Author Archive: Retro

Flash Purdue incites the ranchers by accusing the Benson family of murder. They are warned in time and cross the border to safety. Muley Benson however stays and joins the rodeo circuit. Five years later he gets a request to return. Arriving he is made a prisoner by Flash who now plans to kill him for having shot him in the ear earlier when he called the Benson’s murderers.

When a Ranger is killed, the Captain sends Dave Austin to investigate. Posing as an outlaw, he meets Apache Joe who he realizes was the killer. He also meets Dan Drury, the man that transfers money between Apache Joe and his boss. He takes a job on Drury’s ranch but is in trouble when Drury’s sister Jean reveals his true identity.

The Range Busters arrive to see if they can find out who has been robbing the stage of the mine payrolls. Crash is a big winner in Faro Wilson’s card game and when the winning bills are later checked, they are found to be from the mine payroll. When the mine manager is seen sneaking into Faro’s office, the Range Busters know how Faro learns of the shipments and they are ready when the next payroll goes out.

A land robber orders his cutthroats to steal the deed to the Pecos Rancho, land originally granted by the King of Spain. The owners are killed but their son escapes. Years later, he returns as the Pecos Kid to reclaim his family’s heritage.

After serving in WWI, the title characters (with Saylor in the role of Lullaby) band together with cattlemen against outlaws. First in the series. Dir. Ray Taylor

Pecos businessman Matt Gardner is buying up freighters, or wagon trains of food supplies, at cheap prices through intimidation, and charging high prices by deliberately causing phony food shortages at his trading posts. The only one refusing to sell his supplies is Zack Sibley, who is dead set on maintaining his freighter business as well as tracking down his father’s murderer, his ex-business partner. Gardner plans on eliminating any competition Sibley presents by sending his thugs to kill him and raid his wagon train.

It’s the opening of the Cherokee strip and the Rankins are after a particular section. Frazier is also after the same section and has hired outlaws to make sure he gets it. When Jeff gives Rankin a map, the outlaws kill Rankin, steal the map, and frame Jeff for the murder. Scheduled to be hung the day of the land rush, Jeff’s pal Frosty has a plan to free him.

Three apparent strangers, a gambler, a stagecoach driver and an outlaw seem to be working together to thwart a gang of bandits. Dir. Robert N. Bradbury