Author Archive: Retro

Arizona ranger pretends to desert and turn renegade in order to stop a gang of rustlers. Written by Robert Emmett Tansey. Dir. Robert North Bradbury

An officer accused of cowardice volunteers to bring back General Custers’s body after Little Big Horn.

Billy the Kid and Fuzzy go up against a rustler who buys cattle at reduced prices thanks to his illegal activity. Dir. Sam Newfield

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 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