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Sunset Carson
Sunset Carson (born Winifred Maurice Harrison or Michael Harrison; November 12, 1920 – May 1, 1990) was an American B-western star of the 1940s. Early life, acting Carson was born on November 12, 1920, at Gracemont, Oklahoma, as either Winifred Maurice Harrison or Michael Harrison, to Maurice Greely Harrison and Azalee Belle McAdams. He moved to Plainview, Texas, as a child (per the 1930 US Census Hale County, Texas). Carson became an accomplished rodeo rider in his youth. For a time he worked in a western show owned by early cowboy actor Tom Mix. In 1940 he traveled to South America, where he competed in rodeos for two years. After his return to the U.S., he played small parts in the 1943 film ''Stage Door Canteen'', and the big budget 1944 film '' Janie'', both having him billed as "Michael Harrison". Catching the attention of Republic Pictures executive Lou Grey, he was signed to a contract and given his own series of B-westerns beginning in 1944, changing his name ...
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Sunset Carson Rides Again
''Sunset Carson Rides Again'' is a 1948 American Western film produced and directed by Oliver Drake and shot on his own ranch. Filmed in 1947 in Kodachrome on 16mm film, the film was the first of Drake's Yucca Pictures Corporation to star Sunset Carson. The film was released by Astor Pictures Corporation in 35mm Cinecolor.pp. 192-193 Reid, John Howard ''Your Colossal Main Feature Plus Full Support Program'' Lulu.com, 23 Mar 2005 Plot summary Bob Ward comes out West to seek vengeance on his father's murderer. Jumping off a freight train he becomes lost in the desert and drinks water out of a poison spring with near fatal consequences. He is rescued by none other that Sunset Carson who Bob believes murdered his father. Keeping his name a secret, Ward is nursed to health by Sunset's sister Joan. He becomes enemies with Sunset's partner and foreman Sam Webster. Seeing Sam mistreat a horse, the two begin brawling. Sunset decides to give the men a chance to have a fight, but th ...
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Firebrands Of Arizona
''Firebrands of Arizona'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Randall Faye. The film stars Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Earle Hodgins, Roy Barcroft and LeRoy Mason. The film was released on December 1, 1944, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Smiley Burnette as Frog / Beefsteak Discoe *Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson * Peggy Stewart as Poppy Calhoun *Earle Hodgins as Sheriff Hoag *Roy Barcroft as Deputy Ike *LeRoy Mason as P. T. Bailey *Tom London as Wagon-Driving Farmer *Jack Kirk as Henchman Memphis *Bud Geary as Henchman Slugs *Rex Lease as Deputy Mike *Grace Cunard as Woman in Bank (uncredited) See also *List of American films of 1944 Below is a list of American films released in 1944. ''Going My Way'' won Best Picture at the 17th Academy Awards. The remaining four nominees were '' Double Indemnity'', ''Gaslight'', ''Since You Went Away'' and '' Wilson''. A B C D E-F ... References External links ...
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Rio Grande Raiders
''Rio Grande Raiders'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Norton S. Parker. The film stars Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Bob Steele, Tom London, Tristram Coffin and Edmund Cobb. It was released on September 9, 1946 by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson *Linda Stirling as Nancy Harding * Bob Steele as Jeff Carson *Tom London as Sheriff Tom Hammon * Tristram Coffin as Marc Redmond *Edmund Cobb as Frank Harding *Jack O'Shea as Henchman Ramsey *Tex Terry as Mac McLane *Kenne Duncan Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born American B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were Westerns, but ... as Henchman Steve References External links * 1946 films American Western (genre) films 1946 Western (genre) films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Thomas Carr A ...
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Red River Renegades
''Red River Renegades'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Tom London, Ted Adams, LeRoy Mason and Kenne Duncan. It was released on July 23, 1946 by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson * Peggy Stewart as Julie Bennett *Tom London as Pop Underwood * Ted Adams as Frank Stevens *LeRoy Mason as Lon Ballard *Kenne Duncan Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born American B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were Westerns, bu ... as Henchman Hackett *Richard Beavers as Dave Webster * Edmund Cobb as Mark Webster References External links * 1946 films American Western (genre) films 1946 Western (genre) films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Thomas Carr American black-and-white films 1940s Engl ...
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The El Paso Kid
''The El Paso Kid'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Norman Sheldon. The film stars Sunset Carson, Marie Harmon, Hank Patterson, Edmund Cobb, Robert Filmer and Wheaton Chambers. The film was released on May 22, 1946, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson aka El Paso Kid *Marie Harmon as Sally Stoner *Hank Patterson as Jeff Winters *Edmund Cobb as Sheriff Frank Stoner *Robert Filmer as Gil Santos *Wheaton Chambers as Doctor Hamlin *Zon Murray as Henchman Moyer *Tex Terry as Henchman Kramer *Ed Cassidy as Well Fargo Agent Blake *Johnny Carpenter Johnny Carpenter (Jasper Carpenter; June 25, 1914 – February 27, 2003) was an American film actor, screenwriter and producer. He was known mostly for his work in Westerns and for his association with filmmaker Ed Wood. He used the stage nam ... as Express Guard *Post Park as Stage Driver * Charles Sullivan as Ed Lowry References External links * 1946 ...
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Alias Billy The Kid
''Alias Billy the Kid'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Earle Snell and Betty Burbridge. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Tom London, Roy Barcroft, Russ Whiteman and Tom Chatterton. The film was released on April 17, 1946, by Republic Pictures. Plot Texas Ranger Sunset Carson is given the mission of tracking down the notorious Marshall gang. Uncovering their hideout, he discovers the gang is led by Ann Marshall and is composed of three of her ranch-hands, Dakota, PeeWee and Buckskin. He soon learns, however, that they are in fact the innocent victims of a ring of swindlers and cattle rustlers led by the ruthless Matt Conroy. Cast * Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson * Peggy Stewart as Ann Marshall * Tom London as Dakota * Roy Barcroft as Matt Conroy * Russ Whiteman as Peewee * Tom Chatterton as Ed Pearson * Tex Terry as Buckskin * Pierce Lyden as Henchman Sam * James Linn as Henchman Jack * Stanley Price Stanley Price ...
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Days Of Buffalo Bill
''Days of Buffalo Bill'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by William Lively and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Tom London, James Craven, Rex Lease and Edmund Cobb. The film was released February 2, 1946, by Republic Pictures. Plot Ace Diamond (James Craven) and Bill Clinker (Rex Lease) frame Sunset Carson (Sunset Carson) for the murder of a young rancher, Jim Owens (Jay Kirby as Jay Kirby). Sunset and his sidekick, Banty McCade (Tom London) escape and ride to the Owen's ranch to aid Jim's sister Molly (Peggy Stewart) in her fight to hold the ranch from being taken over by town banker Jacob Lewis (Edmund Cobb), secretly in cahoots with Diamond; both men are aware that an assay report indicates there is gold on the Owens property. Cast *Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson * Peggy Stewart as Molly Owens *Tom London as Banty McCabe * James Craven as Ace Diamond *Rex Lease as Bill Clinker *Edmund Cobb as Banker Jacob ...
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The Cherokee Flash
''The Cherokee Flash'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr. It is a Sunset Carson serial Western in which Carson works to free his father and clear the family name from a crime his father did not commit. Plot Lawyer Butler, wanting Jeff Carson's ranch, has the Sheriff and his gang frame the bank holdup on him. Then they kill a witness that could free Carson and blame the murder on his son Sunset. But Sunset escapes, frees his father, and then sets a trap to catch the real killers. Cast * Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson * Linda Stirling as Joan Mason * Tom London as Utah * Roy Barcroft as Jeff Carson * John Merton as Mark "Blackie" Butler * Bud Geary as Sheriff Baldwin * Frank Jaquet as Doc Mason * Fred Graham as Tom Stanton * Joe McGuinn as Deputy Green * Pierce Lyden Pierce W. Lyden (January 8, 1908 – October 10, 1998) was an American actor best known for his work in television and film Westerns. Early life Lyden was born in a sod house on a ranc ...
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Rough Riders Of Cheyenne
''Rough Riders of Cheyenne'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Mira McKinney, Monte Hale, Wade Crosby and Michael Sloane. The film was released on November 1, 1945, by Republic Pictures. Plot A long simmering feud between the Carson and Sterling families erupts in western frontier town of Paradise Valley. Sunset Carson (played by the real-life Sunset Carson) hears that his father has been murdered by the Sterling family, and heads for his home town in Arizona after having lived out of state for years. Along the journey home he is attacked by an unidentified group of assailants. Carson survives the ambush, and reaches his family home. He is elated to learn that his father, Andy Carson (Eddy Waller), was wounded but survived the attack. The senior Carson tells his son that the feud is still a real problem because he, Andy, has been falsely accused of killing Sterling cla ...
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Bandits Of The Badlands
''Bandits of the Badlands'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Si Jenks, John Merton, Forrest Taylor and Wade Crosby. The film was released on September 14, 1945, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson * Peggy Stewart as Hallie Wayne *Si Jenks as Banty Jones *John Merton as Cort McKinnon *Forrest Taylor as Pop Wayne *Wade Crosby as Burl Kohler *Jack Ingram as Ed McKinnon * Monte Hale as Dr. Steve Carson * Fred Graham as Henchman Duke Lee *Alan Ward as Captain Burke * Robert J. Wilke as Henchman Keller *Tex Terry Edward Earl Terry (August 22, 1902 – May 18, 1985), known professionally as Tex Terry, was an American film actor who often played a henchman in B-movie Westerns during the 1940s and 1950s. Biography Terry was born in Coxville, Indiana. In 1 ... as Ranger Blackie *Jack O'Shea as Ranger Red References External links * 1945 ...
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Oregon Trail (film)
''Oregon Trail'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Frank Jaquet, John Merton, Mary Carr and Si Jenks. The film was released on July 14, 1945, by Republic Pictures. Plot After the Harvey Dawson gang robs a Union Pacific train of fifty thousand dollars in gold bullion, railroad detective Sunset Carson goes undercover to infiltrate the gang. To help establish Sunset's cover as the outlaw Jim Parker, the Union Pacific's chief detective chases him off a train and through the streets of a small western town. Sunset's escape is abetted by the lovely Jill Layton (Peggy Stewart), who was amused by Sunset during the train ride. Cast *Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson posing as Jim Parker * Peggy Stewart as Jill Layton *Frank Jaquet as George Layton *John Merton as Dalt Higgins *Mary Carr as Granny Layton *Si Jenks as Andy Kline *Bud Geary as Henchman Fletch Hobbs *Kenne Duncan as Henchma ...
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Bells Of Rosarita
'' Bells of Rosarita '' is a 1945 American musical Western film starring Roy Rogers and directed by Frank McDonald. Plot Cowboy balladeer Roy Rogers meets Sue Farnum (Dale Evans), a girl returning from back East, who is cheated out of her inheritance by a greedy scoundrel and kidnapper named Ripley (Grant Withers). As if things weren't bad enough, Roy's friend, ranch-owner Gabby Whitaker (Gabby Hayes), has misplaced his title papers. Normally, this wouldn't matter, but since that villain, Ripley, files suit claiming ownership of the ranch, it does. Not only that, but he's got an air-tight case. Roy sets out to expose Ripley, win back Sue's money and locate Gabby's title papers. Cast *Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers * Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse * George 'Gabby' Hayes as "Gabby" Whittaker *Dale Evans as Sue Farnum *Adele Mara as Patty Phillips *Grant Withers as William Ripley *Addison Richards as Slim Phillips *Roy Barcroft as Henchman Maxwell * Janet Martin as Rosarita *The Robert ...
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