List of the best Buster Crabbe movies: Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe(1940), Frontier Outlaws(1944), King of the Jungle(1933), Outlaws of the Plains(1946), Stagecoach Outlaws(1945), Ghost of Hidden Valley(1946), Cattle Stampede(1943), Prairie Badmen(1946), Prairie Rustlers(1945), Oath of Vengeance(1944), Badge of Honor(1934), His Brother's Ghost(1945) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1940
100 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Carol Hughes Charles Middleton Frank Shannon Beatrice Roberts Anne Gwynne John Hamilton Herbert Rawlinson Don Rowan
Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov return to the planet Mongo for an antidote to the Purple Death, which wreaking destruction on Earth. However, Ming the Merciless has other plans for them.
Western
USA
1944
58 Minutes
banker judge miner gunslinger sidekick girlfriend engaging suspenseful lighthearted valley american southwest ranch courtroom jail land grab framed for murder cattle rustling teamwork gold threats
Billy Carson, looking for rustlers, kills Bradley in a gun fight. Arrested, the judge finds him innocent but jails him anyway. When the rustling resumes he is released and posing as a Mexican cattle buyer he hopes to trap the culprits.
Adventure
USA
1933
65 Minutes
Kaspa the Lion Man
A white youth who is raised in the jungle by the animals is captured by a safari and brought back to civilization as an attraction in a circus.
Western
USA
1946
56 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Patti McCarty Charles King Carl Hackett Jack O'Shea John L. Cason Bud Osborne Budd Buster Roy Brent Charles Whitaker
cowboy bandit prospector cowgirl outlaw friend melodramatic rousing thrilling california prairie ranch wild west old west schemes robbery land claim gold prospecting adventure
A gang of swindlers led by Nord Finner (Charles King) take advantage of simple-minded Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) by "advising" him through a "mysterious voice" which he believes is that of a... See full summary »
Western
USA
1945
58 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Frances Gladwin Ed Cassidy I. Stanford Jolley Kermit Maynard John L. Cason Bob Kortman
cowboy saloon owner bank robber yokel sidekick outlaw positive spirited thrilling wild west jail bank stagecoach heist showdown mistaken identity prison break schemes heroism rescue
Kirby sends his henchmen to break killer Matt Brawley out of jail. But Brawley has already broken out and they return with Fuzzy instead. Realizing they think he's Brawley, Fuzzy plays the ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1946
50 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Jean Carlin John Meredith Charles King Jimmy Aubrey
cattle rustler cowboy niece englishman butler sidekick suspenseful rousing confident ranch wild west frontier cattle rustling inheritance haunting murder kidnapping heroism mystery rescue
Dawson is running rustled cattle across the abandoned Trenton ranch and has given it the reputation of a ghost ranch to keep people away. When Henty Tenton arrives from England to take over... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
58 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Frances Gladwin Charles King Ed Cassidy Hansel Werner Ray Bennett Frank Ellis Steve Clark Roy Brent John Elliott
Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) and Fuzzy Jones (Al St. John) are on their way out of Arizona being chased by some riders who hope to cash in on the reward money for their capture. They are ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1946
55 Minutes
cowboy friend doctor son outlaw gunslinger gripping engaging spirited tent frontier field wild west gold crime old west father/son relationship greed law and order discovery
Medicine show proprietor Doc Lattimer has in his possession a map showing the location of a cache of stolen gold. His son Don favors keeping the gold rather than returning it to the express... See full summary »
Western
USA
1945
56 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Evelyn Finley Carl Hackett I. Stanford Jolley Bud Osborne Kermit Maynard
deputy friend cousin outlaw cattle rustler rancher rousing suspenseful engaging diner ranch small town american west look-alikes cattle rustling mistaken identity murder grudge showdown rivalry
Billy Carson is accused of the crimes committed by his dead-ringer, outlaw cousin, Jim Slade, and barely escapes a lynching. With the aid of his pal, Fuzzy Jones, Billy catches up with his cousin and clears his own name.
Western
USA
1944
57 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Mady Laurence Jack Ingram Charles King Marin Sais Carl Hackett Kermit Maynard Hal Price
cowboy best friend rancher money lender farmer henchman spirited amusing ranch town farm trail cabin feud land dispute money lending range war kidnapping deception quest
Fuzzy opens a store only to find that everyone buys on credit. The absence of cash is due to the range war between the cattlemen and the farmers started by Kinney. The Sheriff being worthless, Billy is quickly drawn into the conflict.
Drama
USA
1934
62 Minutes
Hoping to impress a pretty girl he's after, a playboy poses as a newspaperman and goes after a big story.
Comedy, Western
USA
1945
50 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Charles King Carl Hackett Roy Brent Bud Osborne John L. Cason Frank McCarroll George Morrell
Thorne and his gang are wiping out the ranchers. When they get to the Jones ranch they wound Andy. When he dies Billy Carson has his brother Fuzzy become Andy's ghost. They then set out to bring in the gang.
Western
USA
1946
49 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Patti McCarty Charles Whitaker Bud Osborne Jack O'Shea Frank Ellis Al Ferguson
cowboy sidekick young woman rancher henchman gang leader suspenseful rousing gutsy stagecoach ranch trail prison american west robbery business deal murder frame-up friendship jailbreak
Billy arrives to buy Barkley's cattle and gets involved in Landreau's scheme to get Barkley's ranch. When Landreau kills Barkley he takes the money Billy paid him. But Billy had been ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1944
56 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Elaine Morey
A lawman stages a prison break so a gang of imprisoned robbers will lead him to their hidden loot.
Western
USA
1946
53 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Patricia Knox Steve Darrell George Chesebro Carl Hackett Budd Buster Frank Ellis George Morrell
While Fuzzy is waiting for his mail order bride, McCallister frames him for murder. McCallister then advises Matilda to marry Fuzzy so she will get the money when he is hung. But Billy breaks up the wedding and goes after the real killer.
Western
USA
1945
61 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Mady Laurence Steve Darrell Henry Hall I. Stanford Jolley Carl Hackett Roy Brent
thief henchman rancher vigilante banker cowboy crafty thrilling cool small town shack bank ranch stagecoach theft mail secrets murder false accusations teamwork
The leading citizen of western town is trying to fraudulently obtain land and money - but he didn't count on two cowboys discovering his plan.
Western
USA
1943
55 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Iris Meredith I. Stanford Jolley Ted Adams Charles King James Mason Edward Piel Sr. Glenn Strange Carl Hackett
billy the kid friend banker gunman outlaw suspenseful spirited confident texas jail new mexico saloon frame-up wrongful conviction cattle rustling land grab justice reputation quest revenge
Billy breaks jail in Texas and travels to Sundown at the request of his friend Fuzzy. There he runs into Mort Slade who is after a mortgage held by banker Ainsley. Slade's men rob the bank ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1934
77 Minutes
Don Jackson
Buster Crabbe Ida Lupino Toby Wing James Gleason Robert Armstrong Gertrude Michael Roscoe Karns Verna Hillie Pop Kenton Frank McGlynn
Three con artists dupe two Olympians into serving as editors of a new health and beauty magazine which is only a front for salacious stories and pictures.
Western
USA
1943
56 Minutes
A crooked lawyer and his gang are trying to steal some government land meant for a stagecoach company. The company hires a cowboy to stop them.
Western
USA
1945
60 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Lorraine Miller Charles King Ray Bennett William Watters Budd Buster Marin Sais
cowboy sidekick sheriff niece superintendent henchman suspenseful spirited engaging gutsy hideout hotel american west estate false accusations murder theft inheritance corruption kidnapping
Fuzzy thinks he is the heir to a millionaire's fortune. When he and his friend Billy go to claim it, they encounter a swindler who wants the estate for himself.
Western
USA
1956
79 Minutes
Chad Santee
Buster Crabbe Ann Robinson Neville Brand Michael Ansara James Seay
ex-soldier young woman brother partner cattle rustler outlaw gritty tense gripping wyoming ranch trading post saloon stagecoach reunion romance cattle rustling going straight betrayal outlaws
After 6 years in the cavalry, Chad Santee plans to raise cattle with his brother Jubal but Jubal is involved in a different line of work.
Western
USA
1945
60 Minutes
With the railroad coming to Red Rock, trouble is expected and Billy has been sent ot help his friend Fuzzy who is the town's Sheriff, Judge, and barber. When the man that sent Billy is ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1946
55 Minutes
When Fuzzy's niece is killed in a stage holdup, Billy and Fuzzy go after the killers. They catch Tryon only to have him shot before he can talk. When Gordon confesses he is also killed. But... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
58 Minutes
This 18th entry, of 19, in PRC's "Billy the Kid" series (first six starring Bob Steele and the last 13 with Buster Crabbe) finds town banker John Martin (Karl Hackett) calling on Billy (... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1936
57 Minutes
"Laramie" Nelson
Buster Crabbe Raymond Hatton Marsha Hunt Jane Rhodes Johnny Downs Grant Withers Don Rowan Arthur Aylesworth Richard Carle Herbert Heywood Petra Silva
After saving himself from hanging, Laramie Nelson saves Tracks Williams from the same fate. They then travel to Lindsay's ranch where they get jobs. There they run into Adams who they learn is planning to rustle Lindsay's horses.
Drama
USA
1944
63 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Arline Judge Julie Gibson Glenn Strange Milton Kibbee Roland Drew Sam Flint Duke York George Turner
Widower Gary Farrell can't afford, on his $45-weekly salary as a truck driver, to send his young son, Mickey, to a high-priced military school and decides to enter heavyweight-boxing ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
56 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Maxine Leslie Jack Ingram Kermit Maynard Carl Hackett
Billy joins an outlaw band led by a woman to clear his name of their crimes, which are being blamed on him.
Western
USA
1944
58 Minutes
When Billy Carson's uncle is lynched as a supposed rustler, Billy arrives looking for the murderers. He finds that Steve Kirby holds a forged note on his Uncle's ranch. When Kirby sees that... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1933
85 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Jacqueline Wells E. Alyn Warren Edward Woods Philo McCullough Matthew Betz Frank Lackteen Mischa Auer
tarzan archaeologist daughter guide tribesman campy frenetic outlandish africa jungle temple tree kidnapping tribal life rescue africa exploration rescue adventure 19th century
In the African Jungle, a group of Europeans come across the fabled white man who was raised by apes. Tarzan takes an immediate liking to the blond Mary Brooks and rescues her during a nasty... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1940
91 Minutes
A military intelligence officer and a pretty reporter try to find a scientist whose inventions can destroy the world.
Action
USA
1944
75 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Julie London Fifi D'Orsay Barton MacLane Bryant Washburn Herbert Rawlinson Prince Modupe Jackie Newfield
gorilla survivor witch emotional jungle london revenge legend rescue 1940s
When a treasure hunter seeks a downed airplane in the jungles of Africa, he encounters one of the passenger's young daughter, now fully grown, and with a gorilla protector.
Western
1942
59 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Bud McTaggart Anne Jeffreys Glenn Strange Walter McGrail Ted Adams Jack Ingram Milton Kibbee Eddie Phillips Budd Buster
billy the kid sidekick impostor friend sheriff gang member rousing thrilling engaging new mexico gallows town wilderness saloon robbery frame-up murder unlikely allies outlaws political corruption
Crooks with an ulterior motive save Billy (Buster Crabbe) and his partners (Al St. John, Bud McTaggart) from hanging.
Western
1936
59 Minutes
Chief Moya
Buster Crabbe Bob Cummings Marsha Hunt Tom Keene Leif Erickson Monte Blue Raymond Hatton Walter Miller Frank Mayo
A tenderfoot (Robert Cummings) meets bad guys looking for a gold mine guarded by an Indian chief (Larry "Buster" Crabbe).
Sci-Fi
1938
99 Minutes
Flash Gordon
Robert Hill Buster Crabbe Jean Rogers Charles Middleton Frank Shannon Donald Kerr Beatrice Roberts Wheeler Oakman C. Montague Shaw Richard Alexander
scientist partner flash gordon reporter ming the merciless queen confident engaging spirited earth rocket mars cave palace cell death ray mars science war slavery
Flash (Buster Crabbe) catches Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) trying to suck Earth's nitrogen.
Western
1944
62 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Carol Parker Kermit Maynard Jack Ingram Roy Brent
cowboy robber sidekick sheriff gang leader friend engaging thrilling wild west jail small town tent hideout mistaken identity undercover operations bank robbery medicine show argument look-alikes pursuit
Billy Carson (Buster Crabbe) takes action when an outlaw who looks just like him causes trouble on the range.
Drama
1934
62 Minutes
Bill
Buster Crabbe Isabel Jewell Sally Blane Regis Toomey Maidel Turner Fuzzy Knight
Tragedy strikes when a young woman (Isabel Jewell) meets the proprietor (Larry "Buster" Crabbe) of a restaurant.
Sci-Fi
1939
91 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Constance Moore Jackie Moran Jack Mulhall Anthony Warde C. Montague Shaw
Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) wakes up from a deep freeze and helps Dr. Huer and Wilma (Constance Moore) fight space-gangster Killer Kane.
Musical, Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
1933
77 Minutes
Mary Carlisle Buster Crabbe Charles Starrett Florence Lake Eddie Tamblyn Sally Starr Tom Dugan Burr McIntosh Grady Sutton Purnell Pratt Franklin Parker
A campus flirt who has been "pinned" by most of the boys of Sigma Chi fraternity falls for a no-nonsense athlete who doesn't have time for such diversions as women.
Drama
USA
1942
64 Minutes
Ricky Sloane
Sherry Baker (Rochelle Hudson), owner of a sports service (a bookie)is very successful and is highly respected by gamblers in New York City. Ricky Sloan (Buster Crabbe), owner of the ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1942
68 Minutes
Capt. Gary Hart
Ann Corio Buster Crabbe Evelyn Wahl
A woman who was raised in the jungle helps a man fight Nazis who are trying to start a native uprising.
Western
1934
62 Minutes
Bill
Randolph Scott Judith Allen Buster Crabbe Noah Beery Raymond Hatton Blanche Frederici Harry Carey Monte Blue Barton MacLane
hunter partner love interest father indian trader spectacular thrilling wild emotional plains small town wild west wagon train camp endangered species hunting abduction father/daughter relationship outlaws
Buffalo hide trader Tom Doan must track down and outsmart a gang of white thieves disguised as raiding American Indians to save the woman he loves.
Western
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Dave Haines
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette June Storey Buster Crabbe Robert Barrat
gene autry sidekick band member sheriff veterinarian dairy owner airy charming colorado dairy countryside highway sheriff's office land grab corrupt police cattle show business dairy farming justice pursuit
Gene and his buddies discover that the ranch they bought is really a dairy farm. And worse, it's subject to intimidation from a protection racket that prevents dairy products from safely reaching the market.
Western
USA
1965
88 Minutes
Capt. Tom Andrews
Audie Murphy Michael Dante Ben Cooper Buster Crabbe Gloria Talbott Ray Stricklyn George Keymas Fred Krone Willard H. Willingham Boyd "Red" Morgan Fred Graham
soldier bandit cowboy sheriff suspenseful thrilling brooding intense gory arizona wild west saloon american civil war deal prison bandits justice adventure discovery revenge
When Quantrill's (Quantrell) gang is almost destroyed two of the captured members agree to join the Arizona Rangers to help finish the job.
Comedy, Western
USA
1937
61 Minutes
Kirby Talbot
Joe Cook Bob Cummings June Martel Buster Crabbe Marjorie Gateson John Miljan Dave Chasen Irving Bacon Richard Carle Billie Lee Fred Kohler
When Sue Bixby becomes his new boss, stagecoach robber Talbot reforms and goes after her rustled cattle. When he and his men are outnumbered fighting Lloyd's gang, Randall rides to get circus man Mahoney and his man shooting cannon.
Action
1942
70 Minutes
Mike Rawlins
Richard Arlen Arline Judge William Frawley Buster Crabbe Arthur Hunnicutt Elisha Cook Jr. Ralph Sanford Alec Craig John Dilson Will Wright Jessica Newcombe
A broke oilman (Richard Arlen) meets a con woman (Arline Judge) and her partner (William Frawley) on his way to hitting a gusher.
Western
USA
1965
92 Minutes
Mike Clayman
Dan Duryea Rod Cameron Audrey Dalton Richard Arlen Buster Crabbe Fuzzy Knight Johnny Mack Brown Norman Willis Boyd "Red" Morgan Dan White Michael Hinn
A tenderfoot becomes a bounty hunter in the hopes of making a better future for himself and his new love.