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Range Busters
''The Range Busters'' was a 1940–1943 American Western (genre), Western film series of 24 films. They were about the adventures of a trio of cowboys, many filmed at the Corriganville Movie Ranch, produced by George W. Weeks and distributed by Monogram Pictures. The series used "Home on the Range" as its theme song with each film featuring the heroes waving goodbye and promising to return in another adventure. Production Ray "Crash" Corrigan had previously made 24 films in Republic Pictures' ''The Three Mesquiteers'' series. When he and ventriloquist Max Terhune, who had made 21 films in the series, both had disputes over money with Republic, Corrigan went to producer George W. Weeks with the idea of a similar series that would be distributed by Monogram Pictures and filmed at the movie ranch with Western (genre), Western Movie set, sets owned by Corrigan, the Corriganville Movie Ranch in the Simi Hills of the Simi Valley. Corrigan said in an interview that he received 50% of th ...
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Bullets And Saddles
''Bullets and Saddles'' is a 1943 American Western film produced by Monogram Pictures Corporation. The film is the twenty-fourth and final entry in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Dusty, Dennis Moore as Denny and Max Terhune as Alibi, with Julie Duncan, Budd Buster and Rose Plumer. ''Bullets and Saddles'' uses footage from ''Fugitive Valley'', another film in the series. Plot A crooked businessman tries to get control of an area with his gang. The Range Busters are called in to try to stop his plan. Cast * Ray Corrigan as Ray "Crash" Corrigan * Dennis Moore as Denny Moore * Max Terhune as Max "Alibi" Terhune * Julie Duncan as Laura Craig * Budd Buster as Charley Craig * Rose Plumer as Mother Craig * Forrest Taylor as Marshal Claiburn * Glenn Strange as Jack Hammond See also The Range Busters series: * ''The Range Busters'' (1940) * ''Trailing Double Trouble'' (1940) * ''West of Pinto Basin'' (1940) * ''Trail of the Silver ...
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Movie Set
Set construction is the process undertaken by a construction manager to build full-scale scenery, as specified by a scenic design, production designer or art director working in collaboration with the theatre director, director of a production to create a Set (film and TV scenery), set for a theatrical, Film production, film, or Television production, television production. The set designer produces a scale model, scale drawings, paint elevations (a scale painting supplied to the scenic painter of each element that requires painting), and research about theatrical property, props, textures, and so on. Scale drawings typically include a floor plan, groundplan, elevation (view), elevation, and multiview orthographic projection$100000000000section, section of the complete set, as well as more detailed drawings of individual scenic elements which, in theatrical productions, may be static, fly system, flown, or built onto scenery wagons. Models and paint elevations are frequently ha ...
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US Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1945). It was created on 20 June 1941 as successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps and is the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force, today one of the six armed forces of the United States. The AAF was a component of the United States Army, which on 2 March 1942 was divided functionally by executive order into three autonomous forces: the Army Ground Forces, the United States Army Services of Supply (which in 1943 became the Army Service Forces), and the Army Air Forces. Each of these forces had a commanding general who reported directly to the Army Chief of Staff. The AAF administered all parts of military aviation formerly distributed among the Air Corps, General Headquarters Air Force, and the ground ...
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Spanish–American War
, partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence , image = Collage infobox for Spanish-American War.jpg , image_size = 300px , caption = (clockwise from top left) , date = April 21 – August 13, 1898() , place = , casus = , result = American victory *Treaty of Paris (1898), Treaty of Paris of 1898 *Founding of the First Philippine Republic and beginning of the Philippine–American War * German–Spanish Treaty (1899), Spain sells to Germany the last colonies in the Pacific in 1899 and end of the Spanish Empire in Spanish colonization of the Americas, America and Asia. , territory = Spain relinquishes sovereignty over Cuba; cedes Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine Islands to the United States. $20 million paid to Spain by the United States for infrastructure owned by Spain. , combatant1 = United State ...
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Haunted Ranch
''Haunted Ranch'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the twentieth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, with Rex Lease, Julie Duncan and Glenn Strange. Cast *John "Dusty" King as "Dusty" King * Dave Sharpe as Davy Sharpe *Max Terhune as "Alibi" Terhune *Elmer as Elmer - Alibi's Dummy * Julie Duncan as Helen Weston *Glenn Strange as Rance Austin * Charles King as Henchman Chuck *Bud Osborne as Henchman Ed *Rex Lease as Deputy Rex Lease * Fred "Snowflake" Toones as Sam *Budd Buster as Sheriff *Tex Palmer as Henchman Danny *Steve Clark as Marshal Hammond Soundtrack * John "Dusty" King - "Where the Prairie Hills Meet the Sky" (Words and Music by John "Dusty" King as John King) See also The Range Busters series: * ''The Range Busters'' (1940) * ''Trailing Double Trouble'' (1940) * ''West of Pinto Basin'' (1940) * ''Trail of the Silver Spurs'' (19 ...
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Black Market Rustlers
''Black Market Rustlers'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Patricia Harper. The film is the twenty-third in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Dusty, Dennis Moore as Denny and Max Terhune as Alibi, with Evelyn Finley, Steve Clark and Glenn Strange. The film was released on August 27, 1943. Plot Cast *Ray "Crash" Corrigan as 'Crash' Corrigan * Dennis Moore as Denny Moore *Max Terhune as 'Alibi' Terhune *Evelyn Finley as Linda Prescott *Steve Clark as Prescott *Glenn Strange as Corbin *Carl Sepulveda as Sheriff Hanley *George Chesebro as Slade *Hank Worden as Slim * Frank Ellis as Kyper *John Merton as Parry *Frosty Royce as Ed *James Austin as Guitar Player *Jean Austin as Yodeler *Ingrid Austin as Accordion Player *Art Fowler as Cowhand / Ukulele Player See also The Range Busters series: * ''The Range Busters'' (1940) * ''Trailing Double Trouble'' (1940) * ''West of Pinto Basin'' (1940) * ...
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Cowboy Commandos
''Cowboy Commandos'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film is the twenty-second in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Dusty, Dennis Moore as Denny and Max Terhune as Alibi, with Evelyn Finley, Johnny Bond and Budd Buster. The film was released on June 4, 1943. Plot Cast *Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash Corrigan * Dennis Moore as Denny Moore *Max Terhune as Alibi Terhune *Evelyn Finley as Joan Cameron *Johnny Bond as Slim *Budd Buster as William Werner *John Merton as Larry Fraser * Frank Ellis as Mario *Steve Clark as Dan Bartlett *Edna Bennett as Katie Werner *Bud Osborne as Hans *George Chesebro as Fred See also The Range Busters series: * ''The Range Busters'' (1940) * ''Trailing Double Trouble'' (1940) * ''West of Pinto Basin'' (1940) * ''Trail of the Silver Spurs'' (1941) * ''The Kid's Last Ride'' (1941) * ''Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona'' (1941) * ''Wrangler's Roost ...
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Texas To Bataan
''Texas to Bataan'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the seventeenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, with Marjorie Manners, Steve Clark and Budd Buster. This is the first in the series with "Davy" Sharpe taking the place of Ray "Crash" Corrigan as one of the leads. The film is also known as ''The Long, Long Trail'' in the United Kingdom. Premise Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Army buys some horses from the Range Busters' ranch for service in the Philippines. The cowboys tangle with Axis spies in both Texas and in the Philippines. Cast *John 'Dusty' King as Dusty King * David Sharpe as Davy Sharpe *Max Terhune as Alibi Terhune *Elmer as Elmer Sneezeweed - Alibi's dummy *Marjorie Manners as Dallas Conroy *Steve Clark as Tom Conroy *Budd Buster as Tad Kelton *E. Baucin as Cookie (the spy) * Frank Ellis as Ken Richards ...
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Tim McCoy
Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films. As a popular cowboy film star, he appeared on the front of a Wheaties cereal box. Early years Tim McCoy was born in Saginaw, Michigan on April 10, 1891. His father was an Irish Union Civil War veteran and Police Chief. While attending St. Ignatius College (now Loyola University) McCoy saw a Wild West show that influenced him to purchase a one-way ticket west. He ended up in Lander, Wyoming where he worked as a ranch hand. While there, he became an expert horseman and roper while developing an extensive knowledge of the customs and languages of the local American Indian tribes. McCoy was a renowned expert in Indian sign language and was named "High Eagle" by the Arapaho tribe of the Wind River reservation. He competed in numerous rodeos and then enlisted in the United Stat ...
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Buck Jones
Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones. Early life, military service Jones was born Charles Frederick Gebhart on the outskirts of Vincennes, Indiana, on December 12, 1891—some sources indicate December 4, 1889, but his marriage license and military records confirm the 1891 date. In 1907 he joined the United States Army a month after his 16th birthday: his mother had signed a consent form that gave his age as 18. He was assigned to Troop G, 6th Cavalry Regiment, and was deployed to the Philippines in October 1907, where he served in combat and was wounded during the Moro Rebellion. Upon his return to the US in December 1909, he was honorably discharged at Fort McDowell, California. Jones had an affection for race cars and the racing industry and became close friends with early driver Harry St ...
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The Range Busters
''The Range Busters'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by John Rathmell. The film is the first in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Dusty and Max "Alibi" Terhune as Alibi, with Luana Walters, LeRoy Mason and Earle Hodgins. It was released on August 22, 1940. The "Range Busters" series ran from 1940 to 1943 and encompassed 24 films, with the first 16 starring Corrigan, King and Terhune. Plot The Circle T Ranch is terrorized by a series of murders, culminating in the death of the ranch owner, Homer Thorp. His daughter, Carol, is being pressured into selling the ranch by the villainous Torrence. The three Range Busters—Crash, Dusty and Alibi—ride into town and save Carol from the bully. She offers them a job on the ranch, and they learn from Carol's friend Doc Stengle that the ranch is cursed, haunted by a Phantom. Torrence's gang of gunrunners are hiding in an abandon ...
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John "Dusty" King
John 'Dusty' King (born Miller McLeod Everson, July 11, 1909 – November 11, 1987) was a singer and film actor renowned for his Westerns particularly the Range Busters series. Biography Everson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Everson travelled the country working a variety of jobs, such as chauffeuring motorcars from Detroit to Cincinnati, lumberjacking in New Mexico, and working as a ranch hand in Arizona.Rainey, Buck ''Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary 1912–1956'', 2005, McFarland, p.714 Everson found himself a radio announcing job in Covington, Kentucky then returned to Cincinnati where he announced, hosted, and sang. Hearing him on the radio, bandleader Ben Bernie hired him as a singer with Everson changing his name to John King. Noting his good looks and popularity, Bernie recommended him to Hollywood with Zeppo Marx also agreeing with Bernie. Hollywood King was contracted to Universal Pictures making several fi ...
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