The Cowboy Millionaire
Bob and Persimmon are partners in a gold mine, but they ran out of money so they have agreed to work on a Dude ranch until they have enough capital to start working their claim again. There are some fun hijinks in this western adventure as well as plenty of action. Also Edgar Kennedy brings his fantastic comedy to this film. Although not really a household name today, George O'Brien starred in many westerns and was a good box-office draw. Even in the later part of the silent era. Big adventure with plenty of action and romance. Starring George O'Brien as Bob Walker Evalyn Bostock as Pamela Barclay Edgar Kennedy as Willy Persimmon Bates Maude Allen as Henrietta Barclay Stephen Chase as Hadley Thornton Daniel Jarrett as Edward Doyle Lloyd Ingraham as Ben Barclay Dean Benton as Desk Clerk Thomas A. Curran as Mr. Nolan There's plenty of suspense and action in this classic western film. This production from 1935.
Gangster's Den
Bad Guy Horace Black wants it all. He wants the Lane Ranch and Taylors Saloon. Bill and Fuzzy decide to step in and stir the pot. This one's another wild ride in the old west. Released in 1945 starring Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Falcon (Busters Horse), Sydney Logan, Charles King, Emmett Lynn, Kermit Maynard, Ed Cassidy, I. Stanford Jolley, George Chesebro, Karl Hackett, Michael Owen, John Cason, Jimmy Aubrey, Horace B. Carpenter, Steve Clark, Victor Cox, Rube Dalroy.
Boot Hill Bandits
A slimy town business man seems to be the outlaw gang leader and there has even been an attempt on Marshal Corrigan's life. But there are a lot of hoops to jump through for the boys to find the real outlaw lawless mastermind. So it's up to the boys to defeat the bad guys and set things straight. (INTERESTING NOTE - As an adult I have thought Elmer is really odd and silly and perhaps creepy. BUT considering these Range Busters adventures were really made for kids Elmer is a pretty good character when you consider some of children's programing these days. He is really not much different then the Muppets in movies when you think about it, so maybe Elmer is the first Muppet.) This classic western film is from 1942.
The Fighting Westerner AKA Rocky Mountain Mystery
This is a magnificent Who Done It type western film with a great cast. Larry Sutton is a mining engineer who travels to the Ballard mine to evaluate the radium mine. Before Sutton arrives one engineer has disappeared and a man has been killed. So there seems to be a killer on the loose. Also Jim Ballard appears to be on his death bed and family member have been summoned to be close to Ballard before he passes on. Great story from Zane Grey originally titled Golden Dreams. The films working title was The Vanishing Pioneer but was released as Rocky Mountain Mystery in 1935 then re-released as The Fighting Westerner. Big adventure with plenty of action and romance.
Wild Horse Phantom
A fantastic example of vintage Hollywood's ability of illusions presented to an audience, and it is just accepted in stride. One of the many motion picture reasons children and some adults alike in the 1940's and after believed the old west still existed in States like Texas and Arizona. This story of cowboys and gangsters opens up with a very modern scene. A prison break complete with electric spotlights, telephones, tommy guns and automobiles. But don't let the beginning of this feature throw you off the trail, it quickly travels to the wild west with fast horses and sixshooters. Billy and Fuzzy are out to find stolen cash a gang stashed before they were caught. So ride the trail with our heroes in a fantasy west and a time when every child at the movies wanted to grow up and become a western hero.