Author Archive: Retro

Bad guy cheats homesteaders out of the money they put down for land, but Taylor arrives in the form of a “mysterious rider” to make things right. Based on the novel “The Mysterious Rider” by Zane Grey. Dir. Fred Allen

Eastern tenderfoot heads West landing in the middle of a skirmish over water rights. He has a plan which will fix everything, but jealousy over a woman may bring the scheme crashing down. Produced by Sol Lesser. Dir. Edward F. Cline

Army scout Ritter is in pursuit of a fugitive gang who are robbing stagecoaches, and also murdered his brother. Written by Robert Emmett Tansey. Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet

The trio of Belmet, Burch, and O’Meary are leading a wagon train west and Murdock is out to stop them. The settlers fight off his initial Indian attack and reach the mountains. With the wagon train vulnerable as it crosses a river, Murdock has the Indians make a final attack.

The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo masquerades as a singing cowpuncher in order to find the hooded menace who killed his dad. Dir. Bernard B. Ray (Raymond K. Johnson)

Allowed out of prison to attend his brother’s funeral, a notorious bad man escapes from his jailors and sets out to avenge his brother’s death. Dir. Oliver Drake

Steele goes undercover as a renegade to break up the bad guys, restore a kidnapped rancher and stop a range war. Dir. Robert North Bradbury

Cowboy working in a nightclub showing off his roping skills is hired to pose as half-owner of a ranch so he can find out who’s trying to sabotage the owner’s army contract for 3000 horses. Dir. Sam Newfield

When the lights are shot out in a Mexican cantina during a brawl, a gun man believes he has accidentally killed his best friend, and decides to hang up his guns. Dir. Sam Newfield