Batman and Robin 1949 N/R, 263 min. Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet Cast: Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane(2) Adams, Lyle Talbot, Ralph Graves, Don C. Harvey, William Fawcett, Leonard Penn, Rick Vallin, Michael Whalen, Greg McClure, House Peters Jr., John Doucette, Wally West, Frank Ellis
In this 15-episode serial, Batman and Robin (Robert Lowery and Johnny Duncan) must outwit the black-hooded "Wizard" who sets out to use his stolen remote-controlled device to no good. They must also periodically rescue photographer Vicki Vale (Jane Adams) from assorted perils.
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Below the Border 1942 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Linda Brent, Eva Puig, Charles King, Dennis Moore, Bud Osborne, Frank Ellis, Tex Palmer, Ted Mapes, Kermit Maynard, Bud Osborne, Howard Masters, Jack Rockwell
The Rough Riders–Marshal Buck Robert (Buck Jones), Marshal Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Marshal Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton)–are on the trail of cattle rustlers with Buck posing as an outlaw to infiltrate the gang. Needless to say, they are successful in bringing the gang members to justice.
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Big Boy Rides Again 1935 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Western / Mystery
Director: Albert Herman Cast: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Constance Bergen, Charles K. French, Lafe McKee, Victor Potel, William Gould, Bud Osborne, Frank Ellis, Louis Vincenot, Slim Whitaker
Tom (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) arrives in town after his father is murdered and sets out to find those responsible for the killing.
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The Big Stampede 1932 N/R, 63 min. Genre: Western
Director: Tenny Wright Cast: John Wayne, Noah Beery, Mae Madison, Luis Alberni, Berton Churchill, Paul Hurst, Sherwood Bailey, Lafe McKee, Joseph W. Girard, Frank Ellis, Hank Bell
New Mexico Territory Governor Lew Wallace (Berton Churchill) sends Deputy Sheriff John Steele (John Wayne) into the range lands to stop cattle rustling and help colonize the territory. Steele deputizes rustler Sonora Joe (Louis Alberni) along with his gang, and they assist in bringing justice to cattle rustler/land baron Sam Crew (Noah Beery).
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Border Devils 1932 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: William Nigh Cast: Harry Carey, Kathleen Collins, George "Gabby" Hayes, Niles Welch, Olive Carey, Albert J. Smith, Merrill McCormick, Art Mix, Tetsu Komai, Jack Gallagher, Robert(2) Walker, Frank Ellis, Jim Corey, Murdock MacQuarrie, Blackie Whiteford
Jim Gray (Harry Carey) is accused of murdering his friend Bud Brandon (Art Mix) and is arrested. He breaks out of jail with help from Neil Denham (Jack Gallagher) and sets out to prove his innocence. Later, Neil is killed, leaving Marcia (Kathleen Collins) a widow, and she becomes Jim's sidekick while Jim assumes Neil's identity. Jim joins forces with "Dude" Sanders (George "Gabby" Hayes), and they go off in search of the mysterious "The General" (Tetsu Komai) who is the Chinese leader of bandits. The bandits are vandalizing cattle hoping to stir up discontent among the ranchers so that they will not be noticed smuggling dynamite across the border. Surprises lie in wait–including who is the real leader of the bandits.
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Cattle Stampede 1943 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin, Charles King, Glenn Strange, Frank Ellis, Ed Cassidy, Ray Bennett, Roy Brent, Steve Clark, Budd Buster, John Elliott
Billy and Fuzzy (Buster Crabbe and Al St. John) come to the rescue when cattle rustlers begin their operations in Oklahoma. Plenty of action amid Fuzzy's antics.
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Enemy of the Law 1945 N/R, 59 min. Genre: Western
Director: Harry L. Fraser Cast: Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Kay Hughes, Jack Ingram, Charles King, Frank Ellis, Kermit Maynard, Henry Hall, Ed Cassidy
Tex Ritter and his two Texas Ranger sidekicks hunt down money hidden by a gang after a heist years earlier. It might take putting one of them in prison with a gang member to get the job done. Plenty of songs and humor.
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The Kid's Last Ride 1941 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Luana Walters, Edwin Brian, Al Bridge, Glenn Strange, Frank Ellis, John Elliott, George Havens, Tex Palmer, Carl Mathews
The Range Busters (Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max Terhune) ride into town to break up a feud between a pair of outlaws (Al Bridge and Glenn Strange) who seek revenge on Sally and Edwin (Luana Walters and Edwin Brian) whose father had sentenced the outlaws' brother to be hanged. The Range Busters, for the fifth (of a total of 24) time, come out the winners.
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Law of the West 1932 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Bob Steele, Ed Brady, Hank Bell, Charles West, Nancy Drexel, Earl Dwire, Frank Ellis, Dick Dickinson, Rose Palmer
Bob (Bob Steele–the real-life son of director Robert N. Bradbury) was kidnapped as a child by Lee Morgan (Ed Brady) 17 years ago for revenge against Dan (Hank Bell). Not knowing that he had been kidnapped, Bob intends on leaving the evil Lee and head to California. But Dan, now sheriff of Yucca, has located Lee, and the scheming Lee sets a plan in action to have Dan kill Bob. But don't underestimate the clever Bob.
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Lone Rider Fights Back 1941 N/R, 64 min. Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield Cast: George Houston, Al St. John, Dorothy Short, Dennis Moore, Frank Hagney, Charles King, Frank Ellis, Horace B. Carpenter, Hal Price, Merrill McCormick, Curley Dresden, Walter James
Lone Rider and sidekick Fuzzy (George Houston and Al St. John) arrive in town at the request of a friend who had been murdered before they appeared on the scene. You can bet that Lone Rider will bring the people responsible to justice, and you can also bet that Fuzzy will bring a few laughs.
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The Man from Monterey 1933 N/R, 59 min. Genre: Western
Director: Mack V. Wright Cast: John Wayne, Ruth Hall, Luis Alberni, Francis Ford, Nina Quartero, Lafe McKee, Donald Reed, Lillian Leighton, Slim Whitaker, Jim Corey, Frank Ellis, Tom London, Chris-Pin Martin
U.S. Army Captain John Holmes (John Wayne) is sent to Monterey to convince land owners to register their Spanish land grants else the land will become public domain. But there are bad people out there who want property to become public domain so that they can take over the land at a cheap price. Can Captain Holmes save the land owners from such dastardly acts? This is John Wayne's last "cheapy" film before moving on to bigger and better movies.
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Phantom Killer 1942 N/R, 61 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: William Beaudine Cast: Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, John Hamilton, Warren Hymer, Mantan Moreland, J. Farrell MacDonald, Gayne Whitman, Kenneth Harlan, George J. Lewis, Elliott Sullivan, Karl Hackett, Frank Ellis
District Attorney Edward Clark (Dick Purcell) prosecutes the rich, popular, deaf mute John G. Harrison (John Hamilton) on a murder charge. When John is acquitted, the DA investigates and uncovers the fact that the Hamiltons are twin brothers, and the "normal" one is the bad guy. Remake of 1933's "The Sphinx."
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Ride Him, Cowboy 1932 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Western
Director: Fred(2) Allen Cast: John Wayne, Ruth Hall, Henry B. Walthall, Otis Harlan, Harry Gribbon, Frank Hagney, Edmund Cobb, Frank Ellis, Glenn Strange, Slim Whitaker, Lafe McKee, Edward(2) Burns, Ben Corbett, Hal Price, Murdock MacQuarrie
John Drury (John Wayne) saves the life of a wild horse named Duke when the horse is sentenced to death as a danger to the community after knocking a cowboy unconscious. John trains Duke and learns that Duke was framed. Later, John is about to be lynched for a crime he did not commit when the previously unconscious cowboy regains consciousness in time to name the real culprit and save John.
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Rock River Renegades 1942 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Christine McIntyre, John Elliott, Weldon Heyburn, Kermit Maynard, Frank Ellis, Carl Mathews, Richard Cramer, Tex Palmer, Hank Bell
Rustlers are causing trouble around Rock River, and the Range Busters–Crash, Dusty, and Alibi (Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max Terhune)–are brought in to bring the rustlers to justice. But, the rustlers try to turn the Range Busters into the bad guys.
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Somewhere in Sonora 1933 N/R, 59 min. Genre: Western
Director: Mack V. Wright Cast: John Wayne, Henry B. Walthall, Shirley Palmer, J.P. McGowan, Ann Fay, Paul Fix, Frank Rice, Billy Franey, Ralph Lewis, Slim Whitaker, Blackie Whiteford, Jim Corey, Frank Ellis, Glenn Strange, Bud Osborne
John (John Wayne) is accused of tampering with a rival's stagecoach before the stagecoach race. After being jailed, he is sprung by his employer, Bob Leadly (Henry B. Walthall), and ranch hands who are sure that John is innocent. John heads to Sonora, Mexico to clear Leadly's son Bart (Paul Fix) from a charge of murder. Not only does he do that, he also clears his own name.
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The Two Gun Man 1931 N/R, 60 min. Genre: Western
Director: Phil Rosen Cast: Ken Maynard, Lucille Powers, Lafe McKee, Charles King, Nita Martan, Murdock MacQuarrie, Tom London, Walter Perry, Ethan Allen, Will Stanton, Frank Ellis, Bob Card
Marshal Blackie (Ken Maynard) and his sidekick Joe (Lafe McKee) are on the trail of cattle rustlers and pose as gunmen at a ranch. When the ranch foreman is killed, Blackie is blamed and must work even harder to uncover the rustlers.
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The Underdog 1943 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Drama
Director: William Nigh Cast: Barton MacLane, Bobby Larson, Jan Wiley, Charlotte Wynters, Conrad Binyon, Elizabeth Valentine, Kenneth Harlan, George Anderson, Jack Kennedy, I. Stanford Jolley, Frank Ellis, Jack Rockwell
In this World War II era story, the Tate family–John and Amy (Barton MacLane and Jan Wiley) along with their son Henry (Bobby Larson) and his dog Hobo–lose their farm due to a foreclosure and move to the city. But, even more problems await them in the city in the form of gangs, both local and Nazi saboteurs.
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Whistlin' Dan 1932 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Western
Director: Phil Rosen Cast: Ken Maynard, Joyzelle Joyner, Georges Renavent, Hank Bell, Frank Ellis, Merrill McCormick, Artie Ortego, Jessie Arnold, Jack Rockwell, Lon Poff, Art Mix, Iron Eyes Cody
Whistlin' Don Savage's (Ken Maynard) sidekick is kidnapped and $5,000 is demanded before sunset–or else. When Dan doesn't come up with the money in time, his pal is killed. Now it's revenge time as Dan infiltrates the killer's gang. But more problems lie ahead for our hero.
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Wild Horse Phantom 1944 N/R, 56 min. Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield Cast: Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Elaine Morey, Kermit Maynard, Budd Buster, Hal Price, Robert Meredith, Frank Ellis, Frank McCarroll, John L. Cason, John Elliott
Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) talks the governor into allowing Link (Kermit Maynard) and his gang to escape from jail so that Billy and his sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) can follow them to the stolen money. But the task becomes difficult as Link searches for the loot.
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Wrangler's Roost 1941 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Forrest Taylor, Gwen Gaze, George Chesebro, Frank Ellis, Jack Holmes, Walter Shumway, Tex Cooper, Horace B. Carpenter, Hank Bell, Tex Palmer, Bob Card
Black Bart, the "Gentleman Bandit," appears to be back in business after a lull in robberies. But the Range Busters (Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max Terhune) are sure that this man is an imposter since they know the real bandit is now an upstanding citizen. So they set the trap to bring the bandit to justice, which plays out at a poker table.
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| 1. Batman and Robin (1949)
2. Below the Border (1942)
3. Big Boy Rides Again (1935)
4. The Big Stampede (1932)
5. Border Devils (1932)
6. Cattle Stampede (1943)
7. Enemy of the Law (1945)
8. The Kid's Last Ride (1941)
9. Law of the West (1932)
10. Lone Rider Fights Back (1941)
11. The Man from Monterey (1933)
12. Phantom Killer (1942)
13. Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
14. Rock River Renegades (1942)
15. Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
16. The Two Gun Man (1931)
17. The Underdog (1943)
18. Whistlin' Dan (1932)
19. Wild Horse Phantom (1944)
20. Wrangler's Roost (1941)
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