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Fleming Allen
Fleming Allan (February 2, 1904 – February 2, 1965)''California, Death Index, 1940-1997'' was an American composer of Western music, who helped make that genre popular in the 1930s. Fleming Allan was born in California On February 2, 1904. His mother was a native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Fleming Allan, Occupation: Composer, resident in Hollywood, 1935 address in Chicago, residing with mother Minnie Fleming, divorced. ''1940 United States Federal Census'' He worked at WLS (AM) in Chicago around the time that Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette were singing for that station, then moved to Hollywood. He spent most of the rest of his life in California, writing songs for many movies in the 1930s and 1940s. For a period in the early 1950s, Allen and the Mesner brothers operated Intro Records, a BMI affiliate. In January 1954 he left this job to join Gene Autry's music publishing business. Allan composed songs for western movies by Autry, Ken Curtis, Tim Holt, Rod Cameron, Ray Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up to the Iowa state line. As of 2020, Sioux Falls had a population of 192,517, which was estimated in 2022 to have increased to 202,600. The Sioux Falls metro area accounts for more than 30% of the state's population. Chartered in 1856 on the banks of the Big Sioux River, the city is situated in the rolling hills at the junction of interstates 29 and 90. History The history of Sioux Falls revolves around the cascades of the Big Sioux River. The falls were created about 14,000 years ago during the last ice age. The lure of the falls has been a powerful influence. Ho-Chunk, Ioway, Otoe, Missouri, Omaha (and Ponca at the time), Quapaw, Kansa, Osage, Arikira, Dakota, and Cheyenne people inhabited and settled the region previous to Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boots And Saddles (1937 Film)
''Boots and Saddles'' is a 1937 American western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette and Judith Allen. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. Based on a story by Jack Natteford, the film is about a young Englishman who inherits a ranch that he wants to sell, but is turned into a real Westerner by a singing cowboy. Plot Following the death of his father, Edward (Ronald Sinclair), the young Earl of Granville, travels from England with his solicitor, Henry Wyndham (John Ward), to his father's ranch in the Western United States. There he is welcomed by ranch foreman Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his sidekick Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) who promised their late friend that they would make a real Westerner of his son. Gene is surprised by Edward's arrogant demeanor and dismayed to learn that Wyndham plans to sell the ranch, which is deeply in debt. After Gene rescues Edward from a runaway horse, Edward apologizes for his earlier behav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Bandit
''Black Bandit'' is a 1938 American Western (genre), Western film written and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Bob Baker (actor), Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, Wally Wales, Jack Rockwell, Forrest Taylor and Glenn Strange. The film was released on September 16, 1938, by Universal Pictures. Plot Bob and Don Ramsay are twin brothers in opposite sides of the law since Bob is the Sheriff and Don is an outlaw that goes by the name Black Bandit, one time the Black Bandit strikes and is seen, but the blame goes to his identical brother Bob. Cast *Bob Baker (actor), Bob Baker as Sheriff Bob Ramsay / Don Ramsay *Marjorie Reynolds as Jane Allen *Wally Wales as Weepy *Jack Rockwell as Boyd Allen *Forrest Taylor as Sheriff Robert Warner *Glenn Strange as Luke Johnson *Arthur Van Slyke as Dad Ramsay *Carleton Young as Cash *Dick Dickinson as Clint Evans *Schuyler Standish as Bob Ramsay *Rex Downing as Young Don References External links * {{George Waggner 1938 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty Trails
''Guilty Trails'' is a 1938 American Western film written and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, Wally Wales, Georgia O'Dell, Jack Rockwell and Carleton Young. The film was released on October 21, 1938, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast * Bob Baker as Bob Higgins *Marjorie Reynolds as Jackie Lawson * Wally Wales as Sundown Ansel *Georgia O'Dell as Aunt Martha Lawson *Jack Rockwell as Brad Eason *Carleton Young as Steve Yates *Forrest Taylor as Dan Lawson *Glenn Strange as Sheriff *Murdock MacQuarrie Murdock MacQuarrie (August 25, 1878 – August 20, 1942) was an American silent film actor and director. His name was also seen as Murdock McQuarrie. MacQuarrie was born in San Francisco, California, and attended school there. He was the ... as Judge Howard References External links * {{George Waggner 1938 films American Western (genre) films 1938 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prairie Justice
''Prairie Justice'' is a 1938 American Western "B" movie directed by George Waggner and starring Bob Baker as a singing cowboy. Plot Baker plays an undercover marshall investigating a series of stage coach robberies. After his father is killed, he determines to get justice, pretending to be a drifter while gradually gathering clues to the identify of the killers. Early in the story Bob meets Anita, who is trying to save her ranch after all her cattle have been stolen. Bob woes Anita with his guitar. Finally he goes after the bad guys in a shoot-out. After justice had been done, Anita agrees to marry Bob. Cast * Bob Baker as U.S. Marshal Bob Randall *Dorothy Fay as Anita Benson * Hal Taliaferro as Alfalfa * Jack Rockwell as John Benson * Forrest Taylor as Sheriff Pop Randall * Carleton Young as Dry-Gulch Baker *Glenn Strange as Hank Haynes (Express Agent) * Jack Kirk as Henchman Boots * Dick Dickinson as Committeeman Doc (uncredited) *George Hazel as Townsman (uncred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Town Riders
''Ghost Town Riders'' is a 1938 American Western film written and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Bob Baker, Fay McKenzie, Hank Worden, George Cleveland, Forrest Taylor and Glenn Strange. The film was released on December 16, 1938, by Universal Pictures. Plot Cast * Bob Baker as Bob Martin *Fay McKenzie as Molly Taylor *Hank Worden as Tom 'Cherokee' Walton *George Cleveland as Judge Stillwell *Forrest Taylor as Gomer *Glenn Strange as Tex *Jack Kirk as Slim *Martin Turner as Rosebud *Reed Howes as Fred *Murdock MacQuarrie Murdock MacQuarrie (August 25, 1878 – August 20, 1942) was an American silent film actor and director. His name was also seen as Murdock McQuarrie. MacQuarrie was born in San Francisco, California, and attended school there. He was the ... as Harry Branson References External links * {{George Waggner 1938 films American Western (genre) films 1938 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yodelin' Kid From Pine Ridge
''Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Betty Bronson. Based on a story by Jack Natteford, the film is about the son of a Southeastern cattleman who becomes entangled in a war between the cattlemen and "turpentiners" who make their living harvesting pine tree sap. Plot In a large pine forest in the American Southeast called Pine Ridge, a feud is ongoing between cattlemen who want to burn the forest for grazing land, and "turpentiners" who make their living harvesting pine sap. The cattlemen suspect that the turpentiners are rustling their cattle, not knowing that the man organizing the rustling is Len Parker (LeRoy Mason), a cattleman. Arthur Autry is among the cattlemen who believe they should raid the turpentiners and burn them out. Arthur's fair-minded son, Gene Autry (Gene Autry), opposes the action, and is in love with Milly Baynum (Betty Bronson), the stepdaughter of the leader of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Range Defenders
''Range Defenders'' is a 1937 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Mack V. Wright. Plot Set in modern times, Stony Brooke's kid brother George rides into town saying that he is wanted for murder, a charge he denies. Stony, Tucson and Alibi ride to his brother's town to see that the Brooke family cattle ranch is up for sale due to George being already found guilty of murder. They discover the town is run by a group of sheepmen who wear uniforms. The Mesquiteers decide to run Tucson as a candidate in the election for sheriff to guarantee a fair trial for George. The corrupt sheepmen try to deny the cattlemen the right to vote, but the Mesquiteers bring everyone to justice using blazing six-guns, dynamite and ventriloquism. The town hall has a sign announcing that ''Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin'' and '' Guns in the Dark'' are playing as a double feature. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke * Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith * Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courage Of The West
''Courage of the West'' was a 1937 "B" movie directed by Joseph H. Lewis in which Bob Baker made his debut as a singing cowboy. Production The film was the first production that Joseph H. Lewis directed. 75 non-union cowboys were hired in Sonora to work on the movie. Lewis was told that the Screen Actors Guild did not have jurisdiction at this distance from Los Angeles, although its members would have to be paid the standard rates agreed with the Guild. Filming was completed in seven days. This movie, Baker's first, was thought to be his best. The others suffered from predictable plots and poor scripts. Lois January, the love interest in the film, said, "Bob Baker was too pretty! He was nice, but didn't get friendly. He didn't want me to sing a song in his picture. That business is full of jealousy...". The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California. Synopsis The film is set during the American Civil War. It begins with a scene in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Gold
''Western Gold'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Earle Snell and Forrest Barnes. The film stars Smith Ballew, Heather Angel, LeRoy Mason, Howard Hickman, Ben Alexander, Frank McGlynn, Sr. and Otis Harlan. The film was released on August 27, 1937, by 20th Century Fox. Plot Bill Gibson is asked if he can stop the holdups of a needed gold shipment, when everyone refuses to take out the shipment due to all the killings, Bill volunteers. Cast *Smith Ballew as Bill Gibson * Heather Angel as Jeannie Thatcher *LeRoy Mason as Fred Foster *Howard Hickman as Thatcher * Ben Alexander as Bart *Frank McGlynn, Sr. as Abraham Lincoln *Otis Harlan as Jake *Victor Potel as Jasper *Lew Kelly as Storekeeper Ezra *Al Bridge as Holman *Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudden Bill Dorn
''Sudden Bill Dorn'' is a 1937 American Western film by Universal Pictures directed by Ray Taylor and starring Buck Jones Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones. Early life, milita ... as Bill Dorn. The film has been described as "slow-paced" and "confusing" with the plot and storyline being difficult to follow, typical of Jones' later Universal output of which ''Sudden Bill Dorn'' was the last. References External links * 1937 films 1937 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ray Taylor 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Horse Rodeo
''Wild Horse Rodeo'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune. Written by Oliver Drake and Betty Burbridge, based on a story by Drake and Gilbert Wright, the film is about a champion rodeo rider who returns to his home town in search of a legendary wild horse called Cyclone. The film is part of the ''Three Mesquiteers'' series of B-movies produced by Republic Pictures. ''Wild Horse Rodeo'' was the first film directed by George Sherman, who later directed numerous Western films for Republic, Columbia Pictures, and Universal Studios, Universal Pictures. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke * Ray Corrigan as Tucson Smith * Max Terhune Max Terhune (February 12, 1891 – June 5, 1973) was an American film actor born in Franklin, Indiana. He appeared in nearly 70 films, mostly B-westerns, between 1936 and 1956. Among these, Terhune starred in '' The Three Mesquiteers'' an ... as Lullaby J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
