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Jay Wilsey
Jay Wilsey (February 6, 1896 – October 25, 1961) was an American film actor (born Wilbert Jay Wilsey). He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1924 and 1944. He starred in a series of very low-budget westerns in the 1920s and 1930s, billed as Buffalo Bill Jr. Born in St. Francisville, Missouri, Wilsey rode in Wild West shows and rodeos before he became an actor. His first film was ''Rarin' to Go'' (1924). Wilsey's career as an actor diminished as sound films increased in popularity, causing him to become a stunt performer. A January 29, 1940, newspaper article reported that he had performed 6,000 stunts up to that time. Wilsey was married to actress Jeanette Boutelle. Selected filmography * ''Rarin' to Go'' (1924) - Bill Dillon * ''Fast and Fearless'' (1924) - Lightning Bill Lewis * ''Hard Hittin' Hamilton'' (1924) - Bill Hamilton * '' Bringin' Home the Bacon'' (1924) - Bill Winton * ''Thundering Romance'' (1924) - Lightning Bill * ''Full Speed'' (1925) * '' On the Go'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Terror (film)
''Texas Terror'' is a 1935 American Monogram romantic Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, George "Gabby" Hayes and Lucile Brown. Cast * John Wayne as John Higgins * Lucile Browne as Bess Matthews (billed as Lucille Browne) * LeRoy Mason as Joe Dickson (billed as Leroy Mason) * Fern Emmett as Aunt Martha Hubbard * George "Gabby" Hayes as Sheriff Ed Williams (billed as George Hayes) * Jay Wilsey as Blackie Martin (billed as Buffalo Bill Jr.) * John Ince as blacksmith Bob * Henry Roquemore as dance MC (billed as Henry Roguemore) * Jack Duffy as Jake Abernathy Reception ''Texas Terror'' was released on February 1, 1935. Reviewing the film as part of a collection, Stuart Galbraith called it part of a series of "substandard, ultra-cheap John Wayne pictures". Reviewing another collection, Ike Oden of DVD Verdict called it a "disposable footnote". See also * John Wayne filmography * List of American films of 1935 This List of American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Galloping Gobs
''The Galloping Gobs'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Morgan Brown and Betty Baker. Cast * Jay Wilsey as Bill Corbitt * Morgan Brown as Chub Barnes * Betty Baker as Mary Whipple * Raye Hampton as Fanny * Walter Maly as The bandit leader * Robert Homans Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career. Life and career Robert Homans was born November 8, 1877, in Malden, Massachusetts. Although he studied ... as The banker * Jack Barnell as The ensign * Fred Burns as The sheriff References External links * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Richard Thorpe American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Utah Kid (1930 Film)
''The Utah Kid'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Rex Lease and Boris Karloff. Cast * Rex Lease as Cal Reynolds * Dorothy Sebastian as Jennie Lee * Tom Santschi as Butch * Mary Carr as Aunt Ada * Walter Miller as Sheriff Jim Bentley * Lafe McKee as Parson Joe * Boris Karloff as Henchman Baxter * Bud Osborne as Deputy * Chuck Baldra as Henchman (uncredited) * Ralph Bucko as Henchman (uncredited) * Bob Burns as Barfly (uncredited) * Fred Burns as Rancher (uncredited) * Bob Card as Henchman (uncredited) * Bud McClure as Henchman (uncredited) * Art Mix as Deputy (uncredited) * Jack Rockwell as Henchman (uncredited) * Hal Taliaferro as Deputy (uncredited) * Al Taylor as Henchman (uncredited) * Blackie Whiteford as Henchman (uncredited) * Jay Wilsey as Deputy (uncredited) Plot A reformed outlaw (Lease) marries a teacher (Sebastian) to protect her from his gang, Production In addition to Thorpe as director, Frank Howard Clark w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Way Out West (1930 Film)
''Way Out West'' is a 1930 American pre-Code parody film, directed by Fred Niblo, starring William Haines, Leila Hyams, Polly Moran, and Ralph Bushman. It tells the story of Windy, a con man who cheats a group of cowboys out of their money. When they discover his cheating and learn that he has been robbed, they force him to work on a ranch until he has paid his debt. Plot Windy, a sideshow barker, cheats a group of cowboys out of their pay, but is then robbed himself. When the cowboys discover they have been cheated, they initially decide to hang him, then decide to make him work off his debt. He falls in love with ranch owner Molly, and when he saves her life after she is bitten by a rattlesnake, he wins her heart. Cast * William Haines as Windy * Leila Hyams as Molly Rankin * Polly Moran as Pansy * Cliff Edwards as Trilby * Ralph Bushman as Steve (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.) * Vera Marshe as La Belle Rosa * Charles Middleton as Buck Rankin * Jack Pennick as Pete * Buddy Roosev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond The Rio Grande
''Beyond the Rio Grande'' is a 1930 American pre-Code western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Jack Perrin, Franklyn Farnum and Jay Wilsey.Munden, p. 55 Cast * Jack Perrin as Bert Allen * Franklyn Farnum as Joe Kemp * Charline Burt as Betty Burke * Emma Tansey as Mrs. Burke * Jay Wilsey as Bill * Pete Morrison as Al Mooney * Henry Roquemore as Sheriff * Edmund Cobb as Dick * Henry Taylor as Doctor * Barney Beasley as Henchman * Herman Hack as Henchman * Artie Ortego Artie A. Ortego (February 9, 1890 – July 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 240 films between 1912 and 1955. Ortego portrayed cowboys, henchmen and American Indians in a large number of westerns and performed h ... as Vaquero * Starlight the Horse as Starlight, Bert's Horse References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thundering Thompson
''Thundering Thompson'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson. Cast * Cheyenne Bill as Deputy Sheriff 'Thundering' Thompson * Neva Gerber as Maria Valerian * Al Ferguson Al Ferguson (19 April 1888 – 4 December 1971) was an Irish-born American film actor. Born in County Wexford, Ireland, he appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956. Billed as Smoke Ferguson, by 1912 he was making Westerns for Selig ... as Bill Edwards * Cliff Lyons as Efe * Ed La Niece as George Morgan External links * * 1929 films 1929 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films Films directed by Ben F. Wilson 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pirate Of Panama
''The Pirate of Panama'' is a 1929 American action film serial directed by Ray Taylor. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Jay Wilsey (aka Buffalo Bill Jr.) as Karl * Natalie Kingston as Evelyn Wallace * Al Ferguson as Boris Bothwell * George Ovey * Mary Sutton as Aunt Berry * Otto Bibber as Teager Episodes The serial had a total of 12 episodes, with the first 3 being released on the same day, and the others being slowly released for the next few months. # Pirate Gold # Mutiny # The Treasure Chest # The Pirates' Secret # Vengeance # Trapped by the Tide # The Shadow of Death # The Menacing Swamp # The Signal of Hope # Two Lives for One # The Price of Greed # The Greatest Treasure See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Final Reckoning
''A Final Reckoning'' is a 1928 American silent Western film serial directed by Ray Taylor, set in colonial Australia. The film is considered to be lost. It is based on an 1887 novel by G. A. Henty. Cast * Newton House as Ruben Whitney * Louise Lorraine as Miss Whitney, Ruben's Sister * Jay Wilsey as Captain Wilson (as Buffalo Bill Jr.) * Edmund Cobb as Black Jack * Frank Clark as Jim Whitney See also * List of American films of 1928 * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... References External links * 1928 films 1928 lost films 1928 Western (genre) films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Bushranger films Films based on British novels Films directed by Ray Taylor Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Valley Of Hunted Men
''The Valley of Hunted Men'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe (born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Biography Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, Richard Thorpe began his en ... and starring Jay Wilsey, Oscar Apfel and Kathleen Collins.Langman, p. 483 Cast * Jay Wilsey as Tom Mallory * Oscar Apfel as Dan Phillips * Kathleen Collins as Betty Phillips * Jack Ganzhorn as 'Frenchy' Durant * Alma Rayford as Valita * Frank Griffith as 'Yucca' Jake * Frank Ellis as Henchman * Adrienne Dore (uncredited) References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. External links * 1928 films 1928 Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Richard Thorpe American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange films Silent Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ballyhoo Buster
''The Ballyhoo Buster'' is a 1928 American silent Western film. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film stars Jay Wilsey, Peggy Shaw, and Nancy Nash. It was released on January 8, 1928. Plot After selling cattle to two strangers, Bob Warner is later drugged by those same men, who steal the money they had paid for the herd. Penniless, his girl leaves him for a rival suitor. Warner leaves town and meets a medicine show proprietor, who lets him join the show. Warner's job will be to last three rounds with anyone who challenges him in the ring, a "ballyhoo". He becomes quite a draw, and eventually the show makes an appearance in Warner's home town. He is challenged by the man who stole his girlfriend. While in the ring with a contestant, he notices the two robbers among the spectators. He knocks out the contestant, then chases after the two crooks. In the chase, one of the crooks hops into a car and then loses control, plunging over an incline and killing him. Warner catches up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roarin' Broncs
''Roarin' Broncs'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Ann McKay and Harry Todd.Langman, p. 377 Plot U.S. Border Patrol agent Bill Morris investigates the Tracy and Ball Ranch about an operation smuggling Chinese immigrants across the Mexico–United States border. Morris discovers the rancher's son Henry Ball to be responsible but gets captured by the gang after a motorcycle chase. Morris escapes from a shack, captures a tractor, and apprehends the gang. Cast * Jay Wilsey as Bill Morris * Ann McKay as Rose Tracy * Harry Todd * Lafe McKee * George Magrill George Magrill (January 5, 1900 – May 31, 1952) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 320 films between 1923 and 1952. Magrill performed on stage before he began to work in films. Besides his acting, Magrill worked as a s ... as Henry Ball References Bibliography * Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Obligin' Buckaroo
''The Obligin' Buckaroo'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Olive Hasbrouck and James Sheridan.Darby p.458 Cast * Jay Wilsey as Bill Murray * Olive Hasbrouck as Tess Cole * James Sheridan as Steve Cole * Harry Todd as Bozo Muldoon * Raye Hampton as Fifi * Slim Whitaker Charles Orbie "Slim" Whitaker (July 29, 1893 – June 27, 1960) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 340 films between 1914 and 1949. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California, from a heart a ... as Blackie References Bibliography * Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1991. External links * 1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films Films directed by Richard Thorpe 1920s English-language films Pathé Exchange films American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |