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Arizona Bound (1941 Film)
''Arizona Bound'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. This is the first film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins, with Luana Walters, Dennis Moore and Kathryn Sheldon. Plot summary Father killed, fiance wounded, gold stolen, Ruth Masters is distraught over what's been happening to her Arizona stagecoach line and considers leaving the business for good. Saloon owner Steve Taggert is pleased, hoping to increase his holdings in Mesa City with her gone. A retired marshal, Buck Roberts, rides into town, selling cattle. In the saloon he and the others encounter Colonel Tim McCall, a preacher who objects to Sunday sales of whiskey. Buck offers to assist Ruth by driving the stage carrying the next gold shipment, with her recovering sweetheart Joe going along to keep an eye on things for her. A cattleman, Sandy Hopkins, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Spencer Gordon Bennet (January 5, 1893 – October 8, 1987) was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bennet first entered show business as a stunt man, when he answered a newspaper ad to jump from the Palisades of the Hudson River while wearing a suit for the serial film ''Hurricane Hutch'' (1921). The gig at that time paid $1 per foot he had to fall. He made his directorial debut in 1921's ''Behold the Man'' but made his serial directorial debut in 1925 with ''Sunken Silver''. He would keep making serials, as well as B-Western features, until the very end of the genre, directing the last two serials made in the United States, ''Blazing the Overland Trail'' (1956) and ''Perils of the Wilderness'' (1956). After the serials ended he directed a handful of features, his final directorial credit being 1965's ''The Bounty Killer'', which was also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Murphy
Horace Murphy (June 3, 1880 – January 20, 1975) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1953. Early years Born in Osceola, Arkansas, Murphy was playing cornet by age 11, and six years later led the band for the Newton Family Wagon Show. The next spring, he became the leader of a 45-piece band for the C.W. Parker Carnival Company. After two years in that position, he left to work in Dr. Rucker's Korak Wonder Medicine Show in order to be able to act in addition to leading the band. Radio Murphy played Will Kimble, the storekeeper, in ''Granby's Green Acres'', a radio show which was on CBS in the summer of 1950. He also had roles in several radio westerns, including Shorty on ''Gene Autry's Melody Ranch'', Clackity for one season of ''The Roy Rogers Show'', and Buckskin Blodgett on ''Red Ryder''. Selected filmography * ''Timber War'' (1935) * '' Last of the Warrens'' (1936) * ''Rogue of the Range'' (1936) * ''Desert Guns'' (1936) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monogram Pictures Films
A monogram is a motif (art), motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or logos. A series of uncombined initials is properly referred to as a cypher (e.g. a royal cypher) and is not a monogram. History Monograms first appeared on coins, as early as 350 BC. The earliest known examples are of the names of Greek cities which issued the coins, often the first two letters of the city's name. For example, the monogram of Achaea (ancient region), Achaea consisted of the letters alpha (Α) and chi (letter), chi (Χ) joined together. Monograms have been used as signatures by artists and Artisan, craft workers on paintings, sculptures and pieces of furniture, especially when guilds enforced measures against unauthorized participation in the trade. A famous example of a monogram serving as an artist's signature is the "AD" us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940s English-language Films
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American Black-and-white Films
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American Western (genre) Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Western (genre) Films
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1941 Films
The year 1941 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, '' Citizen Kane''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1941 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *January 17 ''Gone with the Wind'' goes into general release after touring in a roadshow version during 1940. Becoming a cultural phenomenon, it sells an estimated 60 million tickets this year alone. Adjusted for inflation with numerous rereleases, it remains the highest grossing domestic film of all time with $1.8 billion. *March 24 - Glenn Miller begins work on his 1st movie '' Sun Valley Serenade'' for Twentieth Century Fox *May 1 – '' Citizen Kane'', consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time, is released. *July 2 – '' Sergeant York'', the film biopic of World War I hero Alvin C. York, starring Gary Cooper in the title role, premieres in New York City. It is the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Of The Law
''West of the Law'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the eighth film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins, with Evelyn Cook, Harry Woods and Jack Daley. The film was released on October 2, 1942, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast *Buck Jones as Buck Roberts / Rocky Saunders *Tim McCoy as Tim McCall *Raymond Hatton as Sandy Hopkins *Evelyn Cook as Julie Todd * Harry Woods as Jim Rand *Jack Daley as John Corbett *Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart as Ray Mason *Milburn Morante as Rufus Todd *Roy Barcroft as Ludlow See also The Rough Riders series: * '' Arizona Bound'' * '' The Gunman from Bodie'' * '' Forbidden Trails'' * ''Below the Border ''Below the Border'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riders Of The West
''Riders of the West'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the seventh film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins, with Sarah Padden, Harry Woods and Christine McIntyre. The film was released on August 21, 1942. Plot Cast *Buck Jones as Buck Roberts *Tim McCoy as Tim McCall *Raymond Hatton as Sandy Hopkins * Sarah Padden as Ma Turner * Harry Woods as Duke Mason * Christine McIntyre as Hope Turner * Charles King as Hogan *Milburn Morante as Joe *Walter McGrail as Miller * Dennis Moore as Steve Holt See also The Rough Riders series: * '' Arizona Bound'' * '' The Gunman from Bodie'' * '' Forbidden Trails'' * ''Below the Border'' * '' Ghost Town Law'' * '' Down Texas Way'' * ''Riders of the West'' * ''West of the Law ''West of the Law'' is a 1942 American Western fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down Texas Way
''Down Texas Way'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the sixth film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins, with Luana Walters, Dave O'Brien and Lois Austin. The film was released on May 22, 1942, by Monogram Pictures. It was the sixth of the studio's ''Rough Riders'' film series. Plot Cast * Buck Jones as Buck Roberts * Tim McCoy as Tim McCall * Raymond Hatton as Sandy Hopkins * Luana Walters as Mary Hopkins * Dave O'Brien as Dave Dodge * Lois Austin as Stella * Glenn Strange as Sheriff Trump * Harry Woods as Bert Logan * Tom London as Pete * John Merton as Steve * Silver as Silver See also The Rough Riders series: * '' Arizona Bound'' * '' The Gunman from Bodie'' * ''Forbidden Trails'' * '' Below the Border'' * '' Ghost Town Law'' * ''Down Texas Way'' * ''Riders o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Town Law
''Ghost Town Law'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the fifth film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McCoy as Marshal Tim McCall and Raymond Hatton as Marshal Sandy Hopkins, with Virginia Carpenter, Murdock MacQuarrie and Charles King. The film was released on March 27, 1942. Plot Cast *Buck Jones as Buck Roberts *Tim McCoy as Tim McCall *Raymond Hatton as Sandy Hopkins *Virginia Carpenter as Josie Hall * Murdock MacQuarrie as Judge Crail * Charles King as Gus *Tom London as Ace *Howard Masters as Tom Cook *Ben Corbett as Red Larkin *Silver as Silver See also The Rough Riders series: * '' Arizona Bound'' * '' The Gunman from Bodie'' * '' Forbidden Trails'' * ''Below the Border'' * ''Ghost Town Law'' * ''Down Texas Way'' * ''Riders of the West'' * ''West of the Law ''West of the Law'' is a 1942 American Western film directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
