1230  Enter the Devil  Artists International, 1971. 86 min. Color. D-SC: Frank Q. Dobbs and David Cass. With Josh Bryant, Irene Kelly, David Cass, Carle Benson, Linda Rascoe, John Martin, Nodris Dominque, Wanda Wilson, Ed Geldert, Happy Shahan. An anthropologist looking for cult sub-cultures in the Texas desert comes across a group of devil worshippers. Mediocre horror Western originally called Disciples of Death.

1231  Entre las Patas de los Caballos (Between the Legs of a Horse)  Lagunas Productions, 2000. 90 min. Color. D: Arturo Martinez. SC: Oswaldo Vizcarra. With Rodolfo de Anda, Jose Vargas, Luis Gatica, Fernando Casanova, Maricarmen Resendiz, Julio Aldama, Elizabeth Aburto, Giannina Ruiz, Gustavo Diaz, Marcial “El Jalisco.” Two Mexican families have a generations’ old feud until the son and daughter from each fall in love. Okay adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” in the Old West of Mexico.

1232  Epitaph for a Fast Gun  Jack H. Harris, 1967. 82 min. Color. D: Nick Nostro. SC: Astrain Bada and Ignacio Iquino. With Michael Riva, Diana Garson, Albert Farley, Indio Gonzales, Jack Rocks, Mario Maranzana, Diana Sorel. An aging sheriff teams with a cowboy, who loves the man’s daughter, in cleaning up a tough town. Average Italian-Spanish concoction first released by Cineproduzioni Associate/I.F.I.S.A. as Un Dollaro di Fuoco (A Dollar of Fire).

1233  The Erotic Adventures of Zorro  Entertainment Ventures, 1972. 102 minutes Color. D: Colonel Robert Freedman. SC: David F. Friedman. With Douglas Frey, Roby Whiting, Penny Boran, Jude Farese, Robert W. Creese, Michelle Simon, Bruce Gibson, Sebastian Gregory, Mike Perratta, Ernie Dominy, Allen Bloomfield, Becky Pearlman, Kathy Hilton, Gerald Broulard, Cory Brandon, David Villa, Fermin Castillo del Muro, Jesus Valez, David F. Friedman. While pretending to be a gay cavalier, Don Diego Vega is really a lusty Zorro who finds a local tyrant and beds all the town’s beautiful women. Silly adult “Zorro” comedy.

1234  Escape from Fort Bravo  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953. 98 min. Color. D: John Sturges. SC: Frank Fenton. With William Holden, Eleanor Parker, John Forsythe, William Demarest, William Campbell, John Lupton, Richard Anderson, Polly Bergen, Carl Benton Reid, John Lupton, Glenn Strange, Forrest Lewis, Harry V. Cheshire, Charles Stevens, Howard McNear, Alex Montoya, Fred Graham, Michael Dugan, Richard P. Beedle, William Newell, Phil Rich, Frank Matts, Eloise Hardt, Valerie Vernon. During the Civil War a woman manages to help her Confederate fiance and follow prisoners escape from the Yankees only to be attacked by hostile Indians. A good story and a compact cast make this interesting viewing.

1235  Escape from Red Rock  20th Century–Fox, 1958. 79 min. D-SC: Edward Bernds. With Brian Donlevy, Eilene Janssen, Gary Murray, Jay C. Flippen, William Phipps, Michael (Myron) Healey, Nesdon Booth, Rick Vallin, Dan White, Andre Adoree, Courtland Shepard, Tina Menard, Zon Murray, Ed Hinton, Frosty Royce, Frank Richards, Hank Patterson, Eileen Stevens, Frank Marlowe, Dick Crockett, Sailor Vincent. To save his brother’s life a young rancher takes part in a robbery and later he and his girlfriend flee a posse although Indians are on the warpath. Entertaining and action filled oater with good work by Brian Donlevy as a gang leader, Myron Healy as a vicious gang member and Eilene Janssen as the girl.

1236  Escape in the Desert  Warner Bros., 1945. 81 min. D: Edward A. Blatt. SC: Thomas Job. With Philip Dorn, Helmut Dantine, Alan Hale, Jean Sullivan, Irene Manning, Samuel S. Hinds, Bill Kennedy, Kurt Kreuger, Rudolph Anders, Hans Schumm, Monte Blue, Alan Bridge, Trevor Bardette, Cliff Clark, George Sherwood, Selmer Jackson, Angela Greene, Victor Kilian, Blaney Lewis, Tom Fadden, Charles Cane, Jack Mower, James Notaro, Oliver Prickett. A flier tries to capture an escaped Nazi he spots in an Arizona desert café. Mediocre war time reworking of The Petrified Forest (q.v.).

1237  Escape to Grizzly Mountain  Miracle Entertainment/Emmett/Furla Film, 2000. 95 min. Color. D: Anthony Delesandro. SC: Boon Collins. With Dan Haggerty, Jan-Michael Vincent, Miko Hughes, Cody McMains, Ellina McCormick, Nik Winterhawk, Cynthia Palmer, John J. Dalesandro, Charlotte Dodds, Miles O’Keefe, William Stallings, Sam Scarber, Gloria Iglesias, Bobbie Thomas, Steven Erdek, Jay Tavare, Dennis Fimple, Lora Lyn Peterson, Colin Malone, Shannon Welles, Jason De Hoyos, Tracie Amico, Charity Nicole James, Alexandra Shraub, Anat Schraub, Larry Layton, Michael Fino, Haley Jackson Sawyers. Trying to help an abused circus bear cub, a young boy locates a cave where he transported back a century in time and meets a mountain man who agrees to assist him. Poor attempt to produce a “Grizzly Adams” look-a-like, even having Dan Haggerty as a mountain man, with a fantasy theme.

Escondido see A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die

1238  Escort West  United Artists, 1959. 75 min. D: Francis D. Lyon. SC: Leo Gordon and Fred Hartsook. With Victor Mature, Elaine Stewart, Faith Domergue, Reba Waters, Noah Beery, Jr., Leo Gordon, Rex Ingram, John Hubbard, Harry Carey, Jr., Slim Pickens, Roy Barcroft, William Ching, Ken Curtis, X Brands, Chuck Hayward, Charles Soldani, Claire DuBrey, Syd Saylor. An ex–Confederate and his small daughter head West at the end of the Civil War, are snubbed by a Union wagon train but later find its two female survivors after an Indian attack. Competent but only average, sagebrush yarn.

1239  Eureka Stockade  British-Pathé, 1949. 103 min. D-SC: Harry Watt. With Chips Rafferty, Gordon Jackson, Peter Illing, Peter Finch, Jack Lambert, Ralph Truman, Sydney Loder, John Fernside, Grant Taylor, Jane Barrett, Mary Ward, Betty Ross, Leigh O’Malley, Nick Yardley, Marshal Crosby, Jean Blue, Nigel Lovell, Paul Delmar, Charles Tasman, John Wiltshire, Alexander Cann, Rex Dawe, John Fegas, Al Thomas, Ron Whelan, John Cazabon, John Clark, Clement Maloney. In 1853 Australia a miner fights for the right to hunt for gold., the events leading to the designing of the nation’s first flag. Exciting and well produced frontier melodrama from producer J. Arthur Rank; also called Massacre Hill.

1240  Everyboy’s Dancin’  Lippert, 1950. 67 min. D: William Berke. SC: Bob Nunes and Spade Cooley. With Spade Cooley, Dick (Richard) Lane, Hal Derwin, James Millican, Lyle Talbot, Michael Whalen, Sid Melton, The Sons of the Pioneers (Lloyd Perryman, Ken Curtis, Shug Fisher, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr, Tommy Doss), Roddy McDowall, Adele Jergens, James Ellison, Russell Hayden, Barbara Woodell, Ginny Jackson, Tex Cromer, Bobby Hyatt, Chuy Reyes Orchestra, Les Anderson, Fred Kelsey, Dorothy Lloyd, Bobby Hyatt, George Meader, Dan Rense, The Flying Taylors, The Great Velardi, The Medians, Virginia MacPherson. Crooks are out to get a ballroom owner’s business and several acts come to his rescue. Cheaply made but flavorful Western musical co-scripted by the star, western swing band leader Spade Cooley.

1241  Everyman’s Law  Supreme, 1936. 61 min. D: Albert Ray. SC: Earle Snell. With Johnny Mack Brown, Beth Marion, Frank Campeau, Roger Gray, Lloyd Ingraham, John Beck, Horace Murphy, Richard Alexander, Slim Whitaker, Ed Cassidy, Jim Corey, George Morrell, Herman Hack, Francis Walker, Art Dillard, Tex Palmer, Jack Evans. A trio of lawmen pretend to be hired guns to get the goods on a rancher harassing homesteaders. A good entry in Johnny Mack Brown’s Supreme series for producer A.W. Hackel.

1242  Everything Happens to Me  Tobis Filmkunst, 1980. 99 min. Color. D: Michele Lupo. SC: Marcello Fondato and Francesco Scardamaglia. With Bud Spencer, Cary Guffey, Robert Hundar (Claudio Undari), Ferruccio Amendola, John Bartha, Carlo Reali, Giancarlo Biastianoni, Giovanni Cianfrigilia, Ottaviano Dell’Acqua, Paola Figlia, Lorenzo Fineschi, Clayton Landey, Amedeo Lerurini, Vincenzo Maggio, Lawrence Montague, Riccardo Pizzuti, Larry Quackenbush, Sergio Smacchi, Marco Stefanelli. A Western sheriff and his young alien pal are helped by a crook when the military kidnaps the boy. Fun, fast paced sci-fi Western comedy sequel to The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (q.v.), produced in West Germany as Chissa Perche...Capitano Tutte a Me.

1243  Evil Roy Slade  NBC-TV/Universal, 1972. 100 min. Color. D: Jerry Paris. SC: Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson. With John Astin, Edie Adams, Dick Shawn, Milton Berle, Pamela Austin, Mickey Rooney, Dom DeLuise, Henry Gibson, Arthur Batanides, Larry Hankin, Milton Frome, Luana Anders, Robert Liberman, Connie Sawyer, Pat Morita, Leonard Barr. A notorious outlaw tries to mend his ways after falling in love with an innocent school teacher but he is trailed by a sheriff out to capture him. Poorly conceived and executed Western comedy.

1244  Extreme Prejudice  Tri Star Pictures, 1987. 104 min. Color. D: Walter Hill. SC: Deric Washburn and Harry Kleiner. With Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside, Maria Conchita Alonso, Rip Torn, Clancy Brown, William Forsythe, Matt Mulhern, Larry B. Scott, Dan Tullis, Jr., John Dennis Johnston, Luis Contreras, Carlos Cervantes, Tommy “Tiny” Lister, Marco Rodriguez, James Lashly, Tony Frank, Mickey Jones, Kent Lipham, Sam Gauny, Gil Reyes, Rick Garcia, Richard Duran, Larry Duran, Christina Garcia, Charles Lewis, Humberto De La Torre, Erin Bowen, Thomas Rosales, Jr. Once childhood friends, a Texas Ranger and an drug pusher are at odds when the former’s girlfriend tries to protect the latter’s business. Fairly good modern-day Western.

1245  An Eye for an Eye  Embassy, 1966. 106 min. Color. D: Michael Moore. SC: Bing Russell and Sumner Williams. With Robert Lansing, Pat(rick) Wayne, Slim Pickens, Gloria Talbott, Paul Fix, Strother Martin, Henry Wills, Jerry Gatlin, Rance Howard, Clint Howard, Herman Hack, George Sowards, William Dooley, John Dillon, Walt Ryerson, Dean Spencer, Marshall George, Kathleen King, Art Sasser, Tiny Wells, James Mizell, Mary Mizell, Jack White, Joe Miller. An ex–bounty hunter who is out to get the hoodlums who murdered his wife and son enlists the aid of a man to help him although both are physically handicapped. An interesting plot and good photography add some life to this feature. Also called Talion.

1246  Eyes of Texas  Republic, 1948. 70 min. Color. D: William Witney. SC: Sloan Nibley. With Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Andy Devine, Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers (Tim Spencer, Lloyd Perryman, Pat Brady, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr), Nana Bryant, Roy Barcroft, Danny Morton, Francis Ford, Stanley Blystone, Pasquale Perry, Bob Reeves. A rancher turns his spread into a camp for war orphans but outlaws are after the land. Okay Roy Rogers feature; fast on action and nice use of color.

1247  The Fabulous Texan  Republic, 1947. 96 min. D: Edward Ludwig. SC: Lawrence Hazard and Horace McCoy. With William Elliott, John Carroll, Catherine McLeod, Andy Devine, Albert Dekker, Jim Davis, Ruth Donnelly, Russell Simpson, James Brown, George Beban, Tommy Kelly, Johnny Sands, Harry Davenport, John Miles, Robert Coleman, Robert Barrat, Douglass Dumbrille, Reed Hadley, Roy Barcroft, Frank Ferguson, Glenn Strange, Selmer Jackson, Harry V. Cheshire, Harry Woods, Karl Hackett, John Hamilton, Pierre Watkin, Ed Cassidy, Tristram Coffin, Stanley Andrews, Olin Howlin, Kenneth MacDonald, Jack Ingram, Ted Mapes, Pierce Lyden, Al Ferguson, Ethan Laidlaw, Ray Teal, Franklyn Farnum, Ivan Parry, Craig Reynolds, Richard Foote, William Forrest, George Lloyd, George Eldredge, Crane Whitley, Helen Brown, Regina Wallace, Douglas Wood, Russell Hicks, Wade Crosby, Eddie Acuff, Dick Elliott, Ralph Dunn, Mickey Simpson, Edythe Elliott, Tom Chatterton, Nolan Leary, Howard Mitchell, Harland Tucker, Pat Flaherty, Jerry Jerome, Charles Morton, Sarah Selby, Paul Scardon, Frank Austin. When carpetbaggers take over Texas after the Civil War, a man is forced to become a bandit in order to protect himself and his rights. Very well done William Elliott feature with a top notch cast of character actors.

1248  Face of a Fugitive  Columbia, 1959. 81 min. Color. D: Paul Wendkos. SC: David T. Chantler and Daniel B. Ullman. With Fred MacMurray, Lin McCarthy, Dorothy Green, Alan Baxter, Myrna Fahey, James Coburn, Francis De Sales, Gina Gillespie, Paul E. Burns, Robert “Buzz” Henry, James Gavin, Hal K. Dawson, Harrison Lewis, Ron Hayes, John Milford, Rankin Mansfield, Stanley Farrar. Falsely accused of murder, a man takes a new identity in another town but finds he cannot shake his past. Fairly entertaining oater with Fred MacMurray good in the lead.

1249  Face to Face  RKO Radio, 1952. 92 min. D: Bretaigne Windust. SC: James Agee. With Robert Preston, Marjorie Steele, Minor Watson, Dan Seymour, Olive Carey, James Agee. A man brings his new bride to a small Western town where they plan to settle down. Dull adaptation of the Stephen Crane story “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” makes up one-half of this feature film, the other portion being James Mason in Joseph Conrad’s “The Secret Sharer.”

1250  Face to the Wind  Warner Bros., 1974. 93 min. Color. D: William A. Graham. SC: David Markson. With Cliff Potts, Xochitl, Harry Dean Stanton, Don Wilbanks, Woodrow Chambliss, James Gammon, Roy Jenson, William Carstens, Richard Breeding. When a young drifter falls in love with an Indian maiden the two find themselves the object of hate and violence. Obscure and violent melodrama first issued in 1972 as Cry for Me, Billy. Alternate titles: Apache Massacre, Count Your Bullets and The Long Tomorrow.

1251  Fade-In  Paramount, 1968. 93 min. Color. D: Allen Smithee (Jud Taylor). SC: Jerry Ludwig and Mart Crowley. With Burt Reynolds, Barbara Loden, Patricia Casey, Noam Pitlik, James Hampton, Joseph Perry, Lawrence Heller, Wage Tucker, Sally Kirkland, George Savalas, Jason Heller, Jud Taylor. During the filming of the movie Blue (q.v.) a cowboy working as an extra falls in love with an attractive film editor. This production received no official release and was made simultaneously with Blue by co-producer Silvio Marizzano, who directed the former film; nothing special but passable.

1252  Fair Warning  Fox, 1931. 74 min. D: Alfred Werker. SC: Ernest Pascal. With George O’Brien, Louise Huntington, Mitchell Harris, George Brent, Nat Pendleton, Willard Robertson, Ernie Adams, John Sheehan, Erwin Connelly, Alphonse Ethier. A cowboy tries to prove two men were responsible for the robbery of a saloon. Entertaining George O’Brien “B plus” opus.

1253  The Falcon Out West  RKO Radio, 1944. 64 min. D: William Clemens. SC: Billy Jones and Morton Grant. With Tom Conway, Carole Gallagher, Barbara Hale, Joan Barclay, Cliff Clark, Minor Watson, Don Douglas, Edward Gargan, Lyle Talbot, Lee Trent, Perc Launders, Wheaton Chambers, Chief Thundercloud, Robert Anderson, Edmund Glover, Rosemary LaPlanche, Elaine Riley, Shirley O’Hara, Patti Brill, Bert Roach, Norman Willis, Kernan Cripps, Slim Whitaker, Bill Nestell, Tom Burton, Steve Winston, Mary Halsey, Daun Kennedy, Chef Milani, Michael St. Angel, Eddie Clark, Joe Cody, Zedra Conde, Norman Mayes. After a wealthy Texas rancher is murdered in New York City, detective Tom Lawrence, alias the Falcon, travels to the victim’s ranch in order to catch the killer. Nicely done entry in the “Falcon” series with a good Western flavor.

1254  False Colors  United Artists, 1943. 65 min. D: George Archainbaud. SC: Bennett Cohen. With William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Claudia Drake, Douglass Dumbrille, Robert Mitchum, Tom Seidel, Glenn Strange, Pierce Lyden, Roy Barcroft, Sam Flint, Earle Hodgins, Elmer Jerome, Tom London, Dan White, George Morrell, Bob Burns, Glen Walters, Franklyn Farnum, Denver Dixon, Jack Montgomery, Frank O’Connor. A Bar 20 wrangler is killed soon after inheriting a ranch and Hoppy agrees to look after the place, along with the dead man’s sister, but a crooked banker behind the killing is out to get the spread for himself. Excellent photography (by Russell Harlan), a good plot and plenty of action make this a “Hopalong Cassidy” winner.

False Hero see Roaring Rangers

1255  False Paradise  United Artists, 1948. 59 min. D: George Archainbaud. SC: Harrison Jacobs and Doris Schroeder. With William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley, Joel Friedkin, Cliff Clark, Kenneth MacDonald, Don Haggerty, Richard Alexander, William Norton Bailey, Zon Murray, George Eldredge. Hopalong Cassidy and his pals California Carlson and Lucky Jenkins try to help ranchers whose silver rich lands are being sought by a crooked banker who holds their mortgages. Penultimate film in the “Hopalong Cassidy” series and a long way from the best.

1256  Family Honeymoon  Universal-International, 1948. 90 min. D: Claude Binyon. SC: Dan Lussier. With Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Rita Johnson, William Daniels, Gigi Perreau, Jimmy Hunt, Peter Miles, Lillian Bronson, Hattie McDaniel, Chill Wills, Catherine Doucet, Paul Harvey, Irving Bacon, Chick Chandler, Frank Jenks, Wally Brown, Anne Nagel, Fay Baker, Lois Austin, Sarah Edwards, Beatrice Roberts, Minerva Urecal, Nancy Evans, John Gallaudet, Wilton Graff, Edmund Cobb, Snub Pollard, Frank Orth, Holmes Herbert, Syd Saylor, Frank MacGregor, Constance Purdy, O.Z. Whitehead, William Bailey, Heinie Conklin, Tom Chatterton, Joel Fluellen, Harold Goodwin, Smoki Whitfield, Nick Thompson, Lois Hall, Harry Hayden, Lorin Raker, John O’Connor, Denise Gray, Herbert Heywood, Almira Sessions, Edward C. Short, Jay Silverheels, Bess Flowers. Newlyweds find their Grand Canyon honeymoon trip sabotaged by the widowed bride’s pesky children and the professor husband’s vengeful ex-girlfriend. Erose outing fails to follow-up the successful teaming of Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray in The Egg and I (1947).

1257  Fancy Pants  Paramount, 1950. 92 min. Color. D: George Marshall. SC: Edmund Hartman and Robert O’Brien. With Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Bruce Cabot, Lea Penman, Hugh French, Eric Blore, Joseph Vitale, John Alexander, Norma Varden, Virginia Kelley, Colin Keith-Johnston, Joe Wong, Chester Conklin, Robert Kortman, Ray Bennett, Almira Sessions, Percy Helton, Ida Moore, Oliver Blake, Ethel Wales, Major Sam Harris, Hank Bell, Olaf Hytten, Edgar Dearing, Jimmie Dundee, Howard Petrie, Robin Hughes, Hope Sansberry, Charles Cooley, Mira McKinney, Howard Mitchell. A high class British butler is hired by a newly rich Western woman to bring culture to her community. Okay remake of Ruggles of Red Gap (q.v.) with the star billed as “Mr. Robert Hope.”

1258  Fangs of Fate  Chesterfiled, 1925. 60 min. D-SC: Horace B. Carpenter. With Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald, Ivor McFadden, Beatrice Allen, William Bertram, Merrill McCormick, Tex Starr, Carl Silvera. An outlaw goes straight for the sake of a girl but when his old gang refuses to quite he becomes a deputy sheriff to capture them. Fairly good silent horse opera, although Bill Patton is a pallid hero.

1259  Fangs of the Arctic  Monogram, 1953. 62 min. D: Rex Bailey. SC: Bill Raynor and Warren Douglas. With Kirby Grant, Lorna Hansen, Warren Douglas, Leonard Penn, Richard Avonde, Robert Sherman, John Close, Roy Gordon, Phil Tead, Kit Carson, Chinook (dog). A Royal Canadian Mountie and his loyal husky dog are on the trail of crooks engaged in illegal trapping. Passable production of the James Oliver Curwood story, made on the cheap.

1260  Fangs of the Wild  Astor/Metropolitan, 1941. 55 min. D: Raymond K. Johnson. SC: R.D. Persall. With Rin Tin Tin, Jr., Dennis Moore, Luana Walters, Tom London, Mae Busch, Theodore (Ted) Adams, George Chesebro, James (Jimmy) Aubrey, Bud Osborne, George Morrell, Martin Spellman. A federal investigator and his trusty dog try to learn who is behind the thefts of silver foxes from breeding ranches. Faced paced and somewhat scenic poverty row action film.

1261  Fangs of the Wild  Lippert, 1954. 71 min. D: William F. Claxton. SC: Orville Hampton and William F. Claxton. With Charles Chaplin, Jr., Onslow Stevens, Margia Dean, Freddie Ridgeway, Phil Tead, Robert Stevenson, Buck (dog). A boy witnesses a murder in the north woods but cannot convince his father of what he saw and becomes the target of the killer. Cheaply made but visually attractive and quite entertaining “B” drama. TV title: Follow the Hunter.

1262  Far and Far Away  Universal, 1992. 140 min. Color. D: Ron Howard. SC: Bob Dolman. With Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, Barbara Babcock, Cyril Cusack, Eileen Pollock, Colm Meaney, Douglas Gillison, Michelle Johnson, Wayne Grace, Niall Toibin, Barry McGovern, Gary Lee Davis, Jared Harris, Steven O’Donnell, Wesley Murphy, Derry Power, Noel O’Donovan, Macdara O’Fatharta, Brendan Ellis, Clint Howard, Jeffrey Andrews, Judith McIntyre, Rynagh O’Grady, Frank Coughlan, Hoke Howell, William Preston, Rance Howard, Ian Elliot, Bob Dolman, Phillip V. Caruso, Mark Wheeler, Brendan Cauldwell, Jimmy Keogh. In the early 1890s a young couple flee Ireland and migrate to Oklahoma where they try to start a new life together only to face hardships and the threat of the girl’s parents taking her home. High class Western drama, a box office winner.

1263  The Far Country  Universal-International, 1955. 96 min. Color. D: Anthony Mann. SC: Borden Chase. With James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, Walter Brennan, John McIntire, Jay C. Flippen, Harry Morgan, Steve Brodie, Connie Gilchrist, Robert Wilke, Chubby Johnson, Royal Dano, Jack Elam, Kathleen Freeman, Guy Wilkerson, John Doucette, Eddy Waller, Eugene Borden, Robert Foulk, Paul Bryar, Edwin (Eddie) Parker, Stuart Randall, Terry Frost, Robert Bice, Marjorie Stapp, Don C. Harvey, Ted Mapes, Dick Dickinson, Gene Holland, Damian O’Flynn, Dick Taylor, John Macklin, Carl Harbaugh. A loner and his pal take their cattle herd by boat to Alaska and find lots of trouble in the mining camps. Big budget, very enjoyable oater.

1264  The Far Frontier  Republic, 1948. 67 min. Color. D: William Witney. SC: Sloan Nibley. With Roy Rogers, Gail Davis, Andy Devine, Francis Ford, Roy Barcroft, Clayton Moore, Foy Willing and The Riders of the Purple Sage, Lane Bradford, Edmund Cobb, Holly Bane, Clarence Straight, Tom London, Anthony Caruso, Robert Strange, John Bagni, Emmett Lynn, Stanley Blystone, Keith Richards, Jack O’Shea, Robert Wood. Two men smuggle gangsters who have been deported back into the country and plan to buy out a rancher but are opposed by Roy Rogers and sidekick Cookie Bullfincher. Pretty good action feature in which the villains and supporting cast dominate the proceedings in deference to the star.

1265  The Far Horizons  Paramount, 1955. 108 min. Color. D: Rudolph Mate. SC: Winston Miller and Edmund H. North. With Fred MacMurray, Charlton Heston, Donna Reed, Barbara Hale, William Demarest, Alan Reed, Eduardo Noriega, Larry Pennell, Argentina Brunetti, Ralph Moody, Herbert Heyes, Lester Matthews, Helen Wallace, Walter Reed, Voltaire Perkins, Joe Canutt. The story of the Meriwether Lewis-William Clark expedition into the recently purchased Louisiana Territory. Colorful but highly fictional account of the famous trek with Donna Reed badly miscast as Sacajawea.

1266  The Far Out West  Universal, 1967. 87 min. Color. D: Joe Connelly. SC: George Tibbles. With Ann Sheridan, Ruth McDevitt, Douglas V. Fowley, Gary Vinson, Carole Wells, Robert Lowery, Morgan Woodward, Lon Chaney, Jay Silverheels, Alex Henteloff, Stanley Adams, Lee Patrick, Charles Meredith, Gil Lamb, Quinn O’Hara, Fred Williams, George Murdock, Bill Oberlin, Willis Bouchey. A gun-toting frontier family is at odds with a greedy saloon owner and his hired gunman. Amusing telefeature sewn together from episodes of the series “Pistols ’n Petticoats” (CBS-T, 1967–68).

1267  The Far Side of Jericho  First Look International, 2006. 99 min. Color. D: Tim Hunter. SC: Ron Sullivan and James Crumley. With Suzanne Andrews, Judith Burnett, Lissa Negrin, Patrick Bergin, Lawrence Pressman, James Gammon, John Diehl, C. Thomas Howell, Jason Connery, Bill Doyle, Zachary Ray Sherman, Tim DeKay, Costance Forslund, Vanessa Zima, John Erison, Christian Aubert, Carlos Cervantes, Steve Cromier, Jack Burning, Boots Southerland, Matt Langseth, Oliver Page, James Tarwater, Debrianna Mansini, John David Garfield, Rio Alexander, Dale Malley, Peter Sherayko, Wendi Andres, Ricardo Andres, Brent Lambert, James Blackburn. Vigilantes, bad men and strange Indians chase the widows of hanged outlaw brothers because they may know the whereabouts of hidden loot. Nicely photographed but otherwise poor horror Western.

1268  Fargo  Monogram, 1952. 69 min. D: Lewis D. Collins. SC: Joseph Poland and Jack DeWitt. With Bill Elliott, Phyllis Coates, Myron Healey, Fuzzy Knight, Arthur Space, Robert Wilke, Jack Ingram, Terry Frost, Robert Bray, Tim Ryan, Florence Lake, Stanley Andrews, Richard Reeves, Gene Roth, House Peters, Jr., Bud Osborne, Denver Pyle, Stanley Price. After his brother is murdered by a cattle baron, a man returns to North Dakota and helps small ranchers fence off the range, starting a conflict. Nicely done tale of barbed wire being introduced in the West.

1269  Fargo Express  World Wide/Fox, 1933. 61 min. D: Alan James. SC: Alan James and Earle Snell. With Ken Maynard, Helen Mack, Paul Fix, William Desmond, Roy Stewart, Jack Rockwell, Claude Payton, Joe Rickson, Hank Bell, Bud McClure, Charles King, Ben Corbett, Pat Harmon, Blackjack Ward, Buck Bucko. A cowboy tries to help a young man who robbed an express shipment because he loves the bandit’s sister. Pretty good Ken Maynard vehicle.

1270  The Fargo Kid  RKO Radio, 1940. 63 min. D: Edward Killy. SC: W.C. Tuttle. With Tim Holt, Jane Drummond, Ray Whitley, Emmett Lynn, Cy Kendall, Ernie Adams, Paul Fix, Paul Scardon, Glenn Strange, Mary MacLaren, Dick Hogan, Carl Stockdale, Harry Harvey, Lee Phelps, Betty McLaghlin (Sheila Ryan), Ezra Paulette, Ken Card, Charlie Quirk. A cowboy is mistaken for an outlaw and two crooked businessmen try to hire him to kill a man so they can get ore rich land from the intended victim’s widow. Well done remake of The Cheyenne Kid (q.v.).

1271  Fast Bullets  Reliable, 1936. 59 min. D: Henri Samuels (Harry S. Webb). SC: Carl Krusada and Rose Gordon. With Tom Tyler, Rex Lease, Margaret Nearing, Alan Bridge, William Gould, Robert Walker, Slim Whitaker, Jimmy Aubrey, Nelson McDowell, Lew Meehan, George Chesebro, Charles King, Frank Ellis. A government ranger is after smugglers and enlists the help of a gang member whose pretty sister is the object of the head man’s affections. Pretty low grade Tom Tyler effort.

1272  Fast on the Draw  Lippert, 1950. 57 min. D: Thomas Carr. SC: Maurice Tombragel and Ron Ormond. With James Ellison, Russell Hayden, Raymond Hatton, Fuzzy Knight, Betty (Julie) Adams, Tom Tyler, George J. Lewis, John Cason, Dennis Moore, Judith Webster, Bud Osborne, Helen Gibson, Stanley Price, Ray Jones, I. Stanford Jolley, Cliff Taylor, Jimmie Martin, Carl Mathews, Scoop Martin, Bud Hooker, Joe Phillips, Roy Butler, George Plues. Texas Rangers are after a dishonest landowner and one of them poses as an outlaw to get the goods on him. Tacky production wasting a good cast; last release in the “Irish Cowboys” series and a remake of Branded a Coward (q.v.). TV title: Sudden Death.

1273  The Fastest Guitar Alive  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967. 88 min. Color. D: Michael Moore. SC: Robert E. Kent. With Roy Orbison, Sammy Jackson, Maggie Pierce, Joan Freeman, Lyle Bettger, John Doucette, Patricia Donahue, Ben Cooper, Douglas Kennedy, Len Hendry, Iron Eyes Cody, Victoria Carroll, Maria Korda. At the end of the Civil War, Confederate spies steal gold from the U.S. mint in San Francisco and when they learn the conflict is over they have to replace it without being detected. Sam Katzman cheapie made to exploit the popularity of singer Roy Orbison who sings plenty of songs to please his fans.

1274  The Fastest Gun Alive  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956. 89 min. D: Russell Rouse. SC: Frank D. Gilroy and Russell Rouse. With Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford, Russ Tamblyn, Allyn Joslyn, Leif Erickson, John Dehner, Noah Beery, Jr., J.M. Kerrigan, Rhys Williams, Virginia Gregg, Chubby Johnson, John Doucette, William Phillips, Paul Birch, Dub Taylor, Addison Richards, Earle Hodgins, Glenn Strange, Kenneth MacDonald, Walter Baldwin, John Dierkes, Louis Jean Heydt, Kermit Maynard, Bud Osborne, Michael Dugan, Ray Jones. A peaceful storekeeper, once a famous gunfighter, is forced into a showdown with a bad man who threatens to destroy the town. The old saw about the ex-gunman trying to live down his past is nicely retold in this engaging feature.

Fasthand see Fasthand Is Still My Name

1275  Fasthand Is Still My Name  France-Inter Cinema/Jugendfilm-Verleih, 1973. 85 min. Color. D: Frank Bronston (Mario Bianchi). SC: Vittorio Salerno, Eduardo Manazanos Brochero and Alberto Cardone. With Alan Steel, William Berger, Frank Brana, Fernando Bilboa, Gill Rolland, Cecline Bessy, Francisco Sanz, Welma Truccolo, Ettore Ribotta, Sergio Dolfin, Stefano Oppedisano, Francesco D’Adda. Two years after Indians save him following torture by a band of Confederate renegades, an Army captain returns for revenge. Better than average Spaghetti Western dominated by William Berger as the sadist rebel leader. Released in Italy as Lo Chiamavano Requiscat Fasthand (They Call Him Rest in Peace Fasthand) and in Italy as Mano Rapida (Fast Hand).

Father Kino, Padre on Horseback see Mission to Glory: A True Story

The Father Kino Story see Mission to Glory: A True Story

1276  The Fearless Rider  Universal, 1928. 51 min. D: Edgar Lewis. SC: Basil Dickey and Gardner Bradford. With Fred Humes, Barbara Worth, Ben Corbett, Pee Wee Holmes, Buck Connors, William Steele, Al Taylor. A cowboy and his foreman become suspicious after a doctor suggests to a young woman that her miner father go to a hospital although he was not hurt in a cave-in. Average silent Western that gives viewers a chance to see Fred Humes in a starring role.

1277  Female Artillery  ABC-TV/Universal, 1973. 73 min. Color. D: Marvin Chomsky. SC: Bud Freeman. With Dennis Weaver, Ida Lupino, Sally Ann Howes, Linda Evans, Lee Harcourt Montgomery, Albert Salmi, Nina Foch, Anna Navarro, Charles Dierkop, Robert Sorrells, Bobby Eilbacher. An outlaw steals gold from another gang and hides it in a wagon train consisting of women who find the loot and blackmail him into taking them to a fort. None too amusing TV Western comedy wasting a good cast.

1278  The Female Bunch  Dalia, 1971. 86 min. D: Al Adamson and John Cardos. SC: Jale Lockwood and Brent Nimrod. With Russ Tamblyn, Jenifer Bishop, Lon Chaney, Nesa Renet, Geoffrey Land, Regina Carrol, Don Epperson, John Cardos, Albert Cole, A’Lesha Lee, Jackie Taylor, Leslie MacRae, William Bonner, Bobby Clark. A gang of hell raising young women work with a former movie stuntman in smuggling drugs over the U.S.-Mexican border. Violent, tacky modern-day oater of interest because it was Lon Chaney’s final film and he gives a touching performance; filmed in 1969 as A Time to Run.

1279  Fence Riders  Monogram, 1950. 57 min. D: Wallace Fox. SC: Eliot Gibbons. With Whip Wilson, Andy Clyde, Reno Browne, Riley Hill, Myron Healey, Ed Cassidy, Terry Frost, Frank McCarroll, George DeNormand, Holly Bane, John Merton, Buck Bailey. A cowboy and his pal help a pretty rancher whose cattle are being rustled. Okay Whip Wilson vehicle.

1280  The Ferocious Pal  Principal, 1934. 55 min. D: Spencer Gordon Bennet. SC: Joe Roach. With Kazan (dog), Ruth Sullivan, Gene Toler, Robert Manning, Tom London, Grace Wood, Edward Cecil, Henry Roquemore, Nelson McDowell, Prince (dog). A boy and his dog team with a man and a young woman to fight a vicious sheep thief and his killer cur. Exceedingly low budget but likable juvenile programmer.

1281  The Feud Maker  Republic, 1938. 60 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: George Plympton. With Bob Steele, Marion Weldon, Karl Hackett, Frank Ball, Budd Buster, Lew Meehan, Roger Williams, Forrest Taylor, Steve Clark, Lloyd Ingraham, Sherry Tansey, Wally West, Jack C. Smith, Tex Palmer. A cowboy attempts to stop a crook who has instigated a feud between ranches and homesteaders. Typically action filled Bob Steele oater for producer A.W. Hackel.

1282  Feud of the Range  Metropolitan, 1939. 55 min. D: Harry S. Webb. SC: Carl Krusada. With Bob Steele, Gertrude Messinger, Jean Cranford, Richard Cramer, Frank LaRue, Bob Burns, Budd Buster, Jack Ingram, Charles King, Denver Dixon, Carl Mathews. A bad man instigates a range war to obtain land while a cowboy tries to stop him. Cheap Bob Steele outing for Harry S. Webb, loaded with stock footage. Also called Feud on the Range.

1283  Feud of the Trail  Victory, 1937. 56 min. D: Robert Hill. SC: Basil Dickey. With Tom Tyler, Harley Wood, Milburn Morante, Roger Williams, Lafe McKee, Richard Alexander, Slim Whitaker, Jim Corey, Eddie Gribbon, Francis Walker, Colin Chase. A family belonging to the grange has its gold stolen by crooks and a cowboy tries to recover it. Very cut rate Sam Katzman production.

1284  Feud of the West  Diversion, 1936. 62 min. D: Harry Fraser. SC: Phil Dunham. With Hoot Gibson, Joan Barclay, Buzz Barton, Reed Howes, Robert Kortman, Ed Cassidy, Nelson McDowell, Roger Williams, Lew Meehan, Allen Greer, Richard Cramer. A rodeo rider is hired by a rancher to get evidence on the gang that killed his son and nephew but the cowpoke is accused of murder and is forced to head for the hills. The lack of good production values hurt this Hoot Gibson vehicle for producer Walter Futter.

Feud on the Range see Feud of the Range

1285  Feudin’ Rhythm  Columbia, 1949. 65 min. D: Edward Bernds. SC: Barry Shipman. With Eddy Arnold, Gloria Henry, Kirby Grant, Isabel Randolph, Tommy Ivo, Fuzzy Knight, Carolina Cotton, Mustard and Gravy, The Oklahoma Wranglers (The Willis Brothers), John Dehner, Edward Gargan, Maxine Gates, Snub Pollard, Gene Roth, Dick Elliott, George Lloyd, Emil Sitka, John Cason. Singer Eddy Arnold helps a radio star rancher get financing for his new television show despite problems with a cultured female sponsor. Limp Western musical enhanced by Eddy Arnold singing his hit record “Cattle Call.”

1286  A Few Dollars for Django  Filmar Cinematografica, 1966. 87 min. Color. D: Leon Klimovsky. SC: Tito Carpi and Manuel Sebares. With Anthony Steffen, Gloria Osuna, Frank Wolff, Enzo Girolami, Thomas Moore, Alfonso Rojas, Angel Ter, Joe Kamel. A bounty hunters tracks a robber into Old Montana and ends up teaming with him to wipe out a dictator and his band. Brutal but bland Italian production; for genre fans only. Original title: Per Pochi Dollari per Django (A Few Dollars for Django). TV title: A Few Dollars for Gypsy.

A Few Dollars for Gypsy see A Few Dollars for Django

1287  A Few Dollars More  RAF Industries, 1969. 90 min. Color. D-SC: Julio Buchs. With Peter Lee Lawrence, Gloria Milland, Fausto Tozzi, Dianik Zuratowska, Antonio Pica, Luis Prendes, Paco Sanz, Tomas Blanco, Luis Induni. Teenager Billy Bonney becomes a fugitive when he kills the man who raped his mother and seeks refuge with Pat Garrett, a friend of his late father, but eventually turns to a life of crime. Violent, inaccurate Italian retelling of the Billy the Kid saga. Issued in Italy in 1967 by Kinesis/Altor Film as ...E Divenne il Piu Spietato Bandito del Sud (...And He Became the Most Ruthless Bandit in the South) and also known as For a Few Bullets More.

1288  The Fiddlin’ Buckaroo  Universal, 1933. 63 min. D: Ken Maynard. SC: Nate Gatzert. With Ken Maynard, Gloria Shea, Fred Kohler, Fred Rice, Jack Rockwell, Jack Mower, Bob McKenzie, Joe Girard, Slim Whitaker, Pascale Perry, Frank Ellis, Roy Bucko, Buck Bucko, Bud McClure, Hank Bell, Jack Kirk, Robert Walker, Clem Horton. Arrested for supposedly helping a gang during a robbery, an undercover government man breaks jail when the outlaws kidnap a rancher’s pretty daughter. A bit on the slow side with too much music, this Ken Maynard production was also directed by the star.

1289  The Fiend Who Walked the West  20th Century–Fox, 1958. 101 min. D: Gordon Douglas. SC: Harry Brown and Philip Yordan. With Hugh O’Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal, Stephen McNally, Edward Andrews, Ron Ely, Ken Scott, Emile Meyer, Gregory Morton, Georgia Simmons. A madman escapes from prison and goes on a killing spree while his cellmate is let loose in order to stop him. Savage melodrama, a reworking of Kiss of Death (20th Century–Fox, 1947).

1290  Fiesta  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947. 104 min. Color. D: Richard Thorpe. SC: George Bruce and Lester Cole. With Esther Williams, Akim Tamiroff, Ricardo Montalban, John Carroll, Mary Astor, Cyd Charisse, Fortunio Bonanova, Hugo Haas, Jean Van, Joey Preston, Frank Puglia, Los Bocheros, Alan Napier, Ben Welden, John Maxwell, Dewey Robinson, Jane Ross. When a matador gives up his career for music his twin sister takes over in the bull ring. Fairly lavish but weak Western musical.

Fiery Spur see Love Desperados

1291  $50,000 Reward  Davis Distributing, 1924. 49 min. D: Clifford S. Smith. SC: Frank Howard Clark. With Ken Maynard, Esther Ralston, Bert Lindley, Ed Peil, Sr., Lillian Leighton, Charles Newton, Frank Whitson. A cowboy inherits a ranch where a dam is to be built and a crooked banker and a lawyer want the land for themselves. Ken Maynard’s first series film is an exciting affair, successfully launching his genre career.

1292  Fight for Gold  Dimension Pictures, 1973. 97 min. Color. D: Harald Reinl. SC: Johannes Weiss. With Doug McClure, Harald Leipnitz, Heinz Reichke, Klaus Lowitsch, Kristina Nel, Angelica Ott, Roberto Blanco, Kurt Bluau, Ivan Stimac, Miha Baloh, Fabro Konjhodzic, Branko Spoljar, Vladimir Krstulovic, Illija Ivozic, Mirko Roman, Vladimir Medar, Vojo Govedarica. A trapper, after being robbed of his gold by bandits, saves the life of a kid but is later accused of being in cahoots with the killer of the boy’s prospector father. Pretty poor West German production released there as Die Blutigen Geier von Alaska (The Bloody Vulture from Alaska) and also called The Hellhounds of Alaska.

1293  The Fighter  United Artists, 1952. 78 min. D: Herbert Kline. SC: Aben Kendall and Herbert Kline. With Richard Conte, Vanessa Brown, Lee J. Cobb, Frank Silvera, Roberta Haynes, Hugh Sanders, Claire Carleton, Martin Garralaga, Argentina Brunetti, Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr., Margaret Padilla. After his family is murdered in the 1910 Mexican Revolution, a young man takes up boxing in order to get money to buy weapons for guerrillas. Good screen version of Jack London’s story “The Mexican.”

1294  Fighters in the Saddle  Davis Productions, 1929. 50 min. D-SC: Robert J. Horner. With Art Acord, Peggy Montgomery, John Lowell, Tom Bay, Betty Carter, Lynn Sanderson, Cliff Lyons, Jack Ponder. The owner of a land company wants a ranch for county road expansion and frames the brother and sister who have leased the property. Cheaply made Art Acord vehicle (one of his last films) but it should please his many fans. Alternate title: Fighters of the Saddle.

Fighters of the Saddle see Fighters in the Saddle

1295  Fightin’ Jack  Goodwill, 1926. 52 min. D: Louis Chaudet. SC: Peggene Olcott. With Bill Bailey, Hazel Deane, Frona Hale, John Byron, Sailor Sharkey, Herma Cordova. A cowboy rescues a girl after she falls from a cliff and learns a crook and his gang are after her ranch. Fast action and nice scenery make up for a mediocre story in this silent Bill Bailey vehicle.

1296  Fighting Bill Carson  Producers Releasing Corporation, 1945. 55 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: Louise Rousseau. With Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Lorraine Miller, Kay Hughes, I. Stanford Jolley, Kermit Maynard, Bob (John) Cason, Budd Buster, Bud Osborne, Charles King, Wally West, Lynton Brent, Augie Gomez, Jimmy Aubrey, Roy Bucko, Jack Tornek, Rube Dalroy, Foxy Callahan, George Morrell, Ray Jones, Rose Plummer. Billy Carson and pal Fuzzy Q. Jones rescue a young woman from a stagecoach holdup only to later discover she is part of an outlaw gang. Average “Billy Carson” entry.

1297  Fighting Bill Fargo  Universal, 1942. 58 min. D: Ray Taylor. SC: Paul Franklin, Dorcas Cochran and Arthur V. Jones. With Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Jeanne Kelly, Kenneth Harlan, Nell O’Day, Ted Adams, James Blaine, Alan Bridge, The Eddie Dean Trio, Robert Kortman, Earle Hodgins, Tex Palmer, Harry Tenbrook, Kermit Maynard, Blackie Whiteford, Merrill McCormick, Bud Osborne. A man returns home to help his sister run their late father’s newspaper and becomes involved with crooks trying to rig the election of the town’s sheriff. Good Johnny Mack Brown affair with songs by Eddie Dean and his trio.

1298  The Fighting Buckaroo  Columbia, 1943. 58 min. D: William Berke. SC: Luci Ward. With Charles Starrett, Kay Harris, Arthur Hunnicutt, Ernest Tubb, Johnny Luther’s Ranch Boys, Wheeler Oakman, Forrest Taylor, Stanley Brown, Robert Kellard, John Tyrrell, Norma Jean Wooters, Roy Butler, Jessie Arnold, Ray Jones, Lane Bradford, Chuck Baldra, Bob Burns, Stephen Keyes, Eddie Laughton, Rose Plummer, John Hoffman. A cowboy and his pal attempt to help an old friend accused of assisting a gang of cattle rustlers. Pretty good Charles Starrett vehicle in which sidekick Arthur Hunnicutt is billed as Arthur “Arkansas” Hunnicutt; country singer Ernest Tubb made his screen debut singing two of his biggest records, “Walking the Floor Over You” and “Blue Eyed Elaine.”

1299  Fighting Caballero  Superior/First Division, 1935. 59 min. D: Elmer Clifton. SC: Elmer Clifton and George Merrick. With Rex Lease, Dorothy Gulliver, George Chesebro, Robert Walker, Wally Wales, Earl Douglas, Milburn Morante, George Morrell, Carl Mathews, Franklyn Farnum, Paul Ellis, Artie Ortego, Frank Yaconelli, Barney Furey, Marty Joyce, Pinky Barnes. A cowboy helps a female silver mine owner being harassed by criminals. Cheaply produced Rex Lease vehicle.

1300  Fighting Caravans  Paramount, 1931. 91 min. D: Otto Brower and David Burton. SC: Edward G. Paramore, Jr., Kenne Thompson and Agnes Brand Leahy. With Gary Cooper, Lily Damita, Ernest Torrance, Fred Kohler, Tully Marshall, Eugene Pallette, Roy Stewart, May Boley, James Farley, James Marcus, Eve Southern, Donald MacKenzie, Syd Saylor, E. Alyn Warren, Frank Campeau, Charles Winninger, Frank Hagney, Jane Darwell, Irving Bacon, Merrill McCormick, Tiny Sanford, Chief Big Tree. A wagon master and his two sidekicks lead pioneers across the plains, fighting outlaws and Indians. Better-than-average action film, some of its footage was later used in Wagon Wheels (q.v.). TV title: Blazing Arrows.

1301  The Fighting Champ  Monogram, 1932. 56 min. D: J.P. McCarthy. SC: Wellyn Totman. With Bob Steele, Arletta Duncan, Kit Guard, George Chesebro, George Hayes, Charles King, Henry Roquemore, Lafe McKee, Frank Ball, Si Jenks, Hank Bell, Perry Murdock, Denny Meadows (Dennis Moore), Gilbert “Pee Wee” Holmes, Buzz Barton, Dorothy Vernon, Ed Peil, Sr., Ed Coxen, George Morrell, Al Haskell, Archie Ricks, Jack Tornek, Jack Evans, Bud Pope, Clyde McClary, Barney Beasley, Tex Palmer, Jack Jones, Fred Parker, Harry Leroy. After foiling a stagecoach holdup a cowboy is drafted into fighting a traveling boxer. A well staged boxing match highlights this Bob Steele film that includes a good performance by George Chesebro as an oily fight manager.

1302  The Fighting Code  Columbia, 1934. 65 min. D-SC: Lambert Hillyer. With Buck Jones, Diane Sinclair, Niles Welch, Ward Bond, Richard Alexander, Louis Natheux, Alf James, Erville Alderson, Gertrude Howard, Robert Kortman, Charles Brinley, Buck Moulton, Frank Ellis, Jim Corey. A cowboy tries to find out who murdered a young woman’s father. Excellent Buck Jones vehicle enhanced by a mystery motif.

1303  The Fighting Cowboy  Superior, 1933. 58 min. D: Denver Dixon (Victor Adamson). SC: L.V. Jefferson. With Buffalo Bill, Jr., Genee Boutell, Allen Holbrook, William Ryno, Marin Sais, Tom Palky, Bart Carre, Jack Evans, Boris Bullock, Ken Brocker, Betty Butler, Clyde McClary. An investigator tries to stop a crook from stealing an old man’s tungsten claim, as well as his pretty daughter. About as shoddy as a Western can get.

1304  The Fighting Deputy  Spectrum, 1937. 60 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: William Lively. With Fred Scott, Al St. John, Phoebe Logan, Marjorie Beebe, Charles King, Lafe McKee, Frank LaRue, Eddie Holden, Sherry Tansey, Jack C. Smith, Chick Hannon, Jack Evans. A cowboy takes his dad’s lawman job to hunt for the man who ambushed him only to find the culprit is his fiancee’s long lost brother. Although the plot is not new, this outing is well staged and Fred Scott makes a grand singing cowboy cavalier.

1305  Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe  Beacon Film, 1974. 98 min. Color. D: Mario Caiano. SC: Mario Caiano and T.F. Karter (Fabrizio Trifone Trecca). With Chen Lee, Klaus Kinski, Gordon Mitchell, Robert Hundar (Claudio Undari), Katsutoshi Mikuriya, Carla Romanelli, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Carla Mancini, Paco Sanz, George Wang, Rick Boyd (Federico Boido), Piero Lulli, Andrea Aureli, Tito Garcia, Dante Maggio, Alfonso de la Vega, Alberto Dell’Acqua (Robert Widmark), Osiride Pevarello, Angelo Susani, Francisco Sanz, Claudio Ruffini, Giovanni Sabbatini, Dante Cleri, Umberto D’Orsi, Veriano Ginesi. A Chinese martial arts expert is hired by a rancher to work as a cowboy but he soon realizes his boss is running a cattle theft operation. Fast moving, violent Kung Fu-Spaghetti Western filmed in Italy; also called The Dragon Strikes Back and Shanghai Joe. Sequel: The Return of Shanghai Joe (q.v.).

1306  The Fighting Fool  Columbia, 1932. 58 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: Frank Clark. With Tim McCoy, Marceline Day, Mary Carr, Robert Ellis, Ethel Wales, Dorothy Granger, Robert Kortman, Arthur Rankin, Harry Todd, William V. Mong, Lew Meehan, Herman Hack, Jack Kirk, Dick Dickinson, Al Taylor, Ray Henderson. A cowboy is on the trail of an outlaw gang led by a masked phantom. Rather slow going in this Tim McCoy film.

1307  Fighting for Justice  Columbia, 1932. 60 min. D: Otto Brower. SC: Robert Quigley. With Tim McCoy, Joyce Compton, Robert Frazer, Hooper Atchley, William Norton Bailey, Lafe McKee, Walter Brennan, Harry Todd, Harry Cording, Murdock MacQuarrie, William V. Mong, Charles King, Henry Sedley, Fuzzy Knight, Glenn Strange, Mickey Condon, Johnny Luther, Milburn Morante, Bob Burns, Horace B. Carpenter, Fred Burns, Hank Bell, Art Dillard, Merrill McCormick, Ray Jones, Charles Brinley, Jack Kirk, Al Taylor, Tiny Sanford, Rose Plummer. Crooks kill a man who has bought a ranch and the former owner must clear himself of the murder charge. A good script and effective action make this a good Tim McCoy vehicle.

1308  Fighting Frontier  RKO Radio, 1943. 57 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: J. Benton Cheney and Norton S. Parker. With Tim Holt, Cliff Edwards, Ann Summers, Eddie Dew, William Gould, Davison Clark, Slim Whitaker, Tom London, Monte Montague, Jack Rockwell, Bud Osborne, Russell Wade, Fern Emmett, Steve Clark, Hank Bell, Ray Jones. An undercover agent is assigned by the governor to join an outlaw gang and get the goods on its leader. Good entry in Tim Holt’s popular RKO series.

1309  The Fighting Frontiersman  Columbia, 1946. 62 min. D: Derwin Abrahams. SC: Ed Earl Repp. With Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Helen Mowery, Hank Newman and The Georgia Crackers, Robert Filmer, George Chesebro, Emmett Lynn, Zon Murray, Jim Diehl, Maudie Prickett, Jacques O’Mahoney (Jock Mahoney), Frank Ellis, Frank Larue, Herman Hack, Russell Meeker, Jack Evans, Jack Tornek, Foxy Callahan, Victor Cox, Kit Guard, Ben Corbett, George Plues, Blackie Whiteford, Ray Jones. A ranger and his pal arrive at the behest of a saloon gal to investigate the disappearance of an old prospector who found gold left in the area by Santa Ana. Poor “Durango Kid” effort, part of which was later recycled into the final series outing, The Kid from Broken Gun (q.v.). British title: Golden Lady.

1310  Fighting Fury  J.D. Trop, 1934. 61 min. D: Robert Hill. SC: Myron Dattlebaum. With Kazan (dog), John King, Bonita Baker, Tom London, Lafe McKee, Philo McCullough, Bart Carre, Del Morgan, Jack Donovan, Cactus (horse). Kazan the wonder dog and Cactus, a beautiful white stallion, help a cowboy dubbed the Lone Ranger as he opposes an outlaw gang. Low grade action programmer produced by male lead John King (not the later John “Dusty” King of “Range Busters” fame), the owner-trainer of Kazan. Also called Outlaw’s Highway.

1311  The Fighting Gringo  RKO Radio, 1939. 59 min. D: David Howard. SC: Oliver Drake. With George O’Brien, Lupita Tovar, Lucio Villegas, William Royle, Glenn Strange, Slim Whitaker, LeRoy Mason, Mary Field, Martin Garralaga, Richard Botiller, Bill Cody, Cactus Mack, Chris-Pin Martin, Ben Corbett, Forrest Taylor, Hank Bell. The leader of a group of hired guns helps in the rescue of a gold shipment from bandits and saving a man’s ranch. Lots of fast and furious action in this George O’Brien film.

1312  Fighting Hero  Reliable, 1934. 55 min. D: Harry S. Webb. SC: Carl Krusada and Rose Gordon. With Tom Tyler, Renee Borden, Edward Hearn, Richard Botiller, Ralph Lewis, Murdock MacQuarrie, Nelson McDowell, Tom London, George Chesebro, Rosa Rosanova, J.P. McGowan, Lew Meehan, Chuck Baldra, Jimmy Aubrey. An undercover agent pretends to be a wanted man so he can round up an outlaw gang. Low grade, tacky, hard to follow Tom Tyler vehicle.

1313  The Fighting Kentuckian  Republic, 1949. 100 min. D-SC: George Waggner. With John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn, Oliver Hardy, Marie Windsor, John Howard, Hugo Haas, Odette Myrtil, Grant Withers, Paul Fix, Mae Marsh, Jack Pennick, Mickey Simpson, Fred Graham, Mabelle Koenig, Shy Waggner, Crystal White, Hank Worden, Charles Cane, Cliff Lyons, Chuck Roberson, Steve Darrell, Alberto Morin, Tony Travers, Charles Andre, Al Murphy, Ralph Dunn, Michael Ross, Dave Anderson, Billy Green, William Hawes, Fred Libby. In 1818 Alabama a Kentucky rifleman falls in love with a French woman and uncovers a plot to deprive her people of their land. Not John Wayne’s best by any means but still entertaining with Oliver Hardy quite good as Duke’s bumbling pal; also released in a colorized version.

1314  The Fighting Lawman  Allied Artists, 1953. 71 min. D: Thomas Carr. SC: Dan Ullman. With Wayne Morris, Virginia Grey, John Kellogg, Harry Lauter, Myron Healey, John Pickard, Rick Vallin, Dick Rich, Stanley Price, Denver Pyle, Herman Hack. When a quartet of outlaws rob a bank a deputy marshal tries to capture them and becomes involved with a woman who wants the stolen loot. Well written and acted drama which belies its small budget.

1315  The Fighting Legion  Universal, 1930. 75 min. D: Harry J. Brown. SC: Bennett Cohen. With Ken Maynard, Dorothy Dwan, Ernie Adams, Stanley Blystone, Frank Rice, Harry Todd, Robert Walker, Jack Fowler, Lee Bates, Bill Nestell, Slim Whitaker. A crooked cattleman, in cahoots with a dishonest banker, murders a Texas Ranger and tries to pin the crime on a cowboy who romances the girl he wants. This Ken Maynard part-talkie is a bit overlong and somewhat stagy at times but overall provides good entertainment.

1316  Fighting Luck  Rayart, 1926. 50 min. D: J.P. McGowan. With Bob Reeves, Ione Reed, William Ryno, Lew Meehan, J.P. McGowan, Eddie Beery. A hired gunman is wounded by an outlaw and his gang and he later falls in love with a rancher’s daughter who is abducted by the bad man. This silent poverty row offering is fun to view.

1317  Fighting Mad  Monogram, 1939. 60 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: George Rosener and John Rathmell. With James Newill, Sally Blane, Dave O’Brien, Benny Rubin, Milburn Stone, Walter Long, Warner Richmond, Ted Adams, Chief Thundercloud, Horace Murphy, Ole Olsen, Iron Eyes Cody. Bandits capture a young woman who has witnessed a robbery and the Mounties try to rescue her. Okay entry in the “Renfrew of Royal the Mounted” series with good singing by James Newill and nice locales; also called Renfrew of the Royal Mounted in Fighting Mad.

1318  Fighting Mad  New Realm, 1956. 53 min. D: Denis Kavanagh. SC: Jennifer Wyatt. With Joe Robinson, Adrienne Scott, Jack Taylor, Beckett Bould, Colin Cleminson. After accidentally killing two opponents, a boxer gives up the ring, moves to Canada and helps his uncle fight timber thieves and oil claim jumpers. Stilted British dual bill production.

1319  Fighting Man of the Plains  20th Century–Fox, 1949. 94 min. Color. D: Edwin L. Marin. SC: Frank Gruber. With Randolph Scott, Jane Nigh, Bill Williams, Victor Jory, Douglas Kennedy, Joan Taylor, Barry Kroeger, Rhys Williams, Barry Kelley, James Todd, Paul Fix, James Millican, Burt Symon, Dale Robertson, Herbert Rawlinson, J. Farrell MacDonald, Harry V. Cheshire, James Griffith, Tony Hughes, John Hamilton, John Halloran, Cliff Clark, Anthony Jochim, James Harrison, Matt Willis, Kermit Maynard. A notorious gunman wants to find the man who killed his brother and ends up as the sheriff of a lawless town. Another fine action feature starring Randolph Scott.

1320  The Fighting Marshal  Columbia, 1931. 60 min. D: D. Ross Lederman. SC: Frank Howard Clark. With Tim McCoy, Dorothy Gulliver, Matthew Betz, Mary Carr, Pat O’Malley, Ed Le Saint, Lafe McKee, W.A. Howell, Dick Dickinson, Bob Perry, Harry Todd, Ethan Laidlaw, Lee Shumway, Blackie Whiteford, Art Mix, Glenn Strange, Artie Ortego, Frank Ellis, Blackjack Ward, Arthur Millett, Frank Lanning, Al Taylor, Milton Brown, Bob Card, Barney Beasley, Bob Roper. Escaping from prison before he receives a reprieve, a man takes on the identity of a lawman and helps round up an outlaw gang, later learning he has been exonerated. Nice going in this action filled Tim McCoy outing.

1321  Fighting Mustang  Astor, 1948. 60 min. D: Oliver Drake. SC: Rita Ross. With Sunset Carson, Pat Starling, Al Terry, Polly McKay, William Val, Forrest Matthews, Joe Hiser, Lee Roberts, Felice Raymond, Bob Curtis, Stephen Keyes, Tex Wilson, Al Ferguson, Hugh Hooker, Dale Harrison, Little Joe’s Wranglers. Two rangers stationed near the badlands try to combat an outlaw gang stealing wild horses. Tattered Sunset Carson vehicle.

1322  The Fighting Parson  Allied, 1933. 70 min. D-SC: Harry Fraser. With Hoot Gibson, Marceline Day, Robert Frazer, J. Farrell MacDonald, Stanley Blystone, Skeeter Bill Robbins, Charles King, Jules Cowles, Phil Dunham, Ethel Wales, Frank Nelson, Frank Ellis, Merrill McCormick, Horace B. Carpenter, Blackie Whiteford, Tex Palmer. Two cowboys kicked off a ranch when falsely accused of dishonesty arrive in a town run by crooks and one of them takes on the guise of a minister to route the gang. Overlong and slow moving Hoot Gibson affair.

The Fighting Phantom see The Mysterious Rider (1933)

1323  Fighting Pioneers  Resolute, 1935. 54 min. D: Harry Fraser. SC: Harry Fraser and Chuck Roberts. With Rex Bell, Ruth Mix, Buzz Barton, Stanley Blystone, Earl Dwire, John Elliott, Chief Thundercloud, Roger Williams, Guate Mozin, Chuck Morrison, Chief Standing Bear, Francis Walker, Bob Burns, Blackjack Ward, Barney Beasley. Gun runners are stirring up trouble between Indians and whites and a cavalry officer enlists the aid of the chief’s daughter in stopping the trouble. Low grade but probably the best of the quartet of Rex Bell-Ruth Mix-Buzz Barton vehicles for Resolute.

1324  The Fighting Ranger  Columbia, 1934. 60 min. D: George B. Seitz. SC: Harry O. Hoyt. With Buck Jones, Dorothy Revier, Frank Rice, Ward Bond, Bradley Page, Paddy O’Flynn, Art (Mix) Smith, Frank LaRue, Jack Wallace, Bud Osborne, Lew Meehan, Denver Dixon, Jim Corey, Steve Clemente, Frank Ellis, Mozelle Britton. A ranger quits the service and heads to Mexico to round up a murderous outlaw gang. Action filled remake of star Buck Jones’ Border Law (q.v.).

1325  The Fighting Ranger  Monogram, 1948. 57 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: Ronald Davidson. With Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine Larson, Marshall Reed, Steve Clark, I. Stanford Jolley, Bob Woodward, Eddie Parker, Milburn Morante, Charlie Hughes, Peter Perkins. A ranger learns a man framed his cousin for murder so he could inherit his ranch and gets a job on the spread to capture the culprit. Another passable entry in Johnny Mack Brown’s Monogram series.

1326  The Fighting Redhead  Eagle Lion, 1949. 55 min. Color. D: Lewis D. Collins. SC: Paul Franklin and Jerry Thomas. With Jim Bannon, Little Brown Jug (Don Kay Reynolds), Emmett Lynn, Marin Sais, Peggy Stewart, John Hart, Lane Bradford, Forrest Taylor, Lee Roberts, Bob Duncan, Sandy Sanders, Billy Hammond, Ray Jones, Spooky Reynolds, Fess Reynolds. Red Ryder helps a young woman capture cattle rustlers who murdered her homesteader father. Average entry in the revived “Red Ryder” series.

1327  Fighting Renegade  Victory, 1939. 60 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: William Lively. With Tim McCoy, Joyce Bryant, Dave O’Brien, Ben Corbett, Budd Buster, Forrest Taylor, Ted Adams, Reed Howes, John Elliott, Carl Mathews, Artie Ortego, Frank Wayne, Tom Smith, Wally West, Herman Hack, Dan White, Chick Hannon, Tex Palmer. Using a Mexican disguise, a man sets out to clear himself of a six-year-old murder charge. Average outing, fast but with low production values. Tim McCoy, as Lightning Bill Carson, wears a Mexican disguise throughout the film.

The Fighting 7th see Little Big Horn

1328  Fighting Shadows  Columbia, 1935. 60 min. D: David Selman. SC: Ford Beebe. With Tim McCoy, Robert (Bob) Allen, Geneva Mitchell, Ward Bond, Si Jenks, Otto Hoffman, Ed Le Saint, Bud Osborne, Ethan Laidlaw, Richard Alexander, Jim Mason, Charles Brinley, Howard C. Hickman, George C. Pearce, Allan Sears, Walter Shumway, Jess Cavin, Fred Malatesta, Steve Clark, Blackjack Ward, Jack Evans, Jack Mower, Tex Phelps, Iron Eyes Cody, Monte Carter, Robert Wilber, Rube Dalroy, Rhody Hathaway. A Northwest Mounted Police constable is assigned to find out who is behind a gang of fur thieves. Well done Tim McCoy film, aided by good scenery, a tight script and nice photography (by George Meehan).

1329  The Fighting Sheriff  Columbia, 1931. 67 min. D: Louis King. SC: Stuart Anthony. With Buck Jones, Loretta Sayers, Robert Ellis, Harlan Knight, Paul Fix, Lillian Worth, Nena Quartero, Clarence Muse, Lillian Leighton, Lew Meehan, Lafe McKee, Slim Whitaker, Ernie Adams, Bill Patton, Merrill McCormick, Hank Bell, Fred Burns, Blackjack Ward. A sheriff falls for a young woman but she turns against him when a rival informs her the lawman shot her brother who was riding with the gang led by the crook. One of Buck Jones’ best early talkies; a good film.

1330  The Fighting Stallion  Eagle Lion, 1950. 62 min. Color. D: Robert Tansey. SC: Frances Kavanaugh. With Bill Edwards, Doris Merrick, Forrest Taylor, Rocky Camron, John Carpenter, Maria Hart, Don C. Harvey, Bob (John) Cason, Merrill McCormick, Concha Ybarra. A war veteran, who is going blind, captures and trains a wild stallion with the steed later saving his life during a forest fire. Cheaply made but action filled melodrama for the juvenile trade.

1331  The Fighting Strain  William Steiner, 1923. 51 min. D-SC: Neal Hart. With Neal Hart, Beth Mitchell, William Quinn, Bert Wilson, Gladys Gilland, James McLaughlin. Returning home, a soldier goes after the crook who abducted his sister and fleeced his girlfriend’s father, the trail leading him to Canada. Complicated Western drama written, produced and directed by star Neal Hart.

1332  The Fighting Texan  Ambassador, 1937. 59 min. D: Charles Abbott. SC: Joseph O’Donnell. With Kermit Maynard, Elaine Shepard, Frank LaRue, Budd Buster, Ed Cassidy, Bruce Mitchell, Murdock MacQuarrie, Art Miles, Merrill McCormick, Blackie Whiteford, Wally West, John Merton, Bob Woodward, Dick Morehead, Glenn Strange, Art Dillard, Bert Dillard, Curley Dresden, Rube Dalroy, Jack Evans, Clem Horton, Cherokee Alcorn. When his new partner is killed, a rancher accuses a rival and his daughter of being involved in the crime. Somewhat involved but still entertaining Kermit Maynard vehicle.

1333  The Fighting Texans  Monogram, 1933. 60 min. D: Armand L. Schaefer. SC: Wellyn Totman and Charles Roberts. With Rex Bell, Luana Walters, Betty Mack, Wally Wales, George Hayes, Lafe McKee, Yakima Canutt, Alan Bridge, Frank LaRue, Ann Howard, Gordon DeMain, George Nash, Slim Whitaker, Frank Ellis, Si Jenks, Duke R. Lee, George Morrell, Gilbert “Pee Wee” Holmes, Fred Parker, Jack Evans, Tommy Coats, Dick Dickinson, Tex Palmer. After falling in love with the sheriff’s daughter, an oil stock salesman tangles with crooked promoters and almost gets lynched because of their bogus well. Fair Rex Bell feature from producers Trem Carr and Paul Malvern.

1334  Fighting Through  Willis Kent/Cristo, 1934. 55 min. D-SC: Harry Fraser. With Reb Russell, Lucille Lund, Yakima Canutt, Edward Hearn, Wally Wales, Chester Gan, Steve Clemento, Bill Patton, Frank McCarroll, Ben Corbett, Hank Bell, Slim Whitaker, Nelson McDowell, Lew Meehan, Jack Kirk, Jack Jones, Chuck Baldra, Herman Hack, Bart Carre, Jack Evans, Ray Jones, Buck Morgan, Ed Rowland. Two cowpokes become friends when one saves the other’s life after a crooked card game and the duo get jobs on a girl’s ranch and save her from kidnappers. Low grade but action filled Reb Russell opus.

1335  Fighting Thru or California in 1878  Tiffany, 1930. 61 min. D: William Nigh. SC: Jack (John Francis) Natteford. With Ken Maynard, Jeannette Loff, Wallace MacDonald, Carmelita Geraghty, William L. Thorne, Charles King, Fred Burns, William Nestell, Art Mix, Chuck Baldra, Jack Kirk, Bud McClure, Jim Corey, Tommy Bay, Jack Fowler. A gold miner is accused of killing his partner but deduces a gambler and a saloon girl are the culprits. Fairly standard Ken Maynard early talkie with a somewhat tangled plot.

1336  Fighting to Live  Principal, 1934. 60 min. D: Eddie (Edward F.) Cline. SC: Robert Ives. With Marion Shilling, Gaylord (Steve) Pendleton, Reb Russell, Eddie Phillips, Lloyd Ingraham, Henry Hall, John Strohback, Bruce Mitchell, Captain and Lady (dogs). Two dogs, muzzled and left to die in the desert, are hunted by a posse for stealing chickens but are defended by a young lawyer. Crude juvenile-oriented programmer, poorly photographed and recorded.

1337  The Fighting Trooper  Ambassador, 1934. 57 min. D: Ray Taylor. SC: Forrest Sheldon. With Kermit Maynard, Barbara Worth, Walter Miller, Robert Frazer, LeRoy Mason, George Regas, Charles Delaney, Joe Girard, George Chesebro, Charles King, Artie Ortego, Lafe McKee, Milburn Morante, Gordon DeMain, Nelson McDowell, George Morrell, Merrill McCormick. A rookie Mountie is assigned to bring in a trapper suspected of killing a veteran trooper. Well done Northwest melodrama based on James Oliver Curwood’s story “Footprints”; and Kermit Maynard’s first starring sound film. British title: The Trooper.

1338  Fighting Valley  Producers Releasing Corporation, 1943. 62 min. D-SC: Oliver Drake. With Dave O’Brien, Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Patti McCarty, John Merton, Robert Bice, Stanley Price, Mary MacLaren, John Elliott, Charles King, Dan White, Carl Mathews, Curley Dresden, Jimmy Aubrey, Hal Price, Jess Cavin, Tex Williams, Don Weston. The Texas Rangers step in to help a man who is having ore from his smelting mine stolen by hijackers. Typical low grade entry in PRC’s “Texas Rangers” series.

1339  The Fighting Vigilantes  Eagle Lion, 1947. 61 min D: Ray Taylor. SC: Robert Churchill. With Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Jennifer Holt, George Chesebro, Lee Morgan, Marshall Reed, Steve Clark, Carl Mathews, Russell Arms, John Elliott, Felice Richmond. Posing as vigilantes, two marshals arrive in a town plagued by murder and violence in an attempt to get to the bottom of the crimes. Mostly dull going except for an exciting climax.

The Fighting Westerner see Rocky Mountain Mystery

1340  Fighting with Kit Carson  Mascot, 1933. 12 Chapters. D: Armand L. Schaefer and Colbert Clark. SC: Jack Natteford, Barney A. Sarecky, Colbert Clark and Wyndham Gittens. With Johnny Mack Brown, Noah Beery, Betsy King Ross, Tully Marshall, Robert Warwick, William Farnum, Lane Chandler, Noah Beery, Jr., Edward Hearn, Edmund Breese, Lafe McKee, Ernie Adams, Alan Bridge, Reed Howes, Jack Mower, Maston Williams, Iron Eyes Cody, Frank Ellis, Slim Whitaker, DeWitt Jennings, Yakima Canutt. A dishonest trader, the leader of a gang called the Mystery Riders, is after government gold stolen in a pack train massacre and is opposed by scout Kit Carson. Slow moving and none-too-entertaining cliffhanger; Johnny Mack Brown’s first serial.

1341  The Final Hour  Universal, 1963. 74 min. Color. D: Robert Douglas. SC: Bernard Girard, Ward Hawkins and Harry Kleiner. With Lee J. Cobb, James Drury, Doug McClure, Ulla Jacobsson, Gary Clarke, Roberta Shore, Jacques Aubuchon, Bert Freed, Don Galloway, Dean Fredericks, Myron Healey, Sheldon Allman, Ross Elliott, Whit Bissell, Richard Garland, Peter Mamakos, Ted Knight, Anthony Jochim. Trouble erupts between ranchers and imported Polish miners over the affections of a young woman. Entertaining telefilm, first shown as an episode of “The Virginian” (NBC-TV, 1962–70) on May 5, 1963.

1342  Find a Place to Die  Gadabout Gaddis Productions, 1971. 100 min. Color. D: Anthony Ascott (Giuliano Carmineo). SC: Hugo Fregonese and Ralph Grave. With Jeffrey Hunter, Pascale Petit, Piero Lulli, Daniela Giordano, Gianni Pallavicini, Aldo Lastretti, Rez Fahzeli, Ted Carter (Nello Pazzafini). Outlaws attack a gold mine, wounding a man as his sister goes for help, bringing back an assorted group of men, some of whom plan to steal the ore. Very violent Spaghetti Western, issued in Italy in 1968 by Aico Film as Joe...Cercati un Posto per Morire (Joe...Look for a Place to Die).

1343  The Firebrand  20th Century–Fox, 1962. 63 min. D: Maury Dexter. SC: Harry Spalding. With Kent Taylor, Valentin De Vargas, Lisa Montell, Joe Raciti, Chubby Johnson, Barbara Mansell, Troy Melton, Fred Krone, Sid Haig, Felix Locher, Jerry Summers, Allen Jaffe. The leader of a gang of Mexican bandits goes on a killing spree when he learns a former cohort caused the murders of some of his men. Supposedly based on the exploits of Joaqin Murieta, this compact oater entertains.

1344  Firebrand Jordan  Big 4, 1930. 60 min. D: Alvin J. Neitz (Alan James). SC: Carl Krusada. With Lane Chandler, Aline Goodwin, Yakima Canutt, Sheldon Lewis, Marguerite Ainslee, Tom London, Lew Meehan, Frank Yaconelli, Alfred Hewston, Fred Harvey, Cliff Lyons. A cowboy after counterfeiters meets a woman whose father is missing as she is being compromised by a man the cowpoke suspects of being a gang member. Low class early talkie.

1345  Firebrands of Arizona  Republic, 1944. 55 min. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Randall Faye. With Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Earle Hodgins, Roy Barcroft, LeRoy Mason, Tom London, Jack Kirk, Rex Lease, Charles Morton, Bud Geary, Robert Wilke, Fred “Snowflake” Toones, Pierce Lyden, Budd Buster, Bob Burns, Jack O’Shea, Hank Bell, William Desmond, Maxine Doyle, Grace Cunard, Horace B. Carpenter, Bob Woodward, Tom Steele, Victor Cox, Roy Butler, Phil Dunham, Pascale Perry, Bill Nestell, Dickie Dillon. Sunset Carson and his pal Frog Millhouse, a hypochondriac, are going to see a doctor when the law mistakes Frog for his look-a-like, outlaw Beefsteak Disco. Thanks to Smiley Burnette in a dual role and lots of action plus good direction from Lesley Selander, this Sunset Carson film is a cut above average.

1346  Firecreek  Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968. 104 min. Color. D: Vincent McEveety. SC: Calvin Clements. With James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Gary Lockwood, Dean Jagger, Ed Begley, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam, James Best, Barbara Luna, Jacqueline Scott, Brooke Bundy, J. Robert Porter, Morgan Woodward, John Qualen, Louise Latham, Kevin Tate, Christopher Shea. A small town sheriff realizes he must defend his citizens against a gang of rowdies and their cold blooded leader. This James Stewart-Henry Fonda film promises a lot more entertainment than it delivers; average at best.

The First Rebel see Allegheny Uprising

1347  The First Texan  Allied Artists, 1956. 82 min. Color. D: Byron Haskin. SC: Daniel S. Ullman. With Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow, Wallace Ford, Abraham Sofaer, Jody McCrea, Chubby Johnson, Dayton Lummis, Rodolfo Hoyos, William Hopper, Roy Roberts, Frank Puglia, James Griffith, Nelson Leigh, David Silva, Carl Benton Reid, William Phipps, Scott Douglas, Lane Chandler, Myron Healey, William Tannen, Salvador Baguez. The story of Sam Houston, who is urged by President Andrew Jackson to take the lead in making Texas independent of Mexican rule. Fine film study of Sam Houston with Joel McCrea very good in the part.

1348  The First Traveling Saleslady  RKO Radio, 1956. 92 min. Color. D: Arthur Lubin. SC: Stephen Longstreet and Devery Freeman. With Ginger Rogers, Carol Channing, Barry Nelson, James Arness, Robert F. Simon, Frank Wilcox, Dan White, Harry V. Cheshire, John Eldredge, Clint Eastwood, Ed Cassidy, Fred Essler, Lane Chandler, Lester Dorr, Bill Hale, Mauritz Hugo, Kathy Marlowe, Nora Bush, Hans Herbert. After a Broadway show closes because some of her corsets were used in a number, a designer and her secretary head West to sell barbed wire and run into all kinds of trouble. Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing try hard but nothing can help this dull Western comedy originally written for Mae West.

1349  Fish Hawk  JAD Films International, 1980. 95 min. Color. D: Donald Shebib. SC: Blanche Hanalis. With Will Sampson, Charlie Fields, Geoffrey Bowes, Mary Pirie, Don Francks, Chris Wiggins. A young boy befriends a drunken Indian and helps him to give up the bottle and enjoy life. G-rated fare that is only average; filmed in Canada.

1350  A Fistful of Dollars  United Artists, 1964. 96 min. Color. D: Bob Robertson (Sergio Leone). SC: Sergio Leone and Duccio Tessari. With Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Gian Maria Volonte, Wolfgang Lukschy, Sieghart Rupp, Antonio Prieto, Jose Calvo, Benny Reeves, Daniel Martin. A stranger rides into a border town, finds two factions at war and decides to make money by heating up the rivalry. Filmed in Italy as Per un Pugno di Dollari (For a Fistful of Dollars), this feature started the Spaghetti Western craze of the 1960s and launched Clint Eastwood to international stardom; a refashioning of the Japanese feature Yojimbo (1961), it is not as good as its follow-up, For a Few Dollars More (q.v.).

A Fistful of Dynamite see Duck, You Sucker

Fistful of Knuckles see Per un Pugno nell’Occhio (For a Fist in the Eye)

1351  Fistful of Lead  Colt Produziones Cinematografica, 1970. 93 min. Color. D: Anthony Ascott (Giuliano Carmineo). SC: Tito Carpi. With George Hilton, Charles Southwood, Erika Blanc, Peter Carter (Piero Lulli), Linda Sini, Carlo Giordana, Nello Pazzafini, Carlo Gaddi, Aldo Barberito, Marco Zuanelli, Lou Kamante (Luciano Rossi), Armando Calvo, Spartaco Conversi, Rick Boyd, Gigi Bonos, John Bartha, Fanco Fantasia, Ettore Arena, Furio Meniconi, Umberto Di Grazia. A mysterious gunman sees a holdup and is hired by a town boss to protect his gold shipments and gets forced into a showdown with another gunfighter. Somewhat muddled but fun Italian Western released in that country as C’e Sartana...Vendi la Pistola e Comprati la Barba (I am Sartana...Trade Your Guns for a Coffin).

1352  Five Bloody Graves  Independent-International, 1970. 98 min. Color. D: Al Adamson. SC: Robert Dix. With Robert Dix, Scott Brady, Jim Davis, John Carradine, Paula Raymond, John Cardos, Tara Ashton, Kent Osborne, Vicki Volante, Denver Dixon, Ray Young, Julie Edwards, Fred Meyers, Maria Polo, Keith Murphy, Ray Goldrup, Tom Goldrup, Gene Raymond (narrator). A notorious gunman after the savage Indian who murdered his wife gets involved with gun runners and wagon train outcasts stranded in hostile country. Low grade violent oater, mainly of interest for its cast. TV title: Gun Riders (81 minutes).

1353  Five Bold Women  Citation, 1960. 82 min Color. D: Jorge Lopez Portillo. SC: Mortimer Braus and Jack Pollexfen. With Jeff Morrow, Merry Anders, Irish McCalla, Guinn Williams, Kathy Marlowe, Jim Ross, Dee Carroll, Lucita Blain. The husband of one of five women being taken to prison attacks the lawman transporting them and they escape, only to be threatened by Indians. Passable low budget programmer; title song sung by Dean West.

1354  Five Card Stud  Paramount, 1968. 103 min. Color. D: Henry Hathaway. SC: Marguerite Roberts. With Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Katherine Justice, John Anderson, Ruth Springford, Yaphet Kotto, Denver Pyle, Bill Fletcher, Whit Bissell, Ted De Corsia, Don Collier, Roy Jenson, Boyd “Red” Morgan, Jerry Gatlin, Chuck Hayward, Louise Lorimer, Hope Summers. A sheriff teams with a gun-toting preacher to locate a man who plans to murder five gamblers who hanged their sixth player. Mystery element added to the two leads make this a good time for genre buffs.

1355  Five Giants from Texas  Miro Cinematografica/Balcazar, 1966. 90 min. Color. D: Aldo Florio. SC: Aldo Florio, Alfonso Balcazar and Jose Luis De La Loma. With Guy Madison, Monica Randall, Vidal Molina, Antonio Molino Rojo, Vassili Karamesinis, Giovanni Cianfrigilia, Jose Manuel Martin, Gianni Solaro. Several years after their friend is murdered by bandits hired by his wife’s jealous cousins, five men show up to take revenge. Violent oater mainly for Guy Madison fans, this Italian-Spanish co-production was issued in Italy as I Cinque Della Vendetta (Five for Revenge) and in Spain as Los Cunco de la Venganza (Five for Vengeance).

1356  Five Guns to Tombstone  United Artists, 1962. 71 min. D: Edward L. Cahn. SC: Richard Shayer. With James Brown, John Wilder, Walter Coy, Robert Karnes, Joe Haworth, Quent Sondergaard, Boyd “Red” Morgan, Jon Locke, Della Sharman, Gregg Palmer, Willis Bouchey, John Eldredge, Jeff DeBenning, Boyd Stockman, Al Wyatt, Bob Woodward. A reformed gunfighter learns his brother is trying to lure him back to lawlessness by framing him for a crime he did not commit. Standard programmer with good work by James Brown in the lead; a remake of Gun Belt (q.v.).

1357  Five Guns West  American Releasing, 1955. 79 min D: Roger Corman. SC: R. Wright Campbell. With John Lund, Dorothy Malone, Touch (Michael) Connors, Jonathan Haze, Paul Birch, Jack Ingram, Larry Thor. Five murderers are freed from prison to join the Confederate Army but after stealing gold from a Union stagecoach they decide to keep the proceeds. Roger Corman’s directorial debut is a passable affair.

1358  The Five Man Army  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970. 105 min. Color. D: Don Taylor. SC: Dario Argento and Marc Richards. With Peter Graves, James Daly, Bud Spencer, Tetsuro Tamba, Nino Castelnuovo, Daniela Giordano, Marc Lawrence, Piero Lulli, Claudio Gora, Annabella Andreoli Carlo Alighiero, Jack Stuart, Jose Torres, Marino Mase. In 1914 five men team to rob a half-million dollars in gold from a train with four of them seeking the loot for themselves while the fifth wants it for the Mexican Revolution. Made in Italy as Un Esercito di 5 Uomini (An Army of 5 Men), this feature provides some good excitement.

Five Savage Men see The Animals

1359  $5,000 on One Ace  International Germania/Balcazar/FIDA, 1966. 91 min. Color. D: Alfonso Balcazar. SC: Alessandro Continenza and Helmut Harun. With Robert Wood, Fernando Sancho, Maria Sebalt, Norman Preston, Hans Nielsen, Helmut Schmidt, Antonio Molina Rojo, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Paco Sanz, Fernando Rubio. A gambler wins part of a ranch from a man he is forced to kill and with his new partners, a brother and sister, he has to fight a land grabbing blackmailer to keep it. Typical European Western from the mid–1960s, short on plot but long on violence. German title: Die Gejagten der Sierra Nevada (The Hunted of the Sierra Nevada).

1360  Flame of Barbary Coast  Republic, 1945. 91 min. D: Joseph Kane. SC: Borden Chase. With John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, Virginia Grey, Russell Hicks, Jack Norton, Paul Fix, Manart Kippen, Eve Lynne, Marc Lawrence, Bufferfly McQueen, Rex Lease, Jack Mulhall, Kenne Duncan, Stuart Hamblen, Edmund Cobb, Si Jenks, Frank Jaquet, Frankie Marvin, Eddie Acuff, William Halligan, Hugh Prosser, Adele Mara, Patricia Knox, Tom London, Dorothy Christy, Larry Steers, Emmett Vogan, Victor Potel, Bud Geary, Lee Shumway, Frank McCarroll, Roy Butler, Joe Rickson, Jan Ullrich, Al Murphy, Hank Bell, Charles Sullivan, Carl Wood, George Boyce, Joe Evans. A Montana cowboy is fleeced by a San Francisco gambling house proprietor and returns to set up a rival saloon and take the man’s girl, only to have his plans interrupted by an earthquake. Okay John Wayne feature, but not up to his usual “A” efforts; colorized for video release.

1361  The Flame of New Orleans  Universal, 1941. 79 min. D: Rene Clair. SC: Norman Krasna. With Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Cabot, Roland Young, Mischa Auer, Andy Devine, Frank Jenks, Eddie Quillan, Laura Hope Crews, Franklin Pangborn, Theresa Harris, Clarence Muse, Melville Cooper, Anne Revere, Bob Evans, Emily Fitzroy, Virginia Sale, Dorothy Adams, Herbert Rawlinson, Anthony Marlowe, Gitta Alpar, Reed Hadley, Gus Schilling, Shemp Howard, Frank Sully, Tony Paton, Joe Devlin, Frank Moran, Jack Raymond, Rex Evans, James Guifoyle, Mary Treen, Roy Harris, Lowell Drew, Bess Flowers. In 1841 a woman comes to New Orleans seeking a rich husband and falls in love with a riverboat captain after a fling with the town’s richest man. Marlene Dietrich fans will go for this feature which provides solid entertainment but not much action.

1362  Flame of the West  Monogram, 1945. 71 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: Adele Buffington. With Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Joan Woodbury, Douglass Dumbrille, Lynne Carver, Harry Woods, John Merton, Riley Hill, Steve Clark, Bud Osborne, Jack Rockwell, Ray Bennett, Tom Quinn, Jack Ingram, Eddie Parker, John Cason, Frank McCarroll, Hal Price, Ted Mapes, Kermit Maynard, Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys, Horace B. Carpenter, Henry Wills, Hank Bell, Dick Dickinson. A pacifistic doctor, thought to be a coward by his girlfriend, takes up his guns when a sheriff is murdered by gamblers. One of Johnny Mack Brown’s best Westerns; highly recommended.

1363  Flaming Bullets  Producers Releasing Corporation, 1945. 59 min. D-SC: Harry Fraser. With Tex Ritter, Dave O’Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Patricia Knox, Charles King, I. Stanford Jolley, Bud Osborne, Kermit Maynard, Richard Alexander, Robert Hill, John Cason, Bob Duncan, Dan White. A lawman pretends to be a wanted outlaw so he can capture a gang that murders criminals to collect reward money. The last effort in PRC’s “Texas Rangers” series is okay, with Tex Ritter singing a couple of tunes.

1364  Flaming Feather  Paramount, 1952. 77 min. Color. D: Ray Enright. SC: Gerald Drayson Adams and Frank Gruber. With Sterling Hayden, Arleen Whelan, Forrest Tucker, Barbara Rush, Richard Arlen, Victor Jory, Edgar Buchanan, Carol Thurston, Ian MacDonald, George Cleveland, Robert Kortman, Ethan Laidlaw, Paul E. Burns, Ray Teal, Nacho Galindo, Frank Lackteen, Donald Kerr, Forrest Taylor, Hank Mann, Heinie Conklin, Perc Launders, Kermit Maynard, Larry McGrath, Boyd “Red” Morgan, Sailor Vincent, Chuck Hamilton, Herman Nowlin, Max Wagner, Slim Hightower, Don Dunning. Vigilantes try to rescue a young woman captured by renegade Indians and held prisoner in Montezuma Castle. Well written, action laced feature.

1365  Flaming Frontier  20th Century–Fox, 1958. 70 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: Louis Stevens. With Bruce Bennett, Jim Davis, Don Garrard, Paisley Maxwell, Cecil Linder, Bill Walsh, Larry Mann, Peter Humphreys, Ben Lennick. After trouble develops between whites and Sioux Indians, a half-breed cavalry officer tries to intervene but runs into prejudice. Fair effort, made on the cheap in Canada.

Hermina Pipinic and Stewart Granger in Flaming Frontier (Warner Bros.–Seven Arts, 1968).

1366  Flaming Frontier  Warner Bros.–Seven Arts, 1968. 93 min. Color. D: Alfred Vohrer. SC: Eberhard Keindorff and Fred Denger. With Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, Letitia Roman, Larry Pennell, Mario Girotti (Terence Hill), Wolfgang Lukschy, Erik Schumann, Paddy Fox (Milan Srdoc), Bata Zivonjinovic, Dusan Antonijevic, Aleksandar Gavric, Vladimir Medar, Jelina Zigon, Voja Miric, Dusco Janicijevic, Hermina Pipinic, Jelena Jovanovic. When an Indian chief’s son is murdered by a gang of outlaws, frontiersman Old Surehand enlists the aid of his Apache blood brother Winnetou in averting war. Sturdy West German oater with Stewart Granger and Pierre Brice good in the leads; issued in Europe in 1965 by Constantin as Old Surehand.

1367  Flaming Frontiers  Universal, 1938. 15 Chapters. D: Ray Taylor and Alan James. SC: Wyndham Gittens, Paul Perez, Basil Dickey, George Plympton and Ella O’Neill. With Johnny Mack Brown, Ralph Bowman (John Archer), Eleanor Hansen, Charles Middleton, James Blaine, George Stevens, William Royle, Horace Murphy, Michael Slade, John Rutherford, Chief Thundercloud, Roy Barcroft, Eddy Waller, Ed Cassidy, Karl Hackett, Iron Eyes Cody, Pat J. O’Brien, Earle Hodgins, J.P. McGowan, Jim Corey, Frank Ellis, Hank Bell, Horace B. Carpenter, Tom Steele, Slim Whitaker, Frank LaRue, Alan Bridge, Blackjack Ward, Ferris Taylor, Bob Woodward, Helen Gibson, George Plues. An Indian scout comes to the aid of a young woman courted by a crook who wants to marry her for her father’s gold mine. There is not much logic in this serial but it is made up for by endless action.

1368  Flaming Gold  RKO Radio, 1934. 54 min. D: Ralph Ince. SC: Malcolm S. Boylan and John Goodrich. With Bill (William) Boyd, Pat O’Brien, Mae Clarke, Rollo Lloyd, Helen Ware, Robert McQuade. A man is sent to rural Mexico by an oil company to put two rivals out of business but ends up stopping a field fire. Confusing melodrama.

1369  Flaming Guns  Universal, 1932. D: Arthur Rosson. SC: Jack Cunningham. With Tom Mix, Ruth Hall, William Farnum, George Hackathorne, Clarence Wilson, Bud Osborne, Duke Lee, Gilbert “Pee Wee” Holmes, Bill Steele, Fred Burns, Slim Whitaker, Jimmy Shannon. Assigned to run a ranch, a cowboy gets opposition from the crusty owner as well as an outlaw gang. The weakest of Tom Mix’s Universal series, a remake of the Hoot Gibson silent feature The Buckaroo Kid (Universal, 1926).

1370  Flaming Lead  Colony, 1939. 57 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: Joseph O’Donnell. With Ken Maynard, Eleanor Stewart, Dave O’Brien, Ralph Peters, Walter Long, Tom London, Carleton Young, Reed Howes, Kenne Duncan, John Merton, Carl Mathews, Bob Terry, Lew Meehan, Ed Peil, Sr., Ernie Adams, Budd Buster, Foxy Callahan, Chick Hannon, Tex Palmer. A cowboy assists a rancher about to lose an Army contract for horses due to constant rustling. One of the best of Ken Maynard’s later films with a good story and lots of movement.

1371  Flaming Star  20th Century–Fox, 1960. 101 min. Color. D: Don Siegel. SC: Claire Huffaker and Nunnally Johnson. With Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden, Steve Forrest, Dolores Del Rio, John McIntire, Rodolfo Acosta, Karl Swenson, Ford Rainey, Richard Jaeckel, Anne Benton, L.Q. Jones, Douglas Dick, Tom Reese, Roy Jenson, Virginia Christine, Rodd Redwing, Perry Lopez, Tom Fadden, The Jordanaires, Ted Jacques, Marian Goldina, Sharon Bercutt, Monte Burkhardt. A family gets caught in the middle of an Indian war with their half-breed son forced to choose between whites and Indians. Elvis Presley is good in this well done melodrama many consider his finest film.

1372  Flap  Warner Bros., 1970. 105 min. Color. D: Carol Reed. SC: Clair Huffaker. With Anthony Quinn, Shelley Winters, Claude Akins, Victor Jory, Victor French, Tony Bill, Rodolfo Acosta, Anthony Caruso, Susan Miranda, William Mims, John War Eagle, Rudy Diaz, Pedro Regas. A renegade Indian claims the city of Phoenix actually belongs to him. Films tries to show the plight of Native Americans but despite Anthony Quinn’s performance it cannot decide to be a comedy or tragedy. British title: The Last Warrior.

1373  Flashing Guns  Monogram, 1947. 59 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: Frank H. Young. With Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jan Bryant, Riley Hill, James Logan, Douglas Evans, Ted Adams, Gary Garrett, Edmund Cobb, Ray Jones, Jack O’Shea, Steve Clark, Frank LaRue, Jack Rockwell, Bob Woodward. A sheriff helps a rancher and his daughter when a banker, who is after the spread’s silver ore, has the man’s loan payment stolen before it can be deposited. Routine but entertaining Johnny Mack Brown film.

1374  Flashing Steeds  Chesterfield, 1925. 60 min. D: Horace B. Carpenter. With Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald, Merrill McCormick, Ethel Childers, Alfred Hewston, Dick La Reno, Harry O’Connor. A government agent pretending to be a ranch hand tries to stop two swindlers masquerading as British nobility from stealing a retired sea captain’s valuable pearls. Cheap but enjoyable Bill Patton silent vehicle.

1375  Flashpoint  TriStar, 1984. 94 min. Color. D: William Tannen. SC: Dennis Shryack and Michael Butler. With Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams, Rip Torn, Kevin Conway, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Jean Smart, Guy Boyd, Mark Slade, Roberts Blossom, Tess Harper, Terry Alexander, Ana Marie Auther, Barry Davis, Sam Edelman, Robert Elliott, William Frankfeather, Robin Wayne Fugett, Nora Heflin, Henry Max Kendrick, Justin Lord, Joaquin Martinez, Will Morton, Grant Wheeler, Dick O’Neill. After finding a buried jeep containing a corpse, $800,000 and a rifle, two Texas border patrol guards begin to realize they may be involved in the Kennedy assassination cover-up. Pretentious modern-day melodrama.

1376  La Flecha Envenenada (The Poison Arrow)  Alameda Films, 1957. 75 min. D: Rafael Baledon. SC: Ramon Obon. With Gaston Santos, Pedro de Aguillon, Otilia Larranaga, Emma Roldan, Leonor Gomez, Carlos Suarez, Guillermo Hernandez, Guillermo Cramer, Armando Arriola, Vicente Larra, Chel Lopez, Bruno Marquez, Salvador Lozano Mena. A cowboy sees an old man murdered and follows the killers to a town where he faces them in a cantina. Good pastime Western from Mexico.

1377  Flesh and the Spur  American International, 1956. 77 min. D: Edward L. Cahn. SC: Charles B. Griffith and Mark Hanna. With John Agar, Marla English, Touch (Michael) Connors, Raymond Hatton, Joyce Meadows, Kenne Duncan, Maria Monay, Frank Lackteen, Richard Alexander, Kermit Maynard, Bud Osborne, Buddy Roosevelt, Michael Harris, Mel Gaines, Eddie Kafafian. While searching for the killer of his twin brother, a cowpoke meets a young woman and a gunman who lead him into outlaw territory. Well modulated Alex Gordon production, with a cast of familiar faces and fine performances (especially Raymond Hatton), makes for good entertainment; Mike Connors was one of the producers.

Flight from Adventure see Tales of Adventure

1378  Flowing Gold  Warner Bros., 1940. 82 min. D: Alfred E. Green. SC: Kenneth Gamet. With John Garfield, Frances Farmer, Pat O’Brien, Raymond Walburn, Cliff Edwards, Tom Kennedy, Granville Bates, Jody Gilbert, Edward Pawley, Frank Mayo, William Marshall, Virginia Sale, John Alexander, Sol Gorss, E.E. Clive, Eily Malyon, Robert Elliott, Eddie Acuff, Erville Alderson, Alan Bridge, Heinie Conklin, Cliff Clark, Eddy Chandler, Stuart Holmes, G. Pat Collins, Glen Cavender, William Gould, Russell Wade, George Haywood, Dutch Hendrian, Dick Wessel, Jack Mower, Sailor Vincent, Harry Strang, Lee Phelps, Frank O’Connor, George Haywood, William Haade, Walter Soderling, Charles Sullivan, Phillip Morris, Cliff Saum, Charles Sherlock, Monica Bannister, Phyllis Godfrey. A drifter goes to work on an oil drilling operation and becomes the foreman’s rival for the boss’ daughter. Action filled melodrama, based on Rex Beach’s 1922 novel, with nice performances from the three leads and fine comedy support from Raymond Walburn, Cliff Edwards, Tom Kennedy and Jody Gilbert. First filmed by First National in 1924 starring Milton Sills and Anna Q. Nilsson.

1379  Flying Lariats  Big 4, 1931. 53 min. D-SC: David Kirkland. With Wally Wales, Buzz Barton, Bonnie Jean Gray, Fred Church, Sam J. Garrett, Joe Lawliss, Etta Dalmas, Tete Brady, Lorraine Laval, Don Wilson, Gus Anderson. Two brothers fall for the same girl and try to raise money for her to ride in a rodeo as a crook schemes with a banker to steal the proceeds from the event. Tiresome, lumbering affair that is poorly photographed and recorded.

Follow the Hunter see Fangs of the Wild (1954)

1380  Fool’s Gold  United Artists, 1946. 64 min. D: George Archainbaud. SC: Doris Schroeder. With William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Jane Randolph, Robert Emmett Keane, Stephen Barclay, Forbes Murray, Harry Cording, Earle Hodgins, Wee Willie Davis, Ben Corbett, Fred “Snowflake” Toones, Glen Gallagher, Johnny Luther, George Sowards, Bob Bentley. An army lieutenant, who deserted when summoned for court martial, is captured by outlaws and Hopalong Cassidy agrees to help his colonel father rescue him. Entertaining later “Hopalong Cassidy” series feature.

For a Few Bullets More see A Few Dollars More

1381  For a Few Dollars More  United Artists, 1965. 125 min. Color. D: Sergio Leone. SC: Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Leone. With Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonte, Jose Egger, Rosemarie Dexter, Mara Krup, Klaus Kinski, Mario Brega, Aldo Sambrell, Luigi Pistilli, Antonio Molina Rojo, Peter Lee Lawrence, Tomas Blanco, Roberto Camardiel, Benito Stefanelli, Luis Rodriguez, Panos Papadopulos. Two bounty hunters form an uneasy alliance as they track the leader of a vicious outlaw gang. Sergio Leone’s follow-up to A Fistful of Dollars (q.v.) is a better film, mainly because co-star Lee Van Cleef adds life to the proceedings; filmed in Italy as Per Qualche Dollaro in Piu (For a Few Dollars More).

1382  For Some Dollars Less  Panda Cinematografica, 1966. 90 min. Color. D: Mario Mattoli. SC: Sergio Corbucci, Bruno Corbucci and Mario Guerra. With Lando Buzzaca, Raimondo Vianello, Gloria Paul, Alberto Giraldi, Valeria Ciangottini, Elio Pandolfi, Lucia Modungo, Angela Luce, Tony Renis. Trying to replace missing bank funds, a cashier teams with his gambler cousin in a scheme that backfires and puts him in jail while the relative gambles away the reward money he collected on him. Silly Italian Western comedy, kidding Sergio Leone’s movies, issued there as Per Qualche Dollaro in Meno (For a Few Dollars Less).

1383  For the Love of Mike  20th Century–Fox, 1960. 84 min. Color. D: George Sherman. SC: D.D. Beauchamp. With Richard Basehart, Stuart Erwin, Danny Bravo, Arthur Shields, Armando Silvestre, Elsa Cardenas, Rex Allen, Michael Steckler. An Indian boy finds an injured colt, nurses him back to health and trains him for a race so he can use his winnings for a new church. Minor but satisfying family fare.

1384  For the Service  Universal, 1936. 65 min. D: Buck Jones. SC: Isadore Bernstein. With Buck Jones, Beth Marion, Fred Kohler, Clifford Jones, Edward Keane, Frank McGlynn, Ben Corbett, Chief Thundercloud, Lafe McKee, Richard Cramer, Slim Whitaker, Jack Ingram, Francis Walker, Alan Sears, Phillip Trent. In Indian territory a government agent tries to outwit an outlaw gang. Action filled Buck Jones film produced and directed by the star.

1385  For the Taste of Killing  Hercules Cinematografica/Montana Films, 1966. 89 min. Color. D: Tonino Valerii. SC: Victor Auz. With Craig Hill, George Martin, Fernando Sancho, Peter Carter (Piero Lulli), Diana Martin, Frank Ressel, Rada Rassimov, Graham Sotty, George Wang, Jose Marco. A bounty hunter, who only trails convoys of stolen gold, is encouraged to bet his own money that a shipment will not be robbed. Craig Hill plays a character called “Lanky Fellow” in this fair Italian made oater issued there as Per Il Gusto di Uccidere (For the Taste of Killing) and shown in Great Britain as A Taste for Killing.

1386  El Forastero Vengador (The Avenging Stranger)  Artistas Nacionales Asociados, 1966. 95 min. Color. D: Fernando Fernandez. SC: Jose Delfos and Fernando Fernandez. With Jaime Fernandez, Eleazar Garcia Chelelo, Ofelia Guilmain, Dagoberto Rodriguez, Crox Alvarado, Fernando Soto “Mantequilla,” Agustin Fernandez, Mario Garcia “Harapos,” Glenda Castro, Oscar Alatorre, Juan Garza, Ignacio Villalbazo, Bruno Rey, Jesus Gomez, Roberto Porter, Felix Gonzalez, Cesar Jimenez. A female rancher is faced with a challenge from a newly arrived stranger when he refuses her request to kill her daughter’s boyfriend. Okay Western drama from Mexico.

1387  The Forbidden Trail  Sunset, 1923. 62 min. D-SC: Robert North Bradbury. With Jack Hoxie, Evelyn Nelson, Frank Rice, William Lester, Joe McDermott, Tom Lingham, Steve Clemento. Hunting his father’s killer, a cowboy falls in love with a girl he believes is the murderer’s daughter. Fast moving and entertaining Jack Hoxie silent feature.

1388  Forbidden Trail  Columbia, 1932. 71 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: Milton Krims. With Buck Jones, Barbara Weeks, Mary Carr, George Cooper, Ed Brady, Frank Rice, Al Smith, Frank LaRue, Wallis Clark, Tom Forman, Dick Rush. A cowboy arrives in town and helps a young woman newspaper editor fight a rustler-land grabber. Too much comedy makes this Buck Jones film a bit slow although it does have an exciting finale.

1389  Forbidden Trails  Monogram, 1941. 60 min. D: Robert North Bradbury. SC: Jess Bowers (Adele Buffington). With Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Dave O’Brien, Tristram Coffin, Christine McIntyre, Charles King, Glenn Strange, Lynton Brent, Hal Price, Richard Alexander, Bud Osborne, Jerry Sheldon, Frank Yaconelli, Marin Sais, Tom London, Ed Peil, Sr., Eddie Phillips, Milburn Morante, Bill Nestell, Lee Shumway, Kansas Moehring, Herman Hack, Silver Tip Baker, Dan White, Lew Morphy, Tex Palmer, Jack Kirk, Jess Cavin, Jack Evans, Rube Dalroy. The Rough Riders help a mine owner who is being forced to sign a hauling contract. Fast action entry in the fine “Rough Riders” series.

1390  Forbidden Valley  Universal, 1938. 67 min. D-SC: Wyndham Gittens. With Noah Beery, Jr., Frances Robinson, Robert Barrat, Fred Kohler, Henry Hunter, Samuel S. Hinds, Stanley Andrews, Spencer Charters, Charles Stevens, Margaret McWade, John Ridgely, Ray Jones, Alonzo Price, Soledad Jiminez, Ferris Taylor, Glenn Strange, Robert Kortman, Sarah Padden, James Foran, Robert Rosson. After growing up in a secret canyon, a young man attempts to round up a herd of wild horses and take them to market but rustlers steal them. Nicely done adventure program feature; remade as Sierra (q.v.).

1391  The Force on Thunder Mountain  American National Enterprises, 1978. 93 min. Color. D-SC: Peter B. Good. With Christopher Cain, Todd Dutson, Borge West, David Fogg, James Lyle Strong. In 1888 two prospectors die looking for gold and ninety years later a father and son go camping on the same mountain and experience strange phenomena. Cheaply made but fun family fantasy Western.

1392  The Forest Rangers  Paramount, 1942. 87 min. Color. D: George Marshall. SC: Harold Shumate. With Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, Susan Hayward, Lynne Overman, Albert Dekker, Eugene Pallette, Regis Toomey, Rod Cameron, Clem Bevans, James Brown, Kenneth Griffith, Monte Blue, Keith Richards, William Cabanne, George Chandler, Tim Ryan, Lee Phelps, Chester Clute, Pat West, Sarah Edwards, Jimmy Conlin, Robert Kent, Jack Mulhall, George Turner, Robert Kortman, Perc Launders, Ethan Laidlaw, Louise LaPlanche, Edwin Brady, Harry Woods, Al Thompson, Arthur Loft, Robert Homans, Katharine Booth, Bert Stevens, Pat West, Wade Boteler, Byron Foulger, Frank Coleman, Howard Mitchell, James Millican, Carl Saxe. A forest ranger marries a wealthy heiress and his ex-love tries to prove to him that he made a mistake. Technicolor, lots of action and a forest fire help to make up for a mundane plot.

The Forged Will see The Blazing Trail

1393  Forgotten Pistolero  Constantin Film/Izaro Film, 1969. 88 min. Color. D: Ferninando Baldi. SC: Ferninando Baldi, Vincenzo Cerami, Federico De Urrutia and Mario di Nardo. With Leonard Mann, Luciana Paluzzi, Peter Martell, Alberto de Mendoza, Pilar Velazquez, Piero Lulli, Luciano Rossi, Jose Suarez, Barbara Nelly, Franco Pesce, Mirella Pompili, Enzo Fiermonte, Silvana Bacci, Francesco Gula, Jose Manuel Martin, Jose Riesco, Nicola Solari, Eugenio Galadini, Jose Terron, Renzo Pevarello, Omero Capanna, Osiride Pevarello. A gunman seeks the murderer of his father and along the way falls in love with a beautiful woman with a mysterious past. Well made, action filled Spaghetti Western reworking of Euripides’ “Orestes”; released in Spain as Tierra de Gigantes (Land of Giants); also called Gunman of Ave Maria.

1394  Forlorn River  Paramount, 1937. 56 min. D: Charles Barton. SC: Stuart Anthony and Robert Yost. With Larry “Buster” Crabbe, June Martel, Harvey Stephens, John Patterson, Chester Conklin, Lew Kelly, Syd Saylor, William Duncan, Rafael (Ray) Bennett, Lee Powell, Robert Homans, Purnell B. Pratt, Merrill McCormick, Vester Pegg, Buffalo Bill, Jr., Hank Bell. A cowboy is on the trail of a wily outlaw who framed him for a crime he did not commit. Nicely done version of the Zane Grey story, filmed as a silent in 1926 with Jack Holt. TV title: River of Destiny.

The Fort see Renegade of the Sage

1395  Fort Apache  RKO Radio, 1948. 127 min. D: John Ford. SC: Frank S. Nugent. With John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendariz, John Agar, Ward Bond, Irene Rich, George O’Brien, Anna Lee, Victor McLaglen, Dick Foran, Jack Pennick, Guy Kibbee, Grant Withers, Miguel Inclan, Mae Marsh, Movita Castenada, Francis Ford, Frank Ferguson, Mickey Simpson, Ray Hyke, Mary Gordon, Hank Worden, Archie Twitchell, William Forrest, Cliff Clark, Fred Graham, Philip Keiffer, Ben Johnson, Harry Tenbrook, Dan Borgaze, Gil Perkins, Frank McGrath. An arrogant lieutenant is at odds with a captain at a remote Army post threatened by an Indian attack. Classic John Ford cavalry drama; well worth seeing.

1396  Fort Bowie  United Artists, 1958. 80 min. D: Howard W. Koch. SC: Maurice Tombragel. With Ben Johnson, Kent Taylor, Jan Harrison, Jana Davi, Larry Chance, Ian Douglas, Peter Mamakos, Jerry Frank, Johnny Western, Ed Hinton, Barbara Parry. A fort commander believes an officer is romancing his wife while the two men face the danger of an Indian attack. Ben Johnson and Kent Taylor bring some life to this programmer.

1397  Fort Courageous  20th Century–Fox, 1965. 72 min. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Richard Landau. With Fred Beir, Donald Barry, Hanna Landy, Harry Lauter, Walter Reed, Michael Carr, Fred Krone, George Sawaya, Joseph Patridge, Cheryl MacDonald. A court-martialed sergeant takes over command of a fort beleaguered by Indian raids. Low budget affair of interest to Don Barry and Harry Lauter fans.

Harry Lauter and George Sawaya in Fort Courageous (20th Century–Fox, 1965).

1398  Fort Defiance  United Artists, 1951. 81 min. Color. D: John Rawlins. SC: Louis Lantz. With Dane Clark, Ben Johnson, Peter Travey, Tracey Roberts, Dennis Moore, George Cleveland, Ralph Sanford, Iron Eyes Cody, Craig Woods, Dick Elliott. Relationships build between several people at an outpost about to be attacked by Navajo Indians. Interesting “B” melodrama with more emphasis on characterization than action.

1399  Fort Dobbs  Warner Bros., 1958. 90 min. D: Gordon Douglas. SC: Burt Kennedy and George W. George. With Clint Walker, Virginia Mayo, Brian Keith, Richard Eyer, Russ Conway, Michael Dante, John Day. A widow and her young son are escorted through Indian country by the man she believes killed her husband. Well done oater with fine performances by Clint Walker and Virginia Mayo.

1400  Fort Dodge Stampede  Republic, 1951. 60 min. D: Harry Keller. SC: Richard Wormser. With Allan “Rocky” Lane, Mary Ellen Kay, Roy Barcroft, Chubby Johnson, Trevor Bardette, Bruce Edwards, Wesley Hudman, William Forrest, Chuck Roberson, Rory Mallinson, Jack Ingram, Kermit Maynard, Wally West. A deputy sheriff has to give up his badge when he goes after an outlaw gang looking for hidden loot. Another action filled and well written entry in Allan Lane’s “Famous Westerns” series.

1401  Fort Doom  Silver Nitrate, 2004. 93 min. Color. D: J. Christian Ingvordsen. SC: Matthew M. Howe. With Debbie Rochon, Billy Drago, Rick Washburn, Joshua Park, J. Christian Ingvordsen, Jennifer Lauren Grant, Mya Sagara, Aaron Roman Weiner, Meyer DeLeeuw, Melissa Paladino, Jesse Steccato, Matthew M. Howe. A group of hookers decides to take up residence in an abandoned fort despite the warnings from locals about a mad killer in the area. Cheap horror-Western-comedy video production.

1402  Fort Massacre  United Artists, 1958. 80 min. Color. D: Joseph M. Newman. SC: Martin N. Goldsmith. With Joel McCrea, Forrest Tucker, Susan Cabot, John Russell, Anthony Caruso, Robert Osterloh, Denver Pyle, Rayford Barnes, Guy Prescott, Irving Bacon, Claire Carleton, Francis McDonald, George N. Neise. A cavalry sergeant leads a band of soldiers constantly being attacked by warring Indians. A nice combination of action and characterization; well done.

1403  Fort Osage  Monogram, 1952. 72 min. Color. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Dan Ullman. With Rod Cameron, Jane Nigh, Douglas Kennedy, Morris Ankrum, John Ridgely, William Phipps, I. Stanford Jolley, Dorothy Adams, Francis McDonald, Myron Healey, Lane Bradford, Iron Eyes Cody, Barbara Woodell, Russ Conway, Marshall Reed, Carol Henry, Lee Roberts, Fred Graham, Ray Jones. As he leads a wagon train West a scout learns the people who hired him are behind an Indian uprising. Considering those involved, this is a bit of a disappointment.

1404  Fort Savage Raiders  Columbia, 1951. D: Ray Nazarro. SC: Barry Shipman. With Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, John Dehner, Trevor Bardette, Peter Thompson, Fred F. Sears, John Cason, Frank Griffin, Sam Flint, Dusty Walker. The Durango Kid and three pals, along with a West Point man, track an Army deserter and his gang that has been raiding the countryside. Well made “Durango Kid” episode with a sympathetic villain well played by John Dehner.

1405  Fort Ti  Columbia, 1953. 73 min. Color. D: William Castle. SC: Robert E. Kent. With George Montgomery, Joan Vohs, Irving Bacon, James Seay, Ben Astar, Phyllis Fowley, Howard Petrie, Lester Matthews, Louis Merrill, Cicely Browne, George Lee. In 1759 Rogers’ Rangers join the English in fighting the French and Indians at Fort Ticonderoga. This low budget Sam Katzman production covers the same ground as Northwest Passage (q.v.) but not nearly as well; shown in 3-D.

1406  Fort Utah  Paramount, 1967. 83 min. Color. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Steve Fisher and Andrew Craddock. With John Ireland, Virginia Mayo, Scott Brady, John Russell, Robert Strauss, James Craig, Richard Arlen, Jim Davis, Donald Barry, Harry Lauter, Read Morgan, Reg Barton, Eric Cody. An Indian agent and a cowboy are forced to defend a wagon train from attacking Native Americans. Mediocre A.C. Lyles production, although the cast is worth watching.

Virginia Mayo and John Ireland in Fort Utah (Paramount, 1967).

1407  Fort Vengeance  Allied Artists, 1953. 75 min. Color. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Dan Ullman. With James Craig, Rita Moreno, Keith Larsen, Reginald Denny, Morris Ankrum, Guy Kingsford, Paul Marion, Emory Parnell, Charles Irwin, Michael Granger, Patrick Whyte, Jack Ingram, William Forrest. Two men, one of whom is wanted by the law, go to Canada, join the Mounties and become involved with fur thieves, an Indian uprising and romance. Colorful action melodrama.

1408  Fort Worth  Warner Bros., 1951. 80 min. Color. D: Edwin L. Marin. SC: John Twist. With Randolph Scott, David Brian, Phyllis Thaxter, Helena Carter, Dick Jones, Ray Teal, Paul Picerni, Emerson Treacy, Bob Steele, Lawrence Tolan, Walter Sande, Chubby Johnson, Don C. Harvey, Lee Roberts, Bud Osborne, Kermit Maynard, Zon Murray. Arriving in Fort Worth via wagon train, a man starts a newspaper and accuses the trail boss of committing murder on the orders of the town’s leading citizen. Okay “A” Western.

1409  Fort Yuma  United Artists, 1955. 78 min. Color. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Danny Arnold. With Peter Graves, Joan Vohs, Joan Taylor, Abel Fernandez, Stanley Clements, John Pickard, Addison Richards, John Hudson, William “Bill” Phillips, Lee Roberts, Edmund Penry. When a homesteader kills an Apache chief, the Indians go on the warpath. Average action drama that moves at a good clip.

1410  Fort Yuma Gold  Gala, 1969. 100 min. Color. D: Calvin Jackson Paget (Giorgio Ferroni). SC: Augusto Finocchi and Massimiliano Capriccioli. With Montgomery Wood (Giuliano Gemma), Dan Vadis, Jacques Sernas, Jose Calvo, Sophie Daumier, Angel Del Pozo, Nello Pazzafini, Alfonso Rojas, Jacques Herlin, Andrea Bosic, Antonio Molina Rojo. At the end of the Civil War, a Southern major plans to attack a Western fort to get its gold. Lethargic but violent Spaghetti Western issued in Italy in 1966 as Per Pochi Dollari Ancora (For a Few Extra Dollars) by FIDA/Epoca Film.

1411  40 Graves for 40 Guns  Boxoffice International, 1971. 95 min. Color. D: Paul Hunt. SC: Steve Fisher. With Robert Padilla, Stanley Adams, Richard Rust, Mahita Saint Duvall, Rita Rogers, Steven Oliver, David Eastman, Rockne Tarkington, Michael Christine, Owen Orr, Michael Green. An outlaw gang heads south of the border, raids a small village and carries off a priceless gold cross only to be relentlessly pursued by the Mexican army. Brutal action filled melodrama filmed in Arizona as El Salvejo (The Savage) and reissued in a toned down version in 1977 by Sun Productions as The Great Gundown; also called Maschimo—40 Graves for 40 Guns, Savage Red—Outlaw White and The Revenge of the Wild Bunch.  

1412  Forty Guns  20th Century–Fox, 1957. 80 min. D-SC: Samuel Fuller. With Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Dean Jagger, John Ericson, Gene Barry, Robert Dix, Jidge Carroll, Paul Dubov, Gerald Milton, Ziva Rodann, Hank Worden, Neyle Morrow, Chuck Roberson, Chuck Hayward, Eve Brent, Eddie Parks. A tough woman appoints herself the ruler of Tombstone, Arizona, and finds opposition from an ex-gunfighter, now working for the U.S. attorney general, and his brothers. Film is interesting for Barbara Stanwyck’s work in the leading role and it will also appeal to Sam Fuller followers.

1413  40 Guns to Apache Pass  Columbia, 1967. 95 min. Color. D: William Witney. SC: Willard Willingham and Mary Willingham. With Audie Murphy, Kenneth Tobey, Michael Burns, Laraine Stephens, Robert Brubaker, Kay Stewart, Kenneth MacDonald, Byron Morrow, Michael Blodgett, Michael Keep, Willard Willingham, Ted Gehring, Jackson Beck. When Cochise and his braves declare war, a cavalry captain leads settlers to safety and goes after the trader who sold the Indians stolen rifles. Average Audie Murphy vehicle.

1414  The Forty-Niners  Monarch/Freuler, 1932. 59 min. D: J.P. McCarthy. SC: F. McGrew Willis. With Tom Tyler, Betty Mack, Alan Bridge, Gordon (DeMain) Wood, Fern Emmett, Mildred Rogers, Fred Ritter, Frank Ball, Florence Wells. Trying to help settlers on a wagon train going westward, a cowboy faces trouble from outlaws along with a buffalo stampede. Crudely made Tom Tyler movie.

1415  The Forty-Niners  Allied Artists, 1954. 71 min. D: Thomas Carr. SC: Dan Ullman. With Bill Elliott, Virginia Grey, Henry (Harry) Morgan, John Doucette, Lane Bradford, I. Stanford Jolley, Ralph Sanford, Gregg Barton, Harry Lauter, Earle Hodgins, Dean Cromer, Stanley Price, Jack O’Shea. To find out the identities of three men involved in a killing, a marshal takes on the guise of a murderer. Well done Bill Elliott feature, his last Western.

1416  Forty Thieves  United Artists, 1944. 61 min. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Michael Wilson and Bernie Kamins. With William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Louise Currie, Douglass Dumbrille, Kirk Alyn, Herbert Rawlinson, Robert Frazer, Glenn Strange, Jack Rockwell, Robert Kortman, Hal Taliaferro, Earle Hodgins, Bill Nestell, Herman Hack, Richard Botiller, Tex Harper, Lew Morphy, George Sowards, Hank Worden, Denver Dixon. A fixed election causes Hopalong Cassidy to lose his job as sheriff and he sets out to track down those responsible for stuffing the ballot boxes. Cheaply made but action filled “Hopalong Cassidy” oater, the final one produced by Harry Sherman.

1417  Four Bullets for Joe  J.J. Films, S.A., 1964. 82 min. Color. D: Agustin Navarro. SC: Fernando Galiana and Julio Porter. With Paul Piaget, Fred Canow (Fernando Casanova), Liz (Poitel) Poiter, Barbara (Nelli) Nelly, Angela Cavo, Frank (Paco) Moran, Tullio Altamura, Rafael Bardem, Juan Cazalilla, Juan Cortes, Miguel Del Castillo, Jose Angel Espinosa “Ferrusquilla,” Tito Garcia, John (Jose) Marco, Fernando Montes, Jose Riesgo, Brunco Scipioni. A vengeful gunman arrives in a Kansas town to avenge the death of his sister who was falsely accused of killing her boyfriend. Violent French-Italian-Spanish co-production made as Cuatro Balazos (Four Shots) and also called Shots Ring Out!

1418  Four Came to Kill Sartana  Tarquinia Film, 1969. 97 min. Color. D: Miles Deem (Demofilo Fidani). SC: Demofilo Fidani and Mila Vitelli. With Jeff Cameron (Geoffredo Scarciofolo), Anthony G. Stanton (Franco Ricci), Celso Faria, Dennis Colt (Benito Pacifico), Peter Torres (Pietro Torrisi), Simone Blondell (Simonetta Vitelli), Robert Danish (Roberto Danesi), Umberto Raho, Grazia Giuvi, Frank Fargas, Paul Carter, Gualtiero Rispoli, Custer Gail, Mariella Palmich, Luciano Conti. Sartana tries to stop a mysterious bad man known as The Mormon from using his gunmen to kidnap citizens for ransom. Threadbare “Sartana” series entry; filmed in Italy as E Vennero in Quattro...per Uccidere Sartana (Four Came to Kill Sartana) and re-released in 1972 as Beyond the Frontiers of Hate.

1419  Four Dollars for Revenge  GAR Film, 1966. 88 min. Color. D: J. Warren (Alfonso Balcazar). SC: Bruno Corbucci and Giovanni Grimaldi. With Robert Woods, Ghia Arlen, Jack Stuart, Dan Vadis, Jose Torres, Rosy Zichel, John MacDouglas (Giuseppe Addobbati), Dick Reagan (Riccardo Garrone), Angelo Infanti, Antonio Casas, Jose Manuel Martin, Gerard Tichy, Tomas Torres, Antonio Molino, Rojo, Giulio Maculani, Osvaldo Genazzani, Gardenia Polito, Lucio Rosato, Gustavo Re, Sergio Dore, Carlos Ronda, Gianluigi Crescenzi. At the close of the Civil War a Union officer, falsely accused of being complicit in a massacre that resulted in the deaths of his men while escorting Confederate gold, escapes from prison to find the real bandits. Well made and photographed (by Victor Monreal) Spaghetti Western issued in Italy as Quattro Dollari di Vendetta (Four Dollars for Vengeance) and in Spain as Cuatro Dolares de Venganza (Four Dollars of Vengeance).

1420  Four Faces West  United Artists, 1948. 90 min. D: Alfred E. Green. SC: Graham Baker. With Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford, Joseph Calleia, William Conrad, Martin Garralaga, Raymond Largay, John Parrish, Dan White, Davison Clark, Eva Novak, Houseley Stevenson, Sam Flint, Forrest Taylor, George McDonald. A man robs a bank to get money to save his father’s ranch and is pursued by a sheriff but helped by a railroad nurse and a saloon keeper. Entertaining but fairly non-violent oater with fine performances. British title: They Passed This Way.

1421  Four Fast Guns  Universal-International, 1960. 74 min. D: William Hole, Jr. SC: James Edmiston and Dallas Gaultois. With James Craig, Martha Vickers, Edgar Buchanan, Brett Halsey, Paul Richards, Richard Martin, Blu Wright, John Swift, Paul Raymond, Jim Hurley, Grizzly Green, Roger Anderson. When a gunman is hired to rid a town of its lawless element, he is forced into a showdown with his own brother. There is nothing special about this average oater.

1422  4 for Texas  Warner Bros., 1963. 124 min. Color. D: Robert Aldrich. SC: Allan Weiss. With Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Victor Buono, Charles Bronson, Richard Jaeckel, Eric Connor, Nick Dennis, Mike Mazurki, Wesley Addy, Marjorie Bennett, Jack Elam, Fritz Feld, Percy Helton, Jonathan Hale, Jack Lambert, Paul Langton, Bob Steele, Virginia Christine, Ellen Corby, Ralph Volkie, The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Da Rita), Teddy Buckner and His All Stars, Arthur Godfrey, Jessalyn Fax, Allyson Ames. Two feuding conmen become involved with a crooked banker and join forces to thwart his nefarious activities. Poorly conceived Western comedy with only villains Victor Buono and Charles Bronson plus a lot of fine character actors to recommend it.

1423  Four Guns to the Border  Universal-International, 1954. 83 min. Color. D: Richard Carlson. SC: George Van Marter and Franklin Coen. With Rory Calhoun, Colleen Miller, George Nader, Walter Brennan, Nina Foch, John McIntire, Charles Drake, Jay Silverheels, Nestor Paiva, Mary Field, Reg Parton, Paul Brinegar, Henry Wills. After holding up a bank, an outlaw gang helps an ex-gunman and his daughter who are being attacked by Indians. A different story line makes this oater acceptable entertainment; directed by actor Richard Carlson.

1424  Four of the Apocalypse  Coralta Cinematografica, 1975. 87 min. Color. D: Lucio Fulci. SC: Ennio De Concini. With Fabio Testi, Lynne Frederick, Michael J. Pollard, Tomas Milian, Harry Baird, Adolfo Lastretti, Bruno Corazzari, Giorgio Trestini, Donald O’Brien, Claudio Ruffini, Goffredo Unger, Charles Borromel, Salvatore Puntillo, Lorenzo Robeldo, Edward Mannix (narrator). After escaping a massacre, four criminals, including a prostitute, try to survive in frontier Utah but are harassed by a sadistic Mexican outlaw. A Spaghetti Western filled with symbolism from director Lucio Fulci, best known for his gory horror films; released in Italy as I Quattro dell’Apocalisse (The Four of the Apocalypse).

1425  Four Rode Out  ADA Films/Sagittarius Productions, 1969. 99 min. Color. D: John Peyser. SC: Paul Harrison and Don Balluck. With Sue Lyon, Pernell Roberts, Leslie Nielsen, Julian Mateos, Maria Martin, John Clark, Bob Hall, Leonard Bell, Charles Drace, Neil Wright, Janis Ian, Albert Salmi. When accused of robbing a bank and committing murder, a Mexican heads into the desert followed by a sheriff, his girlfriend and a Pinkerton man. The acting is the best thing about this U.S.-Spanish co-production filmed in Spain; the story is by actor Dick Miller and the music by Janis Ian.

1426  The Fourth Horseman  Universal, 1932. 63 min. D: Hamilton MacFadden. SC: Jack Cunningham. With Tom Mix, Margaret Lindsay, Fred Kohler, Raymond Hatton, Rosita Marstini, Edmund Cobb, Richard Cramer, Herman Nolan, Paul Shawhan, Donald Kirke, Harry Allan, Duke Lee, C.E. Anderson, Helene Millard, Martha Mattox, Buddy Roosevelt, Frederick Howard, Grace Cunard, Walter Brennan, Pat Harmon, Hank Mann, Jim Corey, Delmar Watson, Fred Burns, Bud Osborne, Harry Tenbrook, Charles Sullivan, Augie Gomez. A cowboy wants to help a young woman save her ghost town property since irrigation will revive the area but he learns outlaws are using it as a hideout. Entertaining and well made Tom Mix vehicle.

1427  The Foxes of Harrow  20th Century–Fox, 1947. 117 min. D: John M. Stahl. SC: Wanda Tuchock. With Rex Harrison, Maureen O’Hara, Richard Haydn, Victor McLaglen, Vanessa Brown, Patricia Medina, Gene Lockhart, Charles Irwin, Hugo Haas, Roy Roberts, Dennis Hoey, Marcel Journet, Helen Crozier, Sam McDaniel, Libby Taylor, Renee Beard, Suzette Marbin, Percy William Ward, Clear Nelson, Jr., James Lagano, Dorothy Adams, Celia Lovsky, Eugene Borden, Gordon Clark, James Kirkwood, Robert Emmett Keane, Bernard DeRoux, Frederick Burton, Wee Willie Davis, Randy Stuart, William Norton Bailey, William Walker, Mary Currier, William Schallert, Paul Maxey, Andre Charlot, Georges Renavent, Joseph Crehan, Maynard Holmes, Russ Conklin, John Doucette, Cy Schindel, Jim Toney, John Hamilton, Alberto Morin, Perry Ivins, John Bagni, A.C. Bilbrew. In 1820 New Orleans a gambler woos and weds a society belle only to leave her. Colorful frontier soap opera based on the Frank Yerby novel.

1428  Foxfire  Universal-International, 1955. 93 min. Color. D: Joseph Pevney. SC: Ketti Frings. With Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler, Dan Duryea, Mara Corday, Robert F. Simon, Frieda Inescort, Barton MacLane, Charlotte Wynters, Eddy Waller, Celia Lovsky, Arthur Space, Phil Chambers, Robert Bice, Vici Raaf, Grace Lenard, Guy Wilkerson, Lillian Bronson, Dabbs Greer, Hal K. Dawson, Billy Wilkerson, Charles Soldani. A pretty socialite weds a Western mining engineer and his quest for gold almost destroys their marriage. Murky melodrama with star Jeff Chandler doing a good job singing the title song.

1429  Frank and Jesse  Trimark Pictures, 1995. 105 min. Color. D-SC: Robert Boris. With Rob Lowe, Bill Paxton, Randy Travis, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Maria Pitillo, Luke Askew, Sean Patrick Flanery, Alexis Arquette, Todd Field, John Pyper-Ferguson, Nick Sadler, William Atherton, Tom Chick, Mary Neff, Richard Maynard, Jim Flowers, Mari Askew, William Michael Evans, Lyle Armstrong, Cole McKay, Dennis Letts, John Stiritz, Micah Dyer, Jackie Stewart, Chad Linley, Rhed Khilling, Jerry Saunders, D.C. “Dash” Foff, Robert Moniot, Norman Hawley, Jeffrey Paul Johnson, Bryce Anthony Thomason, John Paxton, Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis, Sudie Henson, Ron Licardi. When railroad tycoons cheat them out of their land, Frank and Jesse James team with the Ford and Younger brothers and other outlaws to carry out a series of successful robberies, causing them to be pursued by Pinkerton agents. Fair retelling of the James boys’ saga.

1430  Frankie and Johnnie  Republic, 1936. 66 min. D: Chester Erskine. SC: Lou Goldberg and Moss Hart. With Helen Morgan, Chester Morris, Lilyan Tashman, Florence Reed, Walter Kingsford, William Harrigan, John Larkin, Cora Witherspoon, Montagu Love, Jean Brooks. In 1870 a Mississippi riverboat huckster romances a dance hall singer but later two times her over a saloon girl. Tepid cinematic version of the famous folk song set for release in 1934 by RKO Radio but sold to Republic.

1431  Freckles  20th Century–Fox, 1960. 83 min. Color. D: Andrew V. McLaglen. SC: Harry Spalding. With Martin West, Carol Christensen, Jack Lambert, Steven Peck, Roy Barcroft, Lorna Thayer, Ken Curtis, John Eldredge. An orphaned young man comes to Oregon’s Limberlost country where he is befriended by a girl and a pretty school teacher and becomes a guard against timber thieves. Shot on location, this is a fair cinematic retelling of Gene Stratton Porter’s 1904 novel, previously filmed by Paramount in 1917 with Jack Pickford, Hobart Bosworth and Louise Huff and directed by Marshall Neilan; in 1928 by Film Booking Offices (FBO) with Johnny Fox, the work’s author, Gene Stratton Porter, and Hobart Bosworth repeating the role of McLean from the 1917 production; and in 1935 by RKO Radio starring Tom Brown, Carol Stone and Virginia Weidler.

Freddie Goes West see Vacation Days

1432  Freighters of Destiny  RKO Radio, 1931. 60 min. D: Fred Allen. SC: Adele Buffington. With Tom Keene, Barbara Kent, Frank Rice, Mitchell Harris, Fred Burns, Slim Whitaker, Billy Franey, Frederick Burton, William Welsh, Fred Burns, Art Mix, George Hayes, Bill Nestell, Jim Corey, Hank Bell, Jack Kirk, Bud McClure, Chuck Baldra, Edward Burns, Charles Brinley, Tom Bay, Bob Roper. A cowboy helps lead a wagon train carrying pioneers westward. Well produced entry in Tom Keene’s RKO series.

1433  Frenchie  Universal-International, 1951. 80 min. Color. D: Louis King. SC: Oscar Brodney. With Joel McCrea, Shelley Winters, Paul Kelly, Elsa Lanchester, John Russell, Marie Windsor, John Emery, George Cleveland, Regis Toomey, Paul E. Burns, Frank Ferguson, Larry (Lawrence) Dobkin, Vincent Renno, Lucille Barkley, Tudor Owen, George Eldredge, Jack Ingram, Jack Perrin, Al Ferguson, Chuck Hamilton, Chilli Williams, Chubby Johnson, Billy Wayne, Perc Launders, Max Wagner, Frank McCarroll, Harry Tenbrook, Brick Sullivan, Forbes Murray, Frank Mills, John Pickard, Monte Montague, Jerry Paris, Jack Stoney, Steve Clark, Kit Guard, Sam Flint, Art Dupuis, Helen Dickson, John Cliff, Roy Butler, Sherry Hall, Eileen Howe, Mike Lally, Frank Malet, George Ryland, Paul Palmer, William J. O’Brien, Mary Ellen Gleason, Shirley Ballard, Marie Allison, Sam Finn. After her father is murdered by a gunman, a young woman returns to a Western town, opens a saloon and plans to avenge his death. Mediocre re-filming of Max Brand’s “Destry Rides Again.”

1434  The Friendly Persuasion  Allied Artists, 1956. 140 min. Color. D: William Wyler. SC: (uncredited) Michael Wilson. With Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Marjorie Main, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Phyllis Love, Robert Middleton, Mark Richman, Walter Catlett, Richard Hale, Joel Fluellen, Theodore Newton, John Smith, Mary Carr, Edna Skinner, Russell Simpson, Charles Halton, Everett Glass, Richard Garland, James Dobson, John Compton, James Seay, Diane Jergens, Ralph Sanford, Nelson Leigh, William Schallert, John Craven, Frank Jenks, Frank Hagney, Marjorie Durant, Frances Farwell, Jean Inness, Helen Kleeb, Marty Jackson. In Indiana during the Civil War, a Quaker must choose between his religious beliefs and taking revenge on the man who murdered his friend. Very good screen version of Jessamyn West’s novel.