Author Archive: Retro

Tyler is a masked crusader who robs from a crooked mining company and gives the cash back to the investors it cheated. Drastic action must be taken when a woman finds out his true identity. Dir. J.P. McGowan

When Owens’ gang shoots it out in a New York nightclub, detective Breezy Kildare is wounded. After he recovers he takes a vacation at his father’s ranch in Wyoming. Here he meets Owens again and finds him running a protection racket. When Breezy tries to stop him, Owens makes plans to eliminate Breezy.

Rancher uses his trained killer horse to rustle wild horses out of a federally protected area, and it’s up to the Three Mesquiteers to stop him. An early appearance by Rita Hayworth, billed as Rita Cansino. Dir. Mack Wright

At a border town, Eddie Dean and his partner, Soapy Jones, attend a fiesta at the home of Don Lopez who, in accordance with his custom, displays a valuable diamond necklace to his guests and has one of them, Maria, wear it. Jim Barrett, another guest, offers to buy the necklace but Don Lopez declines to sell. Barrett, with his henchmen Corey and Avery, plan to steal the necklace and the rest of the Lopez diamonds. Maria, to Eddie’s surprise, appears to be working with the outlaws. But, as Eddie’s investigation proceeds, it develops that Barrett’s gang has also robbed Don Lopez of his gold, and that Maria is a representative of the Mexican government, sent to protect the gems.

The Texas Rangers are hot on the trail of a mysterious killer who kills at night. Dir. Elmer Clifton

Bell’s friend, a former outlaw, has hung up his six-shooters and settled down, but another bandit is committing crimes and pinning them on Rex’s buddy. Dir. Robert Hill

Whip-wielding Cheyenne Kid and pal Fuzzy come to the aid of a lady shopkeeper with outlaw problems. Dir. Ray Taylor

College graduate heads west and is associated with an outlaw gang, but tries to turn over a new leaf when he falls for a rancher’s daughter. Based on the novel by Zane Grey. Dir. Lesley Selander

Following completion of the “Trail Blazers” series, Bob Steele and Hoot Gibson were paired in three other Monogram westerns, with the only connection to the “Trail Blazers” series being Steele and Gibson in the cast and production and distribution by Monogram, with various Monogram people serving as production supervisors i.e., William Strobach on this entry and Victor Hammond on the other two. This one finds Jack Slade (Mauritz Hugo) and Mary Conway,alias Blanche (Veda Ann Borg), being recognized as known and wanted crooks by deputy marshal Harry Stevens (Steve Clark) and, when he orders them out of town, Slade kills him. His son, Bob Stevens (Bob Steele) and friend Parkford (Hoot Gibson) become U.S. Marshals and proceed to rid the town of the cut-throat gang that has been terrorizing the citizens. Bob goes undercover as an outlaw and works his way into the gang, while Hoot poses as a Dude who goes about making fiery [...]