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The Mysterious Rider is a 1938 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Douglass Dumbrille, Sidney Toler, and Russell Hayden. Written by Maurice Geraghty based on the 1921 novel The Mysterious Rider by Zane Gray, the film is about a notorious outlaw who returns to the ranch he once owned and takes a job disguised as a ranch hand. Unrecognized by the ranch's current owner, he waits patiently for an opportunity to expose the men who murdered his partner twenty years ago, framed him for the crime, and then stole his ranch. The film was later released for television in the United States as Mark of the Avenger. SYNOPSIS Ben Wade and his partner Frosty return to Bellounds' ranch where twenty years earlier Wade was wanted for murder. Unrecognized, he gets a job on the ranch and soon becomes involved in Folsom's cattle rustling and a chance to settle an old score. In the Arizona desert in the late 1800s, famed outlaw Pecos Bill (Douglass Dumbrille) and his sidekick Frosty Kilburn (Sidney Toler) hold up a stagecoach. During the raid, Bill takes money from a wealthy passenger and gives it to a poor woman passenger, then rides away. Having lived an outlaw life for the past twenty years, and still wanted for a murder he did not commit, Pecos Bill, whose real name is Ben Wade, decides to return to his home town disguised as a regular cowboy to see his now grown daughter. Meanwhile, Jack Bellounds (Weldon Heyburn), the son of the corrupt rancher William Bellounds (Stanley Andrews) who stole Ben's White Slider ranch, returns from prison and is given a ride back to the ranch by Ben's beautiful daughter Collie Wade (Charlotte Field), who was raised by his father. When Collie refuses his offer of marriage, the arrogant Jack races their horse-drawn carriage wildly through the desert. Seeing the runaway carriage, the gallant ranch forman Wils Moore (Russell Hayden) chases them down and stops the horses. When Ben and Frosty arrive at White Slider ranch, they get hired on as saddle makers, with Ben going by the name of Red Johnson. No one recognizes him—not even his daughter who hasn't seen him since her childhood. After settling in, Ben learns that 200 head of cattle have been stolen, and that Bellounds seems uninterested in finding the thieves. With the help of Frosty and Wils—one of the few honest men at the ranch—Ben intends to put a stop to the cattle rustling and restore the ranch to his daughter, the rightful owner. Meanwhile, Jack meets with Cap Folsom (Monte Blue), the leader of the cattle rustlers and Jack's former boss. Cap is also the man who murdered Ben's partner and framed him for the crime. Jack complains about the timing of the recent raid, but Folsom dismisses him, saying he can never turn his back on his outlaw past. At the ranch, Ben is tasked with working with the dogs on the ranch, and soon he uses his position to guard the cattle. One afternoon, Ben meets his daughter on the range and they talk about her future. Concerned that she may end up with a lout like Jack, he tells her that she will need to decide between Jack and Wils. Soon after, Ben is alerted by his barking dogs to rustlers in the area, and dressed in black as Pecos Bill, he rides after them. The rustlers recognize the approaching outlaw and take cover. During the ensuing gunfight, Wils arrives with his trustworthy men, sees Pecos Bill, and chases after him instead of the rustlers. Back at the ranch, Wils attempts to capture Ben, but is thwarted by a well-placed knife throw by Frosty. Knowing that Wils is on the right side of the law, Ben reveals his true identity and the truth behind how he lost his ranch—that he left his foreman William Bellounds to look after things, but he stole the ranch for himself, and now is rustling his own cattle for profit. Convinced he is on the level, Wils pledges to help Ben. When the other ranchers get together to search for the rustlers, Ben dresses up in black like Pecos Bill, draws their attention, and leads them to the rustlers' hideout. The plan backfires when the ranchers discover that Wils helped Pecos Bill to escape. Just as the mob prepares to lynch Wils, Pecos Bill rides in to the rescue. CAST & CREW Douglass Dumbrille as Pecos Bill/ Ben Wade Sidney Toler as Frosty Kilburn Russell Hayden as Wils Moore Stanley Andrews as William Bellounds Charlotte Field as Collie Wade Weldon Heyburn as Jack Bellounds Monte Blue as Cap Folsom Earl Dwire as Sheriff Burley Glenn Strange as Henchman Cramer Jack Rockwell as Lem Leo J. McMahon as Cowhand Montana Arch Hall Sr. as Rancher Andrews Directed by Lesley Selander Screenplay by Maurice Geraghty Based on The Mysterious Rider by Zane Grey Produced by Harry Sherman Cinematography Russell Harlan Edited by Sherman A. Rose Music by Gerard Carbonara Production company Harry Sherman Productions Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date September 21, 1938 (USA) Running time 74 minutes Country United States Language English

The Mysterious Rider is a 1938 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Douglass Dumbrille, Sidney Toler, and Russell Hayden. Written by Maurice Geraghty based on the 1921 novel The Mysterious Rider by Zane Gray, the film is about a notorious outlaw who returns to the ranch he once owned and takes a job disguised as a ranch hand. Unrecognized by the ranch's current owner, he waits patiently for an opportunity to expose the men who murdered his partner twenty years ago, framed him for the crime, and then stole his ranch. The film was later released for television in the United States as Mark of the Avenger. SYNOPSIS Ben Wade and his partner Frosty return to Bellounds' ranch where twenty years earlier Wade was wanted for murder. Unrecognized, he gets a job on the ranch and soon becomes involved in Folsom's cattle rustling and a chance to settle an old score. In the Arizona desert in the late 1800s, famed outlaw Pecos Bill (Douglass Dumbrille) and his sidekick Frosty Kilburn (Sidney Toler) hold up a stagecoach. During the raid, Bill takes money from a wealthy passenger and gives it to a poor woman passenger, then rides away. Having lived an outlaw life for the past twenty years, and still wanted for a murder he did not commit, Pecos Bill, whose real name is Ben Wade, decides to return to his home town disguised as a regular cowboy to see his now grown daughter. Meanwhile, Jack Bellounds (Weldon Heyburn), the son of the corrupt rancher William Bellounds (Stanley Andrews) who stole Ben's White Slider ranch, returns from prison and is given a ride back to the ranch by Ben's beautiful daughter Collie Wade (Charlotte Field), who was raised by his father. When Collie refuses his offer of marriage, the arrogant Jack races their horse-drawn carriage wildly through the desert. Seeing the runaway carriage, the gallant ranch forman Wils Moore (Russell Hayden) chases them down and stops the horses. When Ben and Frosty arrive at White Slider ranch, they get hired on as saddle makers, with Ben going by the name of Red Johnson. No one recognizes him—not even his daughter who hasn't seen him since her childhood. After settling in, Ben learns that 200 head of cattle have been stolen, and that Bellounds seems uninterested in finding the thieves. With the help of Frosty and Wils—one of the few honest men at the ranch—Ben intends to put a stop to the cattle rustling and restore the ranch to his daughter, the rightful owner. Meanwhile, Jack meets with Cap Folsom (Monte Blue), the leader of the cattle rustlers and Jack's former boss. Cap is also the man who murdered Ben's partner and framed him for the crime. Jack complains about the timing of the recent raid, but Folsom dismisses him, saying he can never turn his back on his outlaw past. At the ranch, Ben is tasked with working with the dogs on the ranch, and soon he uses his position to guard the cattle. One afternoon, Ben meets his daughter on the range and they talk about her future. Concerned that she may end up with a lout like Jack, he tells her that she will need to decide between Jack and Wils. Soon after, Ben is alerted by his barking dogs to rustlers in the area, and dressed in black as Pecos Bill, he rides after them. The rustlers recognize the approaching outlaw and take cover. During the ensuing gunfight, Wils arrives with his trustworthy men, sees Pecos Bill, and chases after him instead of the rustlers. Back at the ranch, Wils attempts to capture Ben, but is thwarted by a well-placed knife throw by Frosty. Knowing that Wils is on the right side of the law, Ben reveals his true identity and the truth behind how he lost his ranch—that he left his foreman William Bellounds to look after things, but he stole the ranch for himself, and now is rustling his own cattle for profit. Convinced he is on the level, Wils pledges to help Ben. When the other ranchers get together to search for the rustlers, Ben dresses up in black like Pecos Bill, draws their attention, and leads them to the rustlers' hideout. The plan backfires when the ranchers discover that Wils helped Pecos Bill to escape. Just as the mob prepares to lynch Wils, Pecos Bill rides in to the rescue. CAST & CREW Douglass Dumbrille as Pecos Bill/ Ben Wade Sidney Toler as Frosty Kilburn Russell Hayden as Wils Moore Stanley Andrews as William Bellounds Charlotte Field as Collie Wade Weldon Heyburn as Jack Bellounds Monte Blue as Cap Folsom Earl Dwire as Sheriff Burley Glenn Strange as Henchman Cramer Jack Rockwell as Lem Leo J. McMahon as Cowhand Montana Arch Hall Sr. as Rancher Andrews Directed by Lesley Selander Screenplay by Maurice Geraghty Based on The Mysterious Rider by Zane Grey Produced by Harry Sherman Cinematography Russell Harlan Edited by Sherman A. Rose Music by Gerard Carbonara Production company Harry Sherman Productions Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date September 21, 1938 (USA) Running time 74 minutes Country United States Language English

The Old Barn Dance is a 1938 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Joan Valerie, and written by Bernard McConville and Charles F. Royal. SYNOPSIS Autry and his buddies have a horse selling business which is threatened by a tractor company which claims horses are out of date. A horse trader named Gene Autry (Gene Autry) arrives in Grainville with his horses and outfit prepared to put on a barn dance to attract potential horse buyers to an auction. The horse trading business has been affected lately by the increased use of tractors to replace horses for farm work. Radio station owner Sally Dawson (Joan Valerie) approaches Gene and offers him a contract to sing on a program sponsored by Thornton Farming Equipment, the area's leading manufacturer of tractors. Unconvinced that tractors could ever replace horses, Gene refuses her offer, but is still attracted to her and invites her to his barn dance that night. Unknown to Gene, Sally is facing bankruptcy and needs to find a way to save the radio station. Knowing that Mr. Thornton (Ivan Miller), the tractor company owner, would sign a contract with her station if Gene would promote his product, Sally and her kid brother Johnny secretly broadcast Gene's show under the sponsorship of Thornton Farming Equipment. After hearing the broadcast and the audience reaction, Thornton agrees to give Sally an advance for Gene's upcoming shows, thereby saving the radion station. Later she tells Gene that if he signs a general contract with her, he would make enough money to offset his poor horse sales. In the coming weeks, Sally broadcasts Gene's barn dances via remote control hook-ups, presenting them as promotions for the tractor company. The farmers of the area, believing that Gene is endorsing the use of tractors, begin to purchase them using loans from a finance company. As harvest time approaches, however, many of the farmers are unable to make their payments on time, and the finance company, conspiring with Thornton, threatens to repossess the tractors unless the farmers sign over a percentage of their harvest profits. The farmers are given less than a week to decide. Believing that Gene is involved in the finance company's scheme, the farmers confront him at a barn dance and a major fight breaks out. Afterwards, when Gene learns the truth from Sally about how he has been used to promote tractor sales, he promises the farmers that he will provide horses to all of them to get them through the harvest. Meanwhile, Thornton demands that Sally return his advance payment since Gene will no longer be performing on the radio show. Fearing for her father's health and with no other option available, Sally agrees to broadcast recordings of Gene's barn dances to continue promoting the tractor company. When Thornton learns that Gene and his men are rounding up horses for the farmers, he orders his henchmen to stampede the herd. During the stampede, a cowboy is seriously injured. Later, when the farmers hear Gene's voice on Sally's radio station, they suspect he has betrayed them, but when Gene arrives, they all realize they are listening to a recording. Angered by the deception, Gene heads over to the radio station with his sidekick Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) and destroy the records, leaving the station in ruins. Later, Sally's kid brother Johnny is able to restore a record he made of Thornton discussing the stampede. CAST & CREW Gene Autry as Gene Autry Smiley Burnette as Frog Millhouse Joan Valerie as Sally Dawson Sammy McKim as Johnny Dawson Walt Shrum and His Colorado Hillbillies as Musicians Jo Stafford & Sisters as Trio of Comic Singers Maple City Four as Comic Singers Roy Rogers as Singer Ivan Miller as Mr. Thornton Earl Dwire as Clem Handley Hooper Atchley as Maxwell Ray Bennett as Buck, Thornton's Henchman Carleton Young as Peabody, Thornton's Henchman Frankie Marvin as Cowboy Earle Hodgins as Terwilliger Directed by Joseph Kane Written by Bernard McConville. Charles F. Royal Produced by Sol C. Siegel Cinematography Ernest Miller Edited by Lester Orlebeck Music by Alberto Colombo Production company Republic Pictures Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date January 29, 1938 Running time 60 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $49,191 NOTES The Old Barn Dance was filmed from November 27 to December 9, 1937. The film had an operating budget of $49,191 (equal to $1,022,661 today). The film had a negative cost of $50,179 (equal to $1,043,201 today). The Old Barn Dance was filmed on location in the Alabama Hills of Lone Pine, California, Kernville, California, and Red Rock Canyon State Park on Highway 14 near Cantil, California.

On the Great White Trail also known as Renfrew on the Great White Trail is a 1938 American Northern starring James Newill as Sgt. Renfrew of the Royal Mounted in the second of the film series. It was produced and directed by Albert Herman. SYNOPSIS Attracted to Kay Larkin, Mountie Renfrew gets the assignment of escorting her to a northern outpost to find her father. Arriving he learns a Mountie and another man are dead, money is missing, and her father is wanted for murder. Now traveling by dogsled Renfrew cathes Larkin who claims he is innocent and doesn't know where the money is. Even in the remote fur trading section of Canada, Sergeant Douglas Renfrew finds a lady in distress. Kay Larkin, whose father is a suspect to a crime. Larkin's partner, along with another Mountie, are found murdered: word came down from the remote region of the Pacific Northwest from Dr. Howe, who resides there. But after finding old man Larkin, and arresting him in the name of the Crown, Renfrew hears his story and suspect's Kay's father is innocent of the charges. Pierre, an employee of a trading post up north, is suspect until Dr. Howe's guilt is revealed. Howe committed the murders and attempted to frame Larkin. The motive was theft and greed that resulted in a murder neither party wanted to be involved, then attempted to cover their tracks. CAST & CREW James Newill as Sgt. Renfrew Terry Walker as Kay Larkin Robert Frazer as Andrew Larkin Richard Alexander as Doc Howe Richard Tucker as Inspector Newcom Bob Terry as Sergeant Kelly Eddie Gribbon as RCMP Constable Patsy Walter McGrail as Garou Philo McCullough as Henchman Williams Charles King as Henchman LaGrange Juan Duval as Henchman Pierre Victor Potel as Lyons Silver King the Dog as King, Renfrew's Dog Directed by Albert Herman Written by Laurie York Erskine (story), Charles Logue (screenplay), Joseph F. Poland (screenplay) Produced by Albert Herman Cinematography Ira H. Morgan Edited by Duke Goldstone Production company Criterion Pictures Distributed by Grand National Pictures Release date July 22, 1938 Running time 58 minutes Country United States Language English NOTES Replacing Lighting, the police dog from the first Renfrew movie, was another German Shepherd, Silver King, whose screen presence lasted a mere half a dozen movies. Director Al Herman was contracted to direct two Renfrew movies. Because the studio, Grand National Pictures, filed bankruptcy, Criterion acquired the former contract and Herman fulfilled his obligation before departing the poverty row studio for another low-budget entity, Monogram. Herman would go on to direct a number of Tex Ritter westerns.

Outlaw Express is a 1938 American Western film directed by George Waggner and written by Norton S. Parker. The film stars Bob Baker, Cecilia Callejo, Don Barclay, LeRoy Mason, Nina Campana and Martin Garralaga. The film was released on June 17, 1938, by Universal Pictures. SYNOPSIS Bradley and sidekick Sharpe are sent west to investigate the murders of pony express riders who are being killed to prevent the Spanish Land Grant papers going to Washington for registration. CAST & CREW Bob Baker as Bob Bradley Cecilia Callejo as Lorita Hernandez Don Barclay as Andy Sharpe LeRoy Mason as Jack Sommers Nina Campana as Lupe Martin Garralaga as Don Ricardo Hernandez Forrest Taylor as John F. Ferguson Carlyle Moore Jr. as Bill Cody Julian Rivero as Don Francisco Diego Jack Kirk as Phelps Carleton Young as Ramon Apache as Bob's Horse Directed by George Waggner Screenplay by Norton S. Parker Story by Norton S. Parker Produced by Trem Carr Cinematography Harry Neumann Edited by Charles Craft Music by Frank Sanucci Production company Universal Pictures Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date June 17, 1938 Running time 56 minutes Country United States Language English

Outlaws of Sonora is a 1938 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman. It stars Bob Livingston, Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune. Livingston has a dual role as Mesquiteer Stony Brooke and his outlaw doppelgänger Dude Brannen. SYNOPSIS Dude's gang captures Stony and seeing the resemblance, Dude poses as Stony. Wanted for the robberies and murder committed by Dude, a wounded Stony escapes. After Doc Martin fixes him up, Dude's gang kidnaps Martin to operate on Dude. Now it's Stonys turn to pose as Dude as the Mesquiteers try to round up the gang. Stony, Tucson and Lullaby are hired by the Mesquite County Cattleman's Association in Cactusville to collect a payroll from a bank in distant Red Rock. Stony is given the warrant and rides to Red Rock where Tucson and Lullaby are waiting. On the way, Stony is waylaid and captured by an outlaw gang led by Dude Brannen who is Stony's doppelgänger. Posing as Stony, Brannen goes to the bank to collect the payroll. The manager realises he is not Stony and Brannen shoots him. He takes the payroll and escapes as Tucson, Lullaby and the sheriff arrive to investigate the gunshot. Notices are posted for Stony's arrest although his friends do not believe he has become an outlaw. Brannen decides to continue his duplicity and his gang carry out more robberies and murders. They become notorious as the Brooke Gang with Stony publicised as their leader. Having decided that the gang has made enough money to live well and go to Mexico, Brannen has the idea of plastic surgery done to end the resemblance. Stony will be handed over to the authorities and the gang will claim the reward money as bounty. Stony manages to escape but is wounded in the shoulder as he rides away. He eludes his pursuers and makes his way to the remote cabin where the Mesquiteers are based. Believing his story, Tucson and Lullaby have to hide him when a posse arrives. All three ride to another hideout but Stony's wound has made him ill and the others fetch Doc Martin from Red Rock. Doc removes the bullet from Stony's shoulder and dresses the wound. He orders a reluctant Stony to rest and recuperate. Doc returns to his surgery in Red Rock but is then kidnapped by two of Brannen's gang. Thinking quickly, Doc tells them he will need a prescription done before he can perform the operation on Brannen. He writes it in Latin and one of the outlaws takes the note to the chemist while the other takes Doc to a saloon where he will meet Brannen and operate. The chemist reads the prescription and sees it is in fact a secret message. After alerting the sheriff, he gives the outlaw a fake prescription. The outlaw leaves and the posse follow him. Tucson and Lullaby are in the saloon and see Doc being brought in. Then, to their surprise, a man comes in who is a dead ringer for Stony. CAST & CREW Bob Livingston as Stony Brooke / Dude Brannen Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin Jack Mulhall as Dr George Martin Otis Harlan as Pool player Jean Joyce as Miss McCoy, Secretary Sterlita Peluffo as Rosita (as Stelita Peluffo) Tom London as Sheriff Trask Gloria Rich as Stony's friend Edwin Mordant as Banker Pierce Ralph Peters as Henchman Gabby George Chesebro as Henchman Slim Frank LaRue as Coroner Jack Ingram as Henchman Nick Merrill McCormick as Henchman Pete Directed by George Sherman Written by William Colt MacDonald, Betty Burbridge, Edmond Kelso Produced by William Berke Cinematography William Nobles Edited by Tony Martinelli Music by Alberto Colombo Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date April 14, 1938 Running time 55 minutes Country United States Language English NOTES Films in the Mesquiteer series are normally considered traditional Westerns but Outlaws of Sonora is an exception; it has a revisionist theme as an early example of the Outlaw/Gunfighter sub-genre.

Paroled – To Die is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by George H. Plympton. The film stars Bob Steele, Kathleen Eliot, Karl Hackett, Horace Murphy, Steve Clark and Budd Buster. The film was released on January 11, 1938, by Republic Pictures. SYNOPSIS Meline is taking money from his own bank to drill an oil well. When he finds Doug Redfern's bandana, he has his gang rob his bank and uses the bandana to frame Doug. When Doug is convicted but immediately paroled, Meline has another plan that he thinks will put him away permanently. Harvey Meline is a con-man who is using money from his own bank to drill an oil well, then one day he finds Doug Redfern's bandana and has his gang rob his own bank and blames it on Doug using his bandana, Doug is convicted but gets paroled, but Meline's plans don't stop there. CAST & CREW Bob Steele as Doug Redfern Kathleen Eliot as Joan Blackman Karl Hackett as Harvey Meline Horace Murphy as Lucky Gosden Steve Clark as Sheriff Blackman Budd Buster as Henchman Spike Travers James Sheridan as Henchman Matson Frank Ball as Judge Jack C. Smith as Prosecuting Attorney Directed by Sam Newfield Screenplay by George H. Plympton Story by Harry F. Olmsted Produced by A. W. Hackel Cinematography Robert E. Cline Edited by S. Roy Luby Production company Supreme Pictures Corporation Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date January 11, 1938 Running time 55 minutes Country United States Language English

Partners of the Plains is a 1938 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Harrison Jacobs. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Harvey Clark, Gwen Gaze, Hilda Plowright and John Warburton. The film was released on January 28, 1938, by Paramount Pictures. SYNOPSIS Lorna Drake has inherited a ranch. Hoppy teaches her a bit about ranching and handles Scar Lewis, the bad guy, in the process. Lorna Drake, is an aristocratic British girl and Hoppy's new employer. When Cassidy refuses to be ordered, Lorna has him arrested for horse stealing. The dumbfounded sheriff is even more puzzled when Miss Drake turns right around and demands that Hoppy be released into her custody. CAST & CREW William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins Harvey Clark as Baldy Morton Gwen Gaze as Lorna Drake Hilda Plowright as Aunt Martha John Warburton as Ronald Harwood Al Bridge as Scar Lewis Al Hill as Doc Galer Earle Hodgins as Sheriff John Beach as Mr. Benson Directed by Lesley Selander Screenplay by Harrison Jacobs Based on The Man from Bar-20: A Story of the Cow-Country 1918 novel by Clarence E. Mulford Produced by Harry Sherman Cinematography Russell Harlan Edited by Robert B. Warwick Jr. Production company Paramount Pictures Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date January 28, 1938 Running time 70 minutes Country United States Language English

Phantom Ranger is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Tim McCoy, Suzanne Kaaren and Karl Hackett. SYNOPSIS A Treasury Department engraver is being held captive by a counterfeiting gang that wants him to make counterfeit plates for them. A lawman is sent to rescue him. CAST & CREW Tim McCoy as Tim Hayes Suzanne Kaaren as Joan Doyle Karl Hackett as Sharpe John St. Polis as Pat Doyle John Merton as Henchman Bud Edward Earle as Matthews Robert Frazer as Chief McGregor Harry Strang as Henchman Jeff Charles King as Henchman Dan Richard Cramer as Barton Tom London as Reynolds Bruce Warren as Rogers Robert McKenzie as Saloon-Owner Charlie Jimmy Aubrey as Telegraph Operator Directed by Sam Newfield Written by Stanley Roberts, Joseph O'Donnell Produced by Maurice Conn Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh Edited by Richard G. Wray Production company Conn Pictures Distributed by Monogram Pictures Release date May 27, 1938 Running time 53 minutes Country United States Language English

Rawhide is a 1938 American Western film starring Lou Gehrig and made by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. The movie was directed by Ray Taylor and produced by Sol Lesser from a screenplay by Jack Natteford and Daniel Jarrett. The cinematography was by Allen Q. Thompson. This is the only Hollywood movie in which baseball great Lou Gehrig made a screen appearance, playing himself as a vacationing ballplayer visiting his sister Peggy (played by Evalyn Knapp) on a ranch in the fictional town of Rawhide, Montana. SYNOPSIS Baseball superstar Gehrig is one of several ranchers being coerced by a bunch of bandits. His sister and her lawyer/lover organize the ranchers. The storyline revolves around Lou Gehrig playing himself, who decides to give up baseball in New York for the life of a western cattle rancher. Once at the ranch, Gehrig encounters a protection racket preying on the ranchers by extortion and violence. He teams up with a crusading local attorney to fight the crooks and ultimately put them in jail. In the opening scene, Lou Gehrig is surrounded by a group of reporters at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, where he is about to take a train to his sister's ranch out west in Rawhide. Proclaiming that he is "through with baseball", he tells the sceptical newsmen that he wants the "peace and quiet" of the cowboy life. Gehrig plays an easygoing dude rancher, whose self-deprecating humor is displayed the first time he attempts to ride a horse. As he timidly approaches his steed, a ranch hand urges, "Jus' walk right up to him like ya' wasn't afraid", to which Gehrig deadpans, "I couldn't be that deceitful". An unscrupulous interloper, Ed Saunders, and his henchmen have seized control of the local "Ranchers Protective Association" by subterfuge and are using it as a front to extort outrageous "association fees" from the local ranchers, resorting to violence and bribery. After Gehrig refuses to pay, one of his ranch hands is shot by one of the crooks. Gehrig storms into the local saloon to confront Saunders and his gang. When a barroom brawl ensues, the attorney (played by co-star Smith Ballew) joins in the fight as Gehrig hurls billiard balls at the criminals. The movie eventually reaches a climax in the obligatory Western film chase scene when Gehrig and the other ranchers form a posse to chase the fleeing Saunders gang and put them in jail. CAST & CREW Smith Ballew as Larry Kimball Lou Gehrig as Himself (By Arrangement with Christy Walsh) Evalyn Knapp as Peggy Gehrig Arthur Loft as Ed Saunders Cy Kendall as Sheriff Kale Dick Curtis as Butch Si Jenks as Pop Mason Directed by Ray Taylor Written by Jack Natteford and Daniel Jarrett Produced by Sol Lesser Cinematography Allen Q. Thompson Edited by Robert O. Crandall Music by Michael Breen Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Release date April 8, 1938 Running time 58 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $100,000 NOTES The film has several musical interludes. Ballew sings When a Cowboy Goes to Town by Albert von Tilzer (who also composed the familiar Take Me Out to the Ball Game). Other songs credited are Cowboy's Life by Charles Rosoff, Drifting also by von Tilzer, and That Old Washboard Band by Norman Phelps. Filming took place in January 1938 during the baseball off-season. Other actors in the film are Arthur Loft, who plays the villain Ed Saunders, Dick Curtis, his henchman, and Cy Kendall, the corrupt sheriff. Rawhide premiered in March 1938 in St. Petersburg, Florida, while the New York Yankees were in town for their annual spring training at Al Lang Field. The occasion was celebrated by a gala parade complete with local marching bands and fireworks. Led by the Florida resort town's mayor and baseball booster, Al Lang (in whose honor the stadium would later be renamed), other parade participants included Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, Yankees manager Joe McCarthy, and Frankie Frisch, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals (who also trained in St. Petersburg at the time). The New York Times informed readers that when the parade reached the theater's lobby, "Two-Gun Lou, spurs and all, will be on the receiving line to shake the hands of distinguished guests". The film was released in general distribution to movie theaters on April 8, 1938. Later, the New York City-born Gehrig would joke that it was the first time he had ever been on a horse.

Rollin' Plains is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman. SYNOPSIS Texas Rangers Tex, Ananias and Pee Wee put down a range war between sheepmen and cattlemen. It's cattlemen versus sheepmen and Trigger Gargan appears to be the leader of the gang causing the trouble. But unknown to Ranger Tex Lawrence, the respected town citizen Barrow is the boss and is tipping off the gang as to the Ranger's activities. CAST & CREW Tex Ritter as Tex Lawrence White Flash as Tex's horse Horace Murphy as Ananias "Snub" Pollard as Pee Wee Harriet Bennet as Ruth Moody Hobart Bosworth as John "Gospel" Moody Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Tomlin Karl Hackett as Dan Barrow Charles King as Trigger Gargan Ernie Adams as Cain Moody Lynton Brent as Henchman Lope Horace B. Carpenter as Hank Tomlin The Beverly Hillbillies as Musicians Directed by Albert Herman Written by Jacques Jaccard (story) and Celia Jaccard (story) Lindsley Parsons (screenplay) and Edmond Kelso (screenplay) Produced by Edward Finney Cinematography Gus Peterson Edited by Frederick Bain Distributed by Grand National Pictures Release date July 8, 1938 Running time 57 minutes Country United States Language English

Shine On, Harvest Moon is a 1938 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers and Mary Hart. Written by Jack Natteford, the film is about a crazed outlaw who looks up a former partner, who has "gone straight", and tries to blackmail him with his past into resuming a life of crime. When this plan fails, the outlaw and his two psychopathic sons re-establish their gang and begin a wave of violence and rustling in the surrounding area, and arrange evidence that his former partner is the actual criminal. The partner's daughter engages the sympathy of Roy Rogers in bringing the truth to light and the real villains to justice. The supporting cast includes Stanley Andrews and William Farnum, and features Lulu Belle and Scotty in their only film appearance. SYNOPSIS The one-time partnership between two men has turned into a full-fledged range war. Roy is the son of one of the former partners, the heroine is daughter to the other. The film featured and debuted the then-popular radio duo Lulubelle and Scotty. CAST & CREW Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers Mary Hart as Claire Brower (as Mary Hart) Myrtle Wiseman as Lulu Belle (as Lulu Belle and Scotty) Scotty Wiseman as Scotty (as Lulu Belle and Scotty) Stanley Andrews as Pa Jackson William Farnum as Milt Brower Frank Jaquet as Homer Sheldon Chester Gunnels as Chester Matty Roubert as Ben Jackson Pat Henning as Shag Jackson Jack Rockwell as Foreman Jim Mason Joe Whitehead as Sheriff Clay Directed by Joseph Kane Screenplay by Jack Natteford Produced by Charles E. Ford Cinematography William Nobles Edited by Lester Orlebeck Music by Cy Feuer Production company Republic Pictures Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date December 30, 1938 Running time 57 minutes Country United States Language English

The Singing Cowgirl is a 1938 American Western film directed by Samuel Diege. SYNOPSIS Tolen is after Harkins' ranch where his men have found gold. After they kill Harkins, Dorothy and Dick step in and discover that the gold actually washes down from Tolen's own ranch. CAST & CREW Dorothy Page as Dorothy Hendricks Dave O'Brien as Dick Williams Vince Barnett as Kewpie Warner Richmond as 'Gunhand' Garrick Dorothy Short as Nora Pryde Edward Peil Sr. as Tom Harkins Dix Davis as Billy Harkins Stanley Price as John Tolen Paul Barrett as Rex Harkins Lloyd Ingraham as Dr. Slocum Directed by Samuel Diege Written by Arthur Hoerl Produced by George A. Hirliman, Don Lieberman (producer) Cinematography Mack Stengler Edited by Guy V. Thayer Jr. Release date June 2, 1938 Running time 59 minutes Country United States Language English

Six Shootin' Sheriff is a 1938 American Western film directed and written by Harry L. Fraser, and starring Ken Maynard and Marjorie Reynolds. SYNOPSIS Just out of prison, Trigger Morton gets revenge from Kendal, the man who framed him. Then he disposes of Holman and his gang. Jim "Trigger" Norton seeks revenge for those who wrongfully accused him and locked away for a crime he didn't commit. CAST & CREW Ken Maynard as Jim 'Trigger' Morton Marjorie Reynolds as Molly Morgan Lafe McKee as Zeke Walter Long as Gang Leader Chuck Bob Terry as Ed Morton Harry Harvey as Todd Tom London as Bar X Foreman Richard Alexander as Bar X Rider Big Boy Warner Richmond as Ace Kendal Ben Corbett as Henchman Red Earl Dwire as Wild Bill Holman Roger Williams as Henchman Bart Directed by Harry L. Fraser Written by Harry L. Fraser Produced by Arthur Alexander, Max Alexander Cinematography William Hyer Edited by Charles Henkel Jr. Production company Colony Pictures Distributed by Grand National Pictures Release date May 20, 1938 Running time 59 minutes Country United States Language English

Starlight Over Texas is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by John Rathmell. The film stars Tex Ritter in his first film for Monogram Pictures, Carmen Laroux, Rosa Turich, Karl Hackett, Horace Murphy and Snub Pollard. The film was released on September 7, 1938, by Monogram Pictures. SYNOPSIS Tex has been sent to investigate the theft of government provisions along the border. Kildare is the leader of the outlaw gang and has his men posing as Indians. He has already killed the incoming Marshal and assumed his identity. When Tex asks too many questons, he plans to get rid of him also. CAST & CREW Tex Ritter as Tex Newman Carmen Laroux as Rosita Ruiz Rosa Turich as Maria Karl Hackett as Kildare Horace Murphy as Ananias Snub Pollard as Pee Wee Charles King as Hank Boston Martin Garralaga as Captain Gomez George Chesebro as Ashley Hill Carlos Villarías as Governor Ruiz Ed Cassidy as Captain Brooks Salvatore Damino as Ramon Ruiz Directed by Albert Herman Screenplay by John Rathmell, Story by Harry MacPherson Produced by Edward Finney Cinematography Francis Corby Edited by Fred Bain Music by Frank Sanucci Production company Monogram Pictures Distributed by Monogram Pictures Release date September 7, 1938 Running time 58 minutes Country United States Language English

Sunset Trail is a 1939 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Norman Houston, and starring William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell Hayden,Charlotte Wynters, Jan Clayton, Robert Fiske and Kenneth Harlan. It was released on February 24, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. SYNOPSIS Disguising himself as a milquetoast Easterner who writes Western novels, Hoppy enrolls in a dude ranch in order to unmask the murderer of the owner's husband. Widow Ann Marsh (Charlotte Wynters), and her daughter Dorrie (Jan Clayton) return to Silver City and open a dude ranch after husband is killed and his $30,000 is missing. CAST & CREW William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy George "Gabby" Hayes as Windy Halliday Russell Hayden as Lucky Jenkins Charlotte Wynters as Ann Marsh Jan Clayton as Dorrie Marsh Robert Fiske as Monte Keller Kenneth Harlan as John Marsh Anthony Nace as Henchman Steve Dorman Kathryn Sheldon as Abigail Snodgrass Maurice Cass as E. Prescott Furbush Alphonse Ethier as Superintendent Glenn Strange as Bouncer Claudia Smith as Mary Rogers Directed by Lesley Selander Screenplay by Norman Houston Produced by Harry Sherman Cinematography Russell Harlan Edited by Robert B. Warwick Jr. Music by Gerard Carbonara Production company Harry Sherman Productions Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date February 24, 1939 Running time 69 minutes Country United States Language English

The Terror of Tiny Town is a 1938 American musical Western film produced by Jed Buell, directed by Sam Newfield and starring Billy Curtis. The film was shot at a sound studio in Hollywood and partly at Placeritos Ranch in Placerita Canyon, California. The inspiration came when Buell overheard an employee jokingly say "If this economic dive keeps going, we'll be using midgets as actors". Using a conventional Western story with an all-diminutive cast, the filmmakers were able to showcase gags such as cowboys entering the local saloon by walking under the swinging doors, climbing into cupboards to retrieve items and dwarf cowboys galloping around on Shetland ponies while roping calves. It is considered to be one of the worst films ever made. SYNOPSIS An evil gunslinging midget comes to terrorize the good little people of Tiny Town. The townspeople organize to defeat him, and zany antics ensue. Billy Curtis as The Hero (Buck Lawson) Yvonne Moray as The Girl (Nancy Preston) Little Billy Rhodes as The Villain (Bat Haines) (as Little Billy) Billy Platt as The Rich Uncle (Jim 'Tex' Preston) (as Bill Platt) John T. Bambury as The Ranch Owner (Pop Lawson) (as John Bambury) Joseph Herbst as The Sheriff Charlie Becker as The Cook (Otto) Nita Krebs as The Vampire (Nita, the dance hall girl) George Ministeri as The Blacksmith (Armstrong) Karl Karchy Kosiczky as The Barber (Sammy) (as Karl Casitzky) Fern Formica as Diamond Dolly (as Johnnie Fern) William H. O'Docharty as The Old Soak (as W.H. O'Docharty) Directed by Sam Newfield Written by Clarence Marks (additional dialogue) Screenplay by Fred Myton Produced by Jed Buell Cinematography Mack Stengler Edited by Martin G. Cohn, Richard G. Wray Music by Edward Kilenyi Production company Jed Buell Productions Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date December 1, 1938 Running time 62 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $100,000 Jed Buell was able to find about 60 cast members for the film, with an average height of 3’8". He located most of them through talent agencies, newspaper ads, and radio broadcasts.[3] The film presents Jed Buell's Midgets. Many of the actors were former members of the performing troupe The Singer Midgets and played Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz, released in 1939. The Terror of Tiny Town was released twice: first independently by producer Sol Lesser's Principal Pictures in July 1938, and then on a larger scale by Columbia Pictures six months later. Box office returns proved to be so good that in 1938 the producer, Jed Buell, announced in the magazine Variety, that he had closed a deal with Sol Lesser. He had plans for multiple series of sequels films featuring an all little-people cast. For unclear reasons, the sequels were never produced. The film entered the public domain in 1966 after copyright was not renewed. The reputation of The Terror of Tiny Town rests primarily on its oddball premise and its tongue-in-cheek title, with some of today's viewers regarding it as a "so bad it's good" movie. When it was first released in 1938, however, the film garnered excellent reviews as a novelty feature. Hollywood Spectator: "One of the most interesting and pleasantly entertaining pictures I have seen in quite a spell of moons... We do not laugh at these nice little persons. We laugh with them as they strut importantly, and obviously with appreciation of the humor in it... good fun, a screen treat you should not miss." Motion Picture Daily: "The midgets play the picture as earnestly, professionally, and melodramatically as any aggregation of full-statured performers ever played one. By managing it so, Jed Buell has turned out a film that is a distinct novelty and, more than that, a new kind of motion picture." Film Daily: "Decided novelty should do handsomely at the box office if properly exploited... western fans, especially youngsters, should enjoy it hardily." Audiences of the day liked it as a change of pace: a Maine exhibitor reported, "They liked it so well, some came back Saturday. It was a good story and more carefully put together than the run of mill westerns."

Call the Mesquiteers (also released as Outlaws of the West) is a 1938 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie[1] directed by John English. SYNOPSIS Smugglers hijack the Mesquiteers truck, but the police catch up, kill the smugglers, and then try to arrest the Mesquiteers as part of the gang. They escape but now have to prove their innocence while being hunted as wanted men. CAST & CREW Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin Lynne Roberts as Madge Irving (as Lynn Roberts) Earle Hodgins as Dr. Algemon Irving Sammy McKim as Timothy Irving Eddy Waller as Hardy Maston Williams as Phillips Eddie Hart as Henchman 'Lefty' Pat Gleason as Henchman Joe Roger Williams as Henchman Frank Warren Jackson as Henchman 'Mac' Hal Price as Sheriff Jed Benton

The Purple Vigilantes is a 1938 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune. Written by Betty Burbridge and Oliver Drake, the film is about a rancher who organizes other ranchers to form a vigilante group in order to rid their town of outlaws. After the outlaws are defeated, some of the men, posing as the vigilant group, go on a crime spree. The Purple Vigilantes is the 12th entry in the Three Mesquiteers series of B-movies produced by Republic Pictures. The film was released in the United Kingdom as Purple Riders because at that time the word "vigilante" was unknown in Britain. SYNOPSIS David Ross organizes the ranchers into a vigilante group to rid the town of outlaws. The plan succeeds but the trouble starts when some of the men form a new vigilante group and posing as the original one plunder for loot. CAST & CREW Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin Joan Barclay as Jean McAllister Earl Dwire as David Ross Earle Hodgins as J. T. McAllister Francis Sayles as Wiliam Jones George Chesebro as Eggers Robert Fiske as George Drake Jack Perrin as Duncan Ernie Adams as Blake William Gould as Jenkins, Saloon Owner Harry Strang as Murphy Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Jim (as Edward Cassidy) Directed by George Sherman Written by William Colt MacDonald Screenplay by Betty Burbridge, Oliver Drake Produced by Sol C. Siegel Cinematography Ernest Miller Edited by Lester Orlebeck Music by Alberto Colombo Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date January 24, 1938 Running time 58 minutes Country United States Language English NOTES John Denvir, in his book, Legal Reelism: Movies as Legal Texts, compared the hooded-and-robed vigilantes in the film to the Ku Klux Klan. He cited The Purple Vigilantes as being "the series western most clearly inspired by the Klan", noting that the film was "treating its hooded terrorist organization as originally serving a legitimate purpose but corrupted over time."

Thunder in the Desert is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield, written by George H. Plympton, and starring Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Don Barclay, Ed Brady, Charles King and Horace Murphy. It was released on March 7, 1938, by Republic Pictures. SYNOPSIS Bob arrives looking for the killer of his uncle. When the Sheriff chases him and his partner Rusty, Reno thinks they are the men he is looking for and takes them into his gang. There Bob finds his uncle's gun and knows he has found the right gang. However he realizes the gang has an unknown leader and he sets out to find him. CAST & CREW Bob Steele as Bob Radford Louise Stanley as Betty Andrews Don Barclay as Rusty Ed Brady as Reno Charles King as Curt Harris Horace Murphy as Sheriff Steve Clark as Andrews Lew Meehan as Henchman Mike Ernie Adams as Tramp Richard Cramer as Tramp Budd Buster as Deputy Oscar Directed by Sam Newfield Screenplay by George H. Plympton Story by George H. Plympton Produced by A. W. Hackel Cinematography Robert E. Cline Edited by S. Roy Luby Production company Supreme Pictures Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date March 7, 1938 Running time 56 minutes Country United States Language English

Two Gun Man from Harlem is a 1938 American contemporary Western film directed by Richard C. Kahn. It was produced by Merit Pictures, distributed by Sack Amusement Enterprises and featured an all-African-American cast. SYNOPSIS A cowboy is wrongfully accused of murder. He winds up in Harlem, where he assumes the identity of a preacher-turned-gangster who looks like him. He infiltrates the gang to catch the men who framed him. A man wrongly accused of murder disguises himself as a Harlem gangster known as "the Deacon", in order to bring to justice the men who framed him. He succeeds and reveals himself to the girl who loves him, and they go off to live happily ever after. There are many cleverly comic interludes in the story. CAST & CREW Herbert Jeffrey as Bob Blake/The Deacon Margaret Whitten as Sally Thompson Clarence Brooks as John Barker Mantan Moreland as Bill Blake Stymie Beard as Jimmy Thompson Spencer Williams, Jr. as Butch Carter Mae Turner as Mrs. Ruth Steel Jesse Lee Brooks as Sheriff Rose Lee Lincoln as Dolores Tom Southern as John Steel The Cats and the Fiddle as Specialty Act The Four Tones as Singing Group Paul Blackman as Paul Blackman Directed by Richard C. Kahn Written by Richard C. Kahn Cinematography Marcel Le Picard, Harvey Gould Edited by Wm. Faris Music by Herbert Jeffrey and The Four Tones Production companies Merit Pictures, Inc. Distributed by Sack Amusement Enterprises, Inc. Release date May 1, 1938 Running time 65 minutes, 60 minutes (UAA Timeless video print) Country United States Language English

Under Western Stars is a 1938 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, and the Maple City Four. Written by Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan, and Betty Burbridge, the film is about a populist singing cowboy who decides to run for Congress in order to seek federal assistance to help small ranchers regain their water rights during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. His campaign comes into conflict with greedy water company executives. SYNOPSIS Roy is elected to Congress to bring the misery of the "dustbowl" of the 1930s to the attention of Washington politicians. John Fairbanks' water company refuses to allow free water for the farmers and ranchers. When Roy Rogers and his men overpower the dam's guards and release the valve on the water, a sympathetic judge fines Roy one dollar and convinces him to follow in his father's footsteps and run for the United States House of Representatives. Roy wins the election and fights his best to have the Federal Government step in to solve the dire situation. Roy is encouraged and secretly helped by John Fairbanks feisty daughter, Eleanor. CAST & CREW Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers Smiley Burnette as Frog Carol Hughes as Eleanor Fairbanks Maple City Four as Singers Guy Usher as John Fairbanks Tom Chatterton as Congressman Edward H. Marlowe Kenneth Harlan as Richards Alden Chase as Tom Andrews Brandon Beach as Senator Wilson Earl Dwire as Mayor Biggs Jean Fowler as Mrs. Wilson Dora Clement as Mrs. Marlow Dick Elliott as William P. Scully Burr Caruth as Larkin Slim Whitaker as Tremaine Jack Rockwell as Sheriff Frankie Marvin as Deputy Pete Directed by Joseph Kane Screenplay by Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan, Betty Burbridge Story by Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan Produced by Sol C. Siegel Cinematography Jack Marta Edited by Lester Orlebeck Production company Republic Pictures Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date April 20, 1938 (US) Running time 65 minutes Country United States Language English NOTES The film was the first starring role for Rogers, made under contract to Republic Pictures during a walkout by the studio's singing cowboy Gene Autry. The picture was filmed on location in the Alabama Hills of Lone Pine, California. The film's song "Dust", written by Johnny Marvin, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song. In 2009, Under Western Stars was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant and will be preserved for all time.

The Utah Trail is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman. It was Tex Ritter's final film for Grand National Films. Despite the song and title, the film takes place on the Arizona/Mexico border and not Utah. The film is based on a short story that appeared in Ranch Romances magazine. SYNOPSIS Tex and his sidekicks arrive to help out his friend Jeffers, a railroad owner, only to find that he has been killed. They quickly run into trouble with an outlaw gang in their attempt to find the mysterious ghost train that supposedly runs on Jeffer's line. Tex is asked by the owner of a railroad to investigate a ghost train. Upon his arrival with his friends Ananias and Pee Wee, they find the railroad is run by the owner's daughter Sally after the owner's murder. Sally wants no part of Tex, posing as "The Pecos Kid", but Tex and his friends track down the train being used by rustlers. CAST & CREW Tex Ritter as Tex Stewart, posing as the Pecos Kid White Flash as Tex's Horse Horace Murphy as Ananias "Snub" Pollard as Pee Wee Pamela Blake as Sally Jeffers Karl Hackett as Hiram Slaughter Charles King as Henchman Badger Ed Cassidy as Sheriff Clayton Dave O'Brien as Mason – Bookkeeper Bud Osborne as Henchman Hank Lynton Brent as Henchman Cheyenne Rudy Sooter as Bandleader / Singer The Texas Tornadoes as Saloon Band Directed by Albert Herman Written by Edmond Kelso (story and screenplay), Lindsley Parsons (story) Produced by Edward Finney Cinematography Francis Corby Edited by Frederick Bain Distributed by Grand National Films Release date August 12, 1938 Running time 56 minutes Country United States Language English

West of Rainbow's End is a 1938 American Western film directed by Alan James and written by Stanley Roberts and Gennaro Rea. The film stars Tim McCoy, Kathleen Eliot, Walter McGrail, George Cooper, Mary Carr and Bob Kortman. The film was released on January 12, 1938, by Monogram Pictures. SYNOPSIS Tim arrives looking for the killer of his friend Lightning Ed. Johnson is behind the murder as he wants to buy the Carter ranch cheap so he can sell it to the railroad at a big profit. When Tim steps in to take over for Lightning Ed, Johnson and his gang make plans to finish him off. CAST & CREW Tim McCoy as Tim Hart Kathleen Eliot as Joan Carter Walter McGrail as George Reynolds / Johnson George Cooper as Happy Mary Carr as Mrs. Martha Carter Bob Kortman as Speck Hank Bell as Joe Frank LaRue as Lightning Ed Reed Howes as Ted Crane Edward Coxen as Joel Carter Jimmy Aubrey as Postmaster Jed George Chang as Elmer the Cook Directed by Alan James Screenplay by Stanley Roberts, Gennaro Rea Story by Robert Emmett Tansey Produced by Maurice Conn Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh Edited by George Martin Production companies Concord Productions, Inc. Distributed by Monogram Pictures Release date January 12, 1938 Running time 57 minutes Country United States Language English

Where the Buffalo Roam is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman (as Al Herman) and starring Tex Ritter. SYNOPSIS Tex returns to Santa Fe to find his Mother murdered. Foster runs the town and all crimes committed by his gang are blamed on Rogel and his men. He makes Tex Marshal but this backfires when Tex enlists Rogel and his men and goes after Foster who he now knows is responsible for his Mother's death. CAST & CREW Tex Ritter as Tex Houston Dorothy Short as Laddie Gray Horace Murphy as Ananias "Snub" Pollard as Pee Wee (as Peewee Pollard) John Merton as Foster Richard Alexander as Sellers (as Dick Alexander) Karl Hackett as Three-Finger Rogell Dave O'Brien as Jeff Gray Bob Terry as Rogell-Rider Shifty Ed Cassidy as Hodge Charles King as Henchman Bull (as Chas. King Jr.) Ernie Adams as Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger Jack C. Smith as Square-Dance Caller (as Jack Smith) Victor Adamson as Stagecoach Shotgun Guard (as Denver Dixon) Louise Massey as Louise Massey, Westerners Band Leader. The Westerners as Musicians Directed by Albert Herman (as Al Herman) Screenplay by Robert Emmett Tansey (as Robert Emmett) Story by Robert Emmett Tansey (as Robert Emmett) Produced by Edward Finney Cinematography Francis Corby Edited by Frederick Bain Music by Frank Sanucci Production company Edward F. Finney Productions Distributed by Monogram Pictures Release date October 12, 1938 Running time 61 minutes Country United States Language English