Billy the Kid Wanted (1941) [Western]



“Billy the Kid Wanted” is a 1941 American film directed by Sam Newfield. Tired of always running from the law, Fuzzy leaves his pals Billy and Jeff and heads to Paradise Valley to be a homesteader. In trouble, he sends for them and they find Matt Brawley controls the town and is running a land swindle. When an outlaw gang led by Jack Saunders arrives, Billy has a plan to get them into a gunfight with Brawley and his men hoping they wipe each other out letting the homesteaders take over.

Directed by Sam Newfield, produced by Sigmund Neufeld, written by Fred Myton, starring Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid, Al St. John as Fuzzy, Dave O’Brien as Jeff, Glenn Strange as Matt Brawley, Charles King as Jack Saunders, Slim Whitaker as 2nd Sheriff, Howard Masters as Stan Harper, Choti Sherwood as Jane Harper, Joel Newfield as Joey Harper, Budd Buster as Storekeeper and Frank Ellis as Henchman Bart.

Source: “Billy the Kid Wanted” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 16 March 2013. Web. 31 March 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_the_Kid_Wanted.

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Springtime in the Sierras (1947) [Western]



Springtime in the Sierras is a 1947 American film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers. The movie is about a gang, headed by evil Stephanie Bachelor, which is slaughtering game out of season. Roy finds the freezer where the meat is kept, but baddie Roy Barcroft finds him there. A famous fight takes place in the freezer.

Directed by William Witney, produced by Edward J. White, written by Sloan Nibley, starring Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers, Trigger as Trigger, Roy’s Horse, Jane Frazee as Taffy Baker, Andy Devine as Cookie Bullfincher, Stephanie Bachelor as Jean Loring, Harold Landon as Bert Baker, Harry Cheshire as Cap Foster, Roy Barcroft as Matt Wilkes, Chester Conklin Old Timer, Hank Patterson Old Timer, Whitey Christy as Henchman, Pascale Perry as Henchman, Bob Nolan as Musician and the “Sons of the Pioneers” as Musicians and ranch hands.

Source: “Springtime in the Sierras” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 12 August 2012. Web. 31 March 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springtime_in_the_Sierras.

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Red Ryder | The San Antonio Kid (1944) [Western]



“The San Antonio Kid” is a 1944 American film directed by Howard Bretherton. The movie is about a geologist who has found oil on the neighboring ranches and teams up with Ace who has his gang create a reign of terror to get the ranchers to sell out.

Directed by Howard Bretherton, produced by Stephen Auer, written by Norman S. Hall (original screenplay) and Fred Harman (characters), starring Bill Elliott as Red Ryder, Robert Blake as Little Beaver, Alice Fleming as Little Beaver, Linda Stirling as Ann Taylor
Earle Hodgins as Happy Jack, Glenn Strange as Frank ‘Ace’ Hanlon, LeRoy Mason as Walter Garfield, Duncan Renaldo as Johnny Bennett aka San Antonio Kid, Tom London as Henchman Long, Jack Kirk as Ben Taylor, Robert J. Wilke as Henchman, Cliff Parkinson as Henchman Ed and Jack O’Shea as Bartender Nick.

Source: “The San Antonio Kid” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 22 June 2012. Web. 31 March 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_San_Antonio_Kid.

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Lucky Terror (1936) [Western]



Lucky Terror is a 1936 American Western film directed by Alan James. The movie is about a sharpshooter. In a traveling sideshow he is falsely accused of murdering a local miner.

Directed by Alan James, produced by Walter Futter, written Roger Allman, starring Hoot Gibson as Lucky Carson aka The Lucky Terror, Charles Hill as Doc Halliday, Lona Andre as Ann Thornton aka Madame Fatima, George Chesebro as Jim Thornton (Ann’s uncle), Robert McKenzie as Sheriff Hodges, Jack Rockwell as Bat Moulton, Frank Yaconelli as Anthony “Tony” Giribaldi (Doc’s flunky), Charles King as Wheeler (lawyer) and Horace B. Carpenter.

Source: “Lucky Terror” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 28 January 2013. Web. 31 March 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Terror.

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The Courageous Avenger (1935) [Western]



The Courageous Avenger is a 1935 American film directed by Robert N. Bradbury. The movie is about an agent, who was sent to investigate the thefts of gold bullion shipments discovers that the mine owner is behind it. He also finds out that the owner has his gang capture travelers in the desert to use as slave labor in the mine.

Directed by Robert N. Bradbury, produced by A.W. Hackel, written by Charles F. Royal , starring Johnny Mack Brown as Kirk Baxter, Helen Ericson as Beth Stonewell, Warner Richmond as Gorman, Eddie Parker as Henchman Wellford, Ed Cassidy as Mr. Carson, Frank Ball as M. H. Davis, Forrest Taylor as The Chief and Earl Dwire as Prisoner.

Source: “The Courageous Avenger” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 17 February 2013. Web. 31 March 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courageous_Avenger.

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Outlaws of Boulder Pass (1942) [Western] [Comedy] [Action]



“Outlaws of Boulder Pass” is a 1942 American film directed by Sam Newfield. The movie is about Harkness, who controls the Boulder Pass and his men are overcharging the ranches for its usage. When Tom Cameron steps in to rob the tollgate keepers and return the money to the ranchers, he gets caught.

Directed by Sam Newfield, produced by Sigmund Neufeld, written by Sam Robins, starring George Houston as Tom Cameron / The Lone Rider, Al St. John as Fuzzy Jones, Dennis Moore as Smoky Hammer, Marjorie Manners as Tess Hammer, alias Tess Clayton, I. Stanford Jolley as Gil Harkness, Karl Hackett as Sid Clayton, Charles King as Henchman Jake, Ted Adams as Sheriff, Kenne Duncan as Henchman Mulie and Frank Ellis as Henchman Ringo.

Source: “Outlaws of Boulder Pass” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 21 June 2012. Web. 31 March 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaws_of_Boulder_Pass.

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The Bronze Buckaroo (1939) [Western] [Adventure]



Cowboy Bob Blake receives a letter from his friend Joe Jackson, asking for help. Blake and his men travel to Jackson’s ranch, only to discover from Jackson’s sister Betty that Joe has been missing for three weeks. Meanwhile Jackson’s ranch hand (Slim Perkins) is learning to use ventriloquism to make the farm animals talk, and tries to convince the gullible Dusty to buy a talking mule.

Blake discovers that Jackson is being held by a local land grabbing rancher, Buck Thorne, who (with his partner Pete) has discovered gold on Jackson’s ranch. They killed Joe and Betty’s father, and are trying to force Joe to deed the land over to Thorne. Blake develops a plan to rescue Jackson from where he is being held above the saloon, but runs into trouble. Betty sends Blake’s men into the saloon as backup and is kidnapped by Thorne, who then threatens to kill Betty and Joe if they do not sign the deed. While Dusty rides for the sheriff, Blake and his men backtrack Betty’s horse (who arrived home riderless). A gun battle ensues, with the sheriff arriving in the nick of time. The villains are hauled off to jail, and Blake rides into the sunset with Betty.

Directed by Richard C. Kahn, produced by Richard C. Kahn and Jed Buell, written by Richard C. Kahn, starring Herb Jeffries as Bob Blake, Artie Young as Betty Jackson, Rollie, Hardin as Joe Jackson, Clarence Brooks as Buck Thorne, F.E. Miller as Slim Perkins, Lucius Brooks as Dusty, Spencer Williams as Pete, Lee Calmes as Lee, Earle Morris as Bartender and The Four Tones as Singing Quartet.

Source: “The Bronze Buckaroo” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 24 February 2013. Web. 31 March 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronze_Buckaroo.

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My Favorite Brunette (1947) [Comedy] [Romance] [Mystery]



The story is told in flashback from Death Row as Ronnie Jackson (Hope) relates the events to a group of reporters the events that lead to his predicament. Jackson is a baby photographer who dreams about being a real private detective like his friend Sam McCloud (Ladd). One day he is mistaken for a detective by a mysterious lady in distress (Lamour) and soon finds himself involved in a murder mystery.

Directed by Elliott Nugent, produced by Daniel Dare, written by Edmund Beloin and Jack Rose, starring Bob Hope as Ronnie Jackson, Alan Ladd as Sam McCloud (cameo appearance), Dorothy Lamour as Baroness Carlotta Montay, Frank Puglia as Baron Montay, Peter Lorre as Kismet, Lon Chaney, Jr. as Willie, John Hoyt as Dr. Lundau, Charles Dingle as Major Simon Montague, Reginald Denny as James Collins and Ann Doran as Miss Rogers.

Source: “My Favorite Brunette” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 20 March 2013. Web. 31 March 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Favorite_Brunette.

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Range Busters | Texas to Bataan (1942) [Western]



“Texas to Bataan” is a 1942 American film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey featuring the Range Busters. The film is also known as “The Long, Long Trail” in the United Kingdom.

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Army buys some horses from the Range Busters’ ranch for service in the Philippines. The cowboys tangle with Axis spies in both Texas and in the Philippines.


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Directed by Robert Emmett Tansey, produced by Dick Ross (associate producer) and George W. Weeks (producer), written by Arthur Hoerl, starring John ‘Dusty’ King as Dusty King, David Sharpe as Davy Sharpe, Max Terhune as Alibi Terhune, Elmer as Elmer Sneezeweed (Alibi’s dummy), Marjorie Manners as Dallas Conroy, Steve Clark as Tom Conroy, Budd Buster as Tad Kelton, E. Baucin as Cookie (the spy), Frank Ellis as Ken Richards (crooked rancher), Kenne Duncan as Army Captain Anders, Guy Kingsford as Miller, Carl Mathews as Truck henchman, Tex Palmer as Truck henchman, Tom Steele as Truck henchman and Al Ferguson as Cafe henchman

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Source: “Texas to Bataan” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 21 June 2012. Web. 25 March 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_to_Bataan

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