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Tex Terry
Edward Earl Terry (August 22, 1902 – May 18, 1985), known professionally as Tex Terry, was an American film actor who often played a henchman in B-movie Westerns during the 1940s and 1950s. Biography Terry was born in Coxville, Indiana. In 1964, he married Isabel Draesemer, a Hollywood agent. Terry made his last movie in 1972. In 1979, he and his wife moved back to Indiana, where he opened Tex's Longhorn Tavern. Every August he invited the public to celebrate his birthday by listening to him tell Hollywood stories and watching his movies. He died in Terre Haute, Indiana Terre Haute ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a ... on May 18, 1985, and is buried at Coxville Cemetery in Coxville, Indiana. Filmography Television credits External links * * *Tex Terry Official website< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coxville, Indiana
Coxville, also known as Roseville, is an unincorporated community in Florida Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th .... History Coxville was named in honor of William Cox, the operator of a nearby mill. Geography Coxville is located at at an elevation of 522 feet. References Unincorporated communities in Indiana Unincorporated communities in Parke County, Indiana {{ParkeCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stardust On The Sage
''Stardust on the Sage'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, William Henry, and Edith Fellows. Written by Betty Burbridge, based on a story by Dorrell and Stuart E. McGowan, the film is about a singing cowboy who helps his fellow ranchers against a corrupt mine superintendent looking to steal the mine in which they've invested. The film soundtrack features two duets by Autry and Fellows, "When the Roses Bloom Again" and "I'll Never Let You Go, Little Darlin'". The final scene includes an innovative audience sing-along medley of the classics "You Are My Sunshine", "Home on the Range", and "Deep in the Heart of Texas", with Burnette conducting and the words appearing at the bottom of the screen.Magers 2007, p. 214. Plot The Rawhide Mining Company is looking for investors to support their hydraulic mining operations in the area. Radio promotions have drawn the interest of local ranchers. Singing cowboy and cattleman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias Billy The Kid
''Alias Billy the Kid'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Earle Snell and Betty Burbridge. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Tom London, Roy Barcroft, Russ Whiteman and Tom Chatterton. The film was released on April 17, 1946, by Republic Pictures. Plot Texas Ranger Sunset Carson is given the mission of tracking down the notorious Marshall gang. Uncovering their hideout, he discovers the gang is led by Ann Marshall and is composed of three of her ranch-hands, Dakota, PeeWee and Buckskin. He soon learns, however, that they are in fact the innocent victims of a ring of swindlers and cattle rustlers led by the ruthless Matt Conroy. Cast * Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson * Peggy Stewart as Ann Marshall * Tom London as Dakota * Roy Barcroft as Matt Conroy * Russ Whiteman as Peewee * Tom Chatterton as Ed Pearson * Tex Terry as Buckskin * Pierce Lyden Pierce W. Lyden (January 8, 1908 – October 10, 1998) was an American actor be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roaring Rangers
''Roaring Rangers'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Charles Starrett, Adele Roberts, Merle Travis and Smiley Burnette. The film was released on February 14, 1946, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast *Charles Starrett as Steve Randall / The Durango Kid *Adele Roberts as Doris Connor *Merle Travis as Travis *Smiley Burnette as Smiley Burnette *Jack Rockwell as Sheriff Jeff Connor *Ed Cassidy as Bill Connor *Mickey Kuhn as Larry Connor *Edmund Cobb as Taggert *Ted Mapes Ted Mapes (November 25, 1901 – September 9, 1984) was an American character actor, who was also a prolific stuntman and body double. Born on November 25, 1901, in St. Edward, Nebraska, he moved to Los Angeles in his mid-20s, and entered the fi ... as Slade *Gerald Mackey as Scrud References External links * {{Ray Nazarro 1946 films 1940s English-language films American Western (genre) films 1946 Western (genre) films Colum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rough Riders Of Cheyenne
''Rough Riders of Cheyenne'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Mira McKinney, Monte Hale, Wade Crosby and Michael Sloane. The film was released on November 1, 1945, by Republic Pictures. Plot A long simmering feud between the Carson and Sterling families erupts in western frontier town of Paradise Valley. Sunset Carson (played by the real-life Sunset Carson) hears that his father has been murdered by the Sterling family, and heads for his home town in Arizona after having lived out of state for years. Along the journey home he is attacked by an unidentified group of assailants. Carson survives the ambush, and reaches his family home. He is elated to learn that his father, Andy Carson (Eddy Waller), was wounded but survived the attack. The senior Carson tells his son that the feud is still a real problem because he, Andy, has been falsely accused of killing Sterling c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset In El Dorado
'' Sunset in El Dorado '' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers. Cast * Roy Rogers as Himself * Trigger as Roy's horse * Dale Evans as Lucille Wiley/Kansas Kate * George 'Gabby' Hayes as Gabby * Margaret Dumont as Aunt Dolly/Aunt Arabella * Hardie Albright as Cecil Phelps/Cyril Earle * Roy Barcroft as Buster Welch * Tom London as Sheriff Gridley * Stanley Price as Henchman Lyle Fish * Robert J. Wilke as Henchman Curly Roberts * Ed Cassidy as U. S. Marshall * Dorothy Granger as Maise - Switchboard Operator * Bob Nolan Bob Nolan (born Clarence Robert Nobles; April 13, 1908 – June 16, 1980, name changed to Robert Clarence Nobles in 1929) was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and compo ... as Band leader of ''Sons of the Pioneers'' External links * 1945 films Republic Pictures films 1945 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Along The Navajo Trail (film)
''Along the Navajo Trail'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes and Dale Evans. The film's story was based on a William Colt MacDonald novel. The film marked the debut of the Cuban actress Estelita Rodriguez, who Republic Pictures then began to build up into a star. Its title song is '' Along the Navajo Trail'', an instrumental version of which appears with the opening credits, with a brief vocal version during the last twenty seconds of the film. The first few bars of the song are used as background music in several chase scenes. The film was part of the long-running series of Roy Rogers films produced by the studio.Hurst, p. 232. Plot Deputy U.S. Marshal Roy Rogers poses as a wandering poet, finding and defeating a group of bad guys who, for reasons they keep to themselves, are trying to oust a girl and her father from their ranch. As the plot develops, it is revealed that they want the ranch so they can sell it to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandits Of The Badlands
''Bandits of the Badlands'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Doris Schroeder. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Si Jenks, John Merton, Forrest Taylor and Wade Crosby. The film was released on September 14, 1945, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast * Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson * Peggy Stewart as Hallie Wayne *Si Jenks as Banty Jones *John Merton as Cort McKinnon *Forrest Taylor Edwin Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 – February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color films. Early years Taylor was born in ... as Pop Wayne *Wade Crosby as Burl Kohler * Jack Ingram as Ed McKinnon * Monte Hale as Dr. Steve Carson * Fred Graham as Henchman Duke Lee *Alan Ward as Captain Burke * Robert J. Wilke as Henchman Keller * Tex Terry as Ranger Blackie *Jack O'Shea as Ranger Red References External links * 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon Trail (film)
''Oregon Trail'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Frank Jaquet, John Merton, Mary Carr and Si Jenks. The film was released on July 14, 1945, by Republic Pictures. Plot After the Harvey Dawson gang robs a Union Pacific train of fifty thousand dollars in gold bullion, railroad detective Sunset Carson goes undercover to infiltrate the gang. To help establish Sunset's cover as the outlaw Jim Parker, the Union Pacific's chief detective chases him off a train and through the streets of a small western town. Sunset's escape is abetted by the lovely Jill Layton (Peggy Stewart), who was amused by Sunset during the train ride. Cast * Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson posing as Jim Parker * Peggy Stewart as Jill Layton *Frank Jaquet as George Layton *John Merton as Dalt Higgins * Mary Carr as Granny Layton * Si Jenks as Andy Kline *Bud Geary as Henchman Fletch Hobbs *Kenne Duncan as He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man From Oklahoma
'' The Man from Oklahoma '' is a 1945 American Western (genre), western film directed by Frank McDonald (director), Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and George 'Gabby' Hayes. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.Hurst p.232 Plot Jim Gardner, hoping to acquire the Pine Valley section around Cherokee City, Oklahoma, for the oil rights, instigates and renews an old-time feud between the Lanes and the Whittakers as each family owns half the valley. Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers take up the fight against Gardner and manage to settle the Lane-Whittaker feud. Cast * Roy Rogers as Roy * Dale Evans as Peggy Lane * George "Gabby" Hayes as Gabby Whitaker * Roger Pryor (actor), Roger Pryor as Jim Gardner * Trigger (horse), Trigger as Trigger * Arthur Loft as J. J. Cardigan * Maude Eburne as Grandma Lane * Sam Flint as Mayor Witherspoon * Si Jenks as Jeff Whittaker * June Gittelson as Little Bird on the Wing * Elaine Lange as Secretary Vera * Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Topeka Terror
''The Topeka Terror'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by Patricia Harper and Norman S. Hall, and starring Allan Lane, Linda Stirling, Earle Hodgins, Twinkle Watts, Roy Barcroft and Bud Geary. It was released on January 26, 1945, by Republic Pictures. Plot In 1893, a swarm of settlers descended on the town of Red Dust, located on the Cherokee Strip. Land agent Trent Parker (Frank Jaquet) was drowning in gambling debts. To pay them off, he accepts an offer from two swindlers (Roy Barcroft, Bud Geary) who have concocted a scheme to cheat the settlers out of their land. But then government agent Chad Stevens (Allan "Rocky" Lane) rides into town, promising the peaceful settlers that he will drive out the gang of thieves. Cast * Allan Lane as Chad Stevens * Linda Stirling as June Hardy *Earle Hodgins as Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale *Twinkle Watts as Midge Hardy *Roy Barcroft as Ben Jode *Bud Geary as Henchman Clyde Flint *Tom London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firebrands Of Arizona
''Firebrands of Arizona'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Randall Faye. The film stars Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Earle Hodgins, Roy Barcroft and LeRoy Mason. The film was released on December 1, 1944, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Smiley Burnette as Frog / Beefsteak Discoe * Sunset Carson as Sunset Carson * Peggy Stewart as Poppy Calhoun *Earle Hodgins as Sheriff Hoag *Roy Barcroft as Deputy Ike *LeRoy Mason as P. T. Bailey *Tom London as Wagon-Driving Farmer *Jack Kirk as Henchman Memphis *Bud Geary as Henchman Slugs *Rex Lease as Deputy Mike * Grace Cunard as Woman in Bank (uncredited) See also *List of American films of 1944 Below is a list of American films released in 1944. '' Going My Way'' won Best Picture at the 17th Academy Awards. The remaining four nominees were ''Double Indemnity'', '' Gaslight'', '' Since You Went Away'' and '' Wilson''. A B C D ... References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |