William S. Hart playing faro in "Wild Bill Hickok" (1923).
"In his third-to-last Western, austere silent-screen hero William S. Hart
tackles the legend of gambler/lawman Wild Bill Hickock. Unfortunately,
Hart's approach was, to quote the trade-paper Wid's, "rather dull and
tedious." Hart belonged thoroughly to the 1910s, and his stark ways were
considered old hat and no match for the circus atmosphere created by
younger cowboy stars. ... There's a woman (Kathleen O'Connor),
of course, but only briefly since she is devoted to another (Carl
Gerard). And there's the inevitable gallery of colorful supporting
characters, from Bat Masterson (Jack Gardner) and Calamity Jane (Ethel Grey Terry)
to none other than Abraham Lincoln himself. Despite all this, the film
was an expensive failure and hastened Hart's departure from Famous
Players Lasky. ~ Hans J. Wollstein," per NY Times. |
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William S. Hart in "White Oak" (1921).
"Gambler Oak Miller seeks revenge on the man who misused his sister
Rose, who is ill and under the care of the woman Oak loves, Barbara. The
man Oak seeks, Granger, is planning to rob a wagon train with the
collusion of the Indians under Chief Long Knife. When Barbara is
suspected of killing her lascivious stepfather, Oak takes the blame and
is arrested just before he is needed to save the threatened wagon
train.," per IMDb.
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Billy the Kid (Jack Buetel) talking to Doc Holliday (Walter Huston) as Holliday plays poker with another man seated at the table, in "The Outlaw" (1943).
Vintage original 8x10 in. British double-weight front-of-house
photograph from the classic and then-controversial western drama/romance
THE OUTLAW, released in 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by
Howard Hughes and an uncredited Howard Hawks. Western legends Pat
Garrett (Thomas Mitchell), Doc Holliday (Walter Huston), and Billy the
Kid (Jack Buetel) are played against each other over the law and the
attentions of vivacious country vixen Rio McDonald (Jane Russell).
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DICK HAYMES (on the right) and JOHNNY DOWNS playing poker in "Crusin Down the River" (1953).
"Beaurefard Clemment, a New York night club crooner, inherits a
broken-down Georgia showboat. He decides to turn it into a nightclub. He
falls in love with Sally Jane, the granddaughter of Thadeus Jackson,
arch enemy of Beau's late grandfather. Many, many songs and a parody of
"Ten Nights in a Barroom" (a Blake Edwards touch), with music featuring
the Bell Sisters.," per IMDb.
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Scene from "California Passage" (1950). Paul Fix, standing right.
"A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a
saloon owner is framed by his partner for a stagecoach robbery, he
fights to secure an acquittal.," per IMDb.
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"The Hills Run Red" �67 THOMAS HUNTER
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Ken Maynard playing solitaire card game in "Arizona Terror" (1931).
"Captain Porter's scheme is to buy livestock and then have his men show
up later to kill the buyer and retrieve the money. When his men kill the
next victim, he frames the Arizonian for the murder. The Arizonian
escapes the law and joins up with the outlaw Vasquez. Knowing Porter's
scheme, he plans to trap him by using Vasquez as the next buyer.," per IMDb.
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John Payne (standing, center) in "Rails Into Laramie" (1954). Faro game in progress.
"An army officer [Payne] is sent to Laramie to find out why all progress on the
railroad has stopped. He finds drink plentiful not only in town but at
the railhead, with an old pal of his behind it all. It become obvious
the two will tangle, but the soldier unexpectedly finds an ally in the
ex-dance hall girl until now involved with the no-good booze peddler.," per IMDb.
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Richard Dix (holding cards,
the"dead man's hand"), Robert Stack (wearing badge), Andy
Devine (center) and Hugh Herbert (apron) in "Badlands of Dakota"
(1941).
"Great programmer with an incredibly good cast in this western
detailing the gold rush in the Black Hills of Dakota. Stack, a sheriff,
and Crawford, an outlaw, play brothers whose paths cross the likes of
Wild Bill Hickok (Dix), Calamity Jane (Farmer), and General Custer (Richards).
Farmer is a standout as the rough and tumble Jane who is in love with
bad-guy Crawford. Climax occurs when Farmer is forced to halt the robbery
of the town's bank by shooting her lover dead. Worth a look.," per TV
Guide review.
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Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy and Frank
Ferguson (right to left) in "Bend of the River" (1958).
"Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend
Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon
territory. They establish a settlement outside of Portland and as winter
nears, it is necessary for McLyntock and Cole to rescue and deliver food
and supplies being held in Portland by corrupt officials. On the trip back
to the settlement, up river and over a mountain, Cole engineers a mutiny
to divert the supplies to a gold mining camp for a handsome profit.,"
per IMDb.
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Rock Hudson (right) and Julie Adams in "The Lawless Breed" (1953).
"Released from jail, John Wesley Hardin leaves an account of his life
with the local newspaper. It tells of his overly religious father, his
resulting life of cards and guns, and his love for his step-sister
replaced on her death during a gun fight with that for dance-hall girl
Rosie.," per IMDb.
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Rock Hudson (3rd left) and John McIntire (2nd left) in "The Lawless Breed" (1953).
"Released from jail, John Wesley Hardin leaves an account of his life
with the local newspaper. It tells of his overly religious father, his
resulting life of cards and guns, and his love for his step-sister
replaced on her death during a gun fight with that for dance-hall girl
Rosie.," per IMDb. |
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"Three Young Texans" (1954).
"A western about a Texan who robs a train in an effort to prevent his
father from committing the crime, a young girl who attempts to help him
after learning about the theft, and a cowboy friend who demands a share
of the money.," per IMDb.
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Lash La Rue (center) in "The Daltons' Women" (1950).
"The Dalton gang has moved west taking new identities and Marshals Lash
and Fuzzy are after them. They receive help from Pinkerton agent Joan
Talbot as they try to sort out who the bad guys really are.," per IMDb.
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The Outcasts
of Poker Flat (1937) saloon scene with faro game in progress.
Preston Foster, Jean Muir and Van Heflin star in this second
of the four filmings of Bret Harte's best-known Gold Rush mining
story. I am delighted to finally find a gambling scene still
from this famous movie. None of the lobby cards from it has
gambling scenes.
"A California mining camp is plagued
by a series of murders. Four people come under suspicion for
the killings and are run out of the camp. During a blizzard
they take refuge in an isolated cabin, and conflicts begin to
break out among them.," per IMDb.
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Preston Foster and Jean Muir in "OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT" (1937).
See row above.
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Noah Beery and Stanley Fields in "Riders of the Purple Sage" (1931).
"Lassiter's sister was killed and her young daughter taken and raised by
outlaws. Years later Lassiter arrives at the Withersteen ranch looking
for the now grown daughter. He immediately gets caught up in the ranch's
struggle against rustlers. Trailing a rustled herd of horses leads him
to the rustler's hideout and the missing daughter.," per IMDb.
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Dorothy Malone dealing in "Die Hand am Colt" (1953).
That is the German title. Known as "Law and Order" in the US. Starring Ronald Reagan.
"Wild West lawman Frame Johnson (Ronald Reagan) arrests a notorious
outlaw, but, after the locals threaten to break into the prison and
hang the crook without a trial, Frame gets fed up with injustice. He
decides to put his days of gunslinging behind him in favor of a simple
domestic life with his lover, Jeannie (Dorothy
Malone). The couple move to the supposedly idyllic Cottonwood -- only to
find that their new home has been overrun by a rogue rancher who has
unfinished business with Frame.," per IMDb,
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Jimmy Wakely (3rd left, white hat) and Cannonball Taylor (center, standing) in "Roaring Westward" (1949).
"After claim jumper Sanders kills a miner, he changes clothes with Perry.
In pursuit, the Marshal kills Perry claiming he was the murderer.
Setting out to clear Perry's name, Jimmy works his way into the outlaw
game. But Sanders overhears Jimmy's plans and he and his boss Morgan set
a trap to kill Jimmy.," per IMDb.
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Dana Andrews in "Three Hours to Kill" (1954).
"After three years on the run, Jim Guthrie returns with the scar of a
rope burn on his neck. In flashback we learn how he was framed for
murder but then escaped from the lynch mob just as he was about to be
hung. Tired of running, he has returned to find the real killer and the
Sheriff has given him just three hours to do it.," per IMDb.
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Kirk Douglas (black string
tie), John Ireland (tan jacket) and Jo Van Fleet
(red dress) in "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" (1957).
"After the long career of lawman that made him a legend,
Wyatt Earp decides to quit and join his brothers in Tombstone, Arizona.
There he would see them in feud with Clantons, local clan of thugs and
cattle thieves. When the showdown becomes inevitable, the help will
come from Doc Holliday, terminally-ill gambler who happens to be another
Wild West legend.," per IMDb.
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Stephen McNally (at bar, white hat) and James Arness (left) in "Wyoming Mail" (1950).
"In
1869, the United States begins a railroad mail service to the West
Coast which proves highly tempting to train robbers, in particular an
organized gang with one of the mail's supposed guardians in their pay.
Prizefighter Steve Davis [McNally], a former army intelligence man, is
hired to track down the gang and save the Territorial Mail Service.
Steve goes undercover in territorial prison, learns Morse Code from a
fellow prisoner, breaks jail, infiltrates the gang...and finds time to
romance dance-hall singer Mary [Alexis Smith], who proves to have hidden
depths...," per IMDb.
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Bob Steele in "No Man's Range" (1935).
"Summoned
by Ed Oliver, Jim Hale [Steele] and sidekick Fuzz arrive at Oliver's
ranch to find a range war in progress. Unknown to Jim, Ed Brady has
kidnapped Oliver and replaced him with a stooge. Brady is after the
Green ranch and Jim and Fuzz now set out to help Helen Green.," per
IMDb.
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Rod Cameron (standing) in "Stampede" (1949).
"Brothers
Mike [Camerson] and Tim McCall own a large ranch in Arizona, using the
surrounding lands for grazing cattle. Stanley Cox and LeRoy Stanton sell
this land to settlers who arrive to find it bone dry, as a dam on the
McCall ranch controls the water. Among the settlers are John Dawson and
his daughter Connie [Gale Storm]. The latter goes to the nearest town to
take action, but Sheriff Ball tells him there is nothing he can do. Tim
falls for Connie but Mike is unimpressed with her charms. While
returning from a town dance, Tim discovers Stanton trying to dynamite
the dam, and is killed in the ensuing gunfight. Stanton later sends his
men to stampede the cattle while he and Cox blow up the dam. Despite the
efforts of Mike and Sheriff Ball, the cattle are wiped out and Mike
races to the dam and kills Stanton in a gunfight.," per IMDb.
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Wayne Morris and Lola Albright in "Sierra Passage" (1950).
"When
Yance Carter, Andy and Bart, professional killers, murder his father,
13-year-old Johnny Yorke [Morris] is adopted by Thad Kring, owner of a
traveling minstrel show, featuring Sam Cooper as his ace sharpshooter.
For the next ten years, while working in the show and becoming an ace
sharpshooter with Cooper as his mentor, the adult Johnny maintains a
relentless search for Yance, whom he knows only as a big man with a
missing finger and a high piercing laugh. In an attempt to find a
restraining influence on the revenge-mad Johnny, Thad hires pretty Ann
Walker to be Johnny's assistant in his sharp-shooting act, but Johnny's
desire for revenge precludes marriage. When Yance, Andy and Bart hold up
a train on which the minstrel troupe is traveling, Johnny gives
pursuit, despite the pleadings of Ann and Thad. He trails the killers
for several months without success, eventually winding up in Silver
Springs, where the ministrel show is playing. Johnny agrees to perform
his act with the troupe and, during the show, he hears Yance's peculiar
laugh coming from the audience.," per IMDb.
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Tony Curtis (left) in "Rawhide Years" (1955).
Ben
Matthews [Cirtis] gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler,
hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious
entertainer Zoe. But Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the boat;
Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three
years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to
find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.," per IMDb.
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Robert Ryan (right) in "The Proud Ones" (1956).
"Robert
Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier
cattle town. Virginia Mayo plays his fiancee. As if handling wild
cattle drovers isn't enough, a crooked casino operator from Ryan's past
comes to town. An early scuffle in the casino leaves Ryan with vision
problems that interfere with his duties. Jeffrey Hunter who came to town
with a cattle drive encounters Ryan, who killed Hunter's father when
Hunter was young. Feelings of animosity soon change as Hunter begins to
sense Ryan is telling the truth about his father. What follows is a plot
that continues to thicken to the inevitable showdown.," per IMDb.
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Eddie Dean (right, standing) in "The Westward Trail" (1948).
"Ann
Howard and her brother, Steve, purchase a ranch in Prairie City, but
unknown to them a rich vein of silver ore runs through the property and a
gang of outlaws, led by the town's crooked sheriff, plot to get the
land. Tom, the weakest character ever seen in a B-western, is none too
thrilled with the wild west and wants to go back east. The sheriff talks
him into forging his sister's name to a deed which he thinks he can
sell to the sheriff. But the sheriff has other plans, takes the deed,
refuses to pay Tom for it and is holding the forged document as a
blackmail threat. Eddie Dean, an undercover federal agent, and his
partner, "Soapy" Jones, learn of the underhanded deal and decide to
straighten things out.," per IMDb.
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Bob Steele (right) in "The Lion and the Horse" (1952).
"Wild
horse training cowboy Steve Cochran (as Ben Kirby) wants to keep a
beautiful black stallion for himself, but the animal is sold to a rodeo
showman. He finds "Wildfire" being abused by owner Ray Teal (as Dave
Tracy), who won't sell. After leaving a refused $600 payment for the
horse, Mr. Cochran sets him free. Later, Cochran trains Wildfire while
working for Utah rancher Harry Antrim (as Cas Bagley) and bonding with
his cute pigtailed granddaughter Sherry Jackson (as Jenny). The
family-friendly trio is threatened by a nasty lion and the return of
Wildfire's angry owner... There are some spotty production values, but
"The Lion and the Horse" gives you a great look at Cochran in an
appealing leading role.," per IMDb.
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"Thunder Over Arizona" (1956).
"A
rich vein of ore is discovered in a silver mine near a small town. The
corrupt mayor almost succeeds in seizing control of the mine.," per
IMDb.
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Corrine Calvert and John Dehner in "Powder River" (1953).
"Ex-marshal
Chino Bull [Rory Calhoun]has hung up his guns until his prospecting
partner is shot dead. Chino then takes over as the law in town, forming a
friendship with gun-man Mitch Hardin and making enemies of the Logan
brothers. When Hardin' girl from the east arrives, he makes her pretty
unwelcome - as does his new flame, saloon owner Frenchie [Calvert].,"
per IMDb.
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JOE DON BAKER, JAMES WHITMORE and BERNIE
CASEY (left to right) in "Guns of the Magnificent Seven" (1969).
"Following on the heels of THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960) and RETURN
OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1966), this film is the third American western
to take its cues from Akira Kurosawa's fine THE SEVEN SAMURAI. Kennedy
plays the role enacted by Yul Brynner in the first two "Magnnificent Seven"
films and handles the part quite capably. With six of the original seven
having been killed, Kennedy recruits another sextet to assist him in his
knight-errantry. Kennedy is approached by Santoni, a youthful lieutenant
of rebel Quintero (Rey). Before his internment in jail, Rey gave Santoni
$600 to help fund the disparate rebel groups battling against tyrannical
presidente Porfirio Diaz and his evil henchman. ... Filmed on location
in Spain, GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN offers plenty of action for aficionados
of the series," per TV Guide.
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George Montgomery in "Dakota Lil"
(1950).
"In the old West, a group of counterfeiters headed by Cameron has
stolen a bundle of unsigned bank notes. Secret service agent Montgomery
is sent out to retrieve the notes and break up the gang. Montgomery uses
Windsor, the title chorus girl and forger fleeing from the law, as bait.
She gets into the gang, which happened to be in need of a forger, and brings
Montgomery, whom she does not know is an agent, with her. The two fall
in love, and by the time Windsor discovers that Montgomery is an agent she
is more than happy to help him bring the gang to justice.," per TV Guide.
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DALE ROBERTSON, LINDA DARNELL with a
gun and JOHN LUND (left to right) next to a gambling table
in "Dakota Incident" (1956).
"A number of people are waiting for the stage to Laramie. Some are
anxious to get there and are willing to bribe the stationmaster for tickets
on the sold-out run. When the stage arrives bristling with Cheyenne arrows
in it (as well as in the passengers), space becomes available and some brave
souls set out on the coach. Attacked by Indians, the horses run off, the
coach is burned and the survivors take refuge in a dry gully. One by one
the Indians and the passengers pick each other off, until thirst and exhaustion
take their toll on the three people left.," per IMDb.
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Dale Robertson (sitting, center) and Thomas
Gomez (standing behind Robertson) in " The Gambler From Natchez" (1954).
"Returning to New Orleans, following four years of army service in Texas
in the 1840s, Captain Vance Colby finds his father, a professional gambler,
has been killed. The police tell him his father was killed while caught cheating
in a card game by Andre Rivage, an arrogant young dilettante. Vance protests
that his father was an honest gambler and never used marked cards, but the
police inspector tells him there were witnesses. Aided by a riverboat owner,
Captain Barbee, and his daughter, Melanie, Vance sets out to clear his father's
name and avenge his death.," per IMDb.
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Dale Robertson (2L) in "The Gambler From Natchez" (1954).
See above.
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Dale Robertson in "City of Bad Men" (1953).
"Outlaw Brett Stanton [Robertson] and his gang, which includes his brother, Gar,ride
into Carson City, Nevada, which is filled with people who have come
there from all over to see the Heavyweight Championship prizefight
between James J. "Gentleman Jim" Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons. Broke and
disgruntled, the gang asks Bret what he intends to do, and he tells them
he is planning the biggest haul they have ever made. But gangs led by
Johnny Ringo and Bob Thraikill are also in town with plans of their own,
and no intention of abiding by Brett's plan.," per IMDb.
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"The Return of Wildfire" (1948).
"The 1948 Ray Taylor wild horse cowboy western ("Horse vs Man in fight to
death"; "in glowing SEPIA-TONE") starring Richard Arlen, Patricia Morison,
Mary Beth Hughes, James Millican, Reed Hadley, Chris-Pin Martin, Stanley
Andrews, and Holly Bane," per eMovieposter.
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Richard Egan (facing
camera) in "These Thousand Hills" (1959).
"An ambitious cowboy will stop at nothing to get
what he wants, including using the affections of two women.," per
IMDb.
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Tim Holt (standing
dark hat) and Richard Martin (standing white hat)
in "Robbers of the Range" (1941).
"Out to obtain land for the new railroad,
Rankin has tricked rancher Jim Drummond and has had him framed
for murder. As Jim is being transferred the stage is attacked
and all are killed except him. He now assumes the identity of the
gunfighter who was killed in the attack and sets out to clear himself.
When Rankin uses the same trick to frame another rancher, Jim is ready.,"
per IMDb.
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Tim Holt (3rd left) and Richard Martin
(2nd left) in "Trail Guide" (1952).
"In an effort to keep homesteaders off the open ranges near his and his
sister Peg's ranch, young Kenny Masters hires crooked saloon owner Regan
to steal their claims. As the settlers' wagonmaster is ambushed and robbed,
and the town marshal is killed, Kenny gets cold feet as good-guy trail guide
Tim Holt and his partner Chito [Martin] suspect him of the wrongdoings.,"
per IMDb.
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Rory Calhoun and Corinne Calvet in "Powder River" (1953).
"Ex-marshal Chino Bull [Calhoun] has hung up his guns until his prospecting partner
is shot dead. Chino then takes over as the law in town, forming a
friendship with gun-man Mitch Hardin [Cameron Mitchell] and making enemies of the Logan
brothers. When Hardin' girl from the east arrives, he makes her pretty
unwelcome - as does his new flame, saloon owner Frenchie [Calvet].," per IMDb.
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Rory Calhoun (right) in "Powder River" (1953). (John Dehner in center.)
Movie summary in row above.
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Rory Calhoun and Corinne Calvet in "Powder River" (1953).
Movie summary in row above.
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Scene from "Buckskin"
(1968). I include the still here because of the
rarely seen chuck-a-luck layout. Part of wheel shown at
left.
A marshal goes up against a crooked gambler and
his henchmen who control a western town, but meets resistance
from the local townspeople when he asks for their help., per IMDb.
Imprssive cast, but I don't recognize anyone
in still.
"BUCKSKIN. A Paramount Picture, an A C Lyles
Production in 1968 with a cast including Barry Sullivan, Joan
Caulfield, Wendell Corey, Lon Chaney, John Russell, Barbara Hale,
Barton MacLane, Bill Williams, Richard Arlen, Leo Gordon, Gerald Michenaud,
George Chandler, Aki Aleong, Emile Meyer, Robert Riordan, Craig Littler,
Michael Larrain, James X. Mitchell, Le Roy Johnson, and Manuela Thiess."
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"George O'Brien
Casino Robbery Scene" at faro table in unidentified movie. He
is grabbing a bag of money from the chip rack.
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Rod Cameron
(center, black outfit) and Yvonne De Carlo
at roulette table in "Frontier
Gal" (1945).
"She's the boss:Yvonne De Carlo runs
the saloon and she reigns over men till a stranger comes
.So begins an offbeat story, part western, with plenty of
chases, part musical (even the daughter pulls her little tune
), part comedy. There are lots of domestic quarrels on an eventful
wedding night,and it seems that the husband has the upper hand
every time.," per IMDb.
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Kent Taylor and Coleen Gray in "Frontier Gambler" (1956).
"A
marshal investigating the death of a woman who owned a gambling house
finds that he's developing an attraction to the image of the dead woman,
and then she shows up very much alive.," per IMDb.
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James Craig (center w/ white hat)
at roulette wheel in "Northwest Rangers"
(1942).
(The still has been cropped at the top.)
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Jack Randall (left) and Fuzzy Knight
(holding rifle) in "Where the West Begins.
(1938).
"Lynne Reed, Jack Manning's [Randall] fianc�e, is stagestruck and
wants to go to New York for a career. She is encouraged in this delusion
that she is a great actress by Barnes, who offers to buy her ranch, cheaply
of course, so she can have enough money to get to the Big City. Barnes has
Jack thrown into jail on a trumped-up charge of cattle rustling, and organizes
a lynching party to get Jack permanently out of the way. Things get more
complicated when Buzz, Jack's pal, discovers the secret of Lynne's ranch.
How he engineers Jack's escape, and how they save Lynne adds suspense to a
surprise climax.,"
per IMDb.
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Dennis Morgan (center) playing
poker in Cheyenne" (1947). (The still has been cropped at
the top.)
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Fuzzy Knight playing poker with
Chinese chef, Chester Gan,
as pretty cowgirl Kathryn Adams looks
on in "Rawhide Rangers" (1941). Note the Chinese guy
holding 4 aces in his right hand.
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The Range Busters (Ray
'Crash' Corrigan, Dennis Moore, and Max 'Alibi' Terhune)
are playing faro in "Land of Hunted Men" (1943).
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Dean Martin and Ursula Andress in
"4 For Texas" (1963).
"Sharpshooters Zack Thomas (Frank Sinatra) and Joe Jarrett (Martin) are
in a Texan stage-coach and manage to fight off Matson's robber gang, so afterward
they can fight over the $100,000 cash carried by a railroad official. Both
make it to Galveston, where each, including vexed Matson, meets up with
respective accomplices in various dirty schemes. The money keeps changing
hands and the scene shifts to a river boat, which should multiply the winnings
as a casino, but the crooks and bullets follow. ," per IMDb.
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Barry Sullivan and Claudette Colbert
in "Texas Lady" (1955).
" Prudence (Colbert) travels to an isolated Texas town where she has inherited
the local paper. She finds the place ruled over by the two men who wrested
the area from the Indians twenty-five years before, and it is clear they
do not welcome her free-spirited intervention. Support comes in the unexpected
shape of the gambler she has just bested in New Orleans for her own family
reasons.," per IMDb.
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Barry Sullivan in "Texas Lady" (1955). See
above.
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Jim Davis (right) in "The Gambler
Wore a Gun" (1961).
"The professional gambler Case Silverthorn wants to
quit and retire to a small ranch in Marlpine he
bought recently. On the way there he saves the
Sheriff's life, who got into an ambush. However another
man is dead - Will Donovan, from whom he bought the
ranch! Neither the Sheriff nor Donovan's children
know about the sale. So Case has to switch back to his former
profession, while he tries to clarify the situation. He
comes across a group of cattle thieves," per IMDb.
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"Burt Berger gets
the drop on a couple of cheating gamblers " in "Peace For a Gunfighter"
(1965).
"Tired of his past and reputation, gunfighter seeks
peace in a small town disguised as a preacher.," per IMDb.
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Louis Jean Heydt and
H B Wanrer, I am told, in "Let Freedom Ring" (1939). Gabby
Hayes is at the upper-left.
"Railroad owner Jim Knox uses everything to get the
land he needs for his new railroad cheaply. Everybody hopes, that
Steve Logan ends his regime, but he allies with Jim Knox. Nobody knows,
that he's actually a government agent. But when Jim finds out, he
tries to kill Steve.," per IMDb.
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Tom London and others
in "Trail of Kit Carson" (1945). The still here is
from a 1954 re-release. London is seated at
the right, wearing a black tie. He us listed in the Guiness
Book of World Records for having appeared in more
films than any other actor (into the thousands), per
IMDb. IMDb lists him in 622 movies and TV shows,
from 1903 to 1963, mostly in low-budget Westerns. I
remember him mostly as Helen Ram�rez' (played
by Katy Jurado) employee in "High Noon." He asked her
if she wanted him to help Marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper) face
the bad guys, and she softly said "No." He was the only
one in the movie willing to help Kane.
Note the names of other actors written in the
upper margin.
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Charles Bronson (center) playing
poker in "Breakheart Pass" (1975). "Train
with medical supplies and small U.S. Army unit is heading
through Rocky mountains towards plagued Fort Humboldt.
Among its passengers are territory governor, priest,
doctor and U.S. Marshal with his prisoner, John Deakin (Bronson).
However, nothing on that train is what it seems. ," per
IMDb.
Picture is from an 8 x 10 British lobby card, also
known as Front of House/ FOH card in the UK.
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Bill Elliott (guy in white hat,
center left) and Tex Ritter (white hat, center right)
in "Vengeance of the West" (1942; re-released
in 1955).
"The last entry in Columbia's series co-starring Bill
Elliott and Tex Ritter (who departed for the corrals
at Republic and Universal), and a remake of 1931's
"The Avenger" with Buck Jones.," per IMDb.
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Wild Bill Elliott (holding gun) in "Waco"
(1952).
"Matt Boone [Elliott] kills Bull Clark in self defense in a crooked poker
game, and leaves Waco as he is certain he would not get a fair trial. He joins
an outlaw gang led by Curly Ivers, whose lieutenant is Lou Garcia, a killer.
Following a bank holdup in Pecos, Matt is captured. Two of Waco's leading
citizens, Richards and Farley, pay the Pecos sheriff the reward Waco had
posted for Matt and bring him back to Waco. There, they tell him they want
him to be the sheriff and drive out the lawless element....," per IMDb.
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Wild Bill Elliott (right) in "Waco" (1952).
See summary above.
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Wild Bill Elliott (center) in "Waco" (1952).
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Wild Bill Elliott in "Waco" (1952), playing faro.
See above.
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Andy Devine (center) in "Slaughter Trail"
(1951).
"Three outlaws rob the stage and then flee. When their horses give out they
murder some Indians to get fresh ones. But this puts the Indians on the war
path and they have to take refuge in an Army fort to avoid them. The Indians
then arrive offering peace if the three men are turned over to them. The fort's
commanding Officer wants peace but the rules say the men must be tried in
a white man's court leaving the Indians no choice but to attack.," per IMDb.
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Sterling Hayden and Pamela Duncan at
poker table in "Gun Battle at Monterey" (1957).
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Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson and James
Garner (l to r) at poker table in "Maverick" (1994).
"Maverick is
recreated from the character James Garner created
in the 1950s TV program. Maverick is a gambler who would
rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional
three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take
All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win
some, tries to collect a few debts, and recover a little loot
for the reward, all with a light hearted air. He joins forces
with a woman gambler with a marvelous, though fake, southern accent
as the two both try and enter the game. ," per IMDb.
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Bill Elliott at poker table in "Hellfire"
(1949).
"Zeb Smith is
a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant
preacher takes a bullet meant for him, Zeb vows to
fulfill the preacher's mission of building a church. Frustrated
in his attempts to get donations, Zeb attempts to capture
fugitive Doll Brown in order to obtain the reward. But he
finds that there's more to Doll than meets the eye. When his old
friend Bucky McLean shows up gunning for Doll, Zeb sees a chance
to redeem them all... one way or another.," per IMDb.
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"Born to the Saddle" (1953).
"Bent on revenge for the death of his father and the
theft of their ranch, young Bill Walton rides into town seeking
the aid of his uncle. As he rides into town, he takes a bullet meant
for gambler Matt Daggett and across the street lies his uncle, victim
of the gambler's gun. Dagget looks on Bill as 'good luck' and nurses
him back to health and gives him the job of training "Blue Chip",
the fastest quarter horse in the west, for a big race. Bill doesn't
know that Dagget plans to fix the race and put his own money on another
horse at heavy odds. .... " per IMDb.
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William Boyd
as Hopalong Cassidy in "Borderland" (1937).
"Officials on both sides of the border
are after an outlaw gang led by the Fox. They devise a plan
where Hoppy is supposedly kicked out of the Rangers to become
an outcast. When the Fox shoots his own gang leader, the famous
ex-ranger Hoppy is recruited to replace him. Hoppy eventually realizes
that the Fox is posing as the town idiot Loco. But the Fox is also
on to Hoppy and uses Windy and little Molly to set a trap to for him.,"
per IMDb.
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Don Murray
next to Abby Dalton in "The Plainsman" (1966).
"Calamity Jane tries to help Buffalo Bill
Cody and Wild Bill Hickock stop an Indian war. ," per IMDb.
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VICTOR FRENCH (second from the
left), SAM GILMAN (second from the right) and others gambling
in "Wild Rovers" (1971).
"Ross Bodine [Wm Holden] and Frank Post [Ryan O'Neal] are cowhands
on Walt Buckman's [Karl Malden] R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and
broods a bit about how he will get along when he's too old to cowboy.
Post is young and rambunctious and ambitious for a better life than wrangling
cows. When one of their fellow cowboys is killed in a corral accident,
Post suggests a way into a better life for himself and his friend: robbing
a bank. Bodine reluctantly joins in the plan and the two contrive to
rob the local bank. They make good their escape initially, but Walt Buckman
and his two sons, John and Paul, are incensed at this betrayal by their
own trusted employees. John and Paul set out to bring Bodine and Post
to justice.," per IMDb.
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Buck Jones in
"Stone of Silver Creek" (1935).
"Stone runs an honest saloon and gives Mason
back his money two card sharps take from him. The Reverend
overhears the two plan to get the money back. He is on hand when
they make their raid but they shoot him and take off with the money.
Stone catches up with them but is in trouble when they outmaneuver
him.," per IMDb.
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Buck Jones in
"Stone of Silver Creek" (1935).
See row above.
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Harey Carey in "The Trail of '98"
(1928).
"The Klondike gold strike of 1897 inspires fortune-seekers
to head for Alaska. Joe and Jim, brothers from South Carolina; Lars,
escaping a shrewish wife in Michigan; a poor farmer from Kansas; weathered
prospectors from Nevada; and countless others leave San Francisco by
ship. The Bulkys head north to open a restaurant, bringing a poor relative,
Berna [Dolores del Rio], along to help. On board Berna meets Larry and
falls in love. The overland route to Dawson City is hazardous and arduous.
Each person must carry their own food, a ton of it. That means traveling
80 miles back and forth to advance one mile, carrying 50 pounds a trip.
The Chilkoot Pass is one of the worst sections of the trail. In the spring
the trekkers take to the rivers, swollen by melting ice. Whitehorse Rapids
proves the last and biggest obstacle to reaching the gold fields. But that's
not the end of the hardships. Claim jumping, blizzards, fires, and Berna's
honor at stake are to be faced before striking it rich.," per IMDb.
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Wild Bill Elliott (rt) in "Marshal of Reno" (1944).
Fred Graham on the left.
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Dale Robertson in "Outcasts of Poker Flats" (1952).
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"The Plainsman"
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Rod Cameron (center) in "Panhandle" (1948).
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Virginia Weidler and Preston Foster in "Outcasts of Poker Flat" (1937 version).
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Fuzzy Knight holding the card in "Stagecoach Buckaroo" (1942).
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Dale Robertson (lt) in "Day of Fury."
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Cesar Romero in "Frontier Marshal" (1939). Binnie Barnes on the left.
"Earp agrees to become marshal and establish order in Tombstone in this
very romanticized version of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral (e.g., Doc
is killed by Curley before the actual battle and Earp must do the job
alone).," per IMDb.
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Barbara Stanwyck speaking to Ray Milland in "California" (1947).
Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to
California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnnny Trumbo, but news of the
Gold Rush scatters the train. When Johnny and Michael finally arrive,
Lily is rich from her saloon and storekeeper (former slaver) Pharaoh
Coffin is bleeding the miners dry. But worse troubles are ahead:
California is inching toward statehood, and certain people want to make
it their private empire., per IMDb.
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Audie Murphy in "The Wild and the Innocent" (1959).
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Audie Murphy (holding gun) in "The Duel at Silver Creek" (1952).
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"The Hills Run Red" (1967).
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"Kazan" (1949) photo of JOE SAWYER (seated center at a GAMBLING TABLE) with STEPHEN DUNNE at his side.
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Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer in "Tombstone" ( ).
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"SCARLET ANGEL" - YVONNE DE CARLO - ROCK HUDSON.
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Barry Sullivan in "Texas Lady." (1955).
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Randolph Scott (standing) in "Tall Man Riding"
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c1947.
Original silver gelatin photo.
Professional photo for Republic Pictures.
Movie set for Cowboy Western.
Set location showing a Saloon bar room set up with poker tables, poker
chips laid out on tables, liquer bottles and player piano, boxing poster
on the wall.
This may be "The Topeka Terror" but not sure.
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Girls Gambling, "Southam Street," 1956.
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The Maverick Queen-- �56 BARRY SULLIVAN.
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Henry Fonda in "Big Deal at Dodge City" ( ).
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Frontier Marshal --�48 (foreground from left to right) EDWARD NORRIS, RANDOLPH SCOTT, BINNIE BARNES, CY KENDALL and EDDIE DUNN.
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George Segal in "The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox" ( ).
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"The Denver Kid"--�48 WESTERN,
photo of (from left to right facing the camera) GEORGE MEEKER, WILLIAM
HENRY, PEGGY WYNNE and ALLAN ROCKY LANE.
Year of the photo: 1948.
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Gene Autry in
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