Author Archive: Retro

Vivian as the Hawk is the secret leader of an outlaw gang. She wants the Chambers ranch and after Chambers is killed she sends her men to kill his daughter who is arriving on the stage. Eddie breaks it up and later foils a robbery attempt by the gang. Finding a hat at the scene, he marks it and leaves it hoping it will turn up again.

Bob is wrongly arrested for murder, but soon escapes from jail and makes his way to another town, where he’s appointed deputy sheriff and can focus on clearing his name. Written by Robert North Bradbury. Dir. Robert North Bradbury

A frontiersman leads a group of pioneers to their destination in the Old West and then helps them settle it.

The good-hearted outlaw is appointed sheriff of a lawless town, and must go up against a gang of outlaws led by his brother. Second film in PRC’s “Billy the Kid” series. Dir. Sam Newfield

Cody is mistaken for the bad guy he’s trying to bring to justice. Dir. Albert Herman

Williams comes upon a brother and sister who recently inherited their father’s ranch, but outlaws are trying to force them to leave to get at the gold on their property. Dir. Al Herman

Federal Agents try to stop bad guys from killing the sheriff’s daughter and taking her ranch. Dir. Ray Taylor

A Robin Hood-type outlaw (Buster Crabbe) rides the range and helps others. Another outlaw who looks just like him (also played by Crabbe) tries to cash in on the other outlaw’s reputation.

The three Mesquiteers try to recover the gold stolen by a gang in its effort to ruin the banker/mayor who ordered them to leave town.