''Empty Saddles'' is a 1936 American

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film directed by

Lesley Selander Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and adventure movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968. Before that, Selander was a ...

. It is a

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, milit ...

. (''Empty Saddles'' is also the title of a 1962 Burt Arthur mystery novel.)

Plot

Cast

as Buck Devlin *

Louise Brooks Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress and dancer during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an icon of the Jazz Age and flapper culture, in part due to the bob hairstyle that she helpe ...

as 'Boots' Boone * Harvey Clark as 'Swaps' Boone *

Charles B. Middleton Charles Brown Middleton (October 3, 1874 – April 22, 1949) was an American stage and film actor. During a film career that began at age 46 and lasted almost 30 years, he appeared in nearly 200 films as well as numerous plays. Sometimes credi ...

as Cimarron 'Cim' White *

Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 ...

as Lem Jessup, alias Jim Grant *

Frank Campeau Frank Campeau (December 14, 1864 – November 5, 1943) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1911 and 1940 and made many appearances in films starring Douglas Fairbanks. On Broadway, Campeau appeared in ''Rio G ...

as Kit Kress * Earl Askam as Henchman Red Madden *

Ben Corbett Ben Corbett (February 6, 1892 – May 19, 1961) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1915 and 1956. He was born in Hudson, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. Corbett was a trophy-winning rodeo par ...

as Vegas, head drover *

Niles Welch Niles Eugene Welch (July 29, 1888 – November 21, 1976) was an American performer on Broadway, and a leading man in a number of silent and early talking motion pictures from the early 1910s through the 1930s. Early life A native of Hartf ...

as Jasper Kade *

Gertrude Astor Gertrude Astor (born Gertrude Irene Eyster; November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone in a woman's band. Early years Gertrude Irene Eyster was born in Lake ...

as Eloise Hayes *

Claire Rochelle Claire Rochelle (1908–1981) was an American film actress. She played the female lead in a number of westerns.Pitts p.389 Selected filmography * ''Tanned Legs'' (1929) * '' It's Great to Be Alive'' (1933) * '' Music in the Air'' (1934) * ''Sk ...

as Madge Grant * Charles Le Moyne as Mace *

W. E. Lawrence William Effingham Lawrence (August 22, 1896 – November 28, 1947) was an American actor of the silent era. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Los Angeles, California. Known by the nickname "Babe", Lawrence appeared in 120 films ...

as Cull Cole

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* 1936 films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films 1936 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Lesley Selander American Western (genre) films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub