List of the best Frank McDonald movies: Thunder Pass(1954), Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride(1940), Rancho Grande(1940), Sioux City Sue(1946), Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1947), Bells of Rosarita(1945), Sunset in El Dorado(1945), Under Nevada Skies(1946), Smart Blonde(1936), My Pal Trigger(1946), Carolina Moon(1940), Along the Navajo Trail(1945) ... ...
7.0/10
Western
USA
1954
76 Minutes
Director
A cavalry unit escorts a group of civilians through dangerous territory inhabited by Indians on the warpath.
7.0/10
Western
USA
1940
65 Minutes
Director
gene autry cowboy competitor meatpacker sheriff business owner lighthearted spirited endearing meatpacking plant range ranch valley train american west romance competition business schemes sabotage
Overly shy cowboy Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival owner determined to do him in.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1940
68 Minutes
Director
gene autry foreman brother sister attorney ranch hand rousing engaging endearing ranch american west train church debt schemes inheritance land dispute dams mortgage rivalry
Kay and her eastern clan go out West to run the ranch left her by her grandfather. Badguys are out to ruin the ranch's irrigation system, so Autry lends a hand.
6.8/10
Western
USA
1946
69 Minutes
Director
Gene Autry Lynne Roberts Sterling Holloway Richard Lane Ralph Sanford Helen Wallace Pierre Watkin Ken Lundy
gene autry ranch hand casting director executive hollywood producer horse hilarious frenetic uplifting ranch hollywood, calif. movie studio recording studio theater city vs. country hollywood filmmaking relocation human-animal friendship quest
Utilizing a script from 1939's "She Married a Cop" with a 1946 Hit Parade song for the title, Gene Autry's screen return following his WW II Army Air Corps service, "Sioux City Sue" has ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Crime, Adventure, Drama, Action
USA
1947
65 Minutes
Director
Gloria Henry Holmes Herbert Terry Kilburn Patrick O'Moore Ron Randell Anabel Shaw
A Scotland Yard Inspector, seeking a missing heiress, is murdered in his own home. "Bulldog" Drummond finds one of the two women claiming to be the real heiress hiding in a closet in the ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Western
USA
1945
68 Minutes
Director
George "Gabby" Hayes Dale Evans Adele Mara Grant Withers Janet Martin Addison Richards Roy Barcroft Sons of the Pioneers
roy rogers circus owner circus manager business partner kidnapper cowboy charming lighthearted california countryside ranch circus circus life kidnapping show business romance fraud adventure pursuit 1940s
Sue Farnum inherits a circus, but her dead father's partner is trying to take it away from her. Roy and Bob Nolan are filming a movie on location at the circus. They and a number of other ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Western
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Director
The story involves a rather odd flashback by Dale who is visiting El Dorado, home of her grandmother. She dreams about her grandmother's adventures including a romance with a cowboy who ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Western
USA
1946
79 Minutes
Director
Rodeo star Roy Rogers (Roy Rogers), returning with his horse "Trigger" to his home town, finds old Tom Craig (Leyland Hodgson) murdered and offers his aid to "acting sheriff" Gabby ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
57 Minutes
Director
Glenda Farrell Barton MacLane Winifred Shaw Addison Richards Robert Paige Craig Reynolds Charlotte Wynters Jane Wyman Joseph Crehan
reporter police detective businessman nightclub owner singer hatcheck girl witty spirited city train newsroom nightclub murder investigation business deal scam marriage proposal journalism mystery adventure love
Female reporter Torchy Blane teams with her cop boyfriend Lt. Steve McBride to solve the killing of an investor who just bought a popular local nightclub.
6.5/10
Western
USA
1946
79 Minutes
Director
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 »
6.5/10
Western
USA
1940
65 Minutes
Director
plantation owner land baron horse owner granddaughter grandfather sidekick engaging mellow confident american south plantation rodeo house land grab taxes helping others deception horse breeding business scheme rescue
After the evil Wheeler robs plantation owners of their land, Gene sets out to right the wrong.
6.4/10
Western
USA
1945
66 Minutes
Director
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Dale Evans Douglas Fowley Nestor Paiva Sam Flint Emmett Vogan Roy Barcroft David Cota Ed Cassidy Sons of the Pioneers
U.S. Deputy Marshal Roy investigates the disappearance of a government agent who has come to Dale's father's Ladder A Ranch. The bad guys want the land the ranch sits on because they know an oil pipeline is planned through this location.
6.4/10
Western
USA
1951
70 Minutes
Director
Pat Buttram Mary Castle Russell Hayden Gail Davis Don Harvey Tom Keene
texas ranger gene autry gunslinger con artist cowgirl rancher melodramatic suspenseful rousing texas ranch saloon wild west frontier financial troubles scam law and order old west kidnapping rescue
Texas Ranger Sergeant Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his pal, Pecos Bates (Pat Buttram), save from eviction the family of Nancy Carter (Gail Davis), whose father (Harry Tyler) has purchased ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Western
USA
1941
64 Minutes
Director
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Carol Hughes Frank Darien Joe Strauch Jr. Pauline Drake Ivan Miller Sam Flint
gene autry love interest lawyer sidekick henchman friend engaging suspenseful spirited endearing texas ranch mine jail town inheritance schemes land dispute murder plot unlikely romance
Gene inherits a gold mine and a whole lot of trouble as well.
6.3/10
Western
USA
1946
65 Minutes
Director
Roy visits his home town while on a personal appearance tour. While there he enters a pony express race. To keep him from winning, bad guys try to sabotage Roy's entry. They fail, or course.
6.3/10
Western
USA
1945
68 Minutes
Director
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Dale Evans Roger Pryor Arthur Loft Maude Eburne Sam Flint Si Jenks Elaine Lange Charles Soldani Edmund Cobb
Roy spends most of this movie rescuing Dale from terrible fates. The film includes a reenactment of land rush opening the Oklahoma Territory.
6.2/10
Western
USA
1963
90 Minutes
Director
Audie Murphy Ben Cooper Colleen Miller DeForest Kelley Jan Merlin John Hubbard
detective bandit saloon owner cowboy criminal rousing thrilling suspenseful wild west colorado prison train saloon undercover operations disguise illicit business schemes murder investigation new love pursuit
In 1875 a murderous outlaw gang breaks criminals from jail, uses them to help in crimes, and then kills them for the reward, when it goes high enough.
6.1/10
Adventure
USA
1944
66 Minutes
Director
Russ Evans, A WWII veteran army pilot, decides to check up on the widow of an old war buddy of his, Elaine Graham. The logging company she inherited is doing poorly, but Elaine gets an ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Adventure
USA
1942
73 Minutes
Director
Richard Arlen Chester Morris Jean Parker Joe Sawyer Esther Dale Alexander Granach Billy Nelson Evelyn Brent Ralph Sanford Frank Melton William Hall
Follows a crew as they work under a deadline set by their boss to complete the demolition of a building. Touches on the lives of several of the crew in their lives away from the job and ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Western
USA
1948
61 Minutes
Director
Young Danny leads an Army detail into a trap enabling his brother Steve and his gang to capture their load of gattling guns. Tim and Chito capture the brothers but don't find the guns. Tim ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Western
USA
1947
71 Minutes
Director
Sterling Holloway Adele Mara Bob Steele Charles Evans Martin Garralaga
friend outlaw ranger jewel thief singer singing cowboy engaging spirited tense mexican-american border cantina desert town mexico wild west search vengeance crime murder old west
Gene and Pokie are on vacation in Mexico when they learn that their buddy Dusty has been bumped off.
5.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
75 Minutes
Director
A rancher puts on a show to raise money so he can save his dude ranch from bankruptcy.
5.8/10
Comedy
USA
1938
69 Minutes
Director
A show troupe, led by Dan Dixon and traveling in a trailer, is stranded in Paraguay. Dan is all set to be booked in the theatres controlled by Don Luis Garcia until the latter discovers Dan... See full summary »
5.7/10
Western
USA
1955
71 Minutes
Director
Zachary Scott Carole Mathews Barton MacLane Dick Foran Lola Albright Gordon Jones Raymond Hatton Lee Van Cleef Charles Fredericks
rancher foreman businessman gunslinger marshal beautiful woman tense gritty rousing fiery arizona valley ghost town saloon ranch land wars set-up hired killers betrayal peace
Unscrupulous ranchers feud among themselves for control of the valley but a newcomer owns the water rights to the sole water source, without which grazing lands are useless.
5.6/10
Western
USA
1936
56 Minutes
Director
The Indians need the Buffalo to survive and the Government has promised to keep the herds free from hunters. But Carter, of Carter and Barton, just signed a big contract for furs and ... See full summary »
5.5/10
Drama
USA
1949
68 Minutes
Director
Joe O'Hara, a hard fighter, wants the championship title for the money to finance the concert pianist career of his brother Mike, who also could be a good fighter. When Joe fights the title... See full summary »
5.5/10
Adventure
USA
1936
60 Minutes
Director
Humphrey Bogart Margaret Lindsay Donald Woods Paul Graetz E.E. Clive Gordon Hart George Regas Sidney Bracey Tetsu Komai Miki Morita Houseley Stevenson
husband wife detective fugitive doctor ship captain shocking spectacular moving tropical island ship underwater beach pacific ocean friendship marriage love triangle fugitives mysterious strangers shipwreck
In the South Seas, Val Stevens and Lucille Gordon are getting married when a ship goes down offshore. Val rescues Captain Deever and passenger Eric Blacke. Later Eric saves Val from an ... See full summary »
5.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1943
66 Minutes
Director
Richard Arlen Wendy Barrie Nils Asther Roger Pryor Abner Biberman Marc Lawrence John Miljan Patsy Nash Ralph Sanford Dwight Frye Edward Earle
Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the Government has the West Coast's top radio... See full summary »
5.5/10
Drama
USA
1948
66 Minutes
Director
Oil field worker William Eythe returns to his hometown to discover his former girlfriend is going to marry an older cafe owner. Despite his best efforts to stay away, he is continually involved with the couple with tragic results.
4.8/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1962
78 Minutes
Director
William Lundigan Julie Adams Roy Roberts Carl Benton Reid Chet Douglas Paul Dubov Karen Norris Kathie Browne Edward Mallory
An engineer, a psychologist and several other disparate types take part in an experiment to see if people can live for extended periods of time in a city built under the ocean.
4.7/10
Adventure
USA
1941
69 Minutes
Director
Richard Arlen Jean Parker Nils Asther Marie Wilson Roger Pryor Eddie Quillan Dick Purcell Grady Sutton Kay Sutton
A spy steals a secret military device, then hijacks an airliner to get away. The airliner crashes in the wilderness & the survivors are threatened by a raging forest fire.
Comedy
1945
65 Minutes
Director
Jack Haley Ann Savage Barton MacLane Veda Ann Borg Arthur Aylesworth George E. Stone Lucien Littlefield Paul Hurst Robert Emmett Keane Eily Malyon Buddy Swan
A meek reporter (Jack Haley) happens upon murder, an escaped gangster (Barton MacLane) and a stolen jade chess set.
Western
1944
78 Minutes
Director
rodeo owner rodeo rider cowboy sidekick businesswoman roy rogers thrilling spirited winsome rodeo office albuquerque, n.m. santa fe, n.m. sabotage small business marriage proposal financial troubles investigation scam rivalry
The owner and operator of a rodeo that's an antiquated touring company on its last legs gets an offer from her business rival, to combine their operations -- if she will also consent to be his bride.
Western
1949
78 Minutes
Director
Gene Autry Elena Verdugo Stephen Dunne George J. Lewis Vera Marshe William Edmunds Martin Garralaga Gene Roth Neyle Morrow John L. Cason Pierce Lyden
singing cowboy woman rancher villain thief boy melodramatic suspenseful rousing california mexico ranch wild west frontier saving the day banditry schemes land grab law and order old west
A singing cowboy (Gene Autry) saves a senorita (Elena Verdugo) from a former rodeo star (Stephen Dunne) who likes her big ranch.
Crime, Drama
1937
61 Minutes
Director
Glenda Farrell Barton MacLane Anne Nagel Tom Kennedy George E. Stone Natalie Moorhead William Hopper Leland Hodgson
reporter police detective rival actor mistress wife charming witty city apartment newsroom train murder investigation schemes journalism jealousy engagement teamwork mystery adventure
Reporter Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell) solves a homicidal hoax for her policeman fiance (Barton MacLane).
Action
1942
70 Minutes
Director
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.
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