Author Archive: Retro

Texas Rangers send an undercover agent to infiltrate an outlaw gang to find their hiding place for stolen loot. Written by Harry L. Fraser. Dir. Harry L. Fraser

Black Bart was a notorious but polite stage robber in 1899 when he was was caught and sentenced to seven years, but he apparently disappeared after serving seven years in prison. Now, ten years later in 1916 someone has adopted Bart’s m.o. and is ribbing stagecoaches again but without Bar’s good manners and respect for life. This reincarnation of the notorious bandit doesn’t have the same respect for human life. The Range Busters are assigned to ferret out the outlaw whoever he is. The only clue is that the old Bart had a penchant for gambling by betting on the number the number three. With their new identity the boys pose as strangers although they immediately become rivals for the affections of Molly Collins, daughter of a reformed alcoholic who wants to deed his in-town property to a new church, but the gang boss impersonating Bart has different plans… for a red-light area of a [...]

College kid returns home to his dad and brothers, all of whom are outlaws. When his father agrees to go straight and turn himself in, the sheriff double crosses and kills him. Written by Robert Hill & Guinn Williams. Dir. Robert F. Hill

Dave Austin’s Sheriff father has been killed. Dave now has his badge and his search for the killer leads him to the hangout of Hatfield and his gang. But when Dave’s identity becomes known, he’s condemned to die at sundown.

An American gunslinger kills a Mexican man in California immediately after the Mexican-American war. The killer is arrested and put on trial for murder with the Hispanic population waiting to learn of American justice.

Red Ryder investigates a stagecoach wreck which killed a prominent land commissioner, but soon a shady character appears who claims to be the commissioner’s replacement. Dir. R.G. Springsteen

Tex has been sent to investigate the theft of government provisions along the border. Kildare is the leader of the outlaw gang and has his men posing as Indians. He has already killed the incoming Marshal and assumed his identity. When Tex asks too many questons, he plans to get rid of him also.

Dir. Sam Newfield. All-midget cast western. You haven’t seen a true chase scene until you see a group of guys chasing each other on Shetland ponies.

Unusual western that’s a lot of fun contains many stars who were munchkins in “The Wizard of Oz”. Produced by Jed Buell. Dir. Sam Newfield

A gunman is hired to avenge a murder but faces betrayal.