Reliable Pictures was an American
film production
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and
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company which operated from 1933 until 1937. Established by
Harry S. Webb
Harry S. Webb (October 15, 1892 – July 4, 1959) was an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 100 films between 1924 and 1940. He also directed 55 films between 1924 and 1940. He was the brother of "B"-film producer ...
and
Bernard B. Ray
Bernard Benny Ray (born Benjamin Shamrayevsky, November 18, 1895 - December 10, 1964) was a Russian-born American film producer and director. He is closely associated with the production of low-budget B films of Poverty Row, involved with compan ...
, it was a low-budget
Poverty Row outfit that primarily specialized in
Westerns. After its demise, the company's studios were taken over by
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...
.
[Pitts p.305-7]
Selected filmography
* ''
The Mystic Hour'' (1933)
* ''
Mystery Ranch'' (1934)
* ''
The Cactus Kid'' (1934)
* ''
Rawhide Mail'' (1934)
* ''
Ridin' Thru
''Ridin' Thru'' is a 1934 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Ruth Hiatt and Lafe McKee.Pitts p.311
Cast
* Tom Tyler as Tom Saunders
* Ruth Hiatt as Dolores Brooks
* Lafe McKee as Elmer ' ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Fighting Hero
''Fighting Hero'' is a 1934 American pre-Code Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler and Edward Hearn.Pitts p.310
Main cast
* Tom Tyler as Tom Hall
* Renee Borden as Conchita Alvarez
* Edward Hearn as Bert Hawley ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Terror of the Plains'' (1934)
* ''
The Silver Bullet
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1930s to 2010
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'' (1935)
* ''
The Laramie Kid
''The Laramie Kid'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Alberta Vaughn in her penultimate film and Al Ferguson.Pitts p.315
Plot
Tom Talbot has earned a large amount of money in breaking horses. Hop ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Midnight Phantom'' (1935)
* ''
Unconquered Bandit'' (1935)
* ''
North of Arizona'' (1935)
* ''
Never Too Late'' (1935)
* ''
Wolf Riders
''Wolf Riders'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Jack Perrin, Lillian Gilmore and Lafe McKee.Pitts p.313
Plot
Cast
* Jack Perrin as Jack Jennings
* Lillian Gilmore as Mary Clark
* Lafe McKee as John ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Test
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'' (1935)
* ''
The Live Wire'' (1935)
* ''
Loser's End
''Loser's End'' is a 1935 American Western film produced by Harry S. Webb for Reliable Pictures and directed by Bernard B. Ray.
Plot summary
A cowboy meets up with a bandit gang. Taken captive, he is rescued by a man called Don Carlos, and ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Cactus Kid'' (1935)
* ''
Rio Rattler'' (1935)
* ''
Skull and Crown'' (1935)
* ''
Born to Battle'' (1935)
* ''
Coyote Trails'' (1935)
* ''
Tracy Rides
''Tracy Rides'' is a 1935 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Virginia Brown Faire and Edmund Cobb.Pitts p.313
Plot
Cast
* Tom Tyler as Sheriff Tom Tracy
* Virginia Brown Faire as Molly H ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Texas Jack'' (1935)
* ''
Trigger Tom
''Trigger Tom'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Al St. John and Bernadene Hayes.Pitts p.318
Cast
* Tom Tyler as Tom Hunter
* Al St. John as Stub Macey
* William Gould as Mose Jeckyl
* John ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Fighting Pilot
''The Fighting Pilot'' (aka ''Fighting Pilot'') is a 1935 American action film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Richard Talmadge, Gertrude Messinger and Robert Frazer. When an inventor develops a new type of aircraft, a crooked businessman ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Silent Valley
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'' (1935)
* ''
Pinto Rustlers
''Pinto Rustlers'' is a 1936 American western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, George Walsh and Al St. John.Pitts p.319
Synopsis
A young cowboy's parents are killed by a gang of rustlers. He seeks revenge and infiltrates ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Speed Reporter
''The Speed Reporter'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Bernard B. Ray and starring Richard Talmadge, Luana Walters and Richard Cramer. It was produced as a second feature by the independent film, independent company Reliable Pictures.Pit ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Vengeance of Rannah
''Vengeance of Rannah'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Bernard B. Ray, produced by Ray and Harry S. Webb for Reliable Pictures, and starring Bob Custer and Rin Tin Tin, Jr.
Plot
Insurance investigator Ted Sanders is assigned to ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Step on It'' (1936)
* ''
Santa Fe Bound
''Santa Fe Bound'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and produced by Webb and Bernard B. Ray for Reliable Pictures.
Plot
Out on the trail cowboy Tom Crenshaw is forced to shoot and kill a bushwhacker. He takes the dead ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Fast Bullets'' (1936)
* ''
The Millionaire Kid'' (1936)
* ''
Caryl of the Mountains'' (1936)
* ''
Ambush Valley
''Ambush Valley'' is a 1936 American Western directed by Bernard B. Ray and starring Bob Custer and Victoria Vinton. It was produced by Ray and Harry S. Webb for Reliable Pictures.
Premise
Familial relations, government land, impertinent lan ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Roamin' Wild
''Roamin' Wild'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Bernard B. Ray and starring Tom Tyler and Max Davidson. It was produced and released by the independent Reliable Pictures.
Plot
Traveling peddler Abe Wineman is robbed by outlaws. R ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Santa Fe Rides'' (1937)
* ''
The Silver Trail
''The Silver Trail'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Bernard B. Ray.
Plot summary
Cowboy Bob Crandall is trying to find his friend that apparently is a rich miner, with help of bandit Molly Welburn he learns the truth.
Cast
*R ...
'' (1937)
References
Bibliography
* Balio Tino. ''Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Entertprise 1930-1939''. University of California Press, 1995.
* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.
American film studios
Film production companies of the United States
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