Author Archive: Retro

The Frontier Marshals have been called in to try and break up a counterfeiting operation. Phony bills received at their horse auction leads them to Duke Mallory’s dude ranch. Mallory holds an engraver prisoner and gets rid of the fake bills by having three of his cronies become big winners at his gambling tables. Lee Powell tries to become Mallory’s partner to get evidence but is made a prisoner when his true identity becomes known.

Crabbe stars as Chief Moya, guardian of his tribe’s rich gold deposits. Keene plays a mining engineer sent by a claim-jumper to find and control the mine, but he soon discovers he’s on the wrong side. Based on the novel by Zane Grey. Dir. James P. Hogan

Sheriff Tyler is stuck between loyalties when he must arrest his sweetheart’s rancher brother for the murder of a sheep-herder. The sheep men want him dealt with, but the cattleman want him released. Dir. Harry Webb

Bad guy cheats homesteaders out of the money they put down for land, but Taylor arrives in the form of a “mysterious rider” to make things right. Based on the novel “The Mysterious Rider” by Zane Grey. Dir. Fred Allen

Eastern tenderfoot heads West landing in the middle of a skirmish over water rights. He has a plan which will fix everything, but jealousy over a woman may bring the scheme crashing down. Produced by Sol Lesser. Dir. Edward F. Cline

Army scout Ritter is in pursuit of a fugitive gang who are robbing stagecoaches, and also murdered his brother. Written by Robert Emmett Tansey. Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet

The trio of Belmet, Burch, and O’Meary are leading a wagon train west and Murdock is out to stop them. The settlers fight off his initial Indian attack and reach the mountains. With the wagon train vulnerable as it crosses a river, Murdock has the Indians make a final attack.

The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo masquerades as a singing cowpuncher in order to find the hooded menace who killed his dad. Dir. Bernard B. Ray (Raymond K. Johnson)

Allowed out of prison to attend his brother’s funeral, a notorious bad man escapes from his jailors and sets out to avenge his brother’s death. Dir. Oliver Drake