Author Archive: Retro

Hoppy goes undercover to round up ranchers who are trying to keep the railroad from completing its course, so that they may continue charging hefty fines to any who wish to ride across their land. Dir. Lesley Selander

Our heros ride to the rescue of ranchers conned into a war against homesteaders by crooks who hope the parties will slaughter each other and leave the land for them. Dir. S. Roy Luby

Those darn sheep herders are starting trouble again, and it’s up to Tex and his buddies to help everyone get along. This time though, the bad guys are getting information and help from a town bigwig. Dir. Al Herman

History mixes with western-style action as Pancho Villa helps a cowboy defend his girlfriend’s silver mine from mendacious Federales. Complicating matters is the girl’s brother, who joins the federales in opposition to Villa. Dir. Irvin Willat

Brown, the spokesman for a cattleman’s organization, is herding his livestock with his sidekick Ritter. Along the Chisholm trail they meet up with a gang of outlaws, led by a bad girl who wants Brown’s cattle. Written by Elmer Clifton. Dir. Elmer Clifton

Maynard invests in a ranch, but when his partner is first accused of rustling horses, then killed, Our Man Kermit must get to the bottom of things. Dir. Charles Abbott

Eddie Dean, under orders as a U.S. Land Office agent, is trying to prevent a range war from being started between homesteaders and ranchers when a caravan of the so-called ‘Nesters’, start to take over land acquired by the homesteaders by a government lease. Quirt Thayer, working both sides against the middle, has his gang join with the ranchers seeking revenge against the settlers for raids on the ranchers by Quirt’s henchmen. Eddie uses his friendship with Mary King, daughter of the leading rancher, to pin the guilt on the correct culprits.

Produced by Ken Murray strictly as a vehicle for Laurie Anders, his curvy protégé from his television show and billed above the title and first billed in the cast as Laurie