List of the best Frank Ellis movies: Ride 'em Cowgirl(1939), Overland Riders(1946), Trail of Vengeance(1937), The Sunset Trail(1932), Frontier Fugitives(1945), Wyoming Whirlwind(1932), Rock River Renegades(1942), Cattle Stampede(1943), Gentlemen With Guns(1946), The Big Stampede(1932), Texas Wildcats(1939), Billy the Kid in Santa Fe(1941) ... ...
Western, Action
1939
53 Minutes
Dorothy Page Vince Barnett Milton Frome Lynn Mayberry Frank Ellis Joe Girard Merrill McCormick Harrington Reynolds
A gambler cum political chief seeks to buy a ranch but the man owing it does not want to sell it off. The chief then plays dirty tricks and gets the ranch owner to gamble, who loses money and is in debt to him.
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
1937
55 Minutes
Johnny Mack Brown Iris Meredith Warner Richmond Carl Hackett Earle Hodgins Frank LaRue Frank Ellis Lew Meehan Frank Ball Dick Curtis
There is a range war between the ranchers led by Tilden and the outlaw gang of Link Carson. Wanted outlaw Dude Ramsey arrives and joins up with Tilden. First he saves the ranchers from ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1932
62 Minutes
Ken Maynard Ruth Hiatt Frank Rice Philo McCullough Buddy Hunter Richard Alexander Frank Ellis Charles Whitaker Jack Rockwell Lew Meehan Bud Osborne
The Eagle uses sky writing to make threats against a corporation. Nathan Gregory owns a traveling fairground and is thought to be the Eagle. Craig McCoy is a pilot who goes looking for the Eagle when Gregory turns up missing.
Western
USA
1945
58 Minutes
Tex Ritter Dave O'Brien Guy Wilkerson Lorraine Miller I. Stanford Jolley Jack Ingram Frank Ellis Jack Hendricks
texas ranger cowboy lawman criminal young woman father spirited gutsy rousing texas cabin frontier prairie wild west investigation crime theft murder fur trade old west
Ellen Williams' father has a valuable collection of furs and an outlaw gang is after them. Before he is killed, Williams hides a note revealing their location. The Texas Rangers are on the ... See full summary »
Western
1932
55 Minutes
Lane Chandler Yakima Canutt Hank Bell Alan Bridge Loie Bridge Fred Burns Frank Ellis Adele Lacy Lafe McKee Jack Rockwell Bob Roper
outlaw murderer sheriff henchman son brash confident thrilling wild west ranch saloon forgery inheritance murder robbery secret identity unlikely allies revenge quest discovery
A highwayman known as the Lone Wolf risks freedom to capture the man who killed his father and inherited his ranch.
Western
USA
1942
56 Minutes
Ray Corrigan John "Dusty" King Max Terhune Christine McIntyre John Elliott Weldon Heyburn Kermit Maynard Frank Ellis Carl Mathews Richard Cramer Tex Palmer
Recently elected Marshal Luke Graham falls under suspicion when he's unable to discover the local band of rustlers, which are really led by Jim Dawson, who is also trying to steal Grace Ross, daughter of the local newspaper editor.
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
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
1932
54 Minutes
John Wayne Noah Beery Mae Madison Luis Alberni Berton Churchill Paul Hurst Sherwood Bailey Lafe McKee Frank Ellis Hank Bell
deputy sheriff bandit governor cattle rustler settler daughter spirited rousing engaging new mexico fort wagon train house country road frontier cattle rustling murder law and order unlikely allies romance
Deputy Sheriff John Steele recruits bandit Sonora Joe to help him find out who's been bumping off all the local lawmen and rustling the cattle.
Western
USA
1939
57 Minutes
Tim McCoy Joan Barclay Benny Corbett Forrest Taylor Ted Adams Avando Reynaldo Bob Terry Dave O'Brien Frank Ellis
cowboy sidekick thief suspect young woman landowner intense rousing wild west prairie ranch frontier saloon crime frontier justice homesteading chase murder investigation pursuit
Lightning Bill Carson and sidekick Magpie are after Burrows, the man that killed a friend of theirs. Burrows is after the Arden ranch and his gang are rustling their cattle. Bill is robbing... See full summary »
Western
1941
66 Minutes
Bob Steele Al St. John Rex Lease Denny Meadows Carl Hackett Steve Clark Hal Price Charles King Frank Ellis Dave O'Brien Kenne Duncan
cowboy friend accomplice villain saloon owner billy the kid engaging suspenseful thrilling santa fe, n.m. prison saloon wild west revenge frame-up vengeance prison break old west discovery revenge
Western
USA
1942
64 Minutes
Tim Holt Cliff Edwards Joan Barclay Kenneth Harlan Roy Mason Glenn Strange Jack Rockwell Bob Kortman Denny Meadows Frank Ellis Bud Geary
Rancher Clay Travers finds and brings in the body of ranger Frank Mattison, murdered on the road to Trail City, where he had been sent to deal with an outbreak of cattle rustling. ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
58 Minutes
Johnny Mack Brown Claire Rochelle Dick Curtis Horace Murphy Frank LaRue Ed Cassidy Bobby Nelson Frank Ball Steve Clark Frank Ellis
Rancher Reynolds has fired his men and hired killers and is now using a crooked land deal to put the other ranchers off their land. Calico finds the reason why when he runs into his old nemesis Porter.
Western
USA
1943
54 Minutes
Ray Corrigan Denny Meadows Max Terhune Evelyn Finley Steve Clark John Merton Glenn Strange Carl Sepulveda George Chesebro Hank Worden Frank Ellis
cattleman cattle rustler cowboy rancher gang leader gang member patriotic thrilling suspenseful intricate ranch jail barn american west town murder cattle rustling black market undercover operations frame-up
In this WW II film meant to discourage the purchase of black market beef, the Range Busters are called on to fight cattle rustlers. This time they're up against a gang that strikes fast by hauling the beef away in trucks.
Western
USA
1937
56 Minutes
Johnny Mack Brown Claire Rochelle Dick Curtis Julian Madison Ted Adams Sherry Tansey Charles Whitaker Lew Meehan Tex Palmer Francis Walker Frank Ellis
When Johnny and Mendez argue, the lights go out, and in the ensuing gunfight Johnny thinks he killed his friend Dick. Now refusing to wear a gun he crosses the border. But it is not long before he runs into Mendez and more trouble.
Western
USA
1942
59 Minutes
Ray Corrigan John "Dusty" King Max Terhune Nell O'Day Charles Whitaker Steve Clark Kermit Maynard Charles King Carl Mathews Jack Ingram Frank Ellis
The Range Busters help a young man framed as the leader of an outlaw gang that has been holding up stage coaches.
Western
USA
1933
63 Minutes
Hoot Gibson Sheila Bromley Skeeter Bill Robbins Bobby Nelson Fred Gilman John Rutherford William Humphrey Gordon De Main William M. McCormack Samm Allen Alan Bridge
A con man posing as a lawyer tries to sell copies of a phony law book. Things get serious when he has to defend a young man falsely accused of robbery.
Western
USA
1949
54 Minutes
Johnny Mack Brown Max Terhune Bill Kennedy Gerry Pattison Jack Ingram Ed Parker Riley Hill Steve Clark James Harrison Bob Woodward Marshall Reed
With the railroad coming, Nixon is after the ranchers land. Using a stooge land agent, his method is to claim the person they bought their ranches from never had title to the land and their... See full summary »
Western
USA
1935
54 Minutes
John Wayne Mary Kornman Eddy Chandler Paul Fix Carmen LaRoux Lafe McKee Al Ferguson Henry Hall Frank Ball Artie Ortego Lew Meehan
rodeo rider sidekick promoter thief partner store owner rousing gritty engaging american west trail rodeo office murder theft frame-up assumed identity fugitives justice escape
Rodeo star John Scott and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie are wrongly accused of armed robbery. They leave town as fast as they can to go looking for their own suspects in Poker City.
Western
USA
1934
62 Minutes
Ken Maynard Evalyn Knapp H.B. Warner Kenneth Thomson Wheeler Oakman George "Gabby" Hayes Gene Autry Lester Burnette George Cheseboro George Burton Jack Rockwell
Kentucky loses his horse in a rigged horse race and gets framed for the murder of a stagecoach driver.