Singing cowboy Eddie Dean and sidekick Soapy (Roscoe Ates) come to the aid of novice cattle rancher Ann Howard...
|
|
1948
|
Eddie Dean and sidekick Roscoe Ates come to the aid of a young rancher in this low-budget singing Western from PRC....
|
|
1948
|
The most unlikely cowboy hero of them all, whip-wielding, black-garbed "Lash" La Rue made his starring debut in this...
|
|
1947
|
Return of the Lash exists primarily to display the bullwhip-wielding prowess of cowboy star Al "Lash" LaRue. The plot is set...
|
|
1947
|
Eddie Dean and his pal Soapy Jones (Roscoe Ates) are assigned by the U.S. marshal to safeguard the invaluable Mexican Lopez...
|
|
1947
|
|
|
|
1947
|
In this western, Billy Carson must help out his bumbling side kick after he involves himself in a land scam. ~ Sandra...
|
|
1946
|
Larry "Buster" Crabbe was billed "King of the Wild West" in this the final entry in PRC's ultra low-budget "Billy Carson"...
|
|
1946
|
In this western, two cowboys go to buy fresh horses for the cavalry and end up taking on two badguys and a female vigilante....
|
|
1944
|
The murder of a wealthy, much-married rancher (Lyle Talbot) in a posh Manhattan nightclub is the catalyst for The Falcon Out...
|
|
1944
|
Serial killers are on the loose in this "Lone Rider" entry from PRC reportedly based on the exploits of a real-life 1870s...
|
|
1944
|
Buster Crabbe essays a dual role in the PRC horse opera The Drifter. Crabbe is seen in his usual guise as dogooder Billy...
|
|
1944
|
U.S. marshal Ritter arrives in town to round up bandits who are attempting to fix the local elections. ~ Rovi...
|
|
1944
|
With his performance in the offbeat sagebrusher The Laramie Trail, Bob Livingston makes his final appearance in a Republic...
|
|
1944
|
Wolves of the Range was another entry in PRC's "Lone Rider" ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi...
|
|
1943
|
In this western, Billy the Kid has been wrongfully arrested for robbing a train. In order to prove his innocence, the Kid...
|
|
1943
|
In this Western drama, Steve Upton (Randolph Scott) is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne...
|
|
1943
|
In Old Oklahoma is better known today by its reissue title, War of the Wildcats. John Wayne heads the cast as oil man Dan...
|
|
1943
|
The first of Tim Holt's 1943 quota of RKO westerns was Fighting Frontier. This time, Holt appears to be cast as a...
|
|
1943
|
In this western, two cowboys ride to the rescue of ranchers who are fighting to keep a land-grabber from taking their land...
|
|
1943
|
This Roy Rogers musical western gets off to a grim start when rancher Jerry Johnson (Jerome Cowan) is murdered by...
|
|
1943
|
In this western, Billy the Kid confronts an evil con artist who has been trying to gull two children out of their inherited...
|
|
1942
|
|
|
|
1942
|
It should be obvious to fans of husky, muscle-bound cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown that he does not play the title role in...
|
|
1942
|
In this western the three Range Busters go undercover, take on a gang of ruthless outlaws, and bring them to justice. ~...
|
|
1942
|
With its slight resemblance to Destry Rides Again (1939) -- probably not entirely coincidental -- this rousing Western from...
|
|
1942
|
In this western, a frontier detective disguised as an entertainer performs for the leader of an outlaw gang. At the same...
|
|
1942
|
Despite its title and the fact that it was made by Universal Studios, 1942's The Silver Bullet has nothing to do with...
|
|
1942
|
Bland former child actor Johnny Downs earns top billing in this low-budget horror film, but the real star is that most...
|
|
1942
|
Juilliard-educated former opera-singer George Houston once again played vigilante turned champion of justice Tom Cameron,...
|
|
1942
|
Jack Greenhalgh's murky photography did not enhance this low-budget "Billy the Kid" series entry, in which a falsely accused...
|
|
1942
|
A remake of the 1933 RKO western of the same name, Come on, Danger! stars Tim Holt in the role originally essayed by...
|
|
1941
|
Congress suddenly changes the boundary between Texas and Mexico and the rangers leave the territory to the U.S. cavalry in...
|
|
1941
|
In this western, a mining engineer vengefully seeks out the claim jumpers that murdered his brother. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...
|
|
1941
|
Buster Crabbe is Billy Carson and Al St. John is Fuzzy Q. Jones in this formula PRC western. Riding into a wide-open town,...
|
|
1941
|
In this exciting western, a cowboy hero and his partner are en route to meet the hero's brother when they are waylaid by the...
|
|
1941
|
|
|
|
1941
|
Tim Holt and sidekicks Ray Whitley and Emmett Lynn join an outlaw gang in this RKO Western filmed on-location at Victorville,...
|
|
1941
|
|
|
|
1941
|
Buster Crabbe makes his first appearance as frontier do-gooder Billy Carson in PRC's Billy the Kid Wanted. The film also...
|
|
1941
|
Johnny Mack Brown saves the day in the Universal western programmer Law of the Range. Finding himself in the middle of a...
|
|
1941
|
As Wild Bill Hickok and sidekick Cannonball stalk a murderer, they encounter the killer's fiancee. ~ Rovi...
|
|
1941
|
Monogram Pictures launched its lucrative "Rough Riders" western series with 1941's Arizona Bound. Producer Scott Dunlap hoped...
|
|
1941
|
Like the first entry in the "Range Busters" series, the 1941-42 season opener Saddle Mountain Roundup was as much a whodunit...
|
|
1941
|
This Roy Rogers vehicle is a followup (though not a sequel) to 1940's Young Buffalo Bill. Definitely a "premature...
|
|
1940
|
Cattle rancher George O'Brien, thinking that he's emptying his six shooters in the direction of rustlers, apparently kills...
|
Pop Norton
|
1940
|
|
|
1940
|
Beautifully restored to its original theatrical length of 84 minutes by the Gene Autry Foundation, Melody Ranch is a bright,...
|
|
1940
|
George O'Brien's first 1940 western release, Legion of the Lawless uses its frontier trappings for a plea against vigilante...
|
|
1940
|
East meets west in this musical western starring singing cowboy Gene Autry. After the death of its owner, the financially...
|
|
1940
|
|
|
Silent
|
1940
|
In this mildly entertaining Tex Ritter music Western, a crooked attorney, Watkins (Harry Harvey), attempts to drive the...
|
Bart
|
1939
|
The Three Mesqueteers attempt to prevent wholesale slaughter in this fine Republic Western starring John Wayne,...
|
|
1939
|
Controversy over ancient Spanish land grants takes center stage in this exciting George O'Brien Western from RKO. Presented...
|
|
1939
|
In this actioner, a hardened cowboy decides to stop studying law and become a Texas state trooper instead. At the governor's...
|
|
1939
|
Former outlaw Charles Starrett goes straight and becomes a sheriff. In this capacity, he tries to bring his old partners in...
|
|
1939
|
Following up his movie portrayal of Wild Bill Hickok, Bill Elliot stars as famed trailblazer John "Frontier" Freeman in...
|
|
1939
|
Gene Autry goes up against another "protection" racket in this tuneful series entry, which also features country & western...
|
|
1939
|
South of the Border, a western directered by George Sherman, features two United States government agents (Gene Autry) and...
|
|
1939
|
Tim McCoy once again played Department of Justice agent "Lightning Bill" Carson in Code of the Cactus, and once again he...
|
|
1939
|
A remake of sorts of the 1935 western The Arizonian, this fine George O'Brien oater features Leon Ames as Sheriff Judd...
|
|
1939
|
Monogram's low-budget Jack Randall Western series went through a change of supervisor/writer with this entry -- Lindsley...
|
|
1939
|
In this western, a U.S. marshal impersonates an outlaw and rides to Texas to find the looters who have been raiding supply...
|
|
1939
|
In this exciting western, a mysterious masked hero helps tired settlers protect their lands from the wicked land-grabbers....
|
|
1939
|
In this western, Roy Rogers plays a cowboy-congressman from a dustbowl state who travels to Washington, DC to lobby for badly...
|
|
1938
|
One thing was always certain in Columbia's Jack Luden westerns: the supporting cast would include Hal Taliaferro, or...
|
|
1938
|
Featuring the husband-and-wife team of Jack Randall and Louise Stanley, this lukewarm Monogram Western eschewed the musical...
|
|
1938
|
Frontier Scout was one of a handful of western vehicles for opera star George Houston, who adapted surprisingly well to his...
|
|
1938
|
In Early Arizona was western star Bill Elliot's first effort for Columbia Pictures. Not yet "Wild Bill" Elliot (as he would...
|
|
1938
|
Singing cowboy Bob Baker dispenses plenty of Prairie Justice in this 58-minute western. When his father is bushwacked and...
|
|
1938
|
Singing cowboy Smith Ballew is the nominal star of Rawhide, but the audience only had eyes for Ballew's co-star:...
|
|
1938
|
|
|
|
1938
|
In this western, a looter finds an abandoned, empty mine and begins claiming that he has found the mother lode. Soon,...
|
|
1938
|
Orphan of the Pecos is one of the eight Tom Tyler westerns produced by Victory Pictures during the 1937-38 season. Victory...
|
|
1938
|
Rolling Caravans was one of four Columbia B-westerns designed to make a star out of utility actor Jack Luden. Harry Woods, a...
|
|
1938
|
Columbia Pictures' year-long effort to turn utility actor Jack Luden into a western star sputtered onward with Stagecoach...
|
|
1938
|
Each of Bob Allen's six westerns for Columbia had the words "Ranger" or "Range" in the title, and Law of the Ranger was no...
|
|
1937
|
Filmed in rapid succession over an 18-month period, the 19 Tom Tyler westerns for Reliable Productions tend to look alike at...
|
|
1937
|
In an effort to compete with Republic's popular songfest Westerns, fours music numbers -- including Tumbling Tumbleweeds --...
|
|
1937
|
Tom Tyler ground out 19 starring westerns for Reliable Pictures in the mid-1930s, of which Santa Fe Bound is neither the best...
|
|
1937
|
Clearly made several years before its 1938 New York release, The Silver Trail serves as an adequate vehicle for canine star...
|
|
1937
|
|
|
1937
|
Inheriting the props, costumes and much of the stock footage from Columbia's previous Ken Maynard series, Bob Allen rides...
|
|
1937
|
Buck Jones both produced and directed (with action expert B. Reeves Eason) this somewhat inconsistent Western about a ranger...
|
|
1937
|
An above-average "Hopalong Cassidy" series entry, Borderland has Hoppy (William Boyd) going undercover as a bandit in a tough...
|
|
1937
|
Kermit Maynard, the less-popular but arguably more talented brother of cowboy star Ken Maynard, heads the cast of Roaring Six...
|
|
1937
|
Cheapie king Sam Katzman was both producer and director of the Tom Tyler western The Lost Ranch. "Our Tom" essays his...
|
|
1937
|
Acting upon the belief that he accidentally murdered his best pal, a gunman swears never to draw his weapon again. ~ Jason...
|
|
1937
|
Robert Allen isn't particularly "reckless" in this rather pedestrian Western, which had the gall to cast the non-actor in...
|
Steve
|
1937
|
|
|
|
1937
|
The fourth of 12 singing Westerns starring the "Silvery-Voiced Baritone," Fred Scott, Melody of the Plains begins peacefully...
|
|
1937
|
Despite the claim of "an original screenplay by Edward Earl Repp," this entry in Warner Bros.' Dick Foran "singing cowboy"...
|
|
1937
|
Like many of Tom Keene's Crescent Productions vehicles, Raw Timber is less of a western and more of a straight adventure...
|
|
1937
|
The agent for a cattlemen's association and his partner spot an old enemy in town one day. They discover that he is planning...
|
|
1937
|
Smoke Tree Range represented another winning collaboration between cowboy hero Buck Jones and his favorite director...
|
|
1937
|
This above-average Johnny Mack Brown Western from A.W. Hackel's low-budget Supreme Pictures features the bizarre spectacle of...
|
|
1936
|
Stuffed dummies on horseback manage to fool a gang of munitions smugglers in this farfetched low-budget Western from the...
|
|
1936
|
In his penultimate western for small-scale Diversion Pictures, Hoot Gibson enjoyed the company of no less than two pretty...
|
|
1936
|
The Bold Caballero, Republic Pictures' first color film, was also the first talkie version of the "Zorro" legend (as...
|
|
1936
|
Produced by low-budget company Supreme Pictures (which weren't), this middling B-western was saved somewhat by its personable...
|
|
1936
|
In his fourth and final Western for Poverty Row company Beaumont Pictures, veteran leading man Conway Tearle played Kirk...
|
|
1936
|
|
|
1936
|
Stodgily directed by actor Russell Hopton, this low-budget oil-drilling melodrama was one of three action-adventures teaming...
|
|
1936
|
Ken Maynard at least tries to keep his characteristic off-the-wall ad-libs to a minimum in Fugitive Sheriff. Hoping to rid a...
|
|
1936
|
In this western, a cowboy finds himself a mine owner and a daddy simultaneously when a friend dies and wills him his mine...
|
|
1936
|
Ken Maynard saves Geneva Mitchell from a runaway coach in the opening of this so-so Columbia western. The victim of a stage...
|
|
1936
|
The first of nine Bill Carson Westerns produced by Sigmund Neufeld and starring the stalwart Tim McCoy, Lightnin' Bill Carson...
|
|
1936
|
Bottom-of-the-barrel Western filmmaking on all fronts -- save perhaps hero Tom Tyler's usual competent performance and a...
|
|
1936
|
A cowboy turned G-Man looks into a series of mysterious plane crashes in this low-budget but fairly engrossing B-Western...
|
|
1936
|
Listed as a 1942 release, Arizona Badman was actually lensed back in 1935, and reissued seven years later. Former football...
|
|
1935
|
In the fourth of 18 inexpensive Tom Tyler Westerns produced by Reliable Pictures and filmed on location in Newhall,...
|
|
1935
|
Harry Carey's western series for bottom-of-the-barrel Ajax Pictures were definitely a mixed bag, but some were pretty good,...
|
|
1935
|
In this, his fourth Western for Republic Pictures, John Wayne plays John Middleton, a would-be rodeo rider forsaking his...
|
|
1935
|
Making his debut as Columbia Pictures' new cowboy hero -- replacing, incidentally, the aging Tim McCoy -- handsome Charles...
|
|
1935
|
In this western, a wagon train is destroyed and all but two children, a brother and sister, are slaughtered. The sister is...
|
|
1935
|
Though filmed on a tight budget, Universal's Trail Drive has the size and scope of a silent western epic, proof positive of...
|
|
1935
|
Having allowed his name to be listed as "producer" of Gun Smoke, a low-budget Western actually produced by Willis Kent, rodeo...
|
|
1935
|
Gene Autry's first starring Western, Tumbling Tumbleweeds sets the pace for the 98 or so Autry oaters to come. As he would...
|
|
1935
|
In his second of 18 B-Westerns for poverty row company Reliable Pictures, strapping Tom Tyler comes to the aid of a Mexican...
|
|
1935
|
|
|
|
1935
|
|
|
1935
|
Silent Western star Harry Carey returned to his roots in this low-budget Western from Ajax Pictures. The strong silent type,...
|
|
1935
|
In his first starring role, Gene Autry must perform daily on Radio Ranch or forfeit his contract. Meanwhile, local kids...
|
|
1935
|
Former footballer Reb Russell stars in this very low-budget oater as Muley Benson, a young cowpoke unfairly accused of cattle...
|
|
1935
|
|
|
1935
|
In this western, a miner heads back East and ends up traveling with a wagon train. He carries with him a map of his recently...
|
|
1934
|
In his second starring Western for low-budget producer Willis Kent, former All-American fullback Reb Russell played just...
|
|
1934
|
A pretty Mexican dancer, Tina Menard, is actually the lead character in this low-budget Western ostensibly starring...
|
|
1934
|
In this western, a band of avaricious men kill a rancher in order to take over his land. The dead man's nephew was slated to...
|
|
1934
|
Typical of Ken Maynard's offbeat approach to westerns, Honor of the Range stars Maynard as twin brothers -- one strong and...
|
|
1934
|
|
|
1934
|
Filmed at the Columbia ranch in ten days in September of 1934, this Tim McCoy Western did not enjoy a wide release until...
|
|
1934
|
|
|
|
1934
|
To say that Smoking Guns is one of Ken Maynard's strangest Westerns is understating the case. The film wastes no time getting...
|
|
1934
|
A rather weak entry in Tim McCoy's Columbia oeuvre, this Western was released to smaller venues in December of 1934, but not...
|
|
1934
|
The Lost Jungle is a feature-length version of the 12-episode Mascot serial of the same name. Legendary animal trainer...
|
|
1934
|
In his first western, former football star Reb Russell plays Clint Mason, a young parolee returning to Bonanza City intent on...
|
|
1934
|
The second in a series of six projected Lane Chandler westerns produced by H&H Productions, this film featured the rugged...
|
|
1933
|
Produced by Poverty Row company KBS (formerly Sono Art-World Wide), this above-average B-Western starred Ken Maynard as an...
|
|
1933
|
Filmed at the Mack Sennett Studios, the future home of Republic Pictures, this obscure western starred rugged Lane Chandler...
|
|
1933
|
A cowboy (Jack Hoxie) and his partners are known as "trouble busters," men who look for adventure and help out people in...
|
|
1933
|
Tom Mix makes like Hoot Gibson in the 1933 western Flaming Guns. Cast against type, Mix plays a cloddish sort who avoids...
|
|
1933
|
The Man From Monterey was the last of John Wayne's "B"-westerns for Warner Bros. The Duke plays U.S. army captain John...
|
|
1933
|
In this western, John Wayne plays a bronc buster who flees to Mexico after he is falsely accused of rigging a stagecoach...
|
|
1933
|
Tom Tyler and Wally Wales, both refugees from the silent range, starred in this very low-budget oater from Poverty Row...
|
|
1933
|
In this musical western, everybody sings, even the outlaws. The story follows a government agent who goes undercover as a...
|
|
1933
|
Directed by Tenny Wright, The Telegraph Trail features John Wayne as John Trent, a calvary scout who has been sent to put a...
|
|
1933
|
The last of three Tom Tyler Westerns produced by Gower Gulch regular John R. Freuler, War of the Range featured the strapping...
|
|
1933
|
So unknown was John Wayne in 1934 that the Variety review of the "B"-western Sagebrush Trail fails to list Wayne in the cast!...
|
|
1933
|
In his first of six inexpensive Westerns for producer Trem Carr, bantam-weight cowboy ace Tom Steele played Tom Keene, a...
|
|
1932
|
Ken Maynard's magnificent horse Tarzan took center-stage in this, perhaps the star's most flamboyant entry in the otherwise...
|
|
1932
|
The title of this RKO western refers to the wagons which bore settlers Westward during the mid-19th century. Following in his...
|
|
1932
|
|
|
1932
|
One of The Duke's earlier efforts, this John Wayne vehicle sees our hero using his wits against not only gold hunters, but...
|
|
1932
|
In this western, a cowboy and his sidekick save a woman and her ranch from greedy badguys. The trouble really begins when...
|
|
1932
|
The arrival of a new rider creates a furor at a rodeo in this average Tom Keene Western from RKO. Joining Fred Burns'...
|
|
1932
|
This entry in RKO's Tom Keene series was one of several early sound Westerns to cross over into the haunted house...
|
|
1932
|
Filmed on-location at Lone Pine, CA, with interiors made at Hollywood's Talisman Studio, this low-budget Western was the...
|
|
1932
|
As he had so many times before, Hoot Gibson pretended to be a dimwit in this low-budget Western, his penultimate for...
|
|
1932
|
In his fourth of six inexpensive Westerns for Allied Pictures in 1932, veteran cowboy ace Hoot Gibson played a foreman...
|
|
1932
|
Filmed on-location at Lone Pine, CA, and thus looking a lot better than the average cheapie Western, Cheyenne Cyclone was the...
|
|
1932
|
Filmed on location at Lone Pine, CA, this above average Ken Maynard oater features the veteran cowboy star in the title role,...
|
|
1932
|
Based on a story in Golden West magazine by Frederick Ryter, this rather pedestrian Monogram Western starred handsome...
|
|
1932
|
Produced by Trem Carr, this enjoyable B-Western featured the strapping Tom Tyler, a cowboy performer who historically worked...
|
|
1931
|
In his first Western for Columbia, Tim McCoy played one of his favorite characters, the reformed professional gambler....
|
|
1931
|
Although dismissed in its day as just another cheap Western, God's Country and the Man proves to be a surprisingly well-made...
|
|
1931
|
Every so often, western star Buck Jones got it in his head that he could play a Mexican, and never mind that his accent...
|
|
1931
|
In his third Western for low-budget company Tiffany, Ken Maynard plays Ken Neville, a cowboy returning to the old homestead...
|
|
1931
|
Buck Jones falls in love with the sister of the outlaw he has just killed in this superior B-Western from independent...
|
|
1931
|
In this western, the leader of an outlaw band gets conned on a steamship voyage. To get revenge he holds the con man's...
|
|
1931
|
A fine early sound Western, this Buck Jones series entry from his Columbia period told the well-known story of a feud between...
|
|
1931
|
Disguising himself as a bandit, diminutive cowboy star Bob Steele infiltrates the gang who abducted his father, the sheriff....
|
|
1930
|
From Big 4 Film Corp., Breed of the West stars former silent cowboy Wally Wales, in his second talkie, as Wally Weldon, a...
|
|
1930
|
In this musical western, a cowpoke goes searching for his brother's killer. The brother had been a Texas Ranger. He finds...
|
|
1930
|
The second in a series of Buck Jones westerns produced by Sol Lesser for Columbia release, Shadow Ranch is the story of a...
|
|
1930
|
Together with the local sheriff, Oklahoma Adams (Bob Custer) rids a ranch of a gang of cattle rustlers. As a reward, he wins...
|
|
1929
|
In one of his last starring roles, stunt-man turned silent cowboy star Yakima Canutt battled bad guys such as...
|
|
1929
|
A late entry in First National's series of silent Ken Maynard Westerns, this film starred the athletic Maynard and his...
|
|
1929
|
New York playboy Bob Custer gets into trouble with the cops when he drunkenly steals a cabdriver's coat. The judge decides to...
|
|
1928
|
Returning to the old homestead, shell-shocked war veteran Wally Marsh (Wally Wales) is tricked into breaking the law by an...
|
|
1926
|
Despite being a less than inspiring actor at his best, Buddy Roosevelt was asked to play identical twins -- one good, the...
|
|
1926
|
|
|
|
1926
|
A very young brunette Jean Arthur provided romantic interest in this otherwise average low-budget Western from Lester F....
|
|
1926
|
Mistaken for a missing heir, cowboy Wally Wales becomes the focal point in a bitter range feud. This well-made little silent...
|
|
1926
|
Versatile silent screen comedian Milburn Morante directed this average Universal western starring Colorado-born...
|
Red Sang
|
1926
|
A gang of counterfeiters are using the mountain division of the Pacific Coast Railroad for their nefarious purpose in this...
|
|
1926
|
Parsimonious Hollywood entrepreneur Lester F. Scott, Jr. produced this little western melodrama starring Buffalo Bill, Jr.,...
|
|
1925
|
Constance Talmadge dominates this comedy in her usual, mischievous manner. She's Georgiana Chadbourne, a young widow. Her...
|
|
1920
|
|
|
|
1916
|