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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) * ' ...
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The Utah Trail
''The Utah Trail'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman. It was Tex Ritter's final film for Grand National Films. Despite the song and title, the film takes place on the Arizona/Mexico border and not Utah. The film is based on a short story that appeared in ''Ranch Romances'' magazine. Plot Tex is asked by the owner of a railroad to investigate a ghost train. Upon his arrival with his friends Ananias and Pee Wee, they find the railroad is run by the owner's daughter Sally after the owner's murder. Sally wants no part of Tex, posing as "The Pecos Kid", but Tex and his friends track down the train being used by rustlers. Cast *Tex Ritter as Tex Stewart, posing as the Pecos Kid *White Flash as Tex's Horse *Horace Murphy as Ananias * "Snub" Pollard as Pee Wee *Pamela Blake as Sally Jeffers *Karl Hackett as Hiram Slaughter * Charles King as Henchman Badger *Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Clayton * Dave O'Brien as Mason – Bookkeeper *Bud Osborne as Henchman Hank *Lyn ...
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Ranger Courage
''Ranger Courage'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, the film stars Robert Allen, Martha Tibbetts, and Walter Miller. Cast list * Robert Allen as himself * Martha Tibbetts as Alice * Walter Miller as Bull * Buzz Henry as Buzzy (credited as Buzzy Henry) * Bud Osborne as Steve * Robert Kortman as Toady (credited as Bob Kortman) * Harry Strang as Snaky Joe * William Gould as Harper (credited as Bill Gould) * Horace Murphy * Al Taylor * Tex Palmer Luther Palmer (July 31, 1904 – March 22, 1982) was an American film and television actor. Born in Xenia, Ohio. He appeared in over 300 films and television programs between 1929 to 1962. Palmer died in March 1982 of an illness, at the age of 7 ... References American Western (genre) films 1937 Western (genre) films 1937 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ...
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Frontier Town (film)
''Frontier Town'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Tex Ritter, Karl Hackett and Ann Evers.Parish & Pitts p.381 Plot Cast * Tex Ritter as Tex Lansing, alias Tex Rawlins * Ann Evers as Gail Hawthorne * Horace Murphy as Stubby * Snub Pollard as Peewee * Karl Hackett as Nat Regan * Charles King as Henchman Pete Denby * Forrest Taylor as Sheriff Walsh of Frontier * Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Jack Lane of Prairie City * Marion Feducha as Bob Hawthorne * Jack C. Smith as Pop Pearson * Lynton Brent Lynton Wright Brent (August 2, 1897 – July 2, 1981) was an American film actor and a writer. He appeared in over 240 films between 1930 and 1950. Brent is best known for his prolific work with Columbia Pictures in the Three Stooges short ... as Henchman Grayson * White Flash as Flash, Tex's Horse References Bibliography *James Robert Parish & Michael R. Pitts. ''Film directors: a guide to their American films''. Scarecrow Press, 1974. Ex ...
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Rollin' Plains
''Rollin' Plains'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman. Plot Texas Rangers Tex, Ananias and Pee Wee put down a range war between sheepmen and cattlemen. Cast * Tex Ritter as Tex Lawrence * White Flash as Tex's horse * Horace Murphy as Ananias * "Snub" Pollard as Pee Wee * Harriet Bennet as Ruth Moody * Hobart Bosworth as John "Gospel" Moody * Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Tomlin * Karl Hackett as Dan Barrow * Charles King as Trigger Gargan * Ernie Adams as Cain Moody * Lynton Brent as Henchman Lope * Horace B. Carpenter as Hank Tomlin * The Beverly Hillbillies as Musicians Soundtrack * Tex Ritter with The Beverly Hill Billies – "Me, My Pal and My Pony" (Written by Frank Harford) * Tex Ritter – "Rollin' Plains" (Written by Walter G. Samuels, Leonard Whitcup and Teddy Powell Teddy Powell (March 1, 1905 – November 17, 1993) was born in Oakland, California, United States, as Teodoro Paolella, and became a respected American jazz musician, band le ...
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Billy The Kid Returns
'' Billy the Kid Returns '' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Plot Following the shooting of Billy the Kid by his former friend Sheriff Pat Garrett, lookalike deputy sheriff Roy Rogers, assisted by travelling musical instrument salesman Frog Millhouse, takes his place to defend the honest settlers of Lincoln County, New Mexico, from evil ranchers. Cast *Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers / Billy the Kid * Smiley Burnette as Frog Millhouse *Lynne Roberts as Ellen Moore *Morgan Wallace as J. B. Morganson * Fred Kohler as Matson *Wade Boteler as Sheriff Pat Garrett *Edwin Stanley as Nathaniel Moore * Horace Murphy as Mr. Miller - Homesteader *Joseph Crehan as U.S. Marshal Dave Conway * Robert Emmett Keane as Mr. Page Soundtrack * Roy Rogers – "Born to the Saddle" (Written by Eddie Cherkose) * Roy Rogers – "Trail Blazin'" (Written by Eddie Cherkose) * Roy Rogers – "Save a Smile for a Rainy Day" (Written by Sid Robin and Foy Willing) ...
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Come On, Cowboys
''Come On, Cowboys'' is a 1937 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Joseph Kane. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke *Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith * Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin *Maxine Doyle as Ellen Reed *Willie Fung as Fong * Edward Peil Jr. as Thomas Rigby *Horace Murphy as Judge Blake * Anne Bennett as Nancy Harris *Ed Cassidy as Jefferson "Jeff" Harris *Roger Williams as Henchman Harry *Fern Emmett as Bus Passenger Mother *Yakima Canutt as Henchman Jake * George Burton as Sheriff *Merrill McCormick as Henchman Dan *Loren Riebe Loren is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to: Given name Men * Loren Acton (born 1936), American physicist and astronaut * Loren C. Ball (born 1948), amateur astronomer who has discovered more than 100 asteroids * Loren M. Ber ... as Henchman Red *Victor Allen as Jim * Al Taylor as Henchman Tim * George Plues as Henchman Mike References External links * * 1937 films 1937 Western (genre) ...
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The Mystery Of The Hooded Horsemen
''The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor. It was singing cowboy Tex Ritter's eighth film for Grand National Pictures. While the film had an original copyright notice, its copyright was not renewed, so it has entered the public domain. Plot Tex and Stubby keep their promise to a dying friend by helping his partner hold on to his gold mine, and to avenge his death by taking on and wiping out a horde of masked riders. Cast *Tex Ritter as Tex Martin *White Flash as Tex's horse *Iris Meredith as Nancy Wilson *Horace Murphy as Stubby * Charles King as Blackie Devlin *Earl Dwire as Sheriff Walker *Forrest Taylor as Norton *Joseph W. Girard as Dan Farley *Lafe McKee as Tom Wilson *Hank Worden Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden; July 23, 1901 – December 6, 1992) was an American cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many Westerns, including many John Ford films such as ''The Searchers'' and the TV series ''The ...
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Sing, Cowboy, Sing
''Sing, Cowboy, Sing'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Tex Ritter and White Flash. Plot Drifters Tex and Duke happen to ride upon the massacre of a group hauling freight for the community by a gang hired by someone who wishes the lucrative business by himself so he can run the entire valley. Taking the only survivor, Madge daughter of the late owner of the freight hauling line to the nearest town, Tex and Duke take over the dangerous hauling business themselves for Madge. The pair get jobs as entertainers in Judge Roy Dean's (according to a title card of the film, not based on Judge Roy Bean) combination saloon and courtroom to discover who is responsible for the massacre. Cast *Tex Ritter as Tex Archer * White Flash as Tex Archer's horse * Louise Stanley as Madge Summers * Al St. John as Duke Evans * Charles King as Henchman Red Holman *Karl Hackett as Kalmus * Robert McKenzie as Judge Roy Dean *Horace Murphy as Marshal Tinker * ...
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Trouble In Texas
''Trouble in Texas'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury (as R.N. Bradbury) and starring Tex Ritter, his horse White Flash, Rita Hayworth (billed as "Rita Cansino") and Yakima Canutt. The supporting cast features Earl Dwire and Glenn Strange. Plot Many Middleton Rodeo winning cowboys are murdered or disappear, one being Tex Masters' brother. Tex teams up with undercover policewoman Carmen Serano for justice and vengeance. Cast *Tex Ritter as Tex Masters *White Flash as Tex's horse *Rita Hayworth as Carmen Serano (billed as "Rita Cansino") *Yakima Canutt as Henchman Squint Palmer * Charles King as Henchman Pinto *Horace Murphy as Sidekick Lucky *Earl Dwire as Barker *Tex Cooper as Rodeo Announcer *Hal Price as Federal Officer *Glenn Strange George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who mostly appeared in Western films and was billed as Glenn Strange. He is best remembered for playing Frankenstein' ...
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Riders Of The Rockies
''Riders of the Rockies'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Robert North Bradbury and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Norman Leslie. The film stars Tex Ritter, Louise Stanley, Horace Murphy, Snub Pollard, Earl Dwire and Charles King. The film was released on July 2, 1937, by Grand National Films Inc. Despite the song and title, the film takes place on the Arizona/Mexico border and not the Rockies. Plot Arizona Rangers Tex Rand, Doc Thornton and Pee Wee McDougal are posted to the border post at Desert Wells to combat a group of rustlers taking cattle across the Mexican border. The rustlers manage to falsely implicate the three for being in cahoots with the rustlers, leading to their arrest. Tex and the others break jail to team up with the Ruraless to bring justice to both nations. Cast *Tex Ritter as Tex Rand *Louise Stanley as Louise Rogers *Horace Murphy as Doc Thornton *Snub Pollard as Pee Wee McDougall *Earl Dwire as Jeff Jeffries * Charles King as ...
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Lawless Land
''Lawless Land'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Albert Ray and starring Johnny Mack Brown and Louise Stanley. Originally made by Supreme Pictures in 1936, it was released by Republic Pictures the following year. Cast * Johnny Mack Brown as Ranger Jeff Hayden * Louise Stanley as Letty Winston * Ted Adams as Clay Wheeler * Julian Rivero as Henchman Ortego * Horace Murphy as Storekeeper Lafe Spooner * Frank Ball as Saloon owner Bill * Ed Cassidy Edward Claude Cassidy (May 4, 1923 – December 6, 2012) was an American jazz and rock drummer who was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967. Biography Ed Cassidy was born in Harvey, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago on May 4, ... as Sheriff Jim * Anita Camargo as Lolita Soundtrack * The Chiquita Hernandez Orchestra "La Cacuracha" External links * * 1937 films 1937 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Republic Pictures films Films dire ...
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The Gambling Terror
''The Gambling Terror'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Iris Meredith and Charles King.Pitts p.121 Plot A town is effectively terrorised by a protection racket with no one knowing who their leader is. Their only opposition is the editor of a local newspaper. When the editor's young son is caught listening to a pair to thugs victimising a farmer the thugs threaten to beat him to tell them what he heard. They are thwarted and beat up by Jeff Hayes, a gambler who is passing through town. When they threaten retribution to Jeff, he laughs in their face, telling them that anyone who'd horsewhip a child wouldn't be too much for a ''man'' to worry about. The previous gambling in the town saloon was stopped by the protection racket when they wouldn't pay tribute. Jeff refuses to pay and gives the now frightened thugs a sample of his quick draw and expert marksmanship with his pair of six shooters. Jeff is cheered by the town, but ...
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