List of the best Francis Macdonald movies: Call of the Wilderness(1932), Hidden Valley(1932), Texas Buddies(1932), Battling Butler(1926), Zorro's Black Whip(1944), Roll on Texas Moon(1946), Bad Lands(1939), My Lady of Whims(1925), Mystery Man(1944), The Legion of the Condemned(1928), Morocco(1930), The Naked Dawn(1955) ... ...
Adventure, Western
1932
65 Minutes
Francis Macdonald Heinie Conklin Jose De La Cruz Peter Rigas Tom London
Western
USA
1932
60 Minutes
Bob Steele Gertrude Messinger Francis Macdonald Ray Haller John Elliott Arthur Millet V.L. Barnes Jose De La Cruz Dick Dickinson George "Gabby" Hayes Capt. Verner L. Smith
foreman prospector employer brother gang leader pilot gritty intense desert town courtroom house sheriff's office valley murder false accusations frame-up buried treasure trial deception
A cowboy is hired by an archaeologist to help find "Hidden Valley", where an Indian gold treasure is supposed to be buried. Just when he finds it, the archaeologist is killed, and the cowboy his charged with his murder.
Western
USA
1932
57 Minutes
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, ... See full summary »
Comedy, Romance
USA
1926
75 Minutes
Buster Keaton Sally O'Neil Snitz Edwards Francis Macdonald Mary O'Brien Tom Wilson Eddie Borden Walter James Budd Fine
millionaire servant beautiful girl boxer trainer father madcap playful witty rousing wilderness boxing ring tent boxing deception assumed identity camping unlikely romance wealth love
A love-struck weakling must pretend to be boxer in order to gain respect from the family of the girl he loves.
Adventure
USA
1944
120 Minutes
George J. Lewis Linda Stirling Lucien Littlefield Francis Macdonald Hal Taliaferro John Merton John Hamilton Tom Chatterton Tom London Jack Kirk
Hammond, owner of the town's stagecoach line and a leading citizen, is opposed to Idaho becoming a state, and kills Randolph Meredith, owner of the town's newspaper, for endorsing it. ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1946
67 Minutes
Roy Rogers Dale Evans George "Gabby" Hayes Francis Macdonald
roy rogers sheriff rancher foreman neighbor niece engaging thrilling texas ranch countryside small town land dispute deception murder investigation mystery rivalry 1940s
Roy Rogers tries to prevent a range war between cattlemen and sheepherders.
Western
USA
1939
70 Minutes
Robert Barrat Noah Beery Jr. Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Francis Macdonald Jack Payne Andy Clyde Paul Hurst Addison Richards
sheriff prospector killer cowboy american indian frontiersman brutal disheartening engaging small town desert oasis camp murder justice greed survival posse manhunt pursuit
A posse of nine and Sheriff Bill Cummings set out after a renegade named Apache Jack, who has murdered the wife of Lopez, one of the posse members. The others are Rayburn, Chic Lyman, Billy... See full summary »
Drama
1925
43 Minutes
Clara Bow Donald Keith Carmelita Geraghty Francis Macdonald Lee Moran John Cossar Robert Rose Betty Baker Lux MacBride
Western
USA
1944
58 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Jimmy Rogers Don Costello Francis Macdonald Forrest Taylor Eleanor Stewart Jack Rockwell Pierce Lyden John Merton Bill Hunter
Hoppy's ranch is threatened by rustlers. Hoppy and the gang oblige as usual.
Action, Drama, Romance, War
USA
1928
Minutes
Gary Cooper Fay Wray Barry Norton Lane Chandler Francis Macdonald Freeman Wood
Four young men from various walks of life sign up for the Lafayette Escadrille, known as "The Legion of the Condemned"
Romance
USA
1930
90 Minutes
Gary Cooper Marlene Dietrich Adolphe Menjou Ullrich Haupt Eve Southern Francis Macdonald Paul Porcasi Emile Chautard
singer wealthy man legionnaire club owner woman somber sultry intense ship morocco club apartment street desert devotion unrequited love singing military life dangerous assignment love triangle
A cabaret singer and a Legionnaire fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by the results of his womanizing and due to the appearance of a rich man who wants her for himself.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
82 Minutes
Arthur Kennedy Betta St. John Eugene Iglesias Charlita Roy Engel Francis Macdonald
In Mexico, at the dawn of the automobile, modern bandit Santiago burglarizes train freight cars and falls in love with a poor farmer's wife.
Western
USA
1940
54 Minutes
George "Gabby" Hayes Bob Steele Noah Beery Jr. Pauline Moore Francis Macdonald Hal Taliaferro Arthur Loft George Rosener Chester Gan
gunslinger outlaw prospector saloon owner singer melodramatic thrilling wild west saloon small town sheriff's office investigation undercover operations murder mistaken identity love triangle adventure pursuit 19th century
Roy is a bandit who is out to get the man who killed his younger brother. He learns as he rides into the town of Sonora that the man is the owner of the local saloon and gambling hall.
Drama
USA
1920
109 Minutes
Lon Chaney Lewis Stone Melbourne MacDowell Spottiswoode Aitken Betty Blythe Francis Macdonald
A Canadian Mountie allows an innocent fugitive to escape with the women he loves.
Western
USA
1946
62 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde Rand Brooks Elaine Riley Robert Elliott Joseph J. Greene Francis Macdonald Ned Young
Hoppy, California, and Lucky must rescue Mrs. Evans from the corrupt sheriff and his black-hatted gang of outlaws.
Western
USA
1949
70 Minutes
Gene Autry Nan Leslie Thurston Hall Clem Bevans Walter Sande Jock Mahoney Francis Macdonald Alan Hale Jr.
thief convict gene autry outlaw father horse engaging spirited rousing ghost town canyon jail wild west frontier jailbreak crime theft banditry old west law and order
Gene Autry's stolen horse turns up in a ghost town where Gene goes after he is left stranded during a stagecoach race.
Western
USA
1933
62 Minutes
Tom Mix Naomi Judge Arthur Rankin John St. Polis Frank Brownlee Raymond Hatton Francis Macdonald Bob Kortman
A gang of horse thieves are able to operate because the crooked local sheriff is in cahoots with them. When Tom Mix's beloved horse Tony Jr. is stolen, he steps in to break up the gang.
Western
USA
1943
54 Minutes
William Boyd Andy Clyde George Reeves Victor Jory Douglas Fowley Betty Blythe Robert Mitchum Francis Macdonald Earle Hodgins Dustine Farnum
Stagecoach robbers take the money Hoppy was going to use to buy cattle so Hoppy, California and Lin go after them.
Drama
USA
1947
66 Minutes
Paul Kelly Adrian Booth Evelyn Ankers James Millican Roy Barcroft Louis Jean Heydt Ted Hecht Harlan Briggs Francis Macdonald Maurice Cass Neyle Morrow
When the Alaska fishing season ends, a crooked cannery owner, who owes a huge delivery of salmon to a Seattle company, manipulates local Natives, who have unlimited fishing rights, into illegally selling their catch to him.
Drama
USA
1926
117 Minutes
Greta Garbo Antonio Moreno Roy D'Arcy Marc McDermott Lionel Barrymore Virginia Brown Faire Armand Kaliz Alys Murrell Robert Anderson Francis Macdonald Hector V. Sarno
architect banker temptress wife husband love interest emotional thrilling paris costume party argentina love triangle relationships affair love doomed romance forbidden love rivalry temptation 1920s
An architect tries suppressing his passion for a seductive woman.
Western
USA
1946
79 Minutes
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Dale Evans Jack Holt Roy Mason Roy Barcroft Sam Flint Kenne Duncan Ralph Sanford Francis Macdonald Harlan Briggs
horse horse trader rancher nightclub owner roy rogers winsome campy ranch prairie wilderness horses framed animals false accusations adventure underdog rivalry 1800s
Gabby refuses to breed his horse the Golden Sovereign with Roy's. When the Sovereign and Roy's horse escape, Skoville shoots the Sovereign by mistake but Roy is blamed and jailed. A year ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1956
76 Minutes
Rory Calhoun Yvonne De Carlo Mara Corday Rex Reason Neville Brand Emile Meyer Herbert Rudley Robert Wilke Gregg Barton Ed Fury Francis Macdonald
In 1842 lawless Oregon, a gunfighter seeks vengeance when his innocent brother is lynched and his beautiful Indian wife is claimed by the local tyrant.
Action
USA
1935
69 Minutes
Norman Foster Evalyn Knapp Esther Ralston Eric Linden Purnell Pratt Irene Franklin Emma Dunn Gilbert Emery Russell Hicks Christian Rub Francis Macdonald
Bored rich girl hooks up with news photographer, gets caught up in his adventures.
Western
USA
1939
135 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Robert Barrat Anthony Quinn Stanley Ridges Evelyn Keyes Henry Kolker
daughter railroad worker postal worker gambler banker spectacular patriotic spirited railway american west post office railroad manifest destiny native americans corruption love triangle adventure rivalry love 1860s
In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
Western
USA
1952
89 Minutes
Marlene Dietrich Mel Ferrer Arthur Kennedy Lloyd Gough Gloria Henry William Frawley Lisa Ferraday John Raven Jack Elam George Reeves Frank Ferguson
man matron killer thief fiancée outlaw gritty intense wild west general store jail ranch hideout bank murder betrayal investigation deception robbery quest
After the murder of his fiancée, a Wyoming ranch hand sets out to find her killer.
Drama
USA
1949
128 Minutes
Hedy Lamarr Victor Mature George Sanders Angela Lansbury Henry Wilcoxon Olive Deering Fay Holden Julia Faye Russ Tamblyn William Farnum Lane Chandler
hero traitor soldiers brutal melodramatic sultry israel middle east religion blindness god superhuman abilities battle love forbidden love rivalry pursuit 10th century b.c.
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Drama
1939
97 Minutes
Ronald Colman Walter Huston Ida Lupino Muriel Angelus Dudley Digges Ernest Cossart Ferike Boros Pedro de Cordoba Colin Tapley Fay Helm Ronald Sinclair
artist painter model friend doctor soldier melodramatic sad sudan port said, egypt london battlefield artist's studio doctor's office art blindness doomed romance friendship suicide painting
Kipling's Dick Heldar (Ronald Colman), wounded in the Sudan, tries to finish a painting before he goes blind.
Adventure
USA
1934
86 Minutes
Marion Davies Gary Cooper Jean Parker Katharine Alexander Ted Healy Russell Hardie Henry Wadsworth Douglas Dumbrille Willard Robertson Fuzzy Knight Sidney Toler
actress southern belle spy confederate soldier union soldier servant melodramatic thrilling suspenseful american south washington, d.c. farmhouse household assumed identity espionage romantic dilemma american civil war secret mission deception adventure
Union spy Gail Loveless impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.