List of the best Charles King movies: Young Blood(1932), Chasing Rainbows(1930), Remote Control(1930), Branded Men(1931), Last of the Warrens(1936), His Brother's Ghost(1945), Shadows of Death(1945), The Broadway Melody(1929), The Gambling Terror(1937), Fighting Champ(1932), Lightnin' Crandall(1937), Riders of the Rockies(1937) ... ...
Western
USA
1932
60 Minutes
Nick is a modern day Robin Hood. But he has to split with his gang and the crooked Sheriff. When the Sheriff kills the Countess he arrests Nick. When they put the rope around his neck Nick ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1930
100 Minutes
Terry Fay
Bessie Love Charles King Jack Benny George K. Arthur Polly Moran Gwen Lee Nita Martan Eddie Phillips Marie Dressler Youcca Troubetzkoy
singer partner manager vaudevillian performer wife endearing engaging amusing stage backstage vaudeville show dressing room relationships performance heartbreak show business marriage friendship love
The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is happening back stage of the production. ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1930
62 Minutes
Sam Ferguson
Nick Grinde William Haines Charles King Mary Doran John Miljan Polly Moran J.C. Nugent Edward Nugent Wilbur Mack James Donlan Edward Brophy
A radio announcer suspects a cohort sends coded messages over the air to his bank-robber friends.
Western
USA
1931
70 Minutes
Mace
Ken Maynard June Clyde Charles King Irving Bacon Donald Keith Jack Rockwell
When Rod, Ramrod, and Half-A-Rod ride into Steep Gulch, they immediately become Sheriffs. The previous Sheriffs have been killed by Mace and his gang who don't wait long before they make an attempt on the new trio.
Western
USA
1936
59 Minutes
Kent
Bob Steele Margaret Marquis Charles King Lafe McKee Charles French Horace Murphy Blackie Whitcomb Steve Clark
Ted Warren returns from WW1 to find that everyone thinks he was dead. The culprit is Kent who intercepted his mail, rustled the Warren cattle, took over the Warren ranch, and is now after ... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1945
50 Minutes
Thorne
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
1945
60 Minutes
Steve Landreau
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 »
Musical
USA
1929
110 Minutes
Eddie Kearns
Bessie Love Anita Page Charles King Jed Prouty Kenneth Thomson Edward Dillon Mary Doran J. Emmett Beck Marshall Ruth Drew Demorest
dancer sister theatrical producer lover lighthearted melodramatic rousing new york city broadway theater vaudeville show business love triangle sister relationship love temptation rise 1920s
A pair of sisters from the vaudeville circuit try to make it big time on Broadway, but matters of the heart complicate the attempt.
Western
USA
1937
53 Minutes
Brett
Johnny Mack Brown Iris Meredith Charles King Earle Dwire Dick Curtis Bobby Nelson Ted Adams Horace Murphy Frank Ball
gambler racketeer boss rancher friend sister rousing spirited engaging american west saloon office hideout ranch protection racket gambling extortion attempted murder relationships friendship
Brett runs a protection racket for an unknown boss. When Jeff Hayes arrives and opens a gambling den, they try to shut him down. Unlike the others who have given in, he plans to fight back.
Western
1932
57 Minutes
Jock Malone
Bob Steele Arletta Duncan Charles King Kit Guard George Chesebro Frank Ball Lafe McKee
cowboy boxer promoter love interest foreman rancher spirited gritty stagecoach town sheriff's office ranch trail boxing fixed fight love triangle bribery false accusations wager quest
Unemployed cowboy Brick Loring prevents the robbery of a stagecoach carrying a champion boxer and his promoter. Smelling a good opportunity, the promoter convinces Brick to take a boxing match against the champ.
Western
1937
60 Minutes
Carson Blaine
Bob Steele Lois January Charles King Frank LaRue Ernie S. Adams Earle Dwire Dave O'Brien Horace Murphy Lloyd Ingram Richard Cramer Jack C. Smith
gunslinger friend rancher father daughter villain spectacular engaging rousing texas arizona small town saloon ranch chapel new life range war romance gunfight old west
Lightnin' Crandall, the fastest gunslinger in Texas, moves to Arizona for peace and quiet. Upon arriving, Lightnin' becomes caught up in a range war, and helps the Shannon family defend their land.
Western
1937
57 Minutes
Henchman Butch Regan
Tex Ritter Louise Stanley Charles King Horace Murphy Snub Pollard Earle Dwire Yakima Canutt Martin Garralaga
Tex and his friends fight rustlers along the border, but when his friends are framed and jailed, he joins an outlaw gang to clear his pal's names.
Western
USA
1937
56 Minutes
Red Gentry
Tom Keene Betty Compson Charlotte Henry Charles King Billy Bletcher Ed Parker Bob McKenzie Merrill McCormick
son ex-girlfriend blacksmith bandit daughter robber thrilling brash melodramatic montana blacksmith's workshop house saloon frontier murder search schemes robbery unlikely allies old west
Cowboy and his friends set out to track down his father's killer. On the way, they discover a vein of gold. The killer finds out about it, and returns to try to take it from them.
Western
USA
1946
56 Minutes
Nord Finner
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
1943
58 Minutes
Henchman Brandon
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
1935
60 Minutes
Hashknife
Bob Steele Beth Marion Forrest Taylor Charles King Charles French Frank Lyman Jr. Richard Cramer
escaped convict criminal sheriff son daughter government agent engaging thrilling prison ranch plains american west bank robbery kidnapping prison break deception undercover operations mystery pursuit 19th century
Manning breaks out of prison and joins Blake's gang of outlaws. Later a paroled Muggs arrives to rejoin the gang. Muggs is the only one who knows where the stolen money is hidden and ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
56 Minutes
Red Mike
Bob Steele Lois January Forrest Taylor Charles King Carl Hackett Lew Meehan Frank Ball Jack Rockwell
cowboy gunslinger ranch hand ranch owner love interest thrilling tense confident ranch wild west hideout showdown threats romance business scheme debt bravery rivalry rescue 19th century
Brade has hired Rattler Haynes to kill Tom Shaw. But when Shaw intercepts a message between the two, he alters it hoping it will cause the two outlaws to fight each other.
Western
USA
1945
60 Minutes
Merritt
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
1936
51 Minutes
"Bones" Kennedy
Tom Tyler Beth Marion Sammy Cohen Charles King Forrest Taylor Richard Cramer John Elliott
Tyler, a boxer whose career ends after he loses a fixed fight, winds up with a job as a ranch hand. When his new boss gets involved with a crooked fight promoter, Tyler winds up back in the ring with a chance to vindicate himself.
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Blackie Devlin
Tex Ritter Iris Meredith Horace Murphy Charles King Earle Dwire Forrest Taylor Joe Girard Lafe McKee Oscar Gahan Chick Hannon Tex Palmer
cowboy sidekick bandit love interest sheriff rancher thrilling positive tense frontier california mine saloon mountain outlaws terror secret society justice murder undercover operations
Tex is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate the gang. Almost caught by them, he escapes only to be arrested by the Sheriff who thinks ... See full summary »
Western, Action, Music
USA
1942
60 Minutes
Henchman Mitchell
Art Davis Lee Powell Esther Estrella Charles King John Merton Kermit Maynard
Shannon wants Hank Stoner's land for the vanadium ore it contains. He has chemist Wainwright, who can change the ore into gold, held prisoner. But the Frontier Marshals are on the job. Art ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Red Holman
Tex Ritter Louise Stanley Al St. John Charles King Carl Hackett Bob McKenzie
Kalmus is after the freight contract held by Summers. When his gang kill Summers, Tex and Duke step in to help Madge keep the freight line going. When they foil the gang's further attempts, Kalmus gets the Judge to jail the two.
Western
1931
60 Minutes
One-Eye Trinidad
Ken Maynard Marceline Day Richard Cramer Charles King Lew Meehan Jack Rockwell Bert Lindley Bob Reeves Jack Ward
twin brother fiancée bandit outlaw sheriff engaging rousing tense prison house sheriff's office saloon old west assumed identity corruption murder moral dilemma law and order brotherhood
In the Old West, a wrongly convicted man (Ken Maynard) escapes from jail and searches for the killers of his shady sheriff brother.
Western
1930
60 Minutes
McKim
Bob Steele Al St. John Rita Rey Charles King Hector V. Sarno Charles Whitaker Shorty Hendrix Emilio Fernández Fred Burns Cliff Lyons
Western
USA
1941
55 Minutes
Henchman Fulton
Buck Jones Tim McCoy Raymond Hatton Tristram Coffin Charles King Glenn Strange Lynton Brent Hal Price Dave O'Brien Christine McIntyre Richard Alexander
marshal convict partner friend fiancée saloon owner gritty rousing texas city barn saloon wagon attempted murder fire duplicity ambush swindling wedding revenge
When two outlaws are released from prison, they travel to Arizona to "take care of" the newly retired Marshal that put them behind bars.
Western
USA
1946
50 Minutes
Ed "Blackie" Dawson
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
1940
52 Minutes
Dave
Bob Steele Terry Walker Al St. John Carleton Young Charles King John Merton Frank LaRue Charles Whitaker
billy the kid friend brother outlaw thief sheriff spirited brash intense town sheriff's office stagecoach wild west saloon robbery law and order brotherhood on the run crime old west
Arriving in a lawless Texas town, Billy finds his old friend Fuzzy. When Billy stands up to Flash and his gang, he is made Sheriff. He and Fuzzy then set out to retrieve the money stolen by... See full summary »
Western
USA
1944
57 Minutes
Mort
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.
Western
USA
1942
57 Minutes
Henchman Blackie
George Houston Al St. John Denny Meadows Patricia Knox Charles King I. Stanford Jolley Edward Piel Sr. Jimmy Aubrey John Elliott
In this 10th film of PRC's "Lone Rider" series, crooked banker Masters learns from rancher Jeff Sloane that he and his partner, Sourdough, have discovered a gold mine. Masters has his ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Scar Adams
Fred Scott Al St. John Marjorie Beebe Eddie Holden Charles King Frank LaRue Lafe McKee Phoebe Logan Sherry Tansey Jack C. Smith Jack Evans
father sheriff son deputy fiancée outlaw thrilling spirited brash wild west ranch arizona wedding robbery murder vengeance gunfight father/son relationship estrangement revenge
The Sheriff and his deputies are after Scar Adams. Scar is the brother of Alice Denton, the girl Deputy Tom plans to marry, and when the Sheriff is wounded she makes Tom refuse the job of ... See full summary »
Western
1937
60 Minutes
Tick
Tex Ritter Eleanor Stewart Syd Saylor Warner Richmond Charles King Earle Dwire Forrest Taylor William Desmond Snub Pollard Charles French
gunslinger sidekick rancher daughter cattle rustler sheriff tense melodramatic texas small town ranch plains sheriff's office cattle rustling mob mentality investigation murder mystery pursuit 1880s
An innocent cowboy is jailed after he brings a wounded cattle rancher into an outlaw-controlled town.
Western
USA
1941
58 Minutes
Henchman Ray Titus
Tim McCoy Art Davis Kay Leslie Carl Hackett Edward Piel Sr. Charles King Dave O'Brien Budd Buster John Elliott Wilson Edwards Addison Randall
Local "patriot's league" leader secretly kills off ranchers, buys up their estates, which are undermined with tin ore; Marshal and singing cowpoke team up to find villain and motive.
Western
USA
1936
58 Minutes
Henchman Mark Braden
Tom Tyler Beth Marion Sammy Cohen Forrest Taylor Soledad Jiminez Charles King
It is told that Hiram Moore (John Elliott), a miserly rancher, has a treasure hidden on his property and that a map to its location is hidden in his portrait. He dies in debt and ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
55 Minutes
Vic Landeau
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 »
Western
USA
1930
61 Minutes
Henchman Fox Tyson
Ken Maynard Jeanette Loff Wallace MacDonald Carmelita Geraghty William L. Thorne Charles King Fred Burns Bill Nestell Tommy Bay John Fowler Charles Baldra
henchman niece miner bar owner barmaid gambler engaging rousing thrilling house stagecoach saloon mine wild west greed frame-up schemes justice murder swindling
Dan and Tennessee are successful gold miners. Ace Brady learns of their success and sends Fox to rob them. During the robbery Fox shoots Tennessee and Ace arrives to arrest Dan for the murder. Dan escapes but is now a wanted man.
Western
USA
1943
57 Minutes
Henchman Chuck
John "Dusty" King Julie Duncan Glenn Strange Max Terhune Fred S. Toones Charles King David Sharpe Rex Lease Budd Buster Bud Osborne Tex Palmer
Both the Range Busters and Rance and his outlaw gang are looking for stolen gold bullion. To scare people away from the ranch where the gold is hidden, Rance has his man imitating ghosts. ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1946
57 Minutes
Bill Rankin
Bob Steele Syd Saylor Ellen Hall Edward Howard Bud Geary Charles King Steve Clark Bud Osborne
ex-convict best friend girlfriend rancher sheriff villain engaging wild west ranch sheriff's office street plains land wars false accusations murder kidnapping mystery pursuit 19th century
Jim Brandon returns from prison having been framed for robbery. At the time of the robbery his partner supposedly committed suicide. Jim's first break in proving his innocence comes when he... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1945
62 Minutes
J. Morgan
Ray Corrigan Lorraine Miller George J. Lewis Francis Ford Budd Buster Charles King
A white gorilla is snubbed by black gorillas because he is the wrong color. Cut off from his tribe he becomes lonely and angry. After troubling hunters and natives, the white gorilla fights... See full summary »
Western
1934
56 Minutes
Sam
Tom Tyler Roberta Gale Jack Perrin Frank Hall Crane Louise Gabo Charles King
Western
USA
1946
58 Minutes
Tim Carson
Kirby Grant Fuzzy Knight Jane Adams Dick Curtis Claudia Drake Harry Brown Charles King Carl Hackett
Government agents Ted Everett (Kirby Grant) and Tumbleweed (Fuzzy Knight) are sent to Spearville, Texas, where the law agencies have failed to stop a series of bank robberies. Arriving ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1939
58 Minutes
Henchman Soapy
Johnny Mack Brown Bob Baker Fuzzy Knight Anne Gwynne James Blaine Bob Kortman Charles King Harry Tenbrook Lane Chandler Horace Murphy Lloyd Ingram
Newly married homesteader Jeff McLeod is thrown into jail because of a local villain. McLeod must prove his innocence and reclaim his land before returning to his new wife and old life.
Western
USA
1933
66 Minutes
Henchman Mike
Hoot Gibson Marceline Day Ethel Wales Robert Frazer Stanley Blystone Skeeter Bill Robbins Charles King Jules Cowan Phil Dunham
A cowboy on the run from a posse finds the clothes and ID of a preacher on the trail. He assumes the man's identity, but when he arrives at the nearest town, he rides into the middle of a ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
54 Minutes
Henchman Dan
Tim McCoy Suzanne Kaaren Carl Hackett John St. Polis John Merton Harry Strang Charles King Richard Cramer Tom London
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.
Western
USA
1946
60 Minutes
Henchman Al Craig
Bob Steele Syd Saylor I. Stanford Jolley Al Ferguson Kermit Maynard Lorraine Miller Charles King John L. Cason
rancher foreman sheriff deputy murder victim henchman tense thrilling positive ranch jail saloon ranchers murder frame-up business scheme ambush law enforcement escape rivalry
Bolton, trying to get the ranchers to leave, has his outlaw gang ambush all incoming supply wagons. Curly Thompson, out to stop them, gets framed for murder and put in jail.
Western
USA
1936
66 Minutes
Henchman Dan
Johnny Mack Brown Sheila Bromley Ted Adams Carl Hackett Hal Price Nelson McDowell Charles King Forrest Taylor Frank Ball
gunslinger rancher disabled person father ranch hand outlaw engaging melodramatic suspenseful ranch texas plains mine investigation gold murder strange happenings mystery 1930s
Billy Donovan arrives looking for his sister's killer. When he hires on at the Halloran ranch where the mysterious Phantom has killed all the hands, it's not long before the Phantom shoots him.
Western
USA
1937
61 Minutes
Bert Moscript
Johnny Mack Brown Iris Meredith Warner Richmond Mary MacLaren Dick Curtis Earle Hodgins Charles King Frank LaRue
shopkeeper rancher daughter cattleman sheriff lawman confident spirited ranch town general store sheriff's office trail range range war outlaws duplicity law and order hired killers impersonation
An outlaw falsely accused of murder realizes the only way to clear himself is to become a lawman.
Western
USA
1941
61 Minutes
Duke Lawson
Tom Keene Frank Yaconelli Sugar Dawn Betty Miles Buck Coburn Glenn Strange Charles King Fred Moose Stanley Price James Sheridan Reed Howes
marshal rancher sidekick young woman gang leader outlaw rousing spirited tense gutsy texas small town hideout mexican-american border attempted murder outlaws undercover operations double-cross dangerous mission intimidation
Outlaws are running wild in a border town. A marshal is sent in to clean it up.
Western
1944
56 Minutes
Red Avery
Dave O'Brien Tex Ritter Guy Wilkerson Alaine Brandes Marjorie Clements Ray Bennett Charles King Budd Buster Henry Hall Ted Mapes Reed Howes
Western
1946
59 Minutes
Hedges
Bob Steele Syd Saylor Ed Cassidy Caren Marsh Stanley Blystone Edward Howard Charles King Bud Osborne Budd Buster Henry Hall I. Stanford Jolley
gunslinger sheriff doctor poker player outlaw parent thrilling tense engaging american west small town jail saloon death of father murder paternity vigilantism false accusations investigation mystery
The murder of his foster father sets a young man on a dual mission to find the killer and his real father's identity.
Western
1932
58 Minutes
Court Official
Tim McCoy Shirley Grey Niles Welch Raymond Hatton Lloyd Ingram Claire McDowell Charles King John Eberts Walter Long Bob Kortman Art Mix