Rex the Wonder Horse Filmography

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Stormy

Actors: Jean Rogers, John Farrell MacDonald, Fred Kohler

Synopsis: In this drama, a young boy earns the trust of an especially skittish colt and they form a special bond. Trouble ensues when the lad finds himself between two arguing brothers. One wants to save the little horse and the herd he runs with, while the other brother wants to exploit the mustangs. The Read More

1935
The King of the Wild Horses

Actors: Rex the Wonder Horse, Lady, William Janney, Dorothy Appleby

Synopsis: Columbia's King of the Wild Horses is a remake of the silent Hal Roach western feature of the same name -- and with the same "star," Rex the Wonder Horse, in the lead. Most of the story involves the romantic triangle between rogue stallion Rex, the gorgeous mare Lady, and villainous black steed Read More

1934
Law of the Wild [Serial]

Synopsis: A rather mundane effort for the usually fast-paced Mascot Pictures, this 12-chapter action serial featured Rex, billed as a "Wild Stallion," and the redoubtable Rin Tin Tin Jr.. Rinty's offspring was not in his famous father's league and his teaming here with Rex and Bob Custer, a wooden and Read More

1934
Hoofbeats of Vengeance

Actors: Jack Perrin, Helen Foster, Al Ferguson, Starlight the Horse

Synopsis: The surly but magnificent Rex the Wonder Horse was top-billed in Universal's Hoofbeats of Vengeance. As had been the case in several previous actioners, Rex is "teamed" with human star Jack Perrin, here cast as Canadian Mountie Jack Gordon. Together, horse and man prove that an "honest" politician Read More

1929
The Harvest of Hate

Actors: Jack Perrin, Helen Foster, Rex the Wonder Horse

Synopsis: Universal's infamously obstreperous equine star, Rex the Wonder Horse, earned top-billing over leading man Jack Perrin in this, one of the studio's final silent Westerns. Rex plays the "World's Greatest Trained Horse" and is the star attraction of the Carney Carnival and Road Show. The show's new Read More

1929
No Man's Land

Actors: Rex the Wonder Horse, Barbara Kent, James Finlayson

1927
Wild Beauty

Actors: Rex the Wonder Horse, June Marlowe, Hugh Allen

Synopsis: This "Universal Jewel" western was a vehicle for Rex, King of Wild Horses. While sexy Rexy is as impressive as ever, he is obliged to share screen space with a "human" plotline involving hero Hugh Allen and heroine June Marlowe. Rescuing Marlowe from a horse stampede, Allen manages to capture Rex Read More

1927
No Man's Law

Synopsis: A wild stallion becomes the protector of a prospector and his foster daughter in this fine Western adventure produced by comedy specialist Hal Roach. Several members of the Roach "all-star" comics played straight roles this time around, including Oliver Hardy, here appearing scruffy, unshaven, and Read More

1927
The Devil Horse

Actors: Rex the Wonder Horse, Yakima Canutt, Gladys McConnell

Synopsis: Everyone who ever worked with Rex, King of Wild Horses has testified that the magnificent-looking animal was one of the meanest and most contentious "stars" in the movies. Nonetheless, producer Hal Roach knew a valuable commodity when he saw one, thus he cast Rex in such tailor-made vehicles as The Devil Horse Read More

1926
Black Cyclone

Actors: Rex the Wonder Horse, Lady, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Kathleen Collins

Synopsis: Silent screen cowboy Guinn "Big Boy" Williams and lovely Kathleen Collins (Mrs. Williams in real life) take a back seat to an unusual equine love triangle in this off-beat action thriller. Rex the Wonder Horse is really the film's leading "man," with the mare Lady as the "damsel in distress" and a Read More

1925
The King of the Wild Horses

Synopsis: Producer Hal Roach was known for his comic shorts; however, his first foray into the world of features wasn't a comedy, but a Western. Naturally, it wasn't your typical Western -- the star was Rex, the Wonder Horse. Rex is Black, a wild stallion who is the leader of a herd near the Mexican border. Read More

1924
Lightning Romance

Actors: Reed Howes, Ethel Shannon, David Kirby, Cuyler Supplee, Wilfred Lucas

Synopsis: Jack Wade (Reed Howes) is the son of a wealthy father who runs a successful ship-building company. He uses his athletic prowess to defeat the villainous competitors who are out to financially ruin his father. The films is a vehicle for the handsome Reed Howes to appear in various costume changes Read More

1924