Author Archive: Retro

Dave stops a stagecoach hijack, but the gang leader jumps bail, and the Rangers ride for the final showdown with the outlaws. Dir. Harry L. Fraser

In the fourth and last Red Ryder (following “Ride, Rider, Ride”, “Roll, Thunder, Roll” and “The Fighting Redhead” in that order) of the Equity Pictures for Eagle-Lion distribution, filmed in Cinecolor, Red Ryder takes Steve Stevenson, who has saved Red’s life, to his ranch and gives him a job. Red’s aunt, the Duchess, knew Steve’s father, who supposedly committed suicide after losing his ranch betting on a prizefight. Steve refuses to believe that his father took his own life and the Duchess backs him up. On the way to town, Red, Steve, ranch hand Buckshot Blodgett and Red’s young Indian pal, Little Beaver, break up an attempted stagecoach robbery. Mark Palmer, the gambler who caused the death of Steve’s father, is a passenger. In town, Steve meets Sue Evans, who is going to work for saloon owner Bart Osborne. Palmer and Osborne are working together and want Ryder’s ranch, and they develop a plan to [...]

During the Spanish-American War, Colonel Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders are short of horses, and Hopalong Cassidy and his Bar-20 friends are detailed to round up a bunch of wild horses, but a renegade and his gang are out to stop the roundup.

Windy is appointed town sheriff but has a rough time catching a couple of rustlers, so Hoppy and Lucky come to town to help out. Dir. Lesley Selander

Deputy masquerades as a recently captured outlaw to catch a group of bank robbers. One of Ballew’s last starring roles. Dir. Ray Taylor

Steele plays the title character, a roaming cowboy who’s unlucky in love, until he meets a sweet young thing who robs stagecoaches for a living. Dir. Robert N. Bradbury

Jim Bullard escapes from prison and returns to settle matters with the Rascob’s that framed him. He kills two of them leaving an ace as his calling card. Bull remembers the deck of cards that fell when he fought Dave had no aces and the Rascob’s set out after him. Trapped in a cabin, Dave receives unexpected help from Bullard.

Outlaw gang tries to keep the railroad from coming through a rival town. Ken is a troublemaker who is persuaded to keep the bad guys at bay. Written by Alan James. Dir. Alan James

When Sue Bixby becomes his new boss, stagecoach robber Talbot reforms and goes after her rustled cattle. When he and his men are outnumbered fighting Lloyd’s gang, Randall rides to get circus man Mahoney and his man shooting cannon.