Author Archive: Retro

Marlon Brando’s one-and-only attempt at directing. Brando and his best friend, played by Karl Malden, are bank robbers. They’re trapped on a butte with only one horse. Malden takes the gold and goes to get fresh horses. That’s where the trouble begins.

A young man heads to the California hills during the 1849 gold rush eager to cash in, which begins a 40-year search for the precious metal. Written by Josef Shaftel. Dir. Josef Shaftel

A Mexican gunman seeks vengeance after his son is lynched for a crime he didn’t commit

A boy and his dog Lightning contend with the boy’s abusive father

A young boy’s pet dog is accused of various crimes actually being committed by a bear. When the boy’s father goes after the dog, the bear arrives and a fierce battle takes place. The dog, a German Shepherd, is played by Lightning, the Marvel Dog. The bear is played by Samson.

Maynard searches for his missing prospector pal and finds a rancher’s daughter along the way as well as an outlaw gang which has been terrorizing ranchers. Dir. Robert Hill

“Good outdoors “”save the horse”” saga. The simple story is unfolded against the magnificent backdrop of the Rockies. Footage gets in a load of movement concerning wild horse hunts, equine fights, and even a circus sequence.

In the 8th film of the 22-film series, Texas Rangers Tex Wyatt, Jim Steele and Panhandle Perkins are sent to the district of Rawhide to investigate the killings of several ranchers. Tex enters the town posing as a tramp while the other two Rangers join a troupe of itinerant minstrels. Tex, convinced that while they may find the killer, it will not prevent further harassment of the poorer ranchers, and he returns to the Ranger station and persuades his father, Texas Ranger Captain John Wyatt, to take a leave of absence and go to Rawhide and run for Land Commissioner. Tex and his father meet Henry Colby, the wealthiest landholder in the district, who has been advised by his ranch foreman, Frank Hade, and Sam Barrett, the boss of Rawhide, that the nesters are the cause of all the lawlessness. At a meeting, preceded by the dullest, most demeaning minstrel show ever filmed, Captain Wyatt [...]

Working undercover, the Rangers are after Bull and his gang. Ted successfully joins Dr. Aikmans traveling medicine show, but Jim’s identity has been exposed and he is in danger.