The best Tom Steele’s western movies

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Today we present the best Tom Steele’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Tom Steele’s movies.

Zorro's Black Whip

Zorro's Black Whip
6.2/10
Pretty Girl Barbara Mededith takes over her murdered brother's crusading newspaper. She also assumes the dead sibling's identity as "The Black Whip," righting the wrongs of Crescent City very much in the manner of her famous ancestor, Zorro.

Son of Zorro

Son of Zorro
6.2/10
A man returning home after having fought in the Civil War discovers that corrupt politicians have taken over the county and are terrorizing and shaking down the citizens. He dons the costume of his ancestor, the famous Zorro, and sets out to bring them to justice.

Six Gun Decision

Six Gun Decision
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/11/1953
  • Character: Barton
A compilation of two episodes from the "Wild Bill Hickok" TV series, Border City Election and Pony Express vs. Telegraph, edited together and released as a feature film.

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.

Overland Mail

Overland Mail
6.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 22/09/1942
  • Character: Pony Express Rider
Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages keep being ambushed. They discover that the culprits are white men disguised as Indians, and they set out to discover who is behind the plot.

Jeep-Herders

Jeep-Herders
7.1/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 01/01/1945
  • Character: Cpl. 'Smitty' Smith
A wildcat oil outfit is seeking to take over the ranch belonging to Pop Martin and his son Bob and daughter Helen. Bob sends his ex-army pals a "stay-way" message, which brings them on the double. The WW II vets use their jeeps, first for a cattle roundup, and then to round up the gang of crooks, including the crooked family-lawyer Thatcher, brains of the gang.

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
7.1/10
  • Genre: ActionAdventureCrimeWestern
  • Release: 30/10/1948
  • Character: Mike Steele [Chs. 1-2, 11] / Water Tower Henchman [Ch. 12] / Henchman Gus
Jesse James returns to Missouri, and he and brother Frank come to the aid of a young woman who owns a gold mine. Her father was murdered and she took over the mine, and now the villains who killed her father are trying to drive her out of the mine so they can take it over.

Desperadoes of the West

Desperadoes of the West
6.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 02/08/1950
  • Character: Gregg
A group of ranchers, led by Colonel Arnold and Ward Gordon, are drilling an oil well but getting fierce opposition from an unknown gang of outlaws. Eastern promoter J.B."Dude" Dawson, is behind the gang as he is out to prevent the co-op members from striking oil before their lease expires, so he can secure the property for his company. When Ward, with the help of Arnold and his daughter Sally, arranges for a new driller to be brought in, the replacement man is killed and one of Dawson's men takes his place.

In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey
5.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/08/1939
  • Character: Henchman
The (pre-WWII) Army takes over a large area of land, over the objection of citizens and corporations who live and work there.

Tucson Raiders

Tucson Raiders
6.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/05/1944
  • Character: Deputy
In Elliot's initial appearance as Red Ryder, he finds himself framed for murder. Little Beaver then foils the crooked Sheriff's attempt to have Red killed escaping jail. When Hannah Rogers gives the Sheriff a note, Red sees her give him a signal. Gabby lifts the note and Red decodes it. The Duchess then gets a confession from Hannah enabling Red to set out after the outlaws. Written by Maurice Van Auken

Riders of the Whistling Skull

Riders of the Whistling Skull
5.8/10
After Professor Marsh disappears whilst searching for the lost city of Lukachukai, the Three Mesquiteers lead an expedition to find him.

The Denver Kid

The Denver Kid
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 30/09/1948
  • Character: Jeff
When Border Patrol Lieutenant Roberts is killed, it appears that his brother Tim was the killer. To clear the Robert's name for his boss, Lieutenant Rocky Lane heads south of the border posing as an outlaw. He hopes to get in with the gang and find Tim who is using an assumed name. As always, Nugget is there to help.

Texas to Bataan

Texas to Bataan
5.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 16/10/1942
  • Character: Lemac-Truck Driver
In the 17th of the 24 films in Monogram's "Range Buster" series, Texas ranch owner Conroy returns from Washington with an order for horses to be shipped to the Philippines. The Range Busters, Dusty, Davy and Alibi, are selected to take the horses there but, before leaving, they capture three spies who are trying to steal the horses and also learn that the ranch cook, Cookie, is a Japanese spy, but he manages to escape. In the Philippines, they go to a café for dinner and see Cookie and Miller, a German spy. Eavesdropping, they learn that Ken Richards, a neighboring Texas rancher, is the Axis contact back in the states. They capture Cookie and break up the spy ring in the Phillipines, and then return to Texas intent on settling matters with Richards. They do so and are honored by the U.S. Government just as the radio blares forth the December 7, 1941 announcement of the Pearl Harbor bombing. They head for the nearest enlistment station.

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail
6/10
15 chapter western serial.

Code of the Prairie

Code of the Prairie
7/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 06/10/1944
  • Character: Henchman Burley
Just after the Oklahoma Panhandle was annexed into the united states an ex-lawman turned newspaper man arrives to town to civilize it. He brings along Frog, a photographer and Sunset Carson as muscle. The seedy element in the territory doesn't want law and order and they plot against them and try to stop Sunset Carson being sheriff.

Silver City Kid

Silver City Kid
6.4/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 20/07/1944
  • Character: Henchman Utah
A landowner tries to drink his neighbor's molybdenum milkshake and winds up having him killed. It's up to Allan Lane to find out what happened and apprehend the culprits.

Marshal of Reno

Marshal of Reno
6.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 02/07/1944
  • Character: Stagecoach Robber
One of two towns will be selected to be the County Seat and Editor Palmer has a gang working to make sure his town is chosen. Investigating the lawlessness, Red Ryder poses as an outlaw to get into the gang hoping to find out who the boss is. But Palmer knows Red and exposes his true identity when he arrives and Red and Gabby then find themselves prisoners of the gang. [Written by Maurice Van Auken]

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