Author Archive: Retro

Good hearted gambler impersonates a reverend, but is recognized by a outlaw who is about to be hung. The bad guy insists the “reverend” intervene in the hanging or he’ll blow the whistle on him. Dir. Harry Fraser

The Army sends Eddie and Soapy to the Morgan ranch to buy horses. But the horses are rustled and the follow-up Army patrol murdered. When Eddie is mistaken for a notorious outlaw, he joins the outlaw gang but is in trouble when his true identity becomes known.

A cowboy at a dude ranch falls for the spoiled daughter of a rich guest at the ranch. Later he uncovers a gang of thieves who are robbing the guests.

Ellen Williams’ father has a valuable collection of furs and an outlaw gang is after them. Before he is killed, Williams hides a note revealing their location. The Texas Rangers are on the job and to get more information, they have Panhandle pose as an Indian chief.

Navy boxer seeks vengeance when he returns home to find his rich uncle has been murdered by a corrupt land owner who wants a monopoly on the area’s water rights. Written by Harry Fraser. Dir. Harry L. Fraser

A hot-head must keep his temper under control for 30 days before he will be allowed to claim his inheritance. Good cowboy stuff from Gibson. Dir. George Melford

Chandler is an enigmatic bandit known as “The Wolf”, who steals the payroll from a ranch, but there is a mysterious secret concerning The Wolf’s family history. Dir. Armand Schaefer

This rather unusual 50s western is set in a town where men may not enter. The town is controlled by a woman gambler who eventually succumbs to the allure of a handsome and persistent cowboy.

A tolerant sheriff in a remote, post-Civil war Kansas town tries to straighten out a deadly conflict between cattlemen and homesteaders. Written by Ernest Haycox. Dir. Edwin L. Marin