SMASHPOUNDX' CREEKY PROJECTOR

1943 directed by Sam Newfield and starring Buster Crabbe and his horse, Falcon, and in lesser roles: Al St. John, Patti McCarty, Charles King, John Merton, Kermit Maynard, A seedy lawyer and his gang of villainous henchmen conspire to steal a stretch of government land that is intended for a stagecoach company. Billy gets hired to route the villains because the U.S. Government obviously doesn’t have the agents who can handle something like that.

1943 directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation and starring Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Frances Gladwin, Ed Cassidy, Glenn Strange and Frank Ellis, Steve Clark and Roy Brent as the Three Henchmen; Elkins, Turner and Slater. Billy and his sidekick Fuzzy Jones take jobs as cowboys driving cattle to market, but ending up in the middle of a range war and dealing with a seedy cattle buyer who uses his Henchmen to stampede other people's livestock, and then offering to round up and buy them at cut-rate prices.

1943 directed by Sam Newfield starring Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Marjorie Manners, Milton Kibbee, J. Stanford Jolley, Frank Hagney and Kermit Maynard, George Chesebro and Frank Ellis as the Three Deputies; Pete, Slade and Biff. Billy and his sidekick Fuzzy get involved in a land dispute between seedy railroad swindlers and the angry settlers who were hoodwinked, blind-sided and downright tricked by the seedy swindle of the seedy swindlers. Huh? (see what I mean?).

1941 directed by Sam Newfield that was the fourth of Producers Releasing Corporation's Billy the Kid film series. Despite the film's title and mention of Lincoln County, there is neither a range war or even a range seen in the film. But who cares, right? Once again Billy is misunderstood and pursued by dumbo lawmen for crimes he didn’t commit. With the help of a sympathetic marshal and Mexican range detective, Billy and his cantankerous slingshot wielding sidekick Fuzzy (who also hasn’t taken a bath since he was old enough to dress himself_ get the chance to clear Billy's name by helping Ellen Gorman, the owner of a stagecoach line menaced by leering, seedy villains backed by a low-down, filthy and corrupt sheriff.

1940 directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation, and starring Bob Steele, Al St. John, Louise Currie, Carlton Young, Charles King Rex Lease and Kenne Duncan as Henchman Baker, Henchman Buck and Henchman Bragg, (also known as Les Trois Henchman, unfortunately not a singing act), and good ‘old Ted Adams. Billy the Kid (this time played by Bob Steele) and his side-kicks Jeff and Fuzzy, are ambushed while in their cabin. When Jeff is wounded during the getaway, they decide to hide out at Jeff's uncle's ranch in Little Bend Valley. While traveling to the ranch, they see the Three Henchmen doing what henchmen love to do, accosting lovely Ann Roberts and throwing her goods from her wagon, and leering and laughing savagely, After Billy chases them off, Ann tells him that “lil’ ‘ol she and her father is trying to run them off their land through devious means. Billy, being a sucker for a well-formed piece of fluff, agrees to help them out…

1942 directed by Sam Newfield starring Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Malcolm “Bud” McTaggart, Anne Jeffreys, Glenn Strange, Walter McGrail, Ted Adams, Jack Ingram and Milton Kibbee. Imprisoned and sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit, Billy, (who, thanks to a bit of historical revision on the part of “Smallywood” is now good guy) and his side-kicks Fuzzy and Jeff break out of jail. The three escapees discover that there are three impersonators who dress as them committing the crimes. On their mission to clear their names and bring the seedy villains to justice, the trio discovers the town of Mesa Verde where outlaws are given sanctuary in exchange for paying for legal protection, much like in the Federal Govt. of the United States.

The Old Barn Dance is a 1938 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry and his horse Champion, and in lesser roles; Smiley Burnette, Joan Valerie, Earl Dwire and featuring Roy Rogers, The Maple City Four, Jo Stafford and His Sisters and Walt Shrum and his Colorada’ Hillbillies. Yeehaw! Gene arrives in Ye Old Grainville with a string of horses he expects to sell at auction, and plans to put on a barn dance to attract potential buyers, because we all know people who buy horses also love to dance. The horse business has been affected lately by the invention of the new-fangled “horseless horse,” also known as the tractor. Hearing of Gene’s arrival, a radio station owner named Sally approaches Gene and offers him a “deal” which Gene promptly refuses, being wise enough to put his trust in horses rather than girls. However, Sally is a determined little hussy….

1937 directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry and his horse, Champion, and in lesser roles: Smiley Burnette, Betty Bronson, LeRoy Mason, Charles B. Middleton, Russell Simpson, The Tennessee Ramblers and Fred “Snowflake” Toones Cattleman Gene becomes entangled in a range war between the Cattlemen and the filthy Turpentiners, who make their living harvesting pine tree sap (and doing God knows what with it). It seems the busky Cattlemen want to burn the fores down because it gets in the way of their cattle-grazing, while the Turpentiners need the forest because, well, that’s where all the trees are, and without the trees there’s no sap which means no turpentine, (kind of like the knee bone connected to the ankle bone). As for Gene, aw shucks, he really just wants to spend his days a-riding' the range and a-yodelin.

1943 directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry and his horse, Trigger, and in lesser roles: Bob Nolan, Ruth Terry, Paul Terry, Ann Gillis, George Cleveland, Pat Brady, Paul Harvey, Hank Bell, (good ‘ole Hank Bell), and Hal Taliaferro. When Gene returns home after being “out” (not in the contemporary sense, of course) he finds a range war has started between the dastardly Cattlemen and the evil Sheepmen. (We all know Cattlemen hate, loathe and downright dislike with a vengeance all Sheepmen). When one of his good buddies is murdered, he discovers that the whole range war has been caused by a secretive and sinister Third Party who, besides delighting in the sheer evil of the things, are also out for filthy lucre.

1948 directed by John English and starring Gene Autry and his horse, Champion; and in lesser roles, Barbara Britton, Chill Wills, Jack Holt, Russell Arms, Robert Shayne, Fred Kohler and Clem Bevans. (good ‘ole Clem). Written by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost. When rough-ridin’ Gene Autry hears about the death of his old buddy Ed Norton, (NOT the Honeymooner’s Ed Norton, the other Ed Norton), who was killed during a dice game he sets out to find the killer. Instead he finds the innocent lad accused of the murder hiding out with his ever-helpful sister, who’s also a Western-cutie. Gene offers to help evade the sheriff until he can discover the real killer. (Could it be he really wants to, you-know-what to the sister? Oh, not, not Gene.)

1949 directed by John English and starring Gene Autry and his horse Champion, and in lesser roles; Sheila Ryan, Frank Richards, Hank Patterson, Jay Silverheels, Claudia Drake, Clayton Moore, (the Lone Ranger) and, believe it or not, Chief Yowlachie. Rancher extraordinaire Gene Autry is emotionally incensed by the plight of some peace-loving nature worshipping reservation Injun’s (ahem! I mean Native Americans) who are suffering from malnutrition and at the same time being exploited by the seedy, Indian Agency trading post operator, who is one of those white devils in disguise. Gene rides to the rescue and teaches all the seedy villains a lesson they will never forget, until the next movie.

1939 Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Hard-Ridin’ Roy Rogers and his horse, Trigger, And in lesser roles, Lynne Roberts, Noble Johnson, Don Dillaway, (a real name) Edward Keane, Raymond Hatton and Monte Blue. This time, Hard-Ridin’ Roy is riding hard for the Pony Express when he comes across a damsel in distress trapped in a runaway stagecoach. Roy (able to leap tall buildings in a single bound) saves the gal then meets her brother, a Confederate secret agent who tries to seduce Roy into working for the side of evil and oppression. But Roy is too blue to switch sides and he fights a nest of seedy villains headed by the crooked Senator who wants to turn California into a Republic and rule it like a king.

1939 British Technicolor film directed by Zoltan Korda, starring John Clements, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, and C. Aubrey Smith. Set during the reign of Queen Victoria, it tells the story of a young lad accused of filthy cowardice by his hunky, bravado-infused buddies all because he doesn’t want to go to war way the heck “over there” and fight and get all sliced up or worse for interests that have nothing to do with himself or any of the British people in general. His father is disgusted by him and even his girl thinks he might be a sissy, so he decides to prove them wrong.. It is widely regarded as the best of the numerous film adaptations of the 1902 novel by A.E.W. Mason.

1948 Western shot in Trucolor directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers and his horse, Trigger. And in lesser roles; Lynn Roberts, Andy Devine, Nana Bryant and Roy Barcroft. Roy is a U.S. Marshall who investigates shady goings-on involving a nice old guy who wants to help orphans and a seedy lawyer who smells opportunity.

1964 directed by Ted V. Mikels starring Victor Izay, Julia Calda, Ave Lezli, Guido Lavotelli, Mario Barco, Bibo Tao and Marsha Jordan. Screenplay by Ted Mikels and Wayne Rogers (of M.A.S.H. fame) credited as Juan Rogero. Three sex specialists discuss their most peculiar cases, which include a window-dresser who is a cronic peeping-tom and a man who believes his house is haunted by several nude, female ghosts

1961 directed by Dorish Wishman starring Davee Decker and Norman Kasserly. It’s 1961 and everyone is taking it off at the Sunny Palms Lodge. An outraged newspaper editor sends his ace reporter undercover to discover the seedy activities of these brazen wantons. The result of this, however, is not what he intended. Plenty of TNT!

An Adaptation of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain scripted by Herman J. Mankiewicz and starring Orson Welles (Dauphin, Huckleberry Finn), Jackie Cooper (Huckleberry Finn), Walter Catlett (Duke), Clarence Muse (Jim). Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air: Campbell Playhouse Brought to you by Campbell’s Tomato Soup, made from “big, firm, luscious beauties.” The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940) was a live CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles. Produced by Welles and John Houseman, it was a sponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The series offered hour-long adaptations of classic plays and novels, as well as adaptations of popular motion pictures.

Boris Karloff Presents: Tales of the Frightened was first published as a book in 1963, and included such stories as "Man in the Raincoat", “The Deadly Dress", "The Hand of Fate", “Don't Lose Your Head", "Call at Midnight", "Just Inside the Cemetery", "The Fortune Teller", "The Vampire Sleeps", "Mirror of Death", and "Never Kick a Black Cat". Michael Avallone was a prolific American author of mystery and secret agent fiction, and novelizations based on TV and films. He claimed a lifetime output of over 1,000 works, including novels, short stories, articles, published under his own name or 17 – plus pseudonyms. Avallone wrote the Nick Carter Killmaster Series under the name of Nick Carter and other pseudonyms. He also wrote with under many female names such as Priscilla Dalton, Jeanne-Anne DePre, Dora Highland and Edwina Noone. Tie-ins to his works included Man from U.N.C.L.E., Hawaii Five-0, Mannix, Friday the 13th Part III, Beneath the Planet of the Apes and even The Partridge Family.

Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air: Campbell Playhouse Brought to you by Campbell’s Tomato Soup, made from “big, firm, luscious beauties.” The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940) was a live CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles. Produced by Welles and John Houseman, it was a sponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The series offered hour-long adaptations of classic plays and novels, as well as adaptations of popular motion pictures. It Happened One Night - adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert Riskin, starring Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon.

Escape an adaptation of the play by John Gallsworthy starring Orson Welles, Wendy Barrie, Ray Collins, Jack Smart and Edgar Barrier. Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air: Campbell Playhouse Brought to you by Campbell’s Tomato Soup, made from “big, firm, luscious beauties.” The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940) was a live CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles. Produced by Welles and John Houseman, it was a sponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The series offered hour-long adaptations of classic plays and novels, as well as adaptations of popular motion pictures.

Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air: Campbell Playhouse Brought to you by Campbell’s Tomato Soup, made from “big, firm, luscious beauties.” The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940) was a live CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles. Produced by Welles and John Houseman, it was a sponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The series offered hour-long adaptations of classic plays and novels, as well as adaptations of popular motion pictures. An adaptation of Dodsworth by Sinclair Lewis starring Fay Bainter, Nan Sunderland,

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 silent movie adaptation of the classic novel by Victor Hugo directed by Wallace Worsley, produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg and starrings Lon Chaney, Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Nigel de Brulier, and Brandon Hurst. The film was Universal's most successful silent film, grossing $3.5 million.

Boris Karloff Presents: Tales of the Frightened was first published as a book in 1963, and included such stories as "Man in the Raincoat", “The Deadly Dress", "The Hand of Fate", “Don't Lose Your Head", "Call at Midnight", "Just Inside the Cemetery", "The Fortune Teller", "The Vampire Sleeps", "Mirror of Death", and "Never Kick a Black Cat". Michael Avallone was a prolific American author of mystery and secret agent fiction, and novelizations based on TV and films. He claimed a lifetime output of over 1,000 works, including novels, short stories, articles, published under his own name or 17 – plus pseudonyms. Avallone wrote the Nick Carter Killmaster Series under the name of Nick Carter and other pseudonyms. He also wrote with under many female names such as Priscilla Dalton, Jeanne-Anne DePre, Dora Highland and Edwina Noone. Tie-ins to his works included Man from U.N.C.L.E., Hawaii Five-0, Mannix, Friday the 13th Part III, Beneath the Planet of the Apes and even The Partridge Family.

Boris Karloff Presents: Tales of the Frightened was first published as a book in 1963, and included such stories as "Man in the Raincoat", “The Deadly Dress", "The Hand of Fate", “Don't Lose Your Head", "Call at Midnight", "Just Inside the Cemetery", "The Fortune Teller", "The Vampire Sleeps", "Mirror of Death", and "Never Kick a Black Cat". Michael Avallone was a prolific American author of mystery and secret agent fiction, and novelizations based on TV and films. He claimed a lifetime output of over 1,000 works, including novels, short stories, articles, published under his own name or 17 – plus pseudonyms. Avallone wrote the Nick Carter Killmaster Series under the name of Nick Carter and other pseudonyms. He also wrote with under many female names such as Priscilla Dalton, Jeanne-Anne DePre, Dora Highland and Edwina Noone. Tie-ins to his works included Man from U.N.C.L.E., Hawaii Five-0, Mannix, Friday the 13th Part III, Beneath the Planet of the Apes and even The Partridge Family.