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Partial filmography

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The Man from Bitter Roots ''The Man from Bitter Roots'' is a lost 1916 American silent Western film directed by Oscar Apfel and starring William Farnum. It was produced and released by the Fox Film Corporation.Eyes of Youth ''Eyes of Youth'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Clara Kimball Young. The film was based on the stage play ''Eyes of Youth'', performed on Broadway in 1917-18 and starred Marjorie Rambeau. This fil ...

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The Radio King ''The Radio King'' is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Robert F. Hill and released by the Universal Film Manufacturing Co. The ten chapters began with "A Cry for Help" released October 22, 1922. The film is now considered to be ...

'' (1922) * '' Full Speed'' (1925) * '' On the Go'' (1925) * '' A Streak of Luck'' (1925) * ''

Galloping On ''Galloping On'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Louise Lester, and Slim Whitaker. It was produced by the independent company Action Pictures. Location shooting took place around J ...

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The Bandit Buster ''The Bandit Buster'' is a 1926 American silent Western film. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film stars Buddy Roosevelt, Molly Malone, and Lafe McKee. It was released on December 19, 1926. Plot Henry Morton is a prominent banker. His daughte ...

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The Bonanza Buckaroo ''The Bonanza Buckaroo'' is a 1926 American silent Western comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Harry Todd, and Judith King. It was released on August 28, 1926. Plot When Buffalo Bill Jr. rescues an older woman trapp ...

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The Fighting Cheat ''The Fighting Cheat'' is a 1926 American silent Western film. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film stars Hal Taliaferro, Jean Arthur, and Ted Rackerby. It was released on February 11, 1926. Cast list * Hal Taliaferro as Wally Kenyon (credited ...

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Double Daring ''Double Daring'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Jean Arthur and Toby Wing.Munden, p. 199 It is now considered to be a lost film. Synopsis When the bank Wally Meeker works as a cl ...

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The Stolen Ranch ''The Stolen Ranch'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by William Wyler and starring Fred Humes, Louise Lorraine, and William Bailey. The future star Janet Gaynor appeared as an extra in the film. Plot As described in a film ma ...

'' (1926) * '' The Ramblin' Galoot'' (1926) * ''

Crossed Signals ''Crossed Signals'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, Henry Victor and Georgie Chapman.Munden p.155 Cast * Helen Holmes as Helen Wainwright * Henry Victor as Jack McDermott * Georgie C ...

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Bucking the Truth ''Bucking the Truth'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film directed by Milburn Morante and starring Pete Morrison, Brinsley Shaw and Bruce Gordon (actor/director), Bruce Gordon. Cast * Pete Morrison as 'Slim' Dua ...

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Ace of Action ''Ace of Action'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by William Bertram and starring Hal Taliaferro, Alma Rayford and Charles Colby. Plot synopsis A feud develops between two families, the Waltons and the Darcys, regarding own ...

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The Twin Triggers ''The Twin Triggers'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Nita Cavalier, and Frederick Lee.Munden, p. 838 Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Bud Trigger / Kenneth Trigger * Nita Cavalier a ...

'' (1926) * '' Rawhide'' (1926) * ''

Vanishing Hoofs ''Vanishing Hoofs'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and written by Betty Burbridge and L. V. Jefferson.The Phantom Buster ''The Phantom Buster'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by William Bertram and featuring Boris Karloff in a supporting role. Plot Bill Turner, a construction worker, steals from the corporate payroll for a gang and frames his ...

'' (1927) * ''

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 Sh ...

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Soda Water Cowboy ''The Soda Water Cowboy'' is a 1927 American silent Western film. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film stars Hal Taliaferro, Beryl Roberts, and J. P. Lockney. It was released on September 25, 1927. Cast list * Hal Taliaferro as Wally (credite ...

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The Ridin' Rowdy ''The Ridin' Rowdy'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Olive Hasbrouck and Harry Todd.Parish p.81 Cast * Jay Wilsey as Bill Gibson * Olive Hasbrouck as Patricia Farris * Al Hart as Mo ...

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The Desert of the Lost ''The Desert of the Lost'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Peggy Montgomery and Edward Cecil. Synopsis Having shot a man in self-defense and fled across the border into Mexico with ...

'' (1927) * ''

Manhattan Cowboy ''Manhattan Cowboy'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Lafe McKee and Mary Mayberry.McGowan p.169 Cast * Bob Custer as Jack Steel * Lafe McKee as John Steel * Mary Mayberry as Alic ...

'' (1928) * ''

Desperate Courage ''Desperate Courage'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film stars Wally Wales, Olive Hasbrouck, and Tom Bay. Produced by the Poverty Row studio Action Pictures, it was released by Pathé Exchange on Janua ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Flyin' Buckaroo ''The Flyin' Buckaroo'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Jack D'Oise and J.P. Lockney.Quinlan, p. 342. Cast * Hal Taliaferro as Bill Mathews * Jack D'Oise as Henry Mathews * J.P ...

'' (1928) * ''

Saddle Mates ''Saddle Mates'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hal Taliaferro, Hank Bell and Peggy Montgomery.Langman, p. 389. Two partners seek revenge on the man who has cheated them out of their ranch. Cast ...

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The Code of the Scarlet ''The Code of the Scarlet'' is a 1928 American silent western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Ken Maynard, Gladys McConnell and Ed Brady.Munden p.136 The title is also sometimes written as just ''Code of the Scarlet''. A northern, ...

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The Sunset Legion ''The Sunset Legion'' is a lost 1928 American silent Western film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and Alfred L. Werker, written by Garrett Graham and Frances Marion, and starring Fred Thomson, Edna Murphy, William Courtright, and Harry Woods. It w ...

'' (1928) * ''

Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enroll ...

'' (1929) * '' An Oklahoma Cowboy'' (1929) * ''

Headin' Westward ''Headin' Westward'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Custer, Mary Mayberry and John Lowell. Cast * Bob Custer as Oklahoma Adams * Mary Mayberry as Mary Benson * John Lowell as Ed Benson * J.P. ...

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Bad Men's Money ''Bad Men's Money'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Yakima Canutt, Peggy Montgomery and John Lowell. Cast * Yakima Canutt as Jim Donovan * Peggy Montgomery as Helen Saunders * J.P. McGowan as Sher ...

'' (1929) * '' Riders of the Storm'' (1929) * '' Captain Cowboy'' (1929) * ''

Wyoming Tornado ''Wyoming Tornado'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Art Acord, Peggy Montgomery and Slim Whitaker.Munden, p. 928 Cast * Art Acord * Peggy Montgomery * J.P. McGowan * Slim Whitaker * Bud Osborne ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Fighting Legion ''The Fighting Legion'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and written by Bennett Cohen and Leslie Mason. The film stars Ken Maynard, Dorothy Dwan, Harry Todd, Frank Rice, Ernie Adams, and Stanley Blystone. ...

'' (1930) * ''

Oklahoma Cyclone ''Oklahoma Cyclone'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by John P. McCarthy that is a forerunner of the singing cowboy genre. It stars Bob Steele in his second talking picture playing the title role and singing. The film was re ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Dawn Trail ''The Dawn Trail'' is a 1930 American Western film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Marceline Day, Miriam Seegar, and Charles Morton, and was released on November 28, 1930. It was remade as the 1939 film ''Texas Stampede''. Cast list * ...

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Breed of the West ''Breed of the West'' is a 1930 American Western film directed by Alan James, starring Hal Taliaferro, Virginia Brown Faire, and Buzz Barton. Plot Wally Weldon works as a ranch hand on Colonel Jim Sterner's ranch, reporting in to Longrope Whe ...

'' (1930) * ''

Rider of the Plains ''Rider of the Plains'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Tom Tyler, Lilian Bond and Al Bridge. Main cast * Tom Tyler as Blackie Saunders * Lilian Bond as Betty Harper * Al Bridge as Deputy Bill Gaines ...

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Lightnin' Smith Returns ''Lightnin' Smith Returns'' is a 1931 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Jack Irwin and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Barbara Worth and Tom London. Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as John Smith * Barbara Worth as Helen Parker * Tom London ...

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Desert Vengeance ''Desert Vengeance'' is a 1931 American western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Barbara Bedford and Douglas Gilmore.Pitts p.86 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Cast * Buck Jones as Jim Cardew (as Charles ...

'' (1931) * '' The Cheyenne Cyclone'' (1931) * '' Valley of Badmen'' (1931) * '' The Hurricane Horseman'' (1931) * ''

Freighters of Destiny ''Freighters of Destiny'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film produced and directed by film editor Fred Allen, from a screenplay by Adele Buffington. Allen had started in the film industry as an editor in the early 1920s during the silent e ...

'' (1931) * '' West of Cheyenne'' (1931) * ''

The Fighting Fool ''The Fighting Fool'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and released by Columbia Pictures starring Tim McCoy, Marceline Day, and William V. Mong. Cast * Tim McCoy as Sheriff Tim Collins * Marceline Day as J ...

'' (1932) * '' South of Santa Fe'' (1932) * ''

Outlaw Justice ''Outlaw Justice'' is a 1932 American pre-Code western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Jack Hoxie, Dorothy Gulliver and Donald Keith.Rainey, p. 85 It was produced as a second feature for release by Majestic Pictures. Synopsis Pana ...

'' (1932) * '' The Texas Tornado'' (1932) * ''

The Man from New Mexico ''The Man from New Mexico'' is a 1932 American Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Tom Tyler, Caryl Lincoln and Robert D. Walker.Martin p.166 Cast * Tom Tyler as Jess Ryder * Caryl Lincoln as Sally Langton * Robert D. Walke ...

'' (1932) * '' Guns for Hire'' (1932) * ''

The Man from Monterey ''The Man from Monterey'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. The picture was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. This film was the last of six films John Wayne made at Warner Bros. between 1 ...

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Trouble Busters ''Trouble Busters'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Hoxie, Lane Chandler and Kaye Edwards. Cast * Jack Hoxie as Tex Blaine *Lane Chandler as Jim Perkins *Kaye Edwards as Mary Ann Perk ...

'' (1933) * ''

Unknown Valley ''Unknown Valley'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker and Wade Boteler.Balio, p. 334 It was shot at the Iverson Ranch in California. Cast * Buck Jones as Joe Gordon (as ...

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Sagebrush Trail ''Sagebrush Trail'' (UK title ''An Innocent Man'') is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film with locations filmed at Bronson Canyon starring John Wayne and featuring Lane Chandler and Yakima Canutt (Canutt plays the leader of the gang as well ...

'' (1933) * '' Fighting Through'' (1934) * '' The Man from Hell'' (1934) * ''

The Law of the Wild ''The Law of the Wild'' is a 1934 American western serial film produced by Nat Levine, directed by B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer, distributed by Mascot Pictures, and starring two famous animal stars, Rex the Wonder Horse and Rin Tin Tin ...

'' (1934) * '' Border Vengeance'' (1935) * '' Arizona Bad Man'' (1935) * ''

Rustler's Paradise ''Rustler's Paradise'' is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger and Edmund Cobb. It was produced by the Poverty Row studio Ajax Pictures for release as a second feature.Pitts p.17 I ...

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The Outlaw Tamer ''The Outlaw Tamer'' is a 1935 American western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Lane Chandler, Blanche Mehaffey and George 'Gabby' Hayes.Pitts p.151 Synopsis A posse on the trail of masked bandit loses the trail of the wounded ma ...

'' (1935) * '' Blazing Guns'' (1935) * ''

Lawless Range ''Lawless Range'' is a 1935 American Western film released by Republic Pictures, directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne. He appears as a "singing cowboy" in the film, with his singing voice dubbed by Glenn Strange, who later ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Last of the Clintons ''The Last of the Clintons'' is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Betty Mack and Victor Potel. It was the last film released by the Poverty Row studio Ajax Pictures before it closed down.Pitts p.1 ...

'' (1935) * ''

Desert Guns ''Desert Guns'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Conway Tearle, Margaret Morris and William Gould.Pitts, p. 85. Cast * Conway Tearle as Kirk Allenby / Bob Enright * Margaret Morris as Roberta Enrrigh ...

'' (1936) * ''

Rio Grande Ranger ''Rio Grande Ranger'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Robert Allen, Iris Meredith and Paul Sutton.Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012. p. 285. Par ...

'' (1936) * '' Raw Timber'' (1937) * ''

Melody of the Plains ''Melody of the Plains'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Fred Scott, Louise Small, Al St. John, David Sharpe, Lafe McKee and Bud Jamison. The film was released on April 2, ...

'' (1937) * ''

Roaring Six Guns ''Roaring Six Guns'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by J. P. McGowan and written by Arthur Everett. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Mary Hayes, Sam Flint, John Merton, Budd Buster, Robert Fiske and Ed Cassidy. The film was released on ...

'' (1937) * '' Pioneer Trail'' (1938) * ''

Lightning Carson Rides Again ''Lightning Carson Rides Again'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. Cast * Tim McCoy as "Lightning Bill" Carson / Jose * Joan Barclay as Sally, Paul Smith's Sweetheart * Ted Adams as Gang leader Chuck *Bob Terry as Pau ...

'' (1938) * '' Phantom Gold'' (1938) * '' The Fighting Gringo'' (1939) * ''

The Marshal of Mesa City ''The Marshal of Mesa City'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by David Howard from a screenplay by Jack Lait Jr.. Although no story credit was given, this film bears a striking similarity to the 1935 western, ''The Arizonian'', whose s ...

'' (1939) * ''

Frontiers of '49 ''Frontiers of '49'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Luana Alcañiz and Charles King.Blottner p.53 Cast * Wild Bill Elliott as Major John Freeman * Luana Alcañiz as Dolores de Cervan ...

'' (1939) * ''

Billy the Kid in Texas ''Billy the Kid in Texas'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It's the second in the "Billy the Kid" film series, produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946. Plot Billy the Kid runs into his old friend Fuzzy in a wide-open Texas ...

'' (1940) * ''

Bullet Code ''Bullet Code'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Virginia Vale and Slim Whitaker. The screenplay was written by Doris Schroeder from a story by Bennett Cohen.. Plot In the Old West, cowhand ...

'' (1940) * ''

Billy the Kid Wanted ''Billy the Kid Wanted'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. This film is the seventh in the "Billy the Kid" film series produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946, and the first starring Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid, replacing ...

'' (1941) * ''

Billy the Kid's Round-Up ''Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Carleton Young, Joan Barclay, Glenn Strange and Charles King. The film was released on ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Lone Rider and the Bandit ''The Lone Rider and the Bandit'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Sam Robins. The film stars George F. Houston as the Lone Rider, Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smok ...

'' (1942) * ''

The Lone Rider in Texas Justice ''The Lone Rider in Texas Justice'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Steve Braxton. The film stars George Houston as the "Lone Rider", Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones and Dennis Moore as Sheriff ...

'' (1942) * ''

Arizona Stage Coach ''Arizona Stage Coach'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the sixteenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Dusty and Max "Alibi" Te ...

'' (1942) * ''

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns ''Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Milton Raison and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Dave O'Brien, John Merton, Milton Kibbee and Ted Adams ...

'' (1942) * '' The Mysterious Rider'' (1942) * ''

Death Rides the Plains ''Death Rides the Plains'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with Patti McCarty, Ray Benne ...

'' (1943) * ''

The Kid Rides Again ''The Kid Rides Again'' is a 1943 American western directed by Sam Newfield. The film was one of the Billy the Kid (film series), Billy the Kid (film series by Producers Releasing Corporation. It was Iris Meredith's last credited feature film ...

'' (1943) * '' The Drifter'' (1944) * ''

Outlaws of the Plains ''Outlaws of the Plains'' is a 1946 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Buster Crabbe, Al St. John and Patti McCarty.Vermilye p.168-69 Cast * Buster Crabbe as Billy Carson * Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jone ...

'' (1946) * ''

Overland Riders ''Overland Riders'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Ellen Coyle. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Patti McCarty, Slim Whitaker, Bud Osborne and Jack O'Shea. The film was released on August 21, ...

'' (1946) * ''

Black Hills The Black Hills ( lkt, Ȟe Sápa; chy, Moʼȯhta-voʼhonáaeva; hid, awaxaawi shiibisha) is an isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, United States. Black Elk P ...

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