1640  The Great Missouri Raid  Paramount, 1951. 83 min. Color. D: Gordon Douglas. SC: Frank Gruber. With Macdonald Carey, Ellen Drew, Wendell Corey, Ward Bond, Bruce Bennett, Bill Williams, Anne Revere, Edgar Buchanan, Louis Chastland, Louis Jean Heydt, Barry Kelly, James Millican Guy Wilkerson, Ethan Laidlaw, Tom Tyler, Paul Fix, James Griffith, Steve Pendleton, Paul Lees, Robert Bray, Frank Ferguson, King Donovan, Ray Teal, John Pickard. The James and Younger brothers take to the wrong side of the law after they are treated badly by Union soldiers after the Civil War. Color is a big help in this otherwise pedestrian effort.

1641  The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid  Universal, 1972. 91 min. Color. D-SC: Philip Kaufman. With Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall, Luke Askew, R.G. Armstrong, Dana Elcar, Donald Moffatt, John Pearce, Matt Clark, Barry Brown, Wayne Sutherlin, Robert H. Harris, Jack Manning, Elisha Cook, Royal Dano, Mary Robin Redd, Bill Calloway, Craig Curtis, Nolan Leary, Henry Hunter, Valda Hansen, William Challee, Liam Dunn, Erik Holland, Madeline Taylor Holmes, Inger Stratton, Herbert Nelson, Marjorie Durant, Robert Gravage. When they fail to get amnesty from the law, the James and Younger brothers plan to pull off a big robbery in Northfield, Minnesota. Interesting account of the famous outlaws’ last big bungle with good performances from the leads.

1642  The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday  American International, 1976. 102 min. Color. D: Don Taylor. SC: Richard Shapiro. With Lee Marvin, Oliver Reed, Robert Culp, Elizabeth Ashley, Kay Lenz, Strother Martin, Sylvia Miles, Howard Platt, Leticia Robles, Erika Carlson, Ana Verdugo. Two prospectors strike gold with one stealing the proceeds and becoming a wealthy, influential citizen while the other tries to ruin him. Western comedy is bawdy and has its moments but is mostly dull.

Lee Marvin and Oliver Reed in The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday (American International, 1976).

1643  The Great Silence  Les Films Corona, 1968. 105 min. Color. D: Sergio Corbucci. SC: Sergio Corbucci, Bruno Corbucci, Mario Amendola and Vittoriano Petrilli. With Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Luigi Pistilli, Vonetta McGee, Mario Brega, Carlo D’Angelo, Marisa Merlini, Maria Mizar, Marisa Sally, Raf Baldassarre, Spartaco Conversi, Remo De Angelis, Mirella Pamphill, Claudio Ruffini, Fortunato Arena, Mimmo Poli, Bruno Corazzari, Benito Pacifico. A mute gunman helps outlaws hunted by a sadistic sheriff and his deputies. The bad guys are the good guys in this interesting French-Italian co-production set in a mountainous area; issued in Italy as Il Grande Silenzio (The Grand Silence).

1644  The Great Sioux Masssacre  Columbia, 1965. 91 min. Color. D: Sidney Salkow. SC: Fred C. Dobbs (Marvin Gluck). With Joseph Cotten, Darren McGavin, Philip Carey, Julie Sommars, Nancy Kovack, John Matthews, Michael Pate, Don Haggerty, Frank Ferguson, Stacy Harris, Iron Eyes Cody, House Peters, Jr., John Napier, William Tannen. The events leading up to General Custer’s last stand at the Little Big Horn are recounted. Average oater adding nothing new to the historical event.

1645  The Great Sioux Uprising  Universal-International, 1953. 80 min. Color. D: Lloyd Bacon. SC: Melvin Levy, J. Robert Bren and Gladys Atwater. With Jeff Chandler, Faith Domergue, Lyle Bettger, Stacy Harris, Walter Sande, Clem Fuller, Glenn Strange, Ray Bennett, Charles Arnt, Peter Whitney, John War Eagle, Stephen Chase, Rosa Rey. A former Army officer befriends Chief Red Cloud and stops rustlers from causing the Sioux nation to go on the warpath. Fair bow-and-arrows oater.

1646  Great Stagecoach Robbery  Republic, 1945. 56 min. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Randall Faye. With Bill Elliott, Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming, Francis McDonald, Don Costello, Sylvia Arslan, Bud Geary, Leon Tyler, Henry Wills, Hank Bell, Robert Wilke, John James, Tom London, Horace B. Carpenter, Grace Cunard, Freddie Chapman, Dickie Dillon, Bobby Wilson, Raymond ZeBrack, Patsy May, Chris Wren, Ginny Wren, Frederick Howard, Fred Graham, Lucille Byron, Dorothy Stevens. A young man plans to follow in the footsteps of his famous outlaw father but find his actions are opposed by Red Ryder. Only average.

1647  The Great Train Robbery  Republic, 1941. 61 min. D: Joseph Kane. SC: Olive Cooper, Garnett Weston and Robert T. Shannon. With Bob Steele, Claire Carleton, Milburn Stone, Helen MacKeller, Si Jenks, Monte Blue, Hal Taliaferro, George Guhl, Jay Novello, Dick Wessel, Yakima Canutt, Lew Kelly, Guy Usher, Franklyn Farnum, Jack Ingram, Horace Murphy, Jack O’Shea, Eddie Acuff, Henry Hall, Philip Trent, Cactus Mack, Charles Williams. A railroad detective is assigned to locate a train carrying a gold shipment that disappeared en route. Although it bears no resemblance to the 1903 classic of the same title, this programmer is a clever blend of the action, mystery and Western genres; remade as The Last Bandit (q.v.).

1648  The Great Treasure Hunt  Continental, 1972. 95 min. Color. D: Tonino Ricci. SC: Fabrizio Tallevi and Tonino Ricci. With Mark Damon, Stan Cooper, Stelvio Rosi, Luis Marin, Rosalba Neri, Alfredo Mayo, Giancarlo Badessi, Jose Luis Chinchilla, Adolfo Thous, Francisco Sanz, Bruno Are. After he rescues his brother from jail, the two siblings join a munitions expert and his woman in helping a blind man raid a Mexican warlord’s fort for its gold. Not one of the better Spaghetti Westerns, filmed in Italy and released there as Monta in Sella, Figlio Di... (Mounted in the Saddle, the Son of...) in 1967.

The Great Truck Robbery see Blazing Stewardesses

1649  Green Grass of Wyoming  20th Century–Fox, 1948. 89 min. Color. D: Louis King. SC: Martin Berkeley. With Peggy Cummins, Charles Coburn, Robert Arthur, Lloyd Nolan, Burl Ives, Geraldine Wall, Robert Adler, Will Wright, Richard Garrick, Charles Tannen. Two rival families breed and raise trotting horses with the boy and girl from each falling in love. Fairly entertaining juvenile outing.

1650  The Grey Fox  United Artists, 1983. 90 min. Color. D: Philip Boros SC: John Hunter. With Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, Wayne Robson, Ken Pogue, Timothy Webber, Gary Reineke, David Petersen, Don MacKay, Samantha Langevin, Tom Heaton, James McLarty, George Dawson, Ray Michal, Stephen E. Miller, David L. Crowley, David McCulley, Gary Chalk, Jack Leaf, Isaac Bishop, Sean Sullivan, Bill Murdoch, Jack Ackroyd, Nicolas Rice, Frank C. Turner, Bill Melen, David Raines, Paul Coeur, Mel Tuck, Peter John, Anthony Holland, Jon York, John Owen, Lisa Westman, Tom Glass, Paul Whitney, David Ackridge, Murray Ord. After thirty years in prison an old-time outlaw decides to become a train robber. Leisurely paced Western filmed in Canada with a grand performance by Richard Farnsworth as the outlaw.

1651  The Grey Vulture  Davis Distributing, 1926. 58 min. D: Forrest Sheldon. SC: George Hively. With Ken Maynard, Hazel Deane, Sailor Sharkey, Boris Bullock, Fred Burns, Nancy Zann, Whitehorse, Olive Trevor, Marie Woods, Flora Maitland, Dorothy Dodd, Fern Lorraine. A cowboy, who falsely believes he murdered a man, goes to work for a rancher, falls in love with his daughter and saves the boss’ stolen cattle. Amusing, pleasant Ken Maynard silent feature.

1652  Grim Prairie Tales: Hit the Trail...to Terror  Academy Entertainment, 1990. 86 min. Color. D-SC: Wayne Coe. With James Earl Jones, Brad Dourif, Will Hare, Marc McClure, Michelle Joyner, Willliam Atherton, Lisa Eichhorn, Wendy J. Cooke, Scott Paulin, Jennifer Barlow, Dan Leegant, William M. Brennan, Tom Simcox, Bruce Discher, James Glick, Hannah Fixco, Joan Lemmo, Jole Shoptesse, Oscar Fragosa, Mony Bass, Darice Sampson, Jessica Vega Vasquez, Elena Lopez, Erica Vega Vasquez, Robert Kent Ball, Bob Terhune, Justin Lundin, Ray Saniger. A clerk and a black bounty hunter spend the night on the prairie and each relates stories of the supernatural. Weird horror Western.

Gringo (1965) see Gunfight at Red Sands

1653  Gringo  Cemofilm, 1968. 89 min. Color. D: Frank Corlish (Bruno Corbucci). SC: Dean Whitcomb (Bruno Corbucci and Mario Amendola). With Brian Kelly, Fabrizio Moroni, Keenan Wynn, Folco Lulli, Erika Blanc, Rik Battaglia, Furio Meniconi, Gigi Bonos, Gianni Pallavicino. A wealthy Mexican land baron hires a gunman to bring back his son but the shootist discovers the boy is really the man’s wife’s illegitimate child and he plans to torture him. Very violent, but well done, Italian oater made as Spara Gringo, Spara (Shoot Gringo, Shoot) and also called The Longest Hunt and Rainbow.

1654  Grizzly  Film Ventures International, 1976. 91 min. Color. D: William Girdler. SC: Harvey Flaxman and David Sheldon. With Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel, Joan McCall, Joe Dorsey, Victoria Johnson, Charles Kissinger. A giant grizzly bear murders two teenage girls at an amusement park and three men hunt him before he attacks again. Fairly suspenseful horror Western with the bad bear being the main interest. TV title: Killer Grizzly.

1655  Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain  Joda Productions, 1999. 98 min. Color. D: John Huneck and David Sheldon. SC: Larry Bischof and William Brian Lowry. With Tom Tayback, Lindsay Bloom, Jennifer Waldman, May Nutter, Joseph Campanella, Joel Rooks, Eva Andrews, Billy Davis, Jr. Bill Gonta, Chase Montgomery Nutter, Joey D. Vieira, Link Wyler, Joshua Lee Patton, Marilyn McCoo, Mickey Jones, Frances Peach, Jenny Regli, Frank Sontonoma Salsedo, Tom Schuster, Billy Daydoge, Lexey Dennison, Billy Day Dodge, Jim Elk, Luis Gomes, Mark S. Brien, Janetta Walker. When he thinks two crooked prospectors have kidnapped three orphans, mountain man Grizzly Adams and his bear Samson get on their trail. One of the lesser “Grizzly Adams” adventures.

1656  Grizzly and the Treasure  Gold Key, 1974. 98 min. Color D: James T. Flocker. With Scott Beach (narrator), Andrew Gordon, Robert Shelbe, Susan Bucklinie, Terry Bough, Mark Ostrander. A man takes his wife and young son to Alaska to search for gold and they suffer many hardships as a result, including a blizzard. Satisfying G-rated family fare.

1657  Grizzly Mountain  Legacy Releasing, 1997. 96 min. Color. D: Jeremy Haft. SC: Jeremy Haft and Peter White. With Dan Haggerty, Dylan Haggerty, Nicole Lund, Kim Morgan Greene, Perry Stephens, E.E. Bell, Robert Patteri, Andrew Craig, Robert Dubaska, Martin Kove, Marguerite Hickey, Don Borza, Mark Abbott, Gilbert Revilla, Bill Stalling, John Nolan, Megan Haggerty, Jacqueline Anderson, Charlie Sammut, Sam Ferrer, Dwane Christiansen. Going camping with their parents, two siblings find a mountain cave where they are taken back to 1870 and encounter a mountain man. Another mediocre attempt to capitalize on Dan Haggerty playing a character similar to Grizzly Adams.

1658  The Groom Wore Spurs  Universal-International, 1951. 80 min. D: Richard Whorf. SC: Robert Libott and Frank Burt. With Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson, Joan Davis, Stanley Ridges, James Brown, John Litel, Victor Sen Young, Mira McKinney, Gordon Nelson, George Meader, Kemp Niver, Robert B. Williams, George Chesebro, John Eldredge, Don Brodie, George Pembroke, Ross Hunter, Franklyn Farnum, Allen K. Wood, Benny Burt, William “Bill” Phillips, Jess Kirkpatrick, Douglas Evans, Robert Carson, Kate Drain Lawson, Ralph Roberts, Richard Whorf. When her cowboy film star husband is falsely accused of murder a lawyer helps prove his innocence. Funny comedy with some behind-the-scene looks at the fantasy world of Western moviemaking.

1659  The Grub Stake  American Releasing, 1923. 80 min. D: Bert Van Tuyle and Nell Shipman. SC: Nell Shipman. With Nell Shipman, Alfred Allen, Lillian Leighton, George Berrell, Hugh Thompson, C.K. Van Auker, Ah Wing, Marjorie Warfield, Lloyd Peters. After finding out a Yukon gambler who has proposed marriage plans to sell her to a dance hall proprietor, a young woman, her sick father and a miner search for a remote gold claim. Enjoyable outdoor melodrama from Nell Shipman Productions, filmed in Idaho and Washington; released in Great Britain as The Romance of Lost Valley and re-issued by Aywon as The Golden Yukon.

1660  Guardian of the Wilderness  Sunn Classics Pictures, 1977. 112 min. Color. D: David O’Malley. SC: Casey Conlon and Charles E. Sellier, Jr. With Denver Pyle, John Dehner, Ken Berry, Cheryl Miller, Don Shanks, Cliff Osmond, Jack Kruschen, Ford Rainey, Norman Fell, Prentiss Rowe, Brett Palmer, Melissa Jones, Yosemite (bear), Hardtack (Rhodesian Ridgeback). After recovering his health in the wilderness, a man carries out a fight to save the great sequoia trees in Yosemite Valley from timber jacks. A biopic of Galen Clark, who was responsible for making Yosemite a national refuge; quite entertaining. Alternate TV title: Mountain Man.

1661  La Guerrillera de Villa (Villa’s Warrior Women). Oro Films, 1969. 97 min. Color. D: Miguel Morayta. SC: Fernando Galiana and Miguel Morayta. With Carmen Sevilla, Vicente Parra, Julio Aleman, Jose Elias Moreno, Jaime Fernandez, Carlos (Charly) Bravo, Sergio Virel, Jose Baviera, Roberto Porter, Jose Angel Espinosa “Ferrusquilla,” Oscar Morelli, Enrique Garcia Alvarez, Carlos Lopez Figuerosa. During the Mexican Revolution a government soldier, after falling in love with a pretty singer, joins Pancho Villa’s rebel forces. More than adequate historical adventure drama from Mexico.

1662  Guilty Trails  Universal, 1939. 57 min. D: George Waggner. SC: Joseph West (George Waggner). With Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, Hal Taliaferro, Georgia O’Dell, Jack Rockwell, Carleton Young, Glenn Strange, Murdock MacQuarrie, Jack Kirk, Tom London, Tex Palmer. A dishonest banker stages a fake robbery to steal proof of a young woman’s ranch inheritance and a lawman tries to help her. Pretty fair Bob Baker vehicle highlighted by the song “Ring Around the Moon Tonight.” Remake of Texas Terror (q.v.).

1663  The Gun and the Pulpit  ABC-TV, 1974. 74 min. Color. D: Daniel Petrie. SC: William Bowers. With Marjoe Gortner, Slim Pickens, David Huddleston, Geoffrey Lewis, Estelle Parsons, Pamela Sue Martin, Jeff Corey, Karl Swenson, Jon Lormer, Robert Phillips, Larry Ward, Joan Goodfellow, Walter Barnes, Melanie Fullerton, Steve Tackett, Jason Clark, Ron Nix. A gunman on the run takes the guise of a minister and in a small town stands up to a tyrant. Standard TV movie enhanced by a good cast.

1664  Gun Battle at Monterey  Allied Artists, 1957. 74 min. D: Carl K. Hittleman and Sidney A. Franklin, Jr. SC: Jack Leonard and Lawrence Resner. With Sterling Hayden, Pamela Duncan, Ted De Corsia, Mary Beth Hughes, Lee Van Cleef, Charles Cane, Byron Foulger, Mauritz Hugo, I. Stanford Jolley, Michael Vallon, Pat Comiskey, Fred Sherman, George Baxter, John Damler. After he is bushwhacked by a supposed friend and left for dead, an outlaw recovers and seeks revenge. Cheaply made but with good scenic locations. Alternate title: Gun Battle of Monterey.

Gun Battle of Monterey see Gun Battle at Monterey.

1665  Gun Belt  United Artists, 1953. 72 min. Color. D: Ray Nazarro. SC: Richard Shayer and Jack De Witt. With George Montgomery, Tab Hunter, Helen Westcott, John Dehner, William Bishop, Jack Elam, Hugh Sanders, Willis Bouchey, James Millican, Bruce Cowling, Boyd Stockman, Douglas Kennedy, Boyd “Red” Morgan, William Phillips, Rex Lease, Joe Hayworth, Chuck Roberson. A once famous gunfighter wants to get married and settle down but his former gang implicates him in a crime. More than passable melodrama with strong work by George Montgomery in the lead role; remade as Five Guns to Tombstone (q.v.).

1666  Gun Brothers  United Artists, 1956. 79 min. D: Sidney Salkow. SC: Gerald Drayson Adams. With Buster Crabbe, Ann Robinson, Neville Brand, Michael Ansara, Walter Sande, Lita Milan, James Seay, Roy Barcroft, Slim Pickens, Dorothy Ford. A man sets up a homestead and is joined by his reformed ex-outlaw brother but the latter’s old gang attacks them. Fairly entertaining oater that will satisfy Buster Crabbe fans.

1667  Gun Code  Producers Releasing Corporation, 1940. 57 min. D: Peter Stewart (Sam Newfield). SC: Joseph O’Donnell. With Tim McCoy, Inna Gest, Lou Fulton, Dave O’Brien, Alden Chase, Carleton Young, Ted Adams, Robert Winkler, George Chesebro, Jack Richardson, John Elliott, Carl Mathews. A federal agent arrives in a town to break up a protection racket. Low budget, but Tim McCoy gives a good account as the stern G-man.

1668  Gun Duel in Durango  United Artists, 1957. 73 min. D: Sidney Salkow. SC: Louis Stevens. With George Montgomery, Ann Robinson, Steve Brodie, Bobby Clark, Frank Ferguson, Donald Barry, Henry Rowland, Denver Pyle, Mary Treen, Roy Barcroft, Pierce Lyden, Red Morgan, Al Wyatt, Joe Yrigoyen. Trying to go straight, an ex-outlaw is forced to shoot it out with his old gang in order to reform. Mediocre oater enhanced by its star. TV title: Duel in Durango.

1669  Gun Fever  United Artists, 1958. 81 min. D: Mark Stevens. SC: Stanley H. Silverman. With Mark Stevens, John Lupton, Larry Storch, Jana Davi, Aaron Saxon, Jerry Barclay, Norman Frederic, Clegg Hoyt, Jean Inness, Russell Thorson, Michael Hinn, Iron Eyes Cody, Cyril Delevanti, George Selk. When is father is murdered, a young boy tries to find the killer, not realizing he is a close family friend. Okay drama for Mark Stevens (who also directed) fans.

1670  Gun Fight  United Artists, 1961. 68 min. D: Edward L. Cahn. SC: Gerald Drayson Adams and Richard Shayer. With Jim Brown, Joan Staley, Gregg Palmer, Ron Soble, Ken Mayer, Charles Cooper, Walter Coy, James Parnell, Andy Albin, Jon Locke, John Damler, Robert Nash, Jack Kenney, Frank Eldredge, Gene Coogan, Bill Koontz, Boyd Stockman, Bob Woodward. An ex-soldier heads West to join his brother in ranching only to find he is an outlaw. Fair dual bill item.

1671  Gun for a Coward  Universal-International, 1957. 88 min. Color. D: Abner Biberman. SC: R. Wright Campbell. With Fred MacMurray, Jeffrey Hunter, Janice Rule, Chill Wills, Dean Stockwell, Josephine Hutchinson, Betty Lynn, Iron Eyes Cody, Robert Hoy, Jane Howard, John Larch, Paul Birch, Bob Steele, Frances Morris, Marjorie Stapp. A successful rancher has trouble with his two sons, one being a hothead and the other branded a coward. Nothing new in this psychological approach to the genre.

A Gun for Ringo see A Pistol for Ringo

1672  Gun Fury  Columbia, 1953. 83 min. Color. D: Raoul Walsh. SC: Irving Wallace and Roy Huggins. With Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, Philip Carey, Roberta Haynes, Lee Marvin, Neville Brand, Leo Gordon, Ray Thomas, Forrest Lewis, John Cason, Pat Hogan, Mel Welles, Post Park, Robert Herron, Don Carlos, Frank Fenton, Henry Rowland, Dan White. When his new bride is kidnapped by an outlaw, his girlfriend and an Indian, a man goes after them. Originally issued in 3-D, this Arizona filmed oater is a colorful outing.

1673  Gun Glory  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957. 89 min. Color. D: Roy Rowland. SC: William Ludwig. With Stewart Granger, Rhonda Fleming, Chill Wills, Steve Rowland, James Gregory, Jacques Aubuchon, Arch Johnson, William Fawcett, Carl Pitti, Lane Bradford, Rayford Barnes, Ed Mundy, Gene Coogan, Michael Dugan, Jack Montgomery, Bud Osborne, May McAvoy, Charles Herbert, Steve Widders. An ex-gunman returns to his hometown and is shunned by the locals until they are threatened by another gunfighter. Stewart Granger is good in the lead but the story, based on Philip Yordan’s novel Man of the West, is only passable.

1674  Gun Grit  Atlantic, 1936. 60 min. D: Lester Williams (William Berke). SC: Gordon Phillips. With Jack Perrin, Ethel Beck, David Sharpe, Jimmy Aubrey, Ed Cassidy, Earl Dwire, Horace Murphy, Roger Williams, Ralph Peters, Frank Hagney, Oscar Gahan, Budd Buster, Starlight (horse), Braveheart (dog). Big city racketeers go West to sell protection to cattlemen and an FBI agent is assigned to stop them. Low grade film with a lot of Hollywood locales; Jack Perrin is a pleasant player.

1675  The Gun Hawk  Allied Artists, 1963. 92 min. Color. D: Edward Ludwig. SC: Jo Heims. With Rory Calhoun, Rod Cameron, Ruta Lee, Rod Lauren, Morgan Woodward, Robert Wilke, John Litel, Rodolfo Hoyos, Lane Bradford, Lee Bradley, Glenn Stensel, Joan Conners, Ron Whelan, Gregg Barton, Jody Daniels, Frank Gardner, Harry Fleer, Natividad Vacio. A notorious gunman tries to prevent a young gunfighter from continuing his life of crime. Stars Rory Calhoun and Rod Cameron make this one interesting.

1676  Gun in His Hand  CBS-TV/20th Century–Fox, 1956. 45 min. D: Lewis Allen. SC: Steve Fisher. With Robert Wagner, Debra Paget, Charles Drake, Ray Collins, Royal Dano, Richard Crane, Trevor Bardette, Charles Meredith, George E. Stone, Paul McGuire, Stuart Randall, Herbert C. Lytton, Charles Cane, Brick Sullivan, John Cliff, Paul Stader, Mark Hanna, Mort Mills, Norman Leavitt, Paul Baxley. When he takes part in a bank holdup with his father, who is killed, a young man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of the law by hunting the other robbers. Telefeature originally shown as a segment of “The 20th Century–Fox Hour” (CBS-TV, 1955–57) on April 4, 1956, and issued abroad theatrically.

1677  Gun Justice  Universal, 1933. 62 min. D: Alan James. SC: Robert Quigley. With Ken Maynard, Cecilia Parker, Hooper Atchley, Walter Miller, Jack Rockwell, Francis Ford, Fred McKaye, William Dyer, Jack Richardson, Ed Coxen, William Gould, Sheldon Lewis, Lafe McKee, Ben Corbett, Robert McKenzie, Horace B. Carpenter, Frank Ellis, Hank Bell, Bud McClure, Roy Bucko, Buck Bucko, Pascale Perry, Cliff Lyons, Blackjack Ward. Crooks murder a man for his ranch and then hire a look-a-like to impersonate his nephew, who has inherited one-half of the property. Star Ken Maynard also produced this fair action drama.

1678  Gun Law  Majestic, 1933. 59 min. D: Lewis D. Collins. SC: Lewis D. Collins and Oliver Drake. With Jack Hoxie, Betty Boyd, J. Frank Glendon, Mary Carr, Harry Todd, Edmund Cobb, Ben Corbett, Paul Fix, Richard Botiller, Bob Burns, Horace B. Carpenter, Jack Kirk, William T. Burt, Archie Ricks, Otto Lederer. Lawmen are after the notorious Sonora Kid, who has been terrorizing the Arizona countryside. A good chance to see Jack Hoxie in one of his half-dozen sound films; passable entertainment. Remade as Bullet Code, Cyclone Ranger, Gauchos of El Dorado and Melody of the Plains (qq.v.).

1679  Gun Law  RKO Radio, 1938. 60 min. D: David Howard. SC: Oliver Drake. With George O’Brien, Rita Oehman, Ray Whitley, Paul Everton, Ward Bond, Francis McDonald, Edward Pawley, Robert Glecker, Frank O’Connor, Hank Bell, Paul Fix, Ethan Laidlaw, Lloyd Ingraham, Bob Burns, Jim Mason, Neal Burns, Ken Card, The Phelps Brothers. As a series of stagecoach robberies take place, a U.S. marshal pretends to be an outlaw to capture the hold up men. Highly exciting and action filled; a remake of West of the Law (Film Booking Offices, 1928) starring Tom Tyler, and The Reckless Rider (Willis Kent, 1932) with Lane Chandler.

1680  Gun Law Justice  Monogram, 1949. 54 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: Basil Dickey. With Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Jane Adams, Ray Whitley, John James, Myron Healey, I. Stanford Jolley, Lee Phelps, Edmund Cobb, Bud Osborne, Carol Henry, Tom Chatterton, Bob Curtis, Zon Murray, Eddie Majors, Herman Hack, Merrill McCormick, George Morrell, Ray Jones. A singing cowboy and his pal try to help an ex-outlaw gang leader who is trying to abide by the law. Okay Jimmy Wakely singing sagebrush yarn with a good supporting cast.

1681  Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin  Republic, 1937. 60 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: George Plympton and Fred Myton. With Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Karl Hackett, Ernie Adams, Frank LaRue, Frank Ball, Steve Clark, Lew Meehan, Frank Ellis, Jim Corey, Budd Buster, Lloyd Ingraham, Jack Kirk, Horace Murphy, Milburn Morante, Bobby Nelson, Tex Palmer, Horace B. Carpenter, Jack Evans, Sherry Tansey, Chuck Baldra, Rose Plummer. Outlaws ignite a feud between two families but the plan is thwarted when a boy and girl from each line fall in love. Action filled Bob Steele vehicle for producer A.W. Hackel. TV title: Gunlords of Stirrup Basin.

1682  Gun Packer  Monogram, 1938. 51 min. D: Wallace Fox. SC: Robert Emmett (Tansey). With Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, Charles King, Barlowe Borland, Raymond Turner, Lloyd Ingraham, Lowell Drew, Ernie Adams, Glenn Strange, Forrest Taylor, Curley Dresden, Sherry Tansey. A lawman investigates a series of stage robberies and learns the bandits are using gold to salt a mine in a planned swindle. One of the better Jack Randall series films with a sci-fi subplot of a gold transforming formula; remade as Range Land (q.v.).

1683  The Gun Ranger  Republic, 1937. 60 min. D: Robert North Bradbury. SC: George Plympton. With Bob Steele, Eleanor Stewart, Hal Taliaferro, John Merton, Ernie Adams, Earl Dwire, Budd Buster, Frank Ball, Horace Murphy, Lew Meehan, Horace B. Carpenter, Jack Kirk, George Morrell, Tex Palmer, Oscar Gahan, Archie Ricks, Clyde McClary. When a young woman’s father is killed, a ranger tries to find the murderer. Exciting and well done Bob Steele feature.

1684  Gun Runner  Monogram, 1949. 56 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: J. Benton Cheney. With Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Noel Neill, Mae Clarke, Kenne Duncan, Steve Clark, Marshall Reed, Ted Adams, Bud Osborne, Carol Henry, Bob Woodward, Pascale Perry, Ray Jones, Eddie Majors. A woman is illegally smuggling guns to local Indians and a cowboy tries to stop her. A pretty fair movie in need of a star.

1685  Gun Smoke  Paramount, 1931. 66 min. D: Edward Sloman. SC: Grover Jones and William McNutt. With Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, William Boyd, Eugene Pallette, Louise Fazenda, Charles Winninger, James “Junior” Durkin, J. Carrol Naish, Dawn O’Day (Anne Shirley), Guy Oliver, Brooks Benedict, William V. Mong, Willie Fung. Gangsters take over a Western town but are opposed by a cowboy and his pals. Interesting interpolation of the Western and gangster themes with Richard Arlen as the hero and William Boyd as the lead villain.

1686  Gun Smoke  Monogram, 1945. 57 min. D: Howard Bretherton. SC: Frank H. Young. With Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Holt, Riley Hill, Wen Wright, Ray Bennett, Steve Clark, Bob (John) Cason, Roy Butler, Frank Ellis, Marshall Reed, Chick Hannon, Louis Hart, Kansas Moehring, Dimas Sotello, Elmer Napier, Jack Baxley, Horace B. Carpenter, George Morrell. Two marshals find a stagecoach with all the passengers murdered and discover an outlaw gang is after Indian relics. Interesting plot highlights this “Nevada Jack McKenzie” series entry.

1687  Gun Smoke  Willis Kent, 1935. 57 min. D: Barlett (Bart) Carre. SC: Oliver Drake. With Buck Coburn (Gene Alsace), Marion Shilling, Bud Osborne, Benny (Ben) Corbett, Henry Hall, Roger Williams, Dick Botiller, Nelson McDowell, Lloyd Ingraham, Tracy Layne, Philo McCullough, Lafe McKee, Lew Meehan, Steve Clark, Herman Hack, Bill Patton, Chief Thundercloud, Francis Walker, Fred Parker, Charles Murphy, Bob Burns, Allen Greer, Frank Austin, Bart Carre, Clyde McClary, Bud McClure, Silvertip Baker, Ed Carey, Barney Beasley, Ralph Bucko, Roy Bucko. A cowboy goes to work for a rancher trying to stop the influx of sheep on the range, the trouble being stirred by a gunman hired by a dishonest lawyer who wants the cattleman’s daughter. Although billed as a Montie Montana Production, this threadbare fare was made by Willis Kent; also called Gunsmoke on the Guadalupe.

1688  Gun Smugglers  RKO Radio, 1948. 62 min. D: Frank McDonald. SC: Norman Houston. With Tim Holt, Martha Hyer, Richard Martin, Gary Gray, Paul Hurst, Douglas Fowley, Robert Warwick, Don Haggerty, Frank Sully, Robert Bray, Harry Harvey, Al Ferguson, Monte Montague, Steve Savage. A small boy, who is in the custody of an honest man, is used by crooks in a plot to fleece his guardian and steal Army guns for enemy agents. Tim Holt outing that moves at a fast clip.

1689  Gun Street  United Artists, 1961. 67 min. D: Edward L. Cahn. SC: Sam C. Freddle. With James Brown, Jean Willes, Mel Florey, John Clarke, John Pickard, Peggy Stewart, Sandra Stone, Warren Kemmerling, Neston Booth, Herb Armstrong. A sheriff tries to stop a convict from murdering the man who sent him to prison and then married his wife. Pretty fair programmer.

James Brown in Gun Street (United Artists, 1961).

1690  Gun Talk  Monogram, 1947. 57 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: J. Benton Cheney. With Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre, Geneva Gray, Douglas Evans, Wheaton Chambers, Frank LaRue, Ted Adams, Carl Mathews, Zon Murray, Carol Henry, Bill Hale, Boyd Stockman. While searching for his missing cousin, a man thwarts a stage robbery and gets involved in capturing the holdup men. A somewhat complicated plot hampers this otherwise routine oater.

1691  The Gun That Won the West  Columbia, 1955. 71 min. Color. D: William Castle. SC: James R. Gordon. With Dennis Morgan, Paula Raymond, Richard Denning, Chris O’Brien, Robert Bice, Michael Morgan, Roy Gordon, Howard Wright, Richard Cutting, Kenneth MacDonald, Howard Negley, Dennis Moore, Don C. Harvey. In Wyoming, the cavalry and its scouts use a new weapon to restore peace with the Indians. Title refers to the Springfield Rifle in this competent program feature.

1692  Gun the Man Down  United Artists, 1956. 78 min. D: Andrew V. McLaglen. SC: Burt Kennedy. With James Arness, Angie Dickinson, Robert Wilke, Emile Meyer, Don Megowan, Michael Emmet, Harry Carey, Jr., Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Robert Hinkle, Frank Fenton. After being wounded in a robbery, an outlaw is abandoned by his cohorts and he swears revenge. Average oater with a good plot and cast, co-produced by John Wayne. TV title: Arizona Mission.

1693  Gun Town  Universal, 1946. 53 min. D: Wallace Fox. SC: William Lively. With Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight, Lyle Talbot, Louise Currie, Claire Carleton, Dan White, Gene Garrick, Ray Bennett, Earle Hodgins, George Morrell, Tex Cooper, Merrill McCormick, Bill Sundholm. Two cowpokes help a female stage line owner who is unaware her fiancee is leading the outlaws harassing her. Compact Kirby Grant vehicle with fine villainous work by Lyle Talbot.

1694  A Gunfight. Paramount, 1971. 90 min. Color. D: Lamont Johnson. SC: Harold Jack Bloom. With Kirk Douglas, Johnny Cash, Jane Alexander, Raf Vallone, Karen Black, Eric Douglas, Dana Elcar, Robert Wilke, Keith Carradine, Paul Lambert, Philip L. Mead, John Wallwork, David Burleson, Dick O’Shea, Paul Lambert, Neil David, Douglas Doran, Paula Dillenschneider. Two aging gunmen are forced into a showdown in a small town so they decide to charge admission to the event. Offbeat production hampered by Johnny Cash as one of the gunslingers.

1695  Gunfight at Black Horse Canyon  Revue, 1962. 100 min. Color. D: R.G. Springsteen. SC: Anthony Lawrence and Jack Turley. With Dale Robertson, Rod Cameron, William Demarest, Jack Ging, Claude Akins, Philip Carey, Patricia Owens, Jon Lormer, Mary Jayne Saunders, Steve Darrell, George Kennedy, Gene Roth, Stafford Repp, Lenny Geer, Lory Patrick, Coleman Francis, Paul McGuire, Phil Barselow, William Hunter, Richard Warren, C.W. Rankin, Kermit Maynard. A Wells Fargo agent has to contend with a female writer who has a prejudice against the West and a recently released outlaw who vows vengeance for his having sent him to prison. Acceptable TV movie made up of “Assignment in Gloribee” and “The Dodger” episodes of “Tales of Wells Fargo” (NBC-TV, 1957–62).

1696  Gunfight at Comache Creek  Allied Artists, 1963. 90 min. Color. D: Frank McDonald. SC: Edward Bernds. With Audie Murphy, Ben Cooper, Coleen Miller, DeForrest Kelley, Jan Merlin, John Hubbard, Damian O’Flynn, Susan Seaforth, Adam Williams, Mort Mills, Douglas Kennedy, Thomas Browne Henry, William Wellman, Jr., Eddie Quillan, Laurie Mitchell, Tim Graham, Michael Mikler. Hired to stop an outlaw gang, a detective ingratiates himself into the band hoping to uncover its mysterious leader. Mundane Audie Murphy vehicle; remake of Star of Texas and Last of the Badmen (qq.v.).

1697  The Gunfight at Dodge City  United Artists, 1959. 81 min. D: Joseph M. Newman. SC: Daniel B. Ullman and Martin M. Goldsmith. With Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Nancy Gates, Richard Anderson, James Westerfield, Walter Coy, Wright King, Don Haggerty, Harry Lauter, Myron Healey, Mauritz Hugo, Henry Kulky, Timothy Carey, Bill Henry, Don C. Harvey, Earle Hodgins. Bat Masterson is recruited to be the sheriff of a town whose citizens do not approve of his trying to clean out the lawless element. Nicely done melodrama with Joel McCrea making a grand Bat Masterson.

1698  Gunfight at La Mesa  Grindstone Entertainment Group, 2010. 88 min. Color. D: Chris Fickley. SC: Chris Fickley and Walter Haynes. With Walter Haynes, Dan Braun, Bruce Ladd, Kristine Proctor, Ronnie Sheadman, Matt Lott, Jolane Lentz, Chris Fickley, Terance Berry, Dick Rundell, Francesca Pearce, Brennan W. Patrick, Robb Osaba, Josh Deshlongchamps, Jessie Coliver, Marc W. Havener, Luke Schelhaas. A man returns to the town where his parents were murdered and in trying to find the killer gets help from a boyhood friend, now the sheriff. Poor video Western.

1699  Gunfight at Nigh Noon  Centauro Film/PEA, 1963. 97 min. Color. D: J.R. (Joaquin Luis Romero) Marchent. SC: J.R. (Joaquin Luis Romero) Marchent, Rafael Romero Marchent, Jesus Navarro Carrion and Marcello Fondato. With Richard Harrison, Robert Hundar (Claudio Undari), Gloria Milland, Billy Hyden (Miguel Palenzuela), Fernando Sancho, Evelyn Merrill (Gloria Osuna), Andrew Scott (Andrea Scotti), Raf Baldassare, Pablito Alonso, Luis Miguel Arranz, Enrique Hernandez, Luis Induni, Jose Riesgo, Emilio Rodriguez, Alfonso Rojas, Carlos Romero Merchant, Francisco Sanz, Jose Truchado, Rafael Vaquero, Gaspar “Indio” Gonzalez, Rufino Ingles, Ricardo G. Lillo, Dina Loy, Jose Manuel Martin, Aldo Sambrell, Miguel Merino, Freddie Tormil. A man seeks vengeance for the murder of his father and eventually tracks down the last culprit only to find he is the father of his marshal brother’s fiancee. Early Italian-Spanish co-production with a mixed up plot highlighted by good photography and direction; originally called El Sabor de la Venganza (The Taste of Vengeance) in Spain, I Tre Spietati (The Three Ruthless Ones) in Italy and Sons of Vengeance on U.S. TV.

1700  Gunfight at Red Sands  Tecisa/Jolly Film, 1965. 97 min. Color. D: Ricardo Blasco. SC: Alfredo Antonini (Albert Band) and Ricardo Blasco. With Richard Harrison, Mikaela Wood, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Daniel Martin, Aldo Sambrell, Barta Barri, Sara Lezana, Sam Field. When his adopted brother is wounded and their gold stolen, a cowboy seeks revenge on the perpetrators. Pretty good Spaghetti Western with a fine music score by Ennio Morricone (as Dan Savio); made in 1963 as Gringo.

1701  Gunfight at Sandoval  Buena Vista, 1963. 74 min. D: Harry Keller. SC: Frank D. Gilroy and Maurice Tombragel. With Tom Tryon, Dan Duryea, Lyle Bettger, Beverly Garland, Norma Moore, Harry Carey, Jr., Judson Pratt. A Texas Ranger hunts an outlaw gang who murdered his pal when he tried to stop them from robbing a bank. Well done drama issued theatrically in Europe although in this country it was shown on Walt Disney’s ABC-TV program as “Showdown at Sandoval” on January 23, 1959, a part of the “Texas John Slaughter” mini-series.

1702  Gunfight at the O.K. Corral  Paramount, 1957. 122 min. Color. D: John Sturges. SC: Leon Uris. With Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger, Frank Faylen, Earl Holliman, Ted De Corsia, Dennis Hopper, Whit Bissell, George Mathews, John Hudson, DeForrest Kelley, Martin Milner, Kenneth Tobey, Lee Van Cleef, Joan Camden, Olive Carey, Brian Hutton, Nelson Leigh, Jack Elam, Don Castle, Dennis Moore, Ethan Laidlaw, William Norton Bailey, Joe Forte, Charles Herbert, Mickey Simpson, Henry Wills, Lee Roberts, Richard Reeves, Frank Hagney, Bing Russell, Tony Merrill. Wyatt Earp teams with Doc Holliday to oppose the notorious Ike Clanton and his outlaw sons. Another retelling of the famous showdown, colorful but historically empty; Frankie Laine sings the haunting title song throughout the proceedings.

1703  Gunfight in Abilene  Universal, 1967. 86 min. Color. D: William Hale. SC: Bernie Giler and John D.F. Black. With Bobby Darin, Emily Banks, Leslie Nielsen, Donnelly Rhodes, Don Galloway, Frank McGrath, Michael Sarrazin, Barbara Werle, Johnny Seven, William Phipps, William Mims, Don Dubbins. During the Civil War, the ex-sheriff of Abilene develops a fear of guns and when he returns home the citizens want him to take over his old job. Competent melodrama with pop singer Bobby Darin in a dramatic role.

1704  The Gunfighter  20th Century–Fox, 1950. 84 min. D: Henry King. SC: William Bowers and William Sellers. With Gregory Peck, Helen Wescott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, Karl Malden, Skip Homeier, Anthony Ross, Verna Felton, Ellen Corby, Richard Jaeckel, Alan Hale, Jr., John Pickard, Angela Clarke, Cliff Clark, Alberto Morin, Kenneth Tobey, Michael Brandon, Ferris Taylor, Hank Patterson, Mae Marsh, Kim Spaulding, Harry Shannon, Houseley Stevenson, James Millican, Edmund Cobb, Dick Curtis, Dan White, Ted Mapes. A famous gunman, pursued by the brothers of his latest victim, returns to the town where his ex-wife and son live and tries to start a new life. Top notch affair with fine writing and performances, a near genre classic.

The Gunfighter (1983) see The Kid and the Gunfighter

1705  Gunfighter  Amazing Movies, 1999. 94 min. Color. D-SC: Christopher Coppola. With Robert Carradine, Martin Sheen, Chris Lybbert, Pat Rourke, Adrienne Stout-Coppola, Clu Gulager, Will Hutchins, Dale Groves, Font Camps, Bud Clark, Tong Dingman, Dale Groves, William J. Lindsey, Marty Glaser, Tom McDermott, Claude Sheehan, Peter Ridet, Tom Gulager, Cliff Davis, Dick Jones, Charlie Mariluch, Lou Schweibert, Rick Haugh, Kenny Mills, John Gulager, Marcus Pinkney, John Gourly. A gunman out to avenge the massacre of his town’s citizens learns an outlaw has kidnapped his lady love. Sorry, patchwork attempt to revive Clarence H. Mulford’s Bar 20 characters that began filming a decade before its release; Johnny Rivers sings the closing tune.

1706  The Gunfighters  Columbia, 1947. 87 min. Color. D: George Waggner. SC: Alan LeMay. With Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Dorothy Hart, Bruce Cabot, Charles Grapewin, Steven Geray, Forrest Tucker, Charles Kemper, Grant Withers, John Miles, Griff Barnett. A former gunman becomes a wrangler on a ranch where the owner’s daughter loves a killer. Fine screen adaptation of Zane Grey’s Twin Sombreros with Randolph Scott returning to the author whose material gave him screen stardom a decade before.

1707  The Gunfighters  Columbia TriStar, 1987. 96 min. D: Clay Borris. SC: Jim Byrnes. With Art Hindle, Reiner Schoene, Tony Addabbo, George Kennedy, Michael Kane, Lori Hallier, Howard Kruschke, Francis Damberger, Beverly Hendry, Wendell Smith, Moira Wally, Dale Wilson, Bill Mellen, Bryan Fustukian, Eric Kramer, Blair Haynes, Alex Green, Paul Whitney, Raoul Tome, Mike Evans, Jay Smith, Dennis Robinson, Glenn Beck, Steve Atkinson, James DeFelice, Tom Glass, Kent Gallie, Paul Wood, Kevin Smith, Wilf Rowe, Damien Keene, Larry Yachimec, Calvin Cairnes, Lisa Skinner. When a dishonest rancher frames a man for murder, his brother and cousin help him to get free and the trio make plans to rob their antagonist. Only average oater helped by George Kennedy as the villain.

Gunfighters Die Harder see If You Meet Sartana, Pray For Your Death

1708  Gunfighter’s Moon  Rysher Entertainment, 1995. 91 min. Color. D-SC: Larry Ferguson. With Lance Henriksen, Kay Lenz, David McIlwraith, Nikki Deloach, Ivan Sergei, James Victor, Brent Stait, Yareli Arizmendi, Matthew Walker, Walter Marsh, Kevin McNulty, Alex Diakun, Ken Camroux, Barney O’Sullivan, John Payne, Dave “Squatch” Ward, Thell Reed, Byron Chief-Moon, Balinder Johal, Reese McBeth, Jed Dixon, Fabricio Santin, Mina E. Mina. A hardened gunman learns from a former lover, now the wife of a businessman, that he is the father of their daughter. Very well done melodrama.

1709  Gunfighters of Abilene  United Artists, 1960. 66 min. D: Edward L. Cahn. SC: Orville H. Hampton. With Buster Crabbe, Barton MacLane, Rachel Ames, Arthur Space, Eugenia Paul, Russell Thorson, Kenneth MacDonald, Richard H. Cutting, Richard Devon, Lee Farr, Jan Arvan, Hank Patterson, Reed Howes, Boyd “Red” Morgan. A veteran gunslinger rides into a town looking for the killers of his brother. More than adequate program feature with Buster Crabbe dominating the proceedings as the gunman.

1710  Gunfighters of Casa Grande  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965. 92 min. Color. D: Roy Rowland. SC: Borden Chase and Clarke Reynolds. With Alex Nicol, Jorge Mistral, Dick Bentley, Steve Rowland, Phil Posner, Maria Granada, Diana Lorys, Mercedes Alonso, Aldo Sambrell. A notorious outlaw enlists the aid of other crooks in pulling off a big cattle theft and then tries to double cross them. Average Spanish made oater that got good distribution in the U.S.; produced in 1964 as Los Pistoleros de Casa Grande (The Gunfighters of Casa Grande).

1711  Gunfighters of the Northwest  Columbia, 1954. 15 Chapters. D: Spencer Gordon Bennet. SC: Arthur Hoerl, Royal R. Cole and George H. Plympton. With Jack (Jock) Mahoney, Clayton Moore, Phyllis Coates, Don C. Harvey, Marshall Reed, Rodd Redwing, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Farrell, Terry Frost, Lee Roberts, Joseph Allen, Jr., Gregg Barton, Chief Yowlachie, Pierce Lyden, John Hart, Gene Roth, Bud Osborne, Kermit Maynard, Zon Murray, William Fawcett. A Canadian Mounted Policeman is faced with marauding Indians and an avalanche in the great northwest. Lame cliffhanger although its trio of stars do their best with the tired material.

A Gunfighter’s Pledge see The Pledge

1712  Gunfire  Resolute, 1934. 56 min. D: Harry Fraser. SC: Harry C. (Fraser) Crist. With Rex Bell, Ruth Mix, Buzz Barton, Milburn Morante, Theodore Lorch, Philo McCullough, Ted Adams, Lew Meehan, Willie Fung, Mary Jane Irving, Jack Baston, Fern Emmett, Howard Hickey, Chuck Morrison, Mary Jo Ellis, William Demarest, Slim Whitaker. Rivals frame a rancher for murder but a cowboy and an Eastern woman come to his rescue. Low grade Rex Bell affair.

1713  Gunfire  Lippert, 1950. 60 min. D: William Berke. SC: William Berke and Victor West. With Don Barry, Robert Lowery, Wally Vernon, Pamela Blake, Gaylord (Steve) Pendleton, Tommy Farrell, Leonard Penn, Dean Reisner, Claude Stroud, Steve Conte, Robert Anderson, William Norton Bailey, Charles King, Lee Roberts, Barbara Woodell, Carol Henry, Dale Van Sickel. A Frank James look-a-like uses the former outlaw’s name in a series of holdups and the real Frank James comes out of seclusion to stop him. Low budget programmer enhanced by Don Barry’s excellent work in dual roles.

1714  Gunfire at Indian Gap  Republic, 1957. 70 min. D: Joe (Joseph) Kane. SC: Barry Shipman. With Vera Ralston, Anthony George, George Macready, Barry Kelley, John Doucette, George Keymas, Chubby Johnson, Glenn Strange, Dan White, Steve Warren, Chuck Hicks, Sarah Selby. At a remote shipment station three outlaws are after gold and a half-breed girl. Cheap Vera Ralston vehicle with the star too old for the part.

Gunlords of Stirrup Basin see Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

1715  The Gunman  Monogram, 1952. 52 min. D: Lewis D. Collins. SC: Fred Myton. With Whip Wilson, Fuzzy Knight, Phyllis Coates, Rand Brooks, Terry Frost, I. Stanford Jolley, Lane Bradford, Gregg Barton, Russ Whiteman, Richard Avonde. Citizens of an outlaw plagued area send to Texas Territory for a marshal and his deputy to help them. Anemic Whip Wilson film.

1716  The Gunman from Bodie  Monogram, 1941. 62 min. D: Spencer Gordon Bennet. SC: Jess Bowers (Adele Buffington). With Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre, Dave O’Brien, Robert Frazer, Charles King, Lynton Brent, Max Waizman, Jerry Sheldon, Jack King, Earle Douglas, Warren Jackson, Billy Carro, Frederick Gee, John Merton, Frank LaRue, Gene Alsace, Kernan Cripps, Wilbur Mack, Billy Carr. A man masquerades as a gunfighter to learn who is committing murders near a small town and he is helped by a U.S. marshal and a ranch cook. Action filled “Rough Riders” feature that does not reveal the hero trio until the finale; reworked as Riders of the Dawn (1945) (q.v.).

1717  Gunman in Town  Devon Film/Copercines, 1970. 99 min. Color. D: Anthony Ascott (Giuliano Carmineo). SC: Tito Carpi. With Gianni Garko, Susan Scott, Piero Lulli, Nieves Navarro, Massimo Serato, Jose Jaspe, Bruno Corazzari, Frank Brana. A gunslinger breaks a convicted killer out of prison and returns him to the scene of the crime so he can prove his innocence. Fairly interesting segment in the “Sartana” series with a good music score by Bruno Nicolai. Italian title: Una Nuvola de Porvere...Un Grido di Morte...Ariva Sartana (A Cloud of Dust...A Cry of Death...Sartana Is Coming).

Gunman of Ave Maria see Forgotten Pistolero

1718  Gunman’s Code  Universal, 1946. 55 min. D: Wallace Fox. SC: William Lively. With Kirby Grant, Fuzzy Knight, Jane Adams, Danny Morton, Bernard Thomas, Karl Hackett, Charles Miller, Frank McCarroll, Dan White, Artie Ortego, Jack Montgomery, Carl Mathews. Two Wells Fargo agents arrive in a town and try to capture outlaws robbing the company’s stagecoaches. Pretty fair Kirby Grant vehicle; a remake of Road Agent (q.v.).

1719  Gunman’s Walk  Columbia, 1958. 97 min. Color. D: Phil Karlson. SC: Frank Nugent. With Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Kathryn Grant, James Darren, Mickey Shaughnessy, Robert F. Simon, Edward Platt, Ray Teal, Paul Birch, Will Wright, Bert Convy, Paul E. Burns, Paul Bryar, Everett Glass, Dorothy Adams. A stern rancher raises his two sons to walk the straight and narrow but there is a personality clash and one of them kills the other’s girlfriend. Okay psychological oater with Van Heflin excelling as the patriarch.

1720  Gunmen from Laredo  Columbia, 1959. 67 min. D: Wallace MacDonald. SC: Clarke Reynolds. With Robert Knapp, Jana Davi, Walter Coy, Paul Birch, Don C. Harvey, Clarence Straight, Ron Hayes, Charles Horvath, Jean Moorehead, X Brands. With the aid of an Indian girl a rancher escapes from jail and hunts the men who framed him and murdered his wife. Low grade outing from producer-director Wallace MacDonald who acted in Tim McCoy’s Columbia Westerns in the 1930s.

1721  Gunmen of Abilene  Republic, 1950. 60 min. D: Fred C. Brannon. SC: M. Coates Webster. With Allan “Rocky” Lane, Eddy Waller, Donna Hamilton, Roy Barcroft, Peter Brocco, Selmer Jackson, Duncan Richardson, Don C. Harvey, Donald Dillaway, George Chesebro, Steve Clark, Arthur Walsh, Tom Steele. An outlaw gang plots to steal a gold shipment but is opposed by an undercover deputy marshal. Another good, action filled Allan Lane opus.

1722  Gunmen of the Rio Grande  Allied Artists, 1965. 86 min. Color. D: Tulio Demichelli. SC: Gene Luotto. With Guy Madison, Madeleine Lebeau, Carolyn Davys, Massimo Serato, Gerard Tichy, Fernando Sancho, Olivier Hussenot, Beni Deus, Dario Michaelis, Natividad Zaro, Alvaro de Luna, Xan Das Bolas, Juan Jajan, E. Marn, H. Morrow. Taking on the guise of a drifter, Wyatt Earp arrives in a settlement to help a woman whose silver interests are being sought by a ruthless mine owner. Pretty good European Western that will please Guy Madison fans since he portrays Wyatt Earp. Issued in Great Britain as Duel at Rio Bravo and made in Italy under the title Jennie Lee Ha una Nuova Pistola (Jennie Lee Has a New Pistol) by West-Film/Flora Film/Illama Films/Pathé-Cinema.

1723  Gunners and Guns  Beaumont, 1935. 57 min. D: Jerry Callahan and Robert Hoyt. SC: Ruth Runell. With Black King (horse), Edwin (Edmund) Cobb, Edna Aselin, Edward Allen Biby, Eddie Davis, Ned Norton, Lois Glaze, Felix Vallee, Jack Cheatham, Ruth Runell, Frank Walker. A foreman is falsely accused of murdering his dude ranch boss, the deed actually done by men who where once part of his outlaw gang. Bottom of the barrel oater that includes a beautiful horse and a chance to see Edmund Cobb star in a sound feature. Given brief release in 1934 by Aywon as Racketeer Round-Up with new footage added for general release the next year.

1724  Gunning for Justice  Monogram, 1948. 60 min. D: Ray Taylor. SC: J. Benton Cheney. With Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Max Terhune, Evelyn Finley, House Peters, Jr., Ted Adams, I. Stanford Jolley, Bud Osborne, Dan White, Bob Woodward, Carol Henry, Boyd Stockman, Dee Cooper, Artie Ortego. A man and his pals find a map showing the location of gold hijacked during the Civil War and try to find it. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (q.v.) it is not but it is a pleasant affair.

1725  Gunning for Vengeance  Columbia, 1946. 56 min. D: Ray Nazarro. SC: Louise Rosseau and Ed Earl Repp. With Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Marjean Neville, Curt Barrett and The Trailsmen, Robert Kortman, George Chesebro, Frank LaRue, Lane Chandler, Phyllis Adair, Robert Williams, Jack Kirk, John Tyrrell, Nolan Leary, Frank Fanning, Dick Rush, Herman Hack, Tommy Coats, Matty Roubert, Chick Hannon, Blackie Whiteford, Herman Howlin, Bob Reeves. The Durango Kid helps a small girl whose father was bushwhacked by a gang extorting protection money from area ranchers. Fairly good “Durango Kid” effort. Also called Jail Break.

1726  Gunplay  RKO Radio, 1951. 61 min. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Ed Earl Repp. With Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Joan Dixon, Marshall Reed, Robert Bice, Robert Wilke, Mauritz Hugo, Harper Carter, Jack Hill. The father of a young boy is murdered and the youngster is befriended by two cowpokes who try to find the killer. There is solid entertainment in this later Tim Holt feature.

1727  Gunpoint  Universal, 1966. 86 min. Color. D: Earl Bellamy. SC: Mary Willingham and Willard Willingham. With Audie Murphy, Joan Staley, Warren Stevens, Edgar Buchanan, Denver Pyle, Royal Dano, Nick Dennis, William Bramley, Kelly Thorsden, David Macklin, Morgan Woodward, Robert Pine, Mike Ragan (Holly Bane), Ford Rainey, Roy Barcroft, John Hoyt, Bill Henry, Carol Henry. An outlaw gang robs a train and kidnaps a young girl as the sheriff of a local town forms a posse and chases them into New Mexico Territory. Pretty interesting Audie Murphy vehicle.

Guns A’ Blazing see Law and Order (1932)

Guns Along the Trail see Paradise Canyon

1728  Guns and Guitars  Republic, 1936. 56 min. D: Joseph Kane. SC: Dorrell McGowan and Stuart McGowan. With Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Dorothy Dix, Earle Hodgins, J.P. McGowan, Tom London, Charles King, Frankie Marvin, Jack Rockwell, Ken Cooper, Harrison Greene, Eugene Jackson, Pascale Perry, Bob Burns, Tracy Layne, Jack Kirk, George Morrell, Sherry Tansey, Jack Evans, Art Davis, George Plues, Denver Dixon, Wes Warner, Jim Corey. In an area plagued by rustling, cattle fever and quarantines, Gene Autry arrives with a medicine show and tries to stop the lawlessness by running for sheriff. Top grade Gene Autry vehicle with nice songs and a strong plot.

1729  Guns and Guts  Azteca, 1974. 98 min. Color. D: Rene Cardona, Jr. SC: Fernando Galiana. With Jorge Rivero, Pedro Armendariz, Jr., Rogelio Guerra, Zulma Faiad, Quintin Bulnes, Rene Cardona, Chano Urueta, Jose Antonio Mena, Rebecca Silva, Leticia Robles, Diana Selga, Susana Polga, Gladys Vivas, Olivia Pasos, Enrique Ponton, Carlos Agosti, Arturo Silva, Jaime Moreno, Rene Barrera, Guillermo Hernandez, Jesus Gomez, Armando Acosta. A gunfighter, about to retire to a life of ease with his mistress, is hired for one last job of killing a sheriff who has taken refuge in an old monastery. Intriguing, well staged Mexican Western from producer-director Rene Cardona, Jr., with a violent finale showdown; original title: Las Viboras Cambian de Piel (The Vipers Change Skin).

Guns Don’t Argue see Bullets Don’t Argue

1730  Guns for Hire  Willis Kent, 1932. 59 min. D-SC: Oliver Drake. With Lane Chandler, Sally Darling, Neal Hart, Yakima Canutt, John Ince, Slim Whitaker, Jack Rockwell, Ben Corbett, Steve Clemente, Bill Patton, Hank Bell, John P. McGuire, Frances Morris, Nelson McDowell, John Bacon, Edward Porter, Roy Bucko, Buck Bucko, Bud McClure, Gene Alsace, Bud Pope, Jack O’Shea, Ray Jones. A gunman joins forces with a rancher fighting crooks but finds out the other side employs the man who taught him his trade. Low budget but entertaining Lane Chandler vehicle with silent star Neal Hart as the rival gunfighter. TV title: Blazing Trail. Remade as The Tulsa Kid (q.v.).

1731  Guns for San Sebastian  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967. 111 min. Color. D: Henri Verneuil. SC: James R. Webb. With Anthony Quinn, Anjanette Comer, Charles Bronson, Sam Jaffe, Silvia Pinal, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos, Jaime Fernandez, Pedro Armendariz, Jr., Rosa Furman, Leon Askin, Ivan Desny, Jorge Russek, Jose Chavez, Fernand Gravey, Aurora Clavel, Julio Aldama, Ferrusquilla, Pancho Cordova, Enrique Lucero, Chano Urueta, Noe Murayama, Guillermo Hernandez, Francisco Reisguera, Carlos Berriochoa, Armando Acosta, Guy Fox, Rico Lopez. Mistaken for a priest, an outlaw helps the people of a Mexican village defeat raiding Yaqui Indians. Weak drama although Anthony Quinn does his best as the outlaw as does Charles Bronson as a half-breed.  

1732  Guns in the Dark  Republic, 1937. 56 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: Charles Francis Royal. With Johnny Mack Brown, Claire Rochelle, Syd Saylor, Ted Adams, Frank Ellis, Budd Buster, Merrill McCormick, Richard Cramer, Jack C. Smith, Dick Curtis, Roger Williams, Steve Clark, Jim Corey, Julian Madison, Slim Whitaker, Lew Meehan, Tex Palmer, Oscar Gahan, Sherry Tansey. After he mistakenly believes he killed his pal in a Mexican saloon brawl, a cowboy returns to the U.S. to work for a woman who has a contract to build a dam but the project is being sabotaged by rustlers. Interesting Johnny Mack Brown vehicle with all kinds of subplots, including drug smuggling.

1733  Guns of a Stranger  Universal, 1973. 91 min. Color. D: Robert Hinkle. SC: Charles W. Aldridge. With Marty Robbins, Chill Wills, Dovie Beams, Steve Tackett, Shug Fisher, Ronny Robbins, Melody Hinkle, Charles Aldridge, Neil Summers, Fred Graham, Bill (Coontz) Foster. A singing drifter rides into a Western town and has a profound effect on the lives of its citizens. Tepid oater starring country music favorite Marty Robbins, who sings several songs, including his self-penned “Oh, Virginia” and “Lonely Old Bunkhouse”; Monte Hale was scheduled to appear in this feature.

Marty Robbins in Guns of a Stranger (Universal, 1973).

1734  Guns of Diablo  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964. 76 min. Color. D: Boris Sagal. SC: Bernie Giler. With Charles Bronson, Susan Oliver, Kurt Russell, Jan Merlin, John Fiedler, Douglas Fowley, Rayford Barnes, Morris Ankrum, Russ Conway, Robert Carricart, Ron Hagherthy, Maurice Wells, Mike De Anda, Susan Flannery, Byron Foulger, Marguerita Cordova. The leader of a wagon train stops at a settlement where he becomes involved with a former adversary and an ex-love. Telefeature derived from the episode “The Day of Reckoning” (telecast March 15, 1964) of “The Travels of Jamie McPheeters” (ABC-TV, 1963–64) and issued theatrically in Europe; well made and finely acted by Charles Bronson and Susan Oliver.

1735  Guns of Fort Petticoat  Columbia, 1957. 82 min. Color. D: George Marshall. SC: Walter Doniger. With Audie Murphy, Kathryn Grant, Hope Emerson, Jeff Donnell, Jeannette Nolan, Sean McClory, James Griffith, Madge Meredith, Ernestine Wade, Peggy Maley, Isobel Elson, Kim Charney, Ray Teal, Nestor Paiva, Charles Horvath, Reed Howes, John Dierkes, Hugh Sanders, Francis McDonald. During the Civil War a lieutenant about to be court-martialed deserts and goes to Texas where he finds a band of women, whose husbands are away fighting in the war, and trains them to defend their settlement against marauding Indians. Entertaining Audie Murphy vehicle with nice support from Hope Emerson.

Guns of Fury see The Daring Caballero

1736  Guns of Hate  RKO Radio, 1948. 62 min. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Norman Houston and Ed Earl Repp. With Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Nan Leslie, Steve Brodie, Myrna Dell, Tony Barrett, Jason Robards, Robert Bray, Jim Nolan. When crooks try to take over a gold mine two cowboys find themselves involved in the dispute. Standard Tim Holt affair enhanced by its mystery element.

The Guns of Juana Gallo see Juana Gallo

Guns of Justice see Colorado Ranger

1737  Guns of Nevada  Cineproduzioni Associate/IFISA, 1965. 93 min. Color. D-SC: Ignacio Iquino. With George Martin, Audrey Amber, Katya Loritz, John MacDouglas (Giuseppe Addobbati), Stan Bart, Miguel De La Riva. A man falls in love with two women, one a silver mine owner and the other a saloon proprietor, and he opposes a crook trying to steal the first woman’s property. Passable Italian-Spanish co-production made as La Sfida Degli Implaccabili (Challenge by the Implacable Ones); also called Joe Dexter.

1738  Guns of the Law  Producers Releasing Corporation, 1944. 56 min. D-SC: Elmer Clifton. With Dave O’Brien, Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Jennifer Holt, Jack Ingram, Robert Kortman, Robert Barron, Frank McCarroll, Charles King, Budd Buster, Bud Osborne, Slim Whitaker, Dan White. A crooked lawyer and his gang try to steal a valuable property as a trio of lawmen come to the owner’s rescue. Low grade entry in the popular “The Texas Rangers” series.

1739  Guns of the Magnificent Seven  United Artists, 1969. 106 min. Color. D: Paul Wendkos. SC: Herman Hoffman. With George Kennedy, Monte Markham, James Whitmore, Reni Santoni, Bernie Casey, Joe Don Baker, Scott Thomas, Michael Ansara, Frank Silvera, Tony Davis, Wende Wagner, Luis Rivera, Fernando Rey, Sancho Garcia. A gunslinger and a half-dozen hired cohorts agree to spring a Mexican revolutionary leader from prison so he can resume his cause. Action filled third feature in the “Magnificent Seven” outings.

1740  Guns of the Pecos  Warner Bros., 1937. 56 min. D: Noel Smith. SC: Harold Buckley. With Dick Foran, Ann Nagel, Gordon (Bill) Elliott, Gordon Hart, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Acuff, Robert Middlemass, Monte Montague, Gaby Fay (Holden), Milton Kibbee, Bud Osborne, Bob Burns, Douglas Wood, Glenn Strange, Gene Alsace, Bob Woodward, Frank McCarroll, Jack Kirk, Ray Jones. Rustlers murder an Army major purchasing horses for the service and the Texas Rangers are assigned to track down the killers. Fair entry in Warner Bros.’ Dick Foran series.

1741  Guns of the Timberland  Warner Bros., 1960. 91 min. Color. D: Robert D. Webb. SC: Joseph Petracca. With Alan Ladd, Jeanne Crain, Gilbert Roland, Frankie Avalon, Lyle Bettger, Noah Beery, Jr., Regis Toomey, Johnny Seven, Alana Ladd, Verna Felton, George Selk, Paul E. Burns, Henry Kulky, George J. Lewis. Ranchers and townspeople oppose loggers who are clearing the land with the aid of a government grant. Colorful feature with an interesting plot centered on business interests versus ecology.

Guns for Dollars see Deep West

1742  Gunsight Ridge  United Artists, 1957. 85 min. D: Francis D. Lyon. SC: Talbot Jennings and Elizabeth Jennings. With Joel McCrea, Joan Weldon, Mark Stevens, Darlene Fields, Addison Richards, Carolyn Craig, Robert Griffin, Slim Pickens, I. Stanford Jolley, George Chandler, Herbert Vigran, Jody McCrea, Martin Garralaga, Cindy Robbins. The people of Arizona Territory hire a new deputy marshal to stop a series of robberies and he learns supposedly respectable citizens are behind the holdups. Fast moving Joel McCrea feature sure to satisfy his fans.

1743  Gunslinger  American Releasing, 1956. 78 min. Color. D: Roger Corman. SC: Mark Hanna and Charles B. Griffith. With John Ireland, Beverly Garland, Allison Hayes, Martin Kingsley, Jonathan Haze, Chris Alcaide, Dick Miller, Bruno Ve Sota, William Schallert, Margaret Campbell, Kermit Maynard. When her marshal husband is murdered a woman takes over his job and a crooked saloon boss hires a gunman to kill her. Early six day Roger Corman cheapie that is rather appealing.

1744  Gunslingers  Monogram, 1950. 55 min. D: Wallace Fox. SC: Adele Buffington. With Whip Wilson, Andy Clyde, Reno Browne, Dennis Moore, Riley Hill, George Chesebro, Sarah Padden, Bill Kennedy, Hank Bell, Steve Clark, Carl Mathews, Frank McCarroll, Reed Howes, Carol Henry, George DeNormand, Frank Elllis, Ray Jones. A saloon keeper wants to foreclose on drought stricken spreads in order to sell them to the railroad and he concocts a scheme to have a rancher hung for rustling but the man is helped by a drifting cowboy. Well done Whip Wilson film with an involved plot.

1745  Gunslinger’s Revenge  Cecchi Gori Distribuzione, 1998. 87 min. Color. D: Giovanni Veronesi. SC: Leonardo Piercing and Giovanni Veronesi. With Leonardo Pieraccioni, Harvey Keitel, David Bowie, Sandrine Holt, Alessia Marcuzzi, Jim van der Woude, Yudii Mercredi, Michelle Gomez, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Stephen Jenn, Rosalind Knight, Jimmy Gardner, Jean Heywood, Jessica James, Lorenzo White, Sean Baker, Andrew Dunford, Valentina Carnelutti, Cristina Moglia, Clive Kneller, Chris John Hartz, Donald Hodson, James Weedon, Giustina Morganti, Nicholas Hunt, Danilo Mattei, Bruce Byron. A gunman retires to his son’s farm only to be harassed by a crazed shootist who wants a showdown. Poor script and acting, but pretty scenery, in this Italian Western.

1746  Gunsmoke  Astor, 1947. 52 min. D: Fred King. SC: Reg Browne. With Nick Stuart, Carol Foran, Robert Garden, Billy Jones, Craig Lawrence, Marie Harmon, Clark Bush, Lee “Stormy” Weathers, Smokey Joe LaDue, Curley Fletcher, Larraine Jensen, Dan Dowling, Lee Carling, Charles Quirk. A young man is wounded in a gunfight when he kills his father’s murderer and after being helped by a girl he joins a gang not knowing the leader is the twin brother of the man he shot. Tattered Nevada filmed affair reissued as Gunsmoke Killers.

1747  Gunsmoke  Universal-International, 1953. 79 min. Color. D: Nathan Juran. SC: D.D. Beauchamp. With Audie Murphy, Susan Cabot, Paul Kelly, Charles Drake, Mary Castle, Jack Kelly, Jesse White, William Reynolds, Chubby Johnson, Edmund Cobb, Clem Fuller, Holly Bane, Denver Pyle, George Eldredge, Gregg Barton, Forrest Taylor, William Fawcett, Henry Wills. An outlaw is hired to run a family off their ranch but instead he takes over, rounds up their cattle for market and falls in love with the owner’s daughter. Somewhat offbeat, nicely done oater.

1748  Gunsmoke in Tucson  Allied Artists, 1958. 79 min. Color. D: Thomas Carr. SC: Paul Leslie Peil and Robert Joseph. With Mark Stevens, Forrest Tucker, Gale Robbins, Vaughn Taylor, Kevin Hagen, Billy Henry, Richard Reeves, Gail Kobe, George Keymas, Terry Frost, Zon Murray, John Ward, John Cliff, I. Stanford Jolley, Paul Engle, Anthony Sydes. In the Arizona Territory turbulence between a cattle baron and settlers erupts causing a showdown between a marshal and his outlaw brother. The two stars highlight this otherwise routine effort.

Gunsmoke Killers see Gunsmoke (1947)

1749  Gunsmoke Mesa  Producers Releasing Corporation, 1944. 59 min. D: Harry Fraser. SC: Elmer Clifton. With Dave O’Brien, Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Patti McCarthy, Jack Ingram, Kermit Maynard, Robert Barron, Richard Alexander, Roy Brent, Michael Vallon, Jack Rockwell, Budd Buster, Don Weston, Rose Plummer. The Texas Rangers trio witness a murder but when they report it they are arrested for the crime and have to break jail to prove their innocence. Okay outing in “The Texas Rangers” series, the last with Jim Newill.

Gunsmoke on the Guadalupe see Gun Smoke (1935)

1750  Gunsmoke: One Man’s Justice  CBS-TV, 1994. 91 min. Color. D: Jerry Jameson. SC: Harry Longstreet and Renee Longstreet. With James Arness, Bruce Boxleitner, Amy Stock-Poynton, Alan Scarfe, Christopher Bradley, Mickey LeBeau, Kelly Morgan, Apesanahkwat, Hallie Foote, Clarke Heathcliffe Brolly, Don Collier, Ed Adams, Wayne Anthony, Bing Bleman, Tom Brinson, Dave Adams, Sandy Gibbons, Mike Kevil, Richard Lundin, Kyle Marsh, Jonathan Mincks, Billy Joe Patton, Ric San Nicholas, Forrie J. Smith, Robin Wayne. Matt Dillon and a friend try to stop a young man from being killed by the gang he pursues for murdering his mother. The final “Gunsmoke” (CBS-TV, 1955–75) telefeature is another winner in the series.

1751  Gunsmoke Ranch  Republic, 1937. 56 min. D: Joseph Kane. SC: Oliver Drake. With Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Julia Thayer (Jean Carmen), Kenneth Harlan, Sammy McKim, Oscar and Elmer, Yakima Canutt, Burr Caruth, Horace B. Carpenter, Robert Walker, Jack Ingram, Jack Kirk, Jack Padjan, Fred “Snowflake” Toones, John Merton, Robert McKenzie, Ed Peil, Sr., Fred Burns, Allen Connor, Jane Keckley, Loren Riebe, Vinegar Roan, Wes Warner, Jack O’Shea, Bud McClure, William McCall, Eva McKenzie, Bob Card, Silver Tip Baker, Bobby Burns, June Johnson, Peggy McKim, Richard Beach, Lee Ford, Al Taylor. When settlers are nearly ruined by a flood, a crooked politician tries to steal their lands but is opposed by the Three Mesquiteers. Exciting entry in the popular Republic series.

1752  Gunsmoke: The Last Apache  CBS-TV, 1990. 94 min. Color. D: Charles Correll. SC: Earl W. Wallace. With James Arness, Richard Kiley, Amy Stock-Poynton, Geoffrey Lewis, Joe Lara, Sam Vhalos, Hugh O’Brian, Michael Learned, Peter Murnik, Robert Covarrubias, Ned Bellamy, Dave Florek, Joaquin Martinez, Kevin Sifuentes, Robert Bran Wilson, Blake Boyd, James Milanesa. After his daughter is kidnapped by a renegade Apache, Matt Dillon enlists the help of an Army scout and offers Geronimo’s son in return. The second “Gunsmoke” (CBS-TV, 1955–75) TV movie and a good one.

1753  Gunsmoke: The Long Ride  CBS-TV, 1993. 94 min. Color. D: Jerry Jameson. SC: Bill Stratton. With James Arness, James Brolin, Amy Stock-Poynton, Christopher Bradley, Patrick Dollaghan, Don McManus, Marco Sanchez, Ali MacGraw, Tim Choate, Michael Greene, Stewart Moss, Jim Beaver, Sharon Mahoney, Rick Dano, Ed Adams, John David Garfield, Victor Izay, Doug Katenay, Fred Lopez, Cliff Gravel. Finding a dead or alive bounty has been placed on his head, Matt Dillon tries to clear himself by tracking down the real killer. The fourth “Gunsmoke” (CBS-TV, 1955–75) telefilm is a pretty good production.

1754  Gunsmoke: The Return to Dodge  CBS-TV, 1987. 100 min. Color. D: Vincent McEveety. SC: Jim Byrnes. With James Arness, Amanda Blake, Steve Forrest, Buck Taylor, Fran Ryan, Earl Holliman, Ken Olandt, W. Morgan Sheppard, Patrice Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, Mickey Jones, Frank M. Totino, Robert Koons, Walter Kaasa, Georgie Collins, Tony Epper, Louie Elias, Ken Kirzinger, Denny Arnold, Alex Green, Paul Daniel Wood, Larry Musser, Robert Clinton, Frank Huish, Jacob Rupp, Mary Jane Wildman, Ken Curtis, Milburn Stone, Glenn Strange, Tom Brown, Ted Jordan. Former U.S. marshal Matt Dillon and Long Branch Saloon owner Kitty Russell return to Dodge City where they are stalked by a murderer they helped send to prison a dozen years before. The initial “Gunsmoke” (CBS-TV, 1955–75) reunion TV movie is a delightful nostalgic affair that was so successful it spawned four follow-ups.

1755  Gunsmoke: To the Last Man  CBS-TV, 1992. 91 min. Color. D: Jerry Jameson. SC: Earl W. Wallace. With James Arness, Pat Hingle, Amy Stock-Poynton, Matt Mulhern, Jason Lively, Joseph Bottoms, Morgan Woodward, Mills Watson, James Booth, Amanda Wyss, Jim Beaver, Herman Poppe, Ken Swofford, Don Collier, Ed Adams, Kathleen Todd Erickson, Loy W. Burns, Andy Sherman, Clark A. Ray, Michael F. Woodson, Erol Landis, William J. Fisher, Stephen C. Foster, Ric San Nicholas, Jimmy Don Cox, Richard Glover. While on the tail of rustlers, Matt Dillon finds himself in the middle of a range war. Very entertaining third “Gunsmoke” (CBS-TV, 1955–75) telefilm.

1756  Gunsmoke Trail  Monogram, 1938. 57 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: Fred Myton. With Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, Al St. John, John Merton, Henry Roquemore, Ted Adams, Alan Bridge, Glenn Strange, Hal Price, Harry Strang, Kit Guard, Jack Ingram, Slim Whitaker, Art Dillard, Carleton Young, Sherry Tansey, George Morrell, Oscar Gahan, Blackjack Ward, Wally West, Carl Mathew. A cowboy helps a young woman whose property is wanted by a killer pretending to be her uncle. Better than average Jack Randall vehicle with a fine supporting cast.

1757  Gypsy Colt  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954. 72 min. Color. D: Andrew Marton. SC: Martin Berkeley. With Donna Corcoran, Ward Bond, Frances Dee, Larry Keating, Lee Van Cleef, Nacho Galindo, Rodolfo Hoyos, Peggy Maley, Joe Dominguez. Drought causes a family to sell their daughter’s prize racing horse to a faraway stable and the loyal steed undertakes a 500 mile journey to return home. Heartwarming family film; a reworking of Lassie Come Home (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943).

1758  Hail to the Rangers  Columbia, 1943. 57 min. D: William Berke. SC: Gerald Geraghty. With Charles Starrett, Leota Atcher, Arthur Hunnicutt, Bob Atcher, Norman Willis, Lloyd Bridges, Ted Adams, Ernie Adams, Tom London, Davidson Clark, Jack Kirk, Edmund Cobb, Budd Buster, Art Mix, Eddie Laughton, Richard Botiller, Herman Hack, Eddie Phillips, Rusty Cline, George Bamby. An ex-ranger assists a rancher pal who is about to lose his range to an influx of settlers. The plot twist of having homesteaders as the bad guys adds some zest to this Charles Starrett vehicle.

1759  Hair Trigger Baxter  Film Booking Offices (FBO), 1926. 55 min. D: Jack Nelson. SC: Paul M. Bryan and James Ormont. With Bob Custer, Eugenia Gilbert, Lew Meehan, Murdock MacQuarrie, Fanny Midgley, Jim Corey, Ernie Adams, Hugh Saxon. A range detective saves the girl he loves from the clutches of a town boss and a crooked rancher. A convoluted plot does not help this Bob Custer silent effort that is only available in a 30-minute version.

1760  Hair Trigger Casey  Atlantic, 1936. 59 min. D: Harry S. Fraser. SC: Monroe Talbot. With Jack Perrin, Betty Mack, Wally Wales, Fred “Snowflake” Toones, Ed Cassidy, Robert Walker, Phil Dunham, Denny Meadows (Dennis Moore), Victor Wong, Starlight (horse). A cowboy tries to stop a smuggling gang working along the U.S.-Mexican border. Better than average Jack Perrin vehicle for producer William Berke, with plenty of action and some good comedy.

1761  Half Breed  Hampton Films, 1973. 90 min. Color. D: Harald Phillipp. SC: Fred Denger. With Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Ralf Wolter, Gotz George, Walter Barnes, Ursula (Uschi) Glas, Ilija Dzuvalekovski, Mihail Balon, Marinko Cosic, Petar Dobric, Vladimir Leib, Nada Kasapic, Abdurrahaman Shala, Marija Crnobori, Sime Jagarinac, Zvonko Dorbin, Ivo Kristof, Branko Spoljar, Rikard Brezeska, Mile Gatara, Adam Vedernjak. After she inherits her father’s gold mine, a half-breed Indian girl is kidnapped by outlaws but Old Shatterhand and his Apache blood brother Winnetou come to her rescue. Sturdy action film in the Karl May series; made in West Germany and issued there in 1966 by Rialto/Jadran Film as Winnetou und Has Halbblut Apanatschi (Winnetou and the Half-Blood Apanatschi).

1762  The Half-Breed  RKO Radio, 1952. 81 min. Color. D: Stuart Gilmore. SC: Harold Shumate and Richard Wormser. With Robert Young, Janis Carter, Jack Buetel, Barton MacLane, Reed Hadley, Porter Hall, Connie Gilchrist, Sammy White, Damian O’Flynn, Frank Wilcox, Judy Walsh, Charles Delaney, Tom Monroe, Lee MacGregor, Caleen Calder, Marietta Elliott, Jeane Cochran, Betty Leonard, Shirley Whitney, Mary Menzies, Shelah Hackett, Stuart Randall, Chief Thundercloud, Chief Yowlachie, Jay Silverheels, Franklyn Farnum, John Merton, Perry Ivins, Al Hill, Ted Cooper, Frank O’Connor, Herman Nowlin, William J. O’Brien, Kenner G. Kemp, Phyllis Kennedy, Jeffrey Sayre, Albert Cavens, Jack Chefe, Barry Brooks, Chalky Williams. Dishonest profiteers incite a half-breed Apache into leading his tribe against white settlers in Arizona. Average film that should have turned out better.

Stuart Randall, Robert Young and Jay Silverheels in The Half-Breed (RKO Radio, 1952).

1763  Halfway to Hell  Pathé-Alpha, 1962. 75 min. D: Denver Dixon (Victor Adamson). SC: Alan Greedy. With Lyle Felice, Carroll Montour, Sergio Virell, Shirley Tegge, David Lloyd, Don Carlos, Gene Sterling, Rick Adams (Al Adamson), Monte Joe Oyler, Gene Walker, Joe Lane, Al Shelly, Bob Regas. In 1902 Mexico the daughter of a wealthy family falls in love with an aide to a would be revolutionary leader. Last feature directed by the legendary Denver Dixon, this sparse production was partially filmed in Mexico as early as 1957.

1764  Halleluja and Sartana Strike Again  Gloria Film, 1972. 90 min. Color. D: Mario Siciliano. SC: Adriano Belzoni and Kurt Nachmann. With Ron Ely, Robert Widmark (Alberto Dell’Acqua), Uschi Glas, Angelica Otto, Alan Abbott (Ezio Marano), Wanda Vismara, Dan van Husen, Stelio Candelli, Dan May (Dante Maggio), Enzo Andronico, Lars Bloch, Domenico Maggio, Carla Mancini, Giulio Massimini, Fury Men (Furio Meniconi), Giovanni Sabbatini, Sergio Testori, Nello Pazzafini, Osiride Pevarello, Renzo Pevarello, Roberto Dell’Acqua, Pietro Torissi. A horse thief and a bogus sky pilot team to swindle a pretty widow but end up helping citizens from being cheated by crooks. Asinine slapstick Spaghetti Western “comedy” filmed as Alleluja e Sartana Figli di...Dio (Alleluja and Sartana Are Sons...Sons of God); video title: Halleluja and Sartana...They Are Sons of God  

Halleluja and Sartana...They Are Sons of God see Halleluja and Sartana Strike Again

1765  The Hallelujah Trail  United Artists, 1965. 167 min. Color. D: John Sturges. SC: John Gay. With Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Jim Hutton, Pamela Tiffin, Donald Pleasence, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, John Anderson, John Dehner, Tom Stern, Robert Wilke, Jerry Gatlin, Larry Duran, Jim Burk, Dub Taylor, John McKee, Helen Kleeb, Noam Pitlik, Carl Pitti, Bill Williams, Marshall Reed, Carroll Adams, Ted Markland. In the winter of 1867 an Army officer is assigned to take a shipment of whiskey to Denver but his detail is beset by several groups, including Indians and female temperance workers. Thin, overlong Western comedy that is not very good.

1766  The Halliday Brand  United Artists, 1957. 79 min. D: Joseph H. Lewis. SC: George W. George and George S. Slavin. With Joseph Cotten, Viveca Lindfors, Betsy Blair, Ward Bond, Bill Williams, Christopher Dark, Jeanette Nolan, Jay C. Flippen, John Dierkes, Glenn Strange, I. Stanford Jolley, Jay Lawrence, George Lynn, John Halloran, Michael Hinn. A wealthy rancher rides roughshod over his family but trouble erupts with his son when he allows a mob to hang his daughter’s half-breed lover. Surprisingly appealing psychological Western with a strong performance by Joseph Cotten as the patriarch.

1767  Hands Across the Border  Republic, 1944. 73 min. D: Joseph Kane. SC: Bradford Ropes and J. Benton Cheney. With Roy Rogers, Ruth Terry, Guinn Williams, Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers (Tim Spencer, Ken Carson, Shug Fisher, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr), Onslow Stevens, Mary Treen, Joseph Crehan, Duncan Renaldo, LeRoy Mason, Janet Martin, The Wiere Brothers, Roy Barcroft, Frederick Burton, Julian Rivero, Kenne Duncan, Jack O’Shea, Jack Kirk, Curley Dresden, Bob Reeves. Roy Rogers is forced to ride Trigger in a race to win a cavalry contract after a crook deprives an honest rival of the agreement. Okay action film with the plot subordinate to songs and a big musical finale.

1768  Hands Across the Rockies  Columbia, 1941. 56 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: Paul Franklin. With Bill Elliott, Mary Daily, Dub Taylor, Kenneth MacDonald, Frank LaRue, Donald Curtis, Tom Murray, Stanley Brown, Slim Whitaker, Harrison Greene, Art Mix, Eddy Waller, Hugh Prosser, Edmund Cobb, George Chesebro, John Tyrrell, George Morrell, Kathryn Bates, Eddie Laughton, Ethan Laidlaw, Buck Moulton, Tex Cooper, Curley Dresden. After his pal Cannonball’s father is murdered, Will Bill Hickok helps him search for the killer and in a small town they aid a young woman, a witness to the crime, who is being forced to marry the man who did the deed. Fairly action filled “Wild Bill Hick” series entry.

1769  Hang ’Em High  United Artists, 1968. 114 min. Color. D: Ted Post. SC: Leonard Freeman and Mel Goldberg. With Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, Ben Johnson, Charles McGraw, Ruth White, Bruce Dern, Alan Hale, Arlene Golonka, Bob Steele, James Westerfield, Dennis Hopper, L.Q. Jones, Michael O’Sullivan, James MacArthur, Bert Freed, Russell Thorson, Rick Gates, Bruce Scott, Tod Andrews, Roy Glenn, Paul Sorenson, Jack Ging, Ned Romero, Tony Di Milo, Dennis Dengate, William Zuckert, Hal England, Robert B. Williams, John Wesley, Richard Angarola, Larry Blake, Ted Thorpe, Robert Jones, Barry Cahill. When a man is unjustly lynched by a posse for a crime he did not commit, he is saved and sets out to take revenge on those who tried to hang him. Fairly successful attempt by Hollywood to imitate the feel of the then popular European oaters with a strong performance by Bob Steele as the only repentant hangman.

Clint Eastwood and Inger Stevens in Hang ’Em High (United Artists, 1968).

1770  The Hanged Man  ABC-TV, 1974. 74 min. Color. D: Michael Caffey. SC: Ken Trevey. With Steve Forrest, Cameron Mitchell, Sharon Acker, Dean Jagger, Will Geer, Barbara Luna, Rafael Campos, Brendon Boone, Bobby Eilbacher, Ray Teal, Steve Marlo, John Mitchum, William Bryant, Hank Worden, John Pickard. A one-time gunslinger survives his own hanging and turns to the right side of the law, assisting a woman whose silver mine is sought by a grasping land baron. Better than average TV Western.

Hanging for Django see No Room to Die

771  The Hanging of Jake Ellis  Hollywood Cinemart, 1969. 81 min. Color. D-SC: J. Van Hearn. With Charles Napier, Deborah Downey, James Lemp, Louis Ojena, Don Derby, Rod Wilmot, Chuy Castro, Sol Bar, Miki MacDonald, Jerry Patterson, larry Martinelli, Don Angelo. While trying to help a family save their cattle from his enemy, a cowboy is falsely accused of murdered and nearly hung. Cheap soft core Western buoyed by Charles Napier in the title role. Also called The Calico Queen.

1772  The Hanging Tree  Warner Bros., 1959. 106 min. Color. D: Delmer Daves. SC: Wendell Mayes and Halsted Welles. With Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden, Ben Piazza, George C. Scott, Karl Swenson, Virginia Gregg, John Dierkes, King Donovan, Slim Talbot, Guy Wilkerson, Bud Osborne, Annette Claudier, Clarence Straight, Baron James Lichter, Frank Hagney, Billy Benedict, Cactus Mack, Bob Morgan, Boyd Stockman, Sailor Vincent, Don Turner, Danny Borgaze, John Hudkins, Dick Hudkins, Frank Marlow, Harold Millen, Fern Barry, Martin Eric, Dorothy Klewer, Karen Norris. In a rough mining settlement, a doctor trying to forget his past falls in love with a young woman he nurses back to health. Colorful, better than average, but not totally successful oater, best at showing the raw frontier; Marty Robbins sings the title song.

1773  The Hangman  Paramount, 1959. 86 min. D: Michael Curtiz. SC: Dudley Nichols. With Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker, Jack Lord, Mickey Shaughnessey, Gene Evans, Shirley Harmer, James Westerfield, Mabel Albertson, Lucille Curtis, Regis Toomey, Betty Lynn, Nelson Leigh, Lorne Greene, Frank Richards, Jose Gonzales-Gonzales, Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Chuck Hamilton, Sam Wolfe, Robert Adler, Paul Salata, Nolan Leary, Sara Taft, Joseph Hamilton, Richard Collier, James Hope, Dorothy Crehan. A deputy marshal, on the trail of a wanted man, tracks his prey to a locale where he finds the citizens are shielding him. Offbeat, interesting feature with a solid performance by Robert Taylor as the lawman.

1774  Hangman’s Knot  Columbia, 1952. 84 min. Color. D-SC: Roy Huggins. With Randolph Scott, Donna Reed, Claude Jarman, Jr., Frank Faylen, Glenn Langan, Richard Denning, Lee Marvin, Jeanette Nolan, Clem Bevans, Ray Teal, Guinn Williams, Monte Blue, John Call, Reed Howes, Edward Earle, Post Park, Frank Hagney, Frank Yaconelli. In the closing days of the Civil War a Confederate detachment is ordered to attack a Union outfit transporting gold and after the successful effort the men learn the war is over and their commander wants the loot for himself. Highly competent Randolph Scott feature with a good cast and plot.

1775  Hannah Lee  Realart, 1953. 79 min. Color. D-SC: John Ireland and Lee Garmes. With Macdonald Carey, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, Stuart Randall, Frank Ferguson, Ralph Dumke, Don Haggerty, Tom Powers, Tristram Coffin, Norman Leavitt, Peter Ireland. Cattlemen hire a notorious gunslinger to rid the range of settlers but he is opposed by a sheriff and a female café operator. Cheap Jack Broder production based on MacKinlay Kantor’s story; originally issued in 3-D. The Sons of the Pioneers sing the title song.

1776  Hannie Caulder  Paramount, 1972. 85 min. Color. D: Burt Kennedy. SC: Z.X. Jones (Burt Kennedy and David Haft). With Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Stephen Boyd, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Strother Martin, Christopher Lee, Diana Dors, Aldo Sambrell, Luis Barboo, Brian Lightburn, Forencio Amarilla. A woman wants to take revenge on the bank robbery gang who raped her and murdered her husband. Better than one might expect considering the plot and star.

1777  Hard Bounty  Image Entertainment, 1995. 88 min. Color. D: Jim Wynorski. SC: Karen Kelly. With Matt McCoy, Kelly LeBrock, John Terlesky, Kimberly Kelley, Rochelle Swanson, Felicity Waterman, Jay Richardson, Ross Hagen, George “Buck” Flower, Jason Emard, Bill Alderson, Phillip Connery, Richard Gabai, Dibo Attar, Matthew Seiden, Steve Restivo, Jonathan Bierner, Robert Peters, Peter Sherayko, Antonia Dorian, Tereance O’Connor, Fred Olen Ray, Steve Barkett. When a town’s saloon owner and sheriff refuse to track the killer of a prostitute, a madam and her girls seek revenge for the murder. Average low budget affair.

1778  Hard Day at Blue Nose  M.P.C./Stonehenge, 1974. 86 min. Color. D: Herbert Kenwith. With John Astin, Patty Duke Astin, John Gavin, Philip Carey, Royal Dano. On vacation at a dude ranch in Nevada, a New York City detective gets involved in solving the murder of a female guest. Average telefeature originally shown as an episode of “Wide World Mystery” (ABC-TV, 1973–78).

1779  Hard Fists  Universal, 1927. 50 min. D: William Wyler. SC: William Lester and George Plympton. With Art Acord, Louise Lorraine, Les Bates, Gilbert “Pee Wee” Holmes, Albert J. Smith. A rider, who takes part in fixed races because of blackmail, saves a woman’s life and falls in love with her daughter. Only the first two reels of this exciting Universal Blue Streak Western starring Art Acord are extant.

1780  Hard Ground  Hallmark Channel, 2003. 120 min. D: Frank Q. Dobbs. SC: Frank Q. Dobbs and David S. Cass, Sr. With Burt Reynolds, Bruce Dern, Amy Jo Johnson, Seth Peterson, David Figlioli, Martin Kove, Larry Hankin, Michael Shamus Wiles, Bill Henderson, Sergio Calderon, Randy Stripling, David Atkinson, Edward Faulkner, David Cass, Sr., Frank Sharp, Shawn Patrick Nash, Brad Heiner, William Rick Young, Steve Cobbs, Dennis Fitzgerald, Lance Lanfear, Robert A. Nowotny. A veteran lawman gets his brother paroled from prison and with a new deputy tries to stop a gang of marauders looting along the U.S.-Mexican border. Slovenly TV Western.

1781  Hard Hombre  Allied, 1931. 65 min. D: Otto Brower. SC: Jack Natteford. With Hoot Gibson, Lina Basquette, Skeeter Bill Robbins, Mathilde Comont, Jessie Arnold, Raymond Nye, Christian Frank, Jack Byron, Bob Burns, Glenn Strange, Tiny Sanford, Florence Lawrence, Fred Burns, Clare Hunt. When crooks threaten to take his mother’s property, a cowboy comes to her rescue. Typically fanciful Hoot Gibson movie.

1782  The Hard Man  Columbia, 1957. 80 min. Color. D: George Sherman. SC: Leo Katcher. With Guy Madison, Valerie French, Lorne Greene, Barry Atwater, Robert Burton, Rudy Bond, Trevor Bardette, Rickie Sorenson, Frank Richards, Myron Healey, Renata Vanni, John Cason, Kermit Maynard. While investigating the murder of a rancher who refused to sell out to a cattle baron, a deputy marshal finds himself falling in love with the dead man’s beautiful widow. Somewhat offbeat oater with a psychological tinge; entertaining.

1783  Hard on the Trail  United American Films, 1971. 78 min. Color. D-SC: Greg Corarito. With Lash LaRue, Donna Bradley, Bob Romero, Bruce (Kimball) Kemp, Robert Dalton, Arne Dhean, Mary Donahue, Adam Stan, Greg Corarito, John Bloom, Monica Gayle, Richard Hoyt, Randy Starr, Phil Hoover, Mike Armstrong, Victoria Tobin, Ron Wade, Scott Wells, Jim Feazell, Mal Hutton. A vicious gang murders a rancher’s wife and rapes her daughter while trying to obtain a map showing the location of a hidden mine. Cheap, violent adult Western also released in an XXX rated version called The Hard Trail.

1784  A Hard Road to Vengeance  NBC-TV/Universal, 1973. 98 min. Color. D: Alex March. SC: Harold Jack Bloom and Shimon Wincelberg. With Richard Boone, Stuart Whitman, Ruth Roman, Keenan Wynn, Rita Moreno, Harry Morgan, Rick Lenz, Sharon Acker, Dennis Rucker, Jean Allison, Harry Hickox, Fred Brookfield, James G. Richardson. A one-time lawman arrives in a Western town to clear his name in a thirteen year old murder case. Viewable telefilm originally an episode of producer Jack Webb’s “Hec Ramsey” (NBC-TV, 1972–74), first telecast November 25, 1973.

1785  Hard Rock Harrigan  Fox, 1935. 70 min. D: David Howard. SC: Raymond L. Schrock and Dan Jarrett. With George O’Brien, Irene Hervey, Fred Kohler, Dean Benton, Frank Rice, Victor Potel, Olin Francis, William Gould, George Humbert, Edward Keane, Lee Shumway, Glenn Strange, Jack Kirk, Lee Phelps, Curley Dresden. Two tunnel drillers love the same woman and fight over her affections. Solid entertainment based on the Zane Grey story.

The Hard Trail see Hard on the Trail

1786  Hardcase  ABC-TV, 1972. 74 min. D: John Llewellyn Moxey. SC: Harold Jack Bloom and Sam Rolfe. With Clint Walker, Stefanie Powers, Pedro Armendariz, Jr., Alex Karras, Luis Mirando, Martin LaSalle, E. Lopez Rojas. A drifter returns home to find his ranch sold and his wife missing but later learns she is with a gang of Mexican revolutionaries. Well directed and not-too-bad TV oater, considering the plot.

1787  Harlem on the Prairie  Associated Features, 1938. 54 min. D: Sam Newfield. SC: Fred Myton and F.E. Miller. With Herbert (Herb) Jeffries, F.E. Miller, Mantan Moreland, Spencer Williams, Jr., Connie Harris, George Randall, Nathan Curry, The Four Tones, Edward Brandon, James Davis, The Four Blackbirds. A black cowboy tries to stop a crooked Los Angeles cop from cheating club owners. Interesting curio, one of a quartet Westerns starring Herb Jeffries as a black singing cowboy; worth a look. Also called Bad Man of Harlem.

1788  Harlem Rides the Range  Sack Amusement Enterprises, 1939. 58 min. D: Richard C. Kahn. SC: Spencer Williams, Jr. and F.E. Miller. With Herbert Jeffrey (Herb Jeffries), Spencer Williams, Jr., Lucius Brooks, F.E. Miller, Artie Young, Clarence Brooks, Tom Southern, The Four Tones, John Thomas, Wade Dumas, Leonard Christmas, Stardusk (horse). A cowboy attempts to stop a crook from getting control of his girl’s father’s radium mine. Very low budget all-black feature starring crooner Herb Jeffries.

1789  The Harmony Trail  Mattox Pictures, 1944. 57 min. D: Robert Emmett (Tansey). SC: Frances Kavanaugh. With Ken Maynard, Max Terhune, Eddie Dean, Rocky Camron (Gene Alsace), Ruth Roman, Glenn Strange, Bob McKenzie, Charles King, Bud Osborne, Dan White, Hal Price, Warner Richmond, George Morrell, Bob (John) Cason, Chick Hannon, Sherry Tansey, Tex Cooper. A lawman calls on three pals to help him capture the gang that robbed a local bank. Ken Maynard’s last “B” Western is a low budget but fairly entertaining one in which Eddie Dean croons “On the Banks of the Sunny San Juan” (which he wrote with Glenn Strange). Reissued in 1947 by Astor as White Stallion.

1790  Harpoon  Screen Guild, 1948. 83 min. D: Ewing Scott. SC: Girard Smith and Ewing Scott. With John Bromfield, Alyce Louis, James Cardwell, Patricia Garrison, Jack George, Edgar Hinton, Frank Hagney, Holly Bane, Ruth Castle, Grant Means, Sally Davis, Alex Sharp, Lee Roberts, James Martin, Willard Jillson, Gary Garrett. In 1880s’ Alaska a young man seeks revenge against his father’s enemies. Okay action drama.

1791  Harry Tracy—Desperado  IMC/Isram, 1982. 100 min. D: William A. Graham. SC: David Lee Henry and R. Lance Hill. With Bruce Dern, Helen Shaver, Michael C. Gwynne, Gordon Lightfoot, Jacques Hubert, Daphne Goldrick, Lynne Kolber, Alex Willows, Frank C. Turner, Fred Diehl, Charles Siegel, Jack Ackroyd, Suzie Payne, Richard MacBride, Kerry Salisbury, Jim Roberts, Tom Braidwood, Jim Defelice, Dennis Robertson, Joe Dodds, Peter Manning, Conrad Fitzgerald. Harry Tracy, known as a friend of the poor and gallant toward women, finds himself becoming a legendary outlaw and relentlessly hunted by the law. Fairly entertaining biopic filmed in Canada.

1792  The Harvey Girls  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946. 101 min. Color. D: George Sidney. SC: Edmund Beloin and Nathaniel Curtis. With Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, Preston Foster, Angela Lansbury, Virginia O’Brien, Kenny Baker, Marjorie Main, Chill Wills, Cyd Charisse, Selena Royle, Jack Lambert, Ruth Brady, Edward Earle, Morris Ankrum, William “Bill” Phillips, Ben Carter, Norman Leavitt, Horace (Stephen) McNally, Catherine McLeod, Virginia Hunter, Mitchell Lewis, Jack Clifford, Vernon Dent, Robert Emmett O’Connor, Paul Newlan, Shirley Patterson, Joe Karnes, John Merton, Ray Teal, Lee Phelps, Robert Emmett O’Connor, Paul Newlan, Tex Cooper, Frank Austin, Sam Garrett, Dona Dax, Dorothy Tuttle, Al Rhein, Charles Regan, Tom Quinn, Al Kunde. Westward expansion brings railroad restaurants to Western communities and the waitresses help to tone down raucous citizens. Dated musical best remembered for the song “On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe,” popularized on record by Kate Smith.

1793  Hate for Hate  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968. 79 min. Color. D: Domencio Paolella. SC: Bruno Corbucci and Fernando Di Leo. With Antonio Sabato, John Ireland, Fernando Sancho, Gloria Milland, Mirko Ellis, Nadia Marconi, Piero Vida. In the Southwest two men join forces to escape into Mexico with gold sought by a revolutionary leader. A well produced, but violent oater from Italy, issued there in 1967 by West Film as Odio per Odio (Hate for Hate).

1794  Hate Thy Neighbor  Cinecidi, 1968. 86 min. Color. D: Fernando Baldi. SC: Fernando Baldi, Luigi Angelo and Roberto Natale. With Clyde Garner (Spiros Focas), George Eastman (Luigi Montefiori), Nicoletta Machiavelli, Horst Frank, Ivy Holzer, Robert Rice, Paolo Magalotti, Franco Fantasia, Claudio Castellani, Ivan Scratuglia, Franco Gula. Trying to locate his outlaw brother’s killer, a man teams with a mortician and heads to Mexico where the land owner who hired the hit is after a map to a gold mine. Watch able but offbeat, and somewhat sadistic, Italian Western filmed there as Odia il Prossimo Tuo (Hate Your Neighbor).

1795  The Haunted  A.B. Enterprises/International Film Industries, 1977. 85 min. Color. D-SC: Michael De Gaetano. With Aldo Ray, Virginia Mayo, Jim Negele, Ann Michelle, Brad Rearden, Fred Carroll, June Ely, Carl Belfor, Grady Daugherty, Paul Vincenzo, George Smith, Leigh Hunt Wilson, Harry Tresize, Robert Bickston, Barry Cooper, Linda Best, Michael Collins, Leo Krokos, Ron Rhode. A family near Arizona’s Superstition Mountain finds themselves haunted by the spirit of a dead Indian woman who places a vengeful spirit in the body of their young daughter. Obscure horror Western worth a look for stars Virginia Mayo and Aldo Ray.

1796  Haunted Gold  Warner Bros., 1932. 57 min. D: Mack V. Wright. SC: Adele Buffington. With John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Erville Alderson, Harry Woods, Otto Hoffman, Martha Mattox, Blue Washington, Slim Whitaker, Jim Corey, Ben Corbett, Bud Osborne, Blackjack Ward, John T. Prince, Bob Burns, Mack V. Wright, Charles Le Moyne, Tom Bay, Edward Burns. A cowboy and his partner go to a deserted mine that was half-owned by his late father and find a spooky situation with the partner’s daughter there along with crooks after hidden gold. The “Cat and the Canary” of “B” Westerns, this outing is well done and atmospheric with footage from the Ken Maynard silent The Phantom City (First National, 1928), of which it is a remake with Ken and Tarzan easily spotted in some of the stock shots; the statue of the Maltese Falcon appears atop a piano.

1797  The Haunted Mine  Monogram, 1951. 60 min. D: Derwin Abrahams. SC: Frank Young. With Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Linda Johnson, Riley Hill, Claire Whitney, John Merton, Marshall Reed, Terry Frost, Lynton Brent, Ray Bennett, Frank LaRue, Ray Jones. Crooks try to steal a mine belonging to two women and a U.S. marshal is assigned to find out who has been murdering those interested in the property. The mystery motif adds some flavor to this otherwise pedestrian affair.

1798  Haunted Ranch  Monogram, 1943. 57 min. D: Robert Tansey. SC: Elizabeth Beecher. With John King, David Sharpe, Max Terhune, Julie Duncan, Rex Lease, Charles King, Bud Osborne, Budd Buster, Steve Clark, Glenn Strange, Tex Palmer, Fred “Snowflake” Toones, Carl Mathews, Jimmy Aubrey, Hank Bell, Jim Corey, Augie Gomez. The Range Busters try to help a young woman whose land is besieged by crooks after a hidden treasure. Spooky atmosphere gives a lift to this “Range Busters” saga.

1799  Haunted Range  Davis Distributing, 1926. 55 min. D: Paul Hurst. SC: Frank Howard Clark. With Ken Maynard, Alma Rayford, Harry Moody, Tom London, Al Hallett, Fred Burns, Bob Williamson. Given six months to solve a murder in order to keep a ranch he has inherited, a cowboy looks into the appearance of an alleged phantom as well as helping the brother, who is in the snare of crooks, of a young woman with whom he has fallen in love. Flavorful mystery Western with an involved plot; survives only in a 30-minute version.

1800  Haunted Trails  Monogram, 1949. 60 min. D: Lambert Hillyer. SC: Adele Buffington. With Whip Wilson, Andy Clyde, Reno Browne, Dennis Moore, I. Stanford Jolley, Myron Healey, John Merton, Mary Gordon, William Ruhl, Steve Clark, Milburn Morante, Eddie Majors, Bud Osborne, Bill Potter, Carl Mathews, Thornton Edwards, Chuck Roberson, Carol Henry, Ben Corbett. Trailing the outlaws who killed his brother, a cowboy finds them trying to take control of a ranch using an imposter to pose as the late owner’s sibling. One of the best in the Whip Wilson series; a remake of The Mexicali Kid (q.v.).

1801  Have a Good Funeral, My Friend  Flora Film, 1971. 90 min. Color. D: Anthony Ascott (Giuliano Carmineo). SC: Giovanni Simonelli and Roberto Gianviti. With John (Gianni) Garko, Antonio Vilar, Daniela Giordano, Antonio (Ivano) Staccioli, Helga Line, Luis Induni, Franco Pesce, Rick Boyd, George Wang, Franco Ressel, Roberto Dell’Acqua, Aldo Berti, Attilio Dottesio, Rocco Lerro, Jean-Pierre Clarain. A gunman arrives in a town looking for a swindler and finds the man’s niece beset by two prominent townsmen who are after a vein of gold discovered by her prospector uncle. Fairly interesting Spaghetti Western in the popular “Sartana” series released in Italy as Buono Funerale, Amigos!...Paga Sartanta (A Good Funeral, Friends!...Sartana Is Paying); also called Have a Nice Funeral and Shanghai Gold.

1802  Hawaiian Buckaroo  20th Century–Fox/Principal, 1938. 60 min. D: Ray Taylor. SC: Dan Jarrett. With Smith Ballew, Evelyn Knapp, Harry Woods, Benny Burt, George Regas, Carl Stockdale, Pat J. O’Brien, Fred “Snowflake” Toones, Laura Treadwell. A dishonest realtor sells a cowboy worthless land, forcing him to take a job on a young woman’s ranch. The Hawaiian setting (the movie was made in California) makes this seffort a bit different but the plot is still mundane; star Smith Ballew pleasantly croons “Hawaiian Memories.”

The Hawk (1935) see Trail of the Hawk

The Hawk (1936) see The Phantom of Santa Fe

1803  The Hawk of Powder River  Eagle Lion, 1948. 54 min. D: Ray Taylor. SC: George Smith. With Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Jennifer Holt, June Carlson, Eddie Parker, Terry Frost, Lane Bradford, Carl Mathews, Ted French, Steve Clark, Tex Palmer, Budd Buster, Bob Woodward, Andy Parker and The Plainsmen. A cowboy and his pal find themselves at odds with an outlaw gang led by “The Hawk,” who turns out to be a beautiful woman. Despite the use of footage from earlier Eddie Dean Westerns, this is one of the star’s better efforts and Jennifer Holt is very good in the title role.

1804  Hawk of the Hills  Pathé, 1927. 10 Chapters. D: Spencer Gordon Bennet. SC: George Arthur Gray. With Allene Ray, Walter Miller, Frank Lackteen, Paul Panzer, Wally Oetell, Jack Pratt, Jack Ganzhorn, Parks Jones, Fred Dana, Evangeline Russell, George Magrill, Chief White Horse. A notorious Montana outlaw raids mining claims but one of his gang betrays him to protect a pretty girl the bad man plans to murder. Fun filled action-mystery silent cliffhanger.

1805  Hawk of the Wilderness  Republic, 1938. 12 Chapters. D: William Witney and John English. SC: Barry Shipman, Rex Taylor and Norman Hall. With Herman Brix (Bruce Bennett), (Ray) Mala, Monte Blue, Jill Martin, Noble Johnson, William Royle, Tom Chatterton, George Eldredge, Patrick J. Kelly, Dick Wessel, Fred “Snowflake” Toones, Lane Chandler, George (Letz) Montgomery, Iron Eyes Cody, Ann Evers, Earl Askam, Jerry Sheldon, Fred Miller, William Stahl, Harry Tenbrook, Lorne Riebe, Chief Big Tree, Joe Garcia, Art Felix, Art Miles, Henry Wills, Jack O’Shea, Ted Mapes, Alex Montoya, Gertrude Chorre, Cy Shindell, Wally Rose, Sonny Chorre, Tuffie (dog). On a lost remote isle north of the Bering Strait, the son of a dead explorer tries to save the natives who raised him from murderous treasure seekers. Action filled, fun serial re-edited into a 100 TV feature entitled Lost Island of Kioga.

1806  The Hawk of Wild River  Columbia, 1952. 54 min. D: Fred F. Sears. SC: Howard J. Green. With Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Jack (Jock) Mahoney, Clayton Moore, Eddie Parker, Jim Diehl, Lane Chandler, Syd Saylor, John Cason, Leroy Johnson, Jack Carry, Sam Flint, Donna Hall. Two government men are sent to a town to stop lawlessness caused by a gang led by “The Hawk,” a desperado using a bow and arrows. Fast moving “Durango Kid” series outing.

1807  Hawken’s Breed  New World, 1987. 89 min. D-SC: Charles B. Pierce. With Peter Fonda, Jack Elam, Serene Hedin, Chuck Pierce, Jr., Sue Anne Langdon, Dennis Fimple, Royce Clark, Bill Thurman, Seamon Glass, Joe Kurtzo, Ivan Green, Bear Pierce, Brandon Lewis, Don Lewis, Robert Lewis, Charles Gibbons, Steve Lyons, Vernon Traver, Leo Aubret, Walker Flame, Andy Heden, Maggi Slivey, Charles B. Pierce (voice). A Tennessee fur trapper saves a young Indian woman from a various predators, including rogue tribesmen, a fur trapper, a posse and a corrupt land owner. Lots of plot but not much interest.

1808  Hawmps!  Mulberry Square, 1976. 113 min. Color. D: Joe Camp. SC: William Bickley, Michael Warren and Joe Camp. With James Hampton, Christopher Connelly, Slim Pickens, Jack Elam, Denver Pyle, Gene Conforti, Mimi Maynard, Lee de Broux, Herbert Vigran, Jesse Davis, Frank Inn, Mike Travis, Larry Swartz, Tiny Wells, Dick Drake, Henry Kendricks, Don Starr, Cynthia Smith, Roy Gunzburg, Rex Janssen, Catherine Hearne, Larry Strawbridge, James Weir, Alvin Wright, Lee Tiplitsky, Joey Camp, Perry Martin, Richard Lundin, Charles Starkey. A remote Army post is chosen as the training ground for the use of camels as mounts in the desert. Fairly amusing genre spoof; well made.

1809  He Rides Tall  Universal, 1964. 84 min. D: R.G. Springsteen. SC: Charles W. Irwin and Robert Creighton Williams. With Tony Young, Dan Duryea, Jo Morrow, Madlyn Rhue, R.G. Armstrong, Joel Fluellen, Carl Reindel, Mickey Simpson, George Murdock, Michael Carr, George Petrie, Bob Steele, Myron Healey, Roy Barcroft, William “Bill” Henry, Charles Irwin, George Keymas, Fred Carson, Jack Tornek. On the eve of his wedding, a marshal must tell his foster father that he was forced to gun down his son. Good dramatic Western held together by Dan Duryea’s smooth villain.

1810  Headin’ East  Columbia, 1937. 67 min. D: Ewing Scott. SC: Ethel LaBlanche and Paul Franklin. With Buck Jones, Ruth Coleman, Donald Douglas, Elaine Arden, Shemp Howard, Earle Hodgins, John Elliott, Stanley Blystone, Frank Faylen, Dick Rich, Al Herman, Harry Lash, Leo Gorcey. When gangsters try to take advantage of lettuce growers, a rancher comes to the big city to stop them. Out-of-the-ordinary Buck Jones vehicle.

1811  Headin’ for God’s Country  Republic, 1943. 78 min. D: William Morgan. SC: Elizabeth Meehan and Houston Branch. With William Lundigan, Virginia Dale, Harry Davenport, Addison Richards, Harry Shannon, J. Frank Hamilton, Eddie Acuff, Wade Crosby, Skelton Knaggs, John Bleifer, Eddy Waller, Charlie Lung, Ernie Adams, Eddie Lee, James B. Leong, Anna Q. Nilsson, Edmund Cobb, Frank Lackteen, Harrison Greene, Charles Miller, Jack Gardner, Howard Banks, George Lee, Ace the Wonder Dog. To get even with the people of an Alaskan village, a prospector tells them the U.S. is at war, which proves to be true. Fairly interesting programmer; topical when issued.

1812  Headin’ for the Rio Grande  Grand National, 1936. 60 min. D: Robert North Bradbury. SC: Robert Emmett (Tansey). With Tex Ritter, Eleanor Stewart, Warner Richmond, Syd Saylor, Snub Pollard, Charles King, Earl Dwire, Forrest Taylor, William Desmond, Charles K. French, Bud Osborne, Budd Buster, Tex Palmer, Jack C. Smith, Sherry Tansey, Jim Mason, Ed Cassidy. A cowboy brings a wounded cattleman into a town controlled by an outlaw and is jailed for murder. Tex Ritter’s second feature is a good one and in it he sings the title tune and “Night Herding Song.”

1813  Headin’ for Trouble  Big 4, 1931. 60 min. D: J.P. McGowan. SC: George Morgan. With Bob Custer, Betty Mack, John Ince, Buck Connors, Andy Shuford, Robert Walker, Duke Lee, William McCall, Jack Kirk, Oscar Gahan, Ace Spriggins, Jack Jones, Jack Harvey, Jack Evans, Barney Beasley, Ray Henderson, Alfred Hewston. A cowboy tries to keep a compulsive gambler from losing his ranch to a crook. Stilted Bob Custer film.

1814  Headin’ North  Tiffany, 1930. 59 min. D-SC: J.P. McCarthy. With Bob Steele, Barbara Luddy, Perry Murdock, Walter Shumway, Eddie Dunn, Fred Burns, Gordon DeMain, Jim Welsh. Wrongly sent to jail, an escaped convict and his pal exchange identities with two vaudevillians as they search for the man who cheated the escapee’s father out of his money. Pretty poor Bob Steele vehicle, more of a vaudeville show than a Western.

1815  Heading West  Columbia, 1946. 54 min. D: Ray Nazarro. SC: Ed Earl Repp. With Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Doris Houck, Norman Willis, Nolan Leary, Hank Penny and His Plantation Boys, Bud Geary, Frank McCarroll, John Merton, Tom Chatterton, Hal Taliaferro, Stanley Price, Tommy Coats, Charles Soldani, Matty Roubert, Richard Botiller, Herman Hack. A machinery company owner attacks miners to get their land and places the blame on the Durango Kid. Fair outing in the long running series. British title: The Cheater’s Last Throw.

Heads You Die, Tails I Kill You see Deep West

1816  Heart of Arizona  Paramount, 1938. 68 min. D: Lesley Selander. SC: Norman Houston and Harrison Jacobs. With William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden, John Elliott, Billy King, Natalie Moorhead, Dorothy Short, Stephen Alden Chase, John Beach, Lane Chandler, Leo McMahon, Lee Phelps, Bob McKenzie, Ben Corbett. Outlaws are after Buck Peters’ prize breeding stock and steal them when Lucky Jenkins takes an injured girl back to her mother, with Hoppy finding out the woman’s foreman is the gang leader. Entertaining “Hopalong Cassidy” film with good locations, nice photography and a downbeat ending.

1817  The Heart of Texas Ryan  Selig, 1917. 45 min. D: E.A. Martin. SC: Gilsen Willets. With Tom Mix, Bessie Eyton, George Fawcett, Goldie Colwell, Frank Campeau, William Ryno, Leo Maloney, Charles Gerard, Sid Jordan, Hoot Gibson. A cowboy tries to impress his sweetheart by outwitting rustlers, Mexican bandits and a corrupt lawman. Fun Tom Mix silent feature, his last for Selig; re-released in 1923 as Single Shot Parker.

1818  Heart of the Golden West  Republic, 1942. 65 min. D: Joseph Kane. SC: Earl Fenton. With Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, George “Gabby” Hayes, Ruth Terry, Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers (Tim Spencer, Lloyd Perryman, Pat Brady, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr), Walter Catlett, Paul Harvey, Edmund MacDonald, Leigh Whipper, William Haade, The Hall Johnson Choir, Hal Taliaferro, Cactus Mack, Hank Bell, Fred Burns, Carl Mathews, Horace B. Carpenter, Frank McCarroll, Art Dillard. When ranchers refuse to pay unjust shipping charges levied against them for hauling their cattle to market, Roy Rogers and his pals convince a steamboat owner to transport the beef. Very good Roy Rogers entry that teams sidekicks Smiley Burnette and George “Gabby” Hayes.

1819  Heart of the High Country  ITV, 1985. 150 min. Color. D-Sam Pillsbury. SC: Elizabeth Gowans. With Kenneth Cranham, Valerie Gogan, John Howard, David Letch. A young woman leaves her English home to face a new life in 1880s frontier New Zealand, resulting in an unhappy marriage, wealth and eventual ruin. Nicely done feature from the British TV mini-series.

1820  Heart of the North  Warner Bros., 1938. 85 min. Color. D: Lewis Seiler. SC: William Byron Mowery. With Dick Foran, Gloria Dickson, Patric Knowles, Allen Jenkins, Janet Chapman, James Stephenson, Arnold Averill, Joseph Sawyer, Russell Simpson, Joseph King, Garry Owen, Pedro de Cordoba, Robert Homans, Gale Page, Emmett Vogan, Harry Cording, Bill Cody, Artie Ortego, Kansas Moehring, Frank Clark, Don Turner, Sol Gorss, Buster Wicks, Lightning (dog). A Canadian Mounted Policeman is unjustly dismissed from the service but redeems himself and proves his innocence when he saves a man from being lynched. Good Dick Foran feature, not considered part of his “B” series for Warners.

1821  Heart of the Rio Grande  Republic, 1942. 70 min. D: William Morgan. SC: Lillie Hayward and Winston Miller. With Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Edith Fellows, Pierre Watkin, Joe Strauch, Jr., William Haade, Sarah Padden, Jean Porter, Milton Kibbee, Edmund Cobb, The Jimmy Wakely Trio (Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond and Dick Reinhart), Budd Buster, Frank Mills, Nora Lane, Mady Lawrence, Harry Deep, Frankie Marvin. A cattleman’s widow plans to turn her place into a dude ranch and is helped by a singing cowboy. There is nothing special about this Gene Autry opus that is not as dull in its cut 54 minute TV version.

1822  Heart of the Rockies  Republic, 1937. 57 min. D: Joseph Kane. SC: Jack Natteford and Oliver Drake. With Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Lynn(e) Roberts, J.P. McGowan, Sammy McKim, Yakima Canutt, Hal Taliaferro, Maston Williams, Guy Wilkerson, Ranny Weeks, Georgia Simmons, Nelson McDowell, Herman’s Mountaineers, Frankie Marvin, Slim Whitaker, Blackie Whiteford, George C. Pearce. Three ranch owners discover a mountain family is behind cattle rustling and the illegal trapping of game and try out to stop them. Very fine entry in “The Three Mesquiteers” series.

1823  Heart of the Rockies  Republic, 1951. 67 min. D: William Witney. SC: Eric Taylor. With Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Foy Willing and The Riders of the Purple Sage, Ralph Morgan, Fred Graham, Mira McKinney, Buzz Henry, William Gould, Pepe Hern, Rand Brooks, Ray Bennett, Ted Adams, Jack Ingram, Terry Frost, Tex Terry, George Lloyd, Julia Montoya. Roy Rogers is in charge of a highway construction project using juvenile offenders from a work camp but the boys get the blame for crimes committed by a ranch foreman. Top notch Roy Rogers film; very entertaining.

1824  Heart of the West  Paramount, 1936. 60 min. D: Howard Bretherton. SC: Doris Schroeder. With William Boyd, James Ellison, George Hayes, Lyn Gabriel, Sidney Blackmer, Charles Martin, John Rutherford, Warner Richmond, Walter Miller, Ted Adams, Fred Kohler, Bob McKenzie, John Elliott, Leo J. McMahon, Roy Bucko. Hopalong Cassidy and Johnny Nelson get involved with two landowners fighting over the same pasture. Although a bit on the slow side this “Hopalong Cassidy” entry has an exciting climax; Al Bowlly sings the title song.

Jeff Bridges in Hearts of the West (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1975).

1825  The Heart of Wetona  Select, 1918. 69 min. D: Sidney A. Franklin. SC: Mary Murillo and George Scharborough. With Norma Talmadge, Thomas Meighan, Fred Huntley, Gladden James, Fred Turner, Princess Uwane Yea, Charles Elder. The pretty half-breed daughter of a Comanche chief is seduced by an engineer who refuses to marry her but she eventually finds love with an Indian agent. Poor silent melodrama, not one of Norma Talmadge’s better vehicles.

1826  Heartland  Filmhaus, 1979. 96 min. Color. D: Richard Pearce. SC: Beth Farris and Bill Kittredge. With Rip Torn, Conchata Farrell, Barry Primus, Lilia Skala, Megan Folsom, Amy Wright, Jerry Hardin, Mary Boylan, Jeff Boschee, Robert Overholzer, Bob Sirucek, Marvin Berg. In 1910 a widow brings her small daughter to a remote Wyoming town and takes the job as housekeeper for a Scottish rancher with the two marrying for convenience. Stark, rugged, down-to-earth saga of frontier life based on the diaries of a pioneer woman, Elinore Stewart, well played by Conchata Farrell.

1827  Hearts in Bondage  Republic, 1936. 72 min. D: Lew Ayres. SC: Olive Cooper, Bernard Schubert and Karl Brown. With James Dunn, Mae Clarke, David Manners, Charlotte Henry, Henry B. Walthall, Fritz Leiber, George Irving, Irving Pichel, J.M. Kerrigan, Frank McGlynn, Sr., Ben Alexander, Oscar Apfel, Clay Clement, Edward Gargan, Russell Hicks, George Hayes, Douglas Wood, Bodil Rosing, Erville Alderson, John Hyams, Etta McDaniel, Lane Chandler, Hopper Atchley, Frankie Marvin, Smiley Burnette, Henry Roquemore, Robert Paige, Charles King, Warner Richmond, Sonny Bupp, Wally West, Bob Card, Harry Strang, Allan Cavan, Marc Cramer, Ethan Laidlaw, Jack Evans, Jack Ingram, Lloyd Ingraham, Herman Hack, Eugene Jackson, Cecil Watson, Pat Flaherty, Clinton Rosemond, Arthur Wanzer, Helen Seamon, Earl Eby, Maurice Brierre. A Navy man finds love during the Civil War but becomes involved in the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac. Howard Lydecker’s special effects highlight this well done historical fiction directed by actor Lew Ayres; cut to 54 minutes for TV.

1828  Hearts of the West  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1975. 102 min. Color. D: Howard Zieff. SC: Rob Thompson. With Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Blythe Danner, Donald Pleasence, Alan Arkin, Richard B. Shull, Herb Edelman, Alex Rocco, Frank Cady, Anthony James, Burton Gilliam, Matt Clark, Candy Azzara, Thayer David, Wayne Storm, Marie Windsor, Dub Taylor, Anne Seymour, Jane Dulo, Forrest Smith. A young man arrives in Hollywood dreaming of becoming a Western novel writer, ends up getting involved in the movies and is promoted to starring in a “B” cowboy film. Flavorful and affectionate look at the world of the low budget Western in the 1930s; vocals by Nick Lucas add authenticity.

1829  Heat Lightning  Warner Bros., 1934. 64 min. D: Mervyn LeRoy. SC: Brown Holmes and Warren Duff. With Aline MacMahon, Ann Dvorak, Preston Foster, Lyle Talbot, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Ruth Donnelly, Theodore Newton, Willard Robertson, Harry C. Bradley, James Durkin, Jane Darwell, Edgar Kennedy, Muriel Evans, Jill Dennett, Chris-Pin Martin, Eddie Schubert, Margareta Montez, Sam Hayes (voice). Two sisters run a gas station-motor camp in the desert frequented by a series of characters including two gangsters on the lam after a holdup, one of the having been the lover of the oldest sibling. Excellent screen adaptation of the play by Leon Abrams and George Abbott, one of the best “B” movies of all time; remade as Highway West (q.v.).

1830  Heaven Only Knows  United Artists, 1947. 98 min. D: Albert S. Rogell. SC: Ernest Haycox, Art Arthur and Rowland Leigh. With Robert Cummings, Brian Donlevy, Marjorie Reynolds, Stuart Erwin, Jorja Curtright, Bill Goodwin, John Litel, Gerald Mohr, Edgar Kennedy, Lurene Tuttle, Peter Miles, Ray Bennett, Will Orlean. An angel is assigned to come to Earth and try to reform a gambler born without a soul. Western-comedy-fantasy is a different kind of film and very pleasant. Alternate title: Montana Mike.

1831  Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence  20th Century–Fox, 1939. 62 minutes. D: Ricardo Cortez. SC: Dalton Trumbo, Leonard Hoffman and Ben Grauman Kohn. With Jean Rogers, Raymond Walburn, Marjorie Rambeau, Glenn Ford, Nicholas (Richard) Conte, Eddie Collins, Ward Bond, Irving Bacon, Kay Linaker, Fred Kelsey, Billy Wayne, Nigel De Brulier, Edward Gargan, Tom McGuire, Paul E. Burns, George Melford, Pat McKee, Nick Copeland, Paul Hurst, Dave Morris, Harry Strang, Victor Potel, Otto Hoffman, Paul Kruger, Dorothy Vernon, Jack Perry, Mae Marsh, Tiny Lipson. A New York City store clerk uses his savings to buy an Arizona ranch and teams with a hobo and a pretty Spanish refugee in getting there. Pleasant contemporary comedy drama program feature; the film debuts of Glenn Ford and Richard Conte.

1832  Heaven with a Gun  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969. 101 min. Color. D: Lee H. Katzin. SC: Richard Carr. With Glenn Ford, Carolyn Jones, Barbara Hershey, John Anderson, David Carradine, J.D. Cannon, Noah Beery (Jr.), Harry Townes, William Bryant, Virginia Gregg, James Griffith, Roger Perry, Barbara Babcock, Angelique Pettyjohn, Jessica James, Al Wyatt, Bill Catching. An ex-gunman becomes the sheriff of a town only to find himself in the middle of a range feud between cattlemen and sheep herders over water rights. Considering the plot and cast the film should have been better.

1833  Heaven’s Gate  United Artists, 1980. 210 minutes Color. D-SC: Michael Cimino. With Kris Kristofferson, Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Joseph Cotten, Jeff Bridges, Geoffrey Lewis, Paul Koslo, Ronnie Hawkins, Richard Masur, Roseanne Vela, Mary C. Wright, Nicholas Woodeson, Stefan Shcherby, Waldemar Kalinowski, Terry O’Quinn, John Conley, Margaret Benczak, James Knobeloch, Erika Petersen, Robin Bartlett, Tom Noonan, Marat Yusim, Alvars Smits, Gordana Rashovich, Jariath Conroy, Allen Keller, Caroline Kava, Mady Kaplan, Anna Levine, Pat Hodges, Mickey Rourke, Kevin McClarnon, Jerry Sullivan, David Mansfield, David Cass, Peter Ususky, Michael Christensen, Bobby Faber. A Harvard graduate migrates to nineteenth century Wyoming where he becomes involved in the struggle over land between wealthy businessmen and immigrants. Over long, often incomprehensible and basically boring, this financial bust offers excellent photography by Vilmos Szigmond and fine acting by Isabelle Huppert. Some TV prints run 149 minutes.

1834  Hec Ramsey  NBC-TV/Universal, 1972. 100 min. Color. D: Daniel Petrie. SC: Harold Jack Bloom. With Richard Boone, Rick Lenz, Sharon Acker, Harry Morgan, Ray Middleton, R.G. Armstrong, Robert Pratt, Dick Van Patten, Perry Lopez, Dennis Rucker, Bill Vint. At the turn of the 20th century an aging gunfighter agrees to work as a deputy to a young, college trained lawman. Okay pilot for “Hec Ramsey” (NBC-TV, 1972–74) released to TV as a feature film. Alternate TV title: The Century Turns.

1835  Heir to Trouble  Columbia, 1935. 59 min. D: Spencer Gordon Bennet. SC: Nate Gatzert. With Ken Maynard, Joan Perry, Harry Woods, Wally Wales, Martin Faust, Harry Brown, Dorothy Wolbert, Fern Emmett, Pat O’Malley, Art Mix, Frank Yaconelli, Hal Price, Frank LaRue, Jim Corey, Lafe McKee, Jack Rockwell, Slim Whitaker, Bud McClure, Artie Ortego. After he adopts the small son of his late saddle pal, a cowboy runs into trouble with a rival who wants to steal his girl as well as his mine. Fair Ken Maynard oater, but a bit slim on coherent plot.

1836  Heldorado  Republic, 1946. 70 min. D: William Witney. SC: Gerald Geraghty and Julian Zimet. With Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Dale Evans, Paul Harvey, Rex Lease, LeRoy Mason, Eddie Acuff, Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers (Tim Spencer, Lloyd Perryman, Pat Brady, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr), Clayton Moore, Steve Darrell, Doye O’Dell, Charles Williams, John Bagni, Barry Mitchell, Tex Terry, George Chandler, Eddie Kane, Victor Potel, Virginia Carroll, Keith Richards, Shug Fisher, Phil Arnold, Sam Ash, Emmett Vogan, Jr., Frank Henry, Walter Lawrence, Joaquin Bascon. Las Vegas rancher Roy Rogers joins the local sheriff and federal investigators in tracking down racketeers passing thousand dollar bills not subject to taxes. Better than average Roy Rogers effort.

1837  Hell Bent for Leather  Universal-International, 1960. 82 min. Color. D: George Sherman. SC: Christopher Knopf. With Audie Murphy, Felicia Farr, Stephen McNally, Robert Middleton, Rad Fulton, Jan Merlin, Herbert Rudley, Malcolm Atterbury, Allan Lane, John Qualen, Bob Steele, Joseph Ruskin, Steve Gravers, Beau Gentry, Eddie Little Sky, Olan Soule, Holly Bane (Mike Ragan), Roy Engel, Laurie Mitchell, David Wanger. A cowboy is ambushed by a wanted murderer but ends up being arrested by a reward hungry sheriff who claims he is the real killer. Fair Audie Murphy vehicle with a fine cast.

1838  Hell Canyon Outlaws  Republic, 1957. 72 min. D: Paul Landres. SC: Allan Kaufman and Max Glandbard. With Dale Robertson, Brian Keith, Rossana Rory, Dick Kallman, Don Megowan, Mike Lane, Buddy Baer, George Pembroke, Tom Hubbard, Charles Fredericks, Alexander Lockwood, James Nusser, James Maloney, William Pullen, George Ross, Vincent Padula. A former sheriff takes on an outlaw gang controlling a small town. Action filled feature from Republic’s last days.

1839  Hell-Fire Austin  Tiffany, 1932. 70 min. D: Forrest Sheldon. SC: Betty Burbridge. With Ken Maynard, Ivy Merton, Nat Pendleton, Jack Perrin, Charles LeMayne, Lafe McKee, Alan Roscoe, William Robyns, Fargo Bussey, Jack Rockwell, Jack Ward, Bud McClure, Lew Meehan, Ben Corbett, Slim Whitaker, Jim Corey, Jack Pennick. Two soldiers return home to Texas after World War I, receive a poor welcome and land in jail but are paroled when one of them agrees to ride a horse in a cross country race. Well written, action laden Ken Maynard outing; good entertainment.

1840  Hell to Pay  Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, 2005. 99 min. Color. D-SC: Chris McIntyre. With Lee Majors, Stella Stevens, Buck Taylor, James Drury, Bo Svenson, Denny Miller, Peter Brown, William Smith, Andrew Prine, Tim Thomerson, Eden Rountree, Dale Kimsey, Rachel Kimsey, Jason Shaw, Griff Furst, William Gregory Lee, Kevin Kazakoff, Alison Vasan, Mark Warner, Katie A. Keane, Rachel Kimsey, Rico Nance, Tommy Gunn. Two brothers, a war hero and a gambler, fall in love with the same woman and one of them must oppose a vicious outlaw gang. Nicely done Western filled with genre veterans.

Hell Town see Born to the West

1841  The Hellbenders  Avco-Embassy, 1967. 92 min. Color. D: Sergio Corbucci. SC: Albert Band and Ugo Liberatore. With Joseph Cotten, Norma Bengell, Julian Mateos, Aldo Sambrell, Angel Aranda, Gino Pernice, Claudio Gora, Maria Martin, Al Mulock, Julio Pena, Ennio Girolami, Rafael Vaquero. Following the Civil War a Confederate colonel refuses to accept the South’s defeat and attempts to organize an army to continue the conflict. Action filled but static Italian oater with a fine work by Joseph Cotten as a madman; made in 1966 by Alba Cinematografica/Tesica as I Crudeli  (The Cruel Ones).

1842  Heller in Pink Tights  Paramount, 1960. 100 min. Color. D: George Cukor. SC: Dudley Nichols and Walter Bernstein. With Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Margaret O’Brien, Steve Forrest, Eileen Heckart, Ramon Novarro, Edmund Lowe, George Mathews, Edward Binns, Warren Wade, Frank Silvera, Robert Palmer, Leo V. Matranga, Cal Bolder, Taggart Casey, Howard McNear, Richard Simmons, Geraldine Wall, Ken Clark, Frank Cordell, Lorraine Crawford, Harry Cheshire, Amanda Randolph, Eddie Little Sky, Iron Eyes Cody, Chief Yowlachie, Cactus Mack, Rodd Redwing, Bryn Davis, Harry Wilson, Jeffrey Sayre, Alfred Tonkel, Cathy Cox, Robert Darin, Robert Adler, David Armstrong. A theatrical troupe travels through Wyoming as the owner romances his leading lady and fights off creditors as well as Indians. A different kind of Western, not totally satisfying but worth watching; Bernard Nedell doubled in several scenes for ailing Edmund Lowe.

1843  Hellfire  Republic, 1949. 90 min. Color. D: R.G. Springsteen. SC: Dorrell McGowan and Stuart McGowan. With William Elliott, Marie Windsor, Forrest Tucker, Jim Davis, H.B. Warner, Grant Withers, Paul Fix, Emory Parnell, Esther Howard, Jody Gilbert, Harry Woods, Denver Pyle, Trevor Bardette, Dewey Robinson, Harry Tyler, Roy Barcroft, Hank Worden, Kenneth MacDonald, Eva Novak, Richard Alexander, Louis Faust, Edward Keane, Olin Howlin, Stanley Price, Lillian Molieri, Crane Whitley, Fred Kohler, Jr., Paula Hill, Robert O’Neill, Elizabeth Marshall, Heenan Elliott. A gunman is redeemed by religion and plans to build a church but his opposed by a crook as he seeks to reform a woman outlaw. Very fine William Elliott feature, the type of fare William S. Hart did in the silent days, with an excellent performance by Marie Windsor as a wanted woman.

1844  Hellgate  Lippert, 1952. 87 min. D-SC: Charles Marquis Warren. With Sterling Hayden, Joan Leslie, Ward Bond, James Arness, Peter Coe, John Pickard, Robert Wilke, Richard Emory, Marshal Bradford, Sheb Wooley, Rory Mallinson, Timothy Carey, Rodd Redwing, Stanley Price, Kermit Maynard. Falsely sent to prison, a man takes part in an aborted break attempt but eventually atones in the eyes of the law. Low budget, but credible, reworking of the story of Dr. Samuel Mudd, first filmed by 20th Century–Fox in 1936 as The Prisoner of Shark Island (q.v).

The Hellhounds of Alaska see Fight for Gold