Author Archive: Retro

A despised cavalry commander is unfairly blamed by his troop for the death of a popular officer and must redeem himself in front of his men during an Indian attack on the fort.

Following the Civil War a Union soldier returns home to find his father has been brutally murdered by a rancher with a land-grabbing scheme. Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennett

Strong cast enlivens this saga of railoards vs. fright wagons in the 1860s. Hero Dix is the railroad man; Cobb is the owner of a fright line who tries to save his business by hiring the villainous Jory to keep the iron horse from coming through. Lots of action.

Red and his cohorts kill three prospectors and file on their claim. One of the three was Joe Henderson’s brother and Joe goes after the killers. After Lem finds gold he is injured and loses his memory. Red finds him and thinking his sister knows where his claim is, kidnaps her. But Red was seen following her and this leads Joe to their hideout and the showdown.

Bandit commits crimes and pins them on The Kid & Fuzzy. Billy must track down the real culprit while eluding a posse. Dir. Sam Newfield

Just out of prison, Trigger Morton gets revenge from Kendal, the man who framed him. Then he disposes of Holman and his gang. His last challenge is his old friend Chuck, the man who proved he was framed, who arrives with a plan to rob the express office.

A friend has sent for Tom and Fuzzy and they arrive to find him murdered. Tom uses the type of bullet to catch the murderer but he escapes on Tom’s horse. Thinking it is Tom, his own men shoot him. Tom knows the gang leader is Clark and tricks two of his men into shooting each other. When the survivor is put in jail it brings out Clark and his men and Tom and the Sheriff are ready,

The Range Busters join with Roosevelt’s Rough Riders to stop cattle rustlers, but have to deal with a big-city lady reporter who’s snooping around the rustling story. Dir. S. Roy Luby