The best James Sheridan’s western movies

James Sheridan

James Sheridan

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Paroled - To Die

Paroled - To Die
5.3/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 11/01/1938
  • Character: Henchman Matson
Meline is taking money from his own bank to drill an oil well. When he finds Doug Redfern's bandana, he has his gang rob his bank and uses the bandana to frame Doug. When Doug is convicted but immediately paroled, Meline has another plan that he thinks will put him away permanently.

Phantom Ranger

Phantom Ranger
6.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 27/05/1938
  • Character: Henchman
A Treasury Department engraver is being held captive by a counterfeiting gang that wants him to make counterfeit plates for them. A lawman is sent to rescue him.

Phantom Rancher

Phantom Rancher
5.1/10
Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks.

Billy the Kid in Texas

Billy the Kid in Texas
6.2/10
In the second of the "Billy the Kid" series from PRC that starred Bob Steele, Billy the Kid is being held on a trumped-up murder charge in a Mexico jail. He escapes and meets his pal, Fuzzy Jones, in Corral City, Texas, which is taking a holiday to allow the cowpunchers of the Lazy A Ranch their periodic spree. In the saloon, Billy is recognized by Dave Hendricks and Flash, two the Lazy A's bed men, as the rider who had held them up after they had robbed the express wagon a few hours earlier. Outside, Billy is ambushed and slightly wounded, and is taken to the express office by Jim Morgan where Mary Barton, the local agent, agrees to tend him until the doctor arrives. Billy turns over the loot he took from the outlaws and he is appointed sheriff, with Fuzzy as his deputy. The Lazy A gang brings in a noted gunfighter, Gil Cooper, who turns out to be Billy's brother. Billy, Gil and Fuzzy eventually rout the outlaw gang, and Gil remains behind with Mary as Billy and Fuzzy ride off.

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town

The Lone Rider in Ghost Town
5.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 16/05/1941
  • Character: Henchman
Tom and Fuzzy investigate a ghost town which, in this case, is supposedly haunted by real ghosts. The town is an outlaw gang's hideout, and they scare folks away to protect their mine.

Lightning Carson Rides Again

Lightning Carson Rides Again
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 09/10/1938
  • Character: Henchman
Lightning Carson's nephew has been falsely accused of murder. To get in with the gang, Lightning poses as a Mexican. He also appears as himself making his costume changes at his sister's ranch. Just as he about to bring in the gang, a henchman finds evidence of his masquerade and arrives to expose the hoax.

Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder
7.1/10
Calvin Drake employs a group of low-lifes to drive away land owners along the path of a new railroad; Red Ryder opposes this strategy.

Six-Gun Trail

Six-Gun Trail
5.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 25/11/1938
  • Character: Henchman
Chasing jewel thieves, Captain Carson and Magpie head for the border where Carson, posing as a Chinaman, opens a store that buys jewelry. To flush the thieves into the open, Carson wins all their money at poker. They agree to sell him the jewels but plan to kill him and keep both the jewels and the money.

Take Me Back to Oklahoma

Take Me Back to Oklahoma
5.8/10
  • Genre: MusicWestern
  • Release: 11/11/1940
  • Character: Henchman
Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer Mule Bates. But Tex and Bates know each other and the two devise a plan to fool Storm.

Trailin' West

Trailin' West
5.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 04/09/1936
  • Character: Passenger
A singing secret agent tracks down renegades at President Lincoln's request.

Whistling Bullets

Whistling Bullets
5.8/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaWestern
  • Release: 03/05/1937
  • Character: Henchman Sam (as Sherry Tansey)
Ace Beldon is in prison, but with his stolen bonds not recovered, Capt. Saunders has an idea. He sends Graham to prison and has him and Beldon break out. With Ranger Raymond assisting, they make their escape and get to the hangout run by Stone. But the plan starts to go awry when Sam overhears Graham talking with the Captain and reports back to Stone.

Riding the Sunset Trail

Riding the Sunset Trail
5.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 31/10/1941
  • Character: Henchman Rip Carson
Before changing his name to Richard Powers, cowboy hero Tom Keene spent the waning days of his stardom at Monogram, churning out westerns like Riding the Sunset Trail. When ingenue Betty Dawson (Betty Miles) and her kid sister Sugar (Sugar Dawn) are cheated out of their cattle ranch, Tom Sterling (Keene) and his sidekick Mendoza (Frank Yaconelli) vow to get the ranch back for the girls. This requires Sterling to cross six-guns with Pecos Dean (Gene Alcase), a former friend who'd turned bad.

Billy the Kid's Range War

Billy the Kid's Range War
5.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 24/01/1941
  • Character: Henchman
Williams is out to stop Ellen Goreham from completing her road that is under construction and is using a man to impersonate Billy the Kid. When Billy sees the wanted posters and learns of the murders he supposedly committed, he sets out to find the imposter. His sidekick Fuzzy is there to help him but his friend Jeff, now a Marshal, is also after him.

Boot Hill Bandits

Boot Hill Bandits
6.3/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 24/04/1942
  • Character: Townsman
Bolton's men blow up the wagon carrying the mine payroll and Marshal Crash Corrigan is supposedly killed in the explosion. A man finds his badge and gives it to Bolton. Thinking Crash dead, Bolton gives the badge away and it ends up with the Sheriff. Crash is OK and the Range Busters know Bolton is the head of the gang but that he gets his orders from someone else and that is the man they want.

Knight of the Plains

Knight of the Plains
4.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 07/05/1938
  • Character: Henchman
Peterson has a plan to obtain all the ranches in the valley. He gives Carson a phony Spanish land grant and has him pose as the Mexican owner. When Fred and Fuzzy have their cattle stolen by Peterson's men, they quickly become involved in the scheme.

Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals

Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals
6.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 17/04/1941
  • Character: Henchman
Billy, Fuzzy, and Jeff are on the run from the law again. This time they travel to a new town where Fuzzy is made Marshal. But Hardy and his outlaw gang control the town and none of the previous Marshals survived for very long.

Thunder in the Desert

Thunder in the Desert
5.9/10
Bob arrives looking for the killer of his uncle. When the Sheriff chases him and his partner Rusty, Reno thinks they are the men he is looking for and takes them into his gang. There Bob finds his uncle's gun and knows he has found the right gang. However he realizes the gang has an unknown leader and he sets out to find him.

Ridin' the Cherokee Trail

Ridin' the Cherokee Trail
5.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 25/02/1941
  • Character: Henchman
Singing cowboy Tex Ritter and his sidekick, Slim Andrews, star in this musical Western about a couple of Texas Rangers who defend the citizens of a small territory from power-hungry outlaws. Villain Bradley Craven (Forrest Taylor) is determined to stop the election process that would allow the region to join the Union. Tex and Slim join a rancher and his daughter to stop Craven, with fearless Tex going undercover to ensure that justice is served.

Ridn' On

Ridn' On
5.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 29/02/1936
  • Character: Jail Defender (uncredited)
Bolton has organized a feud between the Rork's and the O'Neil's. He has rustled cattle and killed a man putting the blame on Danny O'Neil. Tom Rork has found a bullet with markings on it that he hopes will clear Danny and bring in the real killer.

The Law of 45's

The Law of 45's
4.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/12/1935
  • Character: Henchman Toral
Lawyer Rontel has made Geologist Sheffield his prisoner and by power of attorney is using his money to buy the ranches of those driven off by his hired men. But when he goes after Hayden, Tucson and Stoney arrive and things begin to change.

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