List of the best Horace Murphy movies: The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen(1937), Boothill Brigade(1937), Riders of the Rockies(1937), Undercover Man(1936), Border Phantom(1937), Last of the Warrens(1936), Anything for a Thrill(1937), Rogue of the Range(1936), Arizona Bound(1941), Billy the Kid Returns(1938), The Gambling Terror(1937), Trouble in Texas(1937) ... ...
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Stubby
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
USA
1937
58 Minutes
Calico Haynes
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
1937
57 Minutes
Doc Thornton
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
1936
60 Minutes
Sheriff
Johnny Mack Brown Suzanne Kaaren Ted Adams Frank Darien Horace Murphy Lloyd Ingram Ed Cassidy Dick Morehead
Steve McLain (Johnny Mack Brown), an undercover agent for the express company, uncovers a gang of robbers, led by Ace Pringle (Ted Adams), hiding behind the badges of law officers.
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Sheriff
Bob Steele Harlene Wood Don Barclay Carl Hackett Horace Murphy Miki Morita Perry Murdock Frank Ball John Peters
Cowboy Larry O'Day and his sidekick Lucky Smith happen upon a distraught Barbara Hartwell, who is about to be arrested for the murder of her uncle. With Barbara behind bars, Larry is ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1936
59 Minutes
Grizzly
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 »
Drama
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Boss Kelley
Frankie Darro Kane Richmond June Johnson Ann Evers Johnstone White Horace Murphy Edward Hearn Frank Marlowe Bob Kortman Charles Dorety
Don Mallory is the younger brother of ace newsreel photographer Cliff Mallory, and is continually urging Cliff to let him become a cameraman rather than going to college. Cliff refuses. He ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1936
60 Minutes
Sheriff Tom
Johnny Mack Brown Lois January Stephen Chase Phyllis Hume Jack Rockwell Horace Murphy Frank Ball George Ball Lloyd Ingram Forrest Taylor George Morrell
Doran and the Sheriff have a scheme to bring in an outlaw gang. Doran is sent to prison so he and the gang leader Mitchell can break out. This gets him into the gang but he is in trouble when it's revealed he is working with the Sheriff.
Western
USA
1941
58 Minutes
Bunion
Buck Jones Tim McCoy Raymond Hatton Luana Walters Denny Meadows Kathryn Sheldon Tristram Coffin Horace Murphy
cowboy gunslinger lawman ranch hand reverend outlaw melodramatic rousing suspenseful mesa city, ariz. ranch desert wild west town vigilantism bandits old west justice friendship showdown
The Rough Riders are called upon to help save a stagecoach line.
Western
USA
1938
54 Minutes
Mr. Miller
Roy Rogers Smiley Burnette Lynne Roberts Morgan Wallace Fred Kohler Wade Boteler Edwin Stanley Horace Murphy Joseph Crehan Robert Emmett Keane
After Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid, Billy's look-alike Roy Rogers arrives and is mistaken for him. Although a murderer, Billy was on the side of the homesteaders against the large ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
53 Minutes
Missouri Bill
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
USA
1937
64 Minutes
Lucky
Tex Ritter Rita Hayworth Earle Dwire Yakima Canutt Tex Palmer Hal Price Fred Parker Horace Murphy Charles King Tommy Cooper Glenn Strange
Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list.
Western
1937
56 Minutes
Ranch Cook
Bob Steele Eleanor Stewart John Merton Ernie S. Adams Earle Dwire Budd Buster Frank Ball Horace Murphy Lew Meehan Hal Taliaferro Horace B. Carpenter
Disgusted with courts who let criminals go free, an Old West lawman (Bob Steele) turns to vigilantism.
Western
1937
60 Minutes
J. Travis
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
USA
1939
58 Minutes
Nebrasky
Johnny Mack Brown Bob Baker Fuzzy Knight Frances Robinson Russell Simpson Clarence Wilson Charles Stevens Ralph Dunn Horace Murphy Fern Emmett Ed Cassidy
A young boy helps a marshal in his battle against outlaws.
Western
USA
1941
61 Minutes
Seth Belden
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Sally Payne Carol Adams Henry Brandon Herbert Rawlinson Hal Taliaferro Jay Novello Horace Murphy Monte Blue Ralf Harolde
Roy and Gabby have to establish fair business practices in the town of Deadwood, currently dominated by entrepreneurs who scare off potential competitors.
Western
USA
1937
57 Minutes
Sheriff
Tex Ritter Eleanor Stewart Ethelind Terry Syd Saylor William Faversham Forrest Taylor Snub Pollard Glenn Strange Horace Murphy Earle Dwire Budd Buster
Tex and sidekick Grass join McGill's traveling show. When Price has McGill's wagons burned, Tex becomes the county tax collector to earn money. This leads to trouble as one of those owing money is Price who says he will not pay.
Western
USA
1939
58 Minutes
Mushy
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.
Adventure
USA
1940
119 Minutes
Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Claudette Colbert Hedy Lamarr Frank Morgan Lionel Atwill Chill Wills Marion Martin Minna Gombell Joe Yule Horace Murphy
partner sheriff oil baron love interest engaging emotional texas south america revolution oil business law romance wealth rivalry rise transformation love 1930s
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman.
Western
USA
1939
54 Minutes
James Newill Sally Blane Benny Rubin Dave O'Brien Milburn Stone Walter Long Warner Richmond Ted Adams Chief Thundercloud Ole Olsen Horace Murphy
Ann Fenwick is a witness to a bank robbery in the U.S. and the bandits, led by Trigger (Warner Richmond) and Leon (Ted Adams) capture her and when she disappears, a warrant is issued for ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1936
61 Minutes
Hoot Gibson Lona Andre Charles Hill Frank Yaconelli Bob McKenzie George Chesebro Jack Rockwell Art Mix Fargo Bussey Wally Wales Charles King
outlaw niece miner lawyer sheriff cowboy rousing engaging tense house sheriff's office mountain trail frontier wild west law and order gold murder justice theft
A sharpshooter in a traveling sideshow is falsely accused of murdering a local miner.