The best J. Frank Glendon’s western movies

J. Frank Glendon

J. Frank Glendon

25/10/1886- 17/03/1937
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King of the Pecos

King of the Pecos
6/10
Profiteer Alexander Stiles lays claim to a million acres of range in the Pecos River country, but a rancher named Claybor stands in his way as he has already claimed the water-rich location of Sweetwater as his own.

The Red Rider

The Red Rider
6.9/10
"Red" Davison(Buck Jones), the sheriff of Sun Dog, sacrifices his job and his good name to save his best friend, "Silent" Slade from the hangman's noose, following a framed-up court decision which sentences Slade to hang for the murder of "Scotty McKee (J.P. McGowan). Davidson allows Slade to escape from jail and follows him to aid him in proving his innocence.

Men with Steel Faces

Men with Steel Faces
4.4/10
Re-edited feature version of serial The Phantom Empire (1935). Singer Gene Autry discovers a race of advanced humans living beneath the earth.

Texas Tornado

Texas Tornado
5.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 31/03/1932
  • Character: Three Star Henley
Tex Robbins, a Texas Ranger, posing as "Wolf" Cassidy, a notorious Chicago gangster, works his way into the rustling gang and hideout of "Three-Star" Henley, but his plans go wrong and he has to fight his way to victory.

Border Caballero

Border Caballero
6.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/03/1936
  • Character: Wiley Taggart
Tex Weaver is working under cover to bring in a gang of bank robbers. When he is killed, Tim Ross, a marksman with Doc Shaw's traveling show, takes over. Posing as a Mexican he lays a trap for the gang.

Law and Lawless

Law and Lawless
5.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 29/11/1932
  • Character: 'Cash' Hopton
Montana and sidekick Pancho hire on at the Lopez rancho to fight Daggett and his outlaw gang. But Lopez's foreman Barnes is one of Daggett's men and he frames Montana for murder.

Cyclone of the Saddle

Cyclone of the Saddle
5.3/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 03/04/1935
  • Character: Wagon Train Gambler
Sent by the Army, Andy Thomas poses as a renegade to find out who has been harassing the wagon trains.

The Phantom Empire

The Phantom Empire
6.2/10
When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns beneath the sea. Cowboy singer Gene Autry stumbles upon the civilization, now buried beneath his own Radio Ranch. The Muranians have developed technology and weaponry such as television and ray guns. Their rich supply of radium draws unscrupulous speculators from the surface. The peaceful civilization of the Muranians is corrupted by the greed from above, and it becomes Autry's task to prevent all-out war, ideally without disrupting his regular radio show.

The Sagebrush Troubadour

The Sagebrush Troubadour
6.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 02/12/1935
  • Character: John Martin (as Frank Glendon)
Before he was murdered Grandpa Martin found a gold mine. He failed to record it and now everyone is looking for Martin's old horse that can lead them to it. When under-cover Texas Ranger Autry arrives to investigate, he is accused of the murder and finds the Sheriff after him.

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