mountain (1950)
33. S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937)
34. Sagebrush Trail (1933)
35. San Fernando Valley (1944)
36. Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
37. Song of Texas (1943)
38. Stagecoach (1939)
39. The Star Packer (1934)
40. Texas Terror (1935)
41. The Three Musketeers (1933)
42. Trouble in Texas (1937)
43. The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)
44. West of the Divide (1934)
45. Westward Ho (1935)
46. Winds of the Wasteland (1936)
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