The best William Dyer’s western movies

William Dyer

William Dyer

11/03/1881- 22/12/1933
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Sagebrush Trail

Sagebrush Trail
5.4/10
  • Genre: DramaWestern
  • Release: 15/12/1933
  • Character: Blind Pete
Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, John Brant escapes and ends up out west where, after giving the local lawmen the slip, he joins up with an outlaw gang. Brant finds out that 'Jones', one of the outlaws he has become friends with, committed the murder that Brant was sent up for, but has no knowledge that anyone was ever put in jail for his crime. Willing to forgive and forget, Brant doesn't realize that 'Jones' has not only fallen for the same pretty shopgirl Brant has, but begins to suspect that Brant is not truly an outlaw.

Texas Buddies

Texas Buddies
5.6/10
Kincade and Blake cause a mail plane carrying a payroll to make a forced landing in the desert. When they try to get the money, prospectors Ted and Si drive them away. With the pilot shot, Ted takes over as pilot figuring another attempt will be made and this time the Sheriff will be there.

The Man in the Saddle

The Man in the Saddle
6.5/10

The Pony Express

The Pony Express
5.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 03/09/1925
  • Character: Bartender
The Pony Express is a silent 1925 Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze and starred his wife Betty Compson along with Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft.

Anything Once

Anything Once

'49–'17

'49–'17
5.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/10/1917
  • Character: J. Gordon Castle (as William J. Dyer)
A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.

The Desert of the Lost

The Desert of the Lost
5.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 17/12/1927
  • Character: Steve Wolfe
Chased by Detective Murray and the posse, a wounded Jim Drake heads across the border into Mexico where he recuperates with the Wolfes. When Murray arrives again, Jim heads into the desert. But in the night his guide sneaks off and leaves him without water or his horse.

Spurs and Saddles

Spurs and Saddles
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 17/07/1927
  • Character: Bud Bailey (as Bill Dyer)
Mildred is traveling West in search of her long-lost father when she catches the roving eye of wicked dance-hall proprietor "Hawk" Kent. She turns him down flat and Kent has his henchman Blaze frame her in a crime. To keep herself out of jail, Mildred is compelled to work in Kent's dive, until the gallant Jack comes to her rescue.

Code of Honor

Code of Honor
4.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 16/10/1930
  • Character: Sheriff Asa Smyth (as Wm. Dyer)
Cardsharp Jack Cardigan decides to go straight when he meets Doris Bradfield, but is forced to use his talents on behalf of her dad, whose land-grant title has fallen into the hands of Jed Harden through the gambling weakness of Bradfield's son Tom.

The Fighting Three

The Fighting Three
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 03/07/1927
  • Character: Timothy
The touring show's soubrette, Jeanne D'Arcy, as it turns out, is the long-lost daughter of Westerner John D'Arcy. While she is performing at the town opera house, D'Arcy is found murdered and young Jack is accused of the heinous deed.

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