Author Archive: Retro

Cherokee Charlie and Snake, a french-accented whip-wielder, are selling rifles to the Indians. To stop this, the Army sends agent Andy Thomas, who poses as a sombrero-wearing renegade. Andy, Charlie and Snake converge on a wagon train which is under attack. Pa Carteris killed and Andy is attracted to his daughter Sue, and makes a buddy out of her kid-brother Dickie. Andy, claiming to be from Taos, proves he a real cyclone of the saddle by riding Cherokee’s horse, and winning him on a bet. This ticks Charlie off,and he has Snake attach a knife to the end of his whip and kill two Indians to start an uprising. Andy’s job now becomes even tougher.

A mysterious disappearance of cattle puts lone rider Hoxie on the trail of rustlers. Dir. Armand Schaefer

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