List of the best Howard Bretherton movies: The Eagle's Brood(1935), The Match King(1932), Twilight on the Trail(1941), Bar 20 Rides Again(1935), Three on the Trail(1936), Heart of the West(1936), Call of the Prairie(1936), King of the Royal Mounted(1936), Ghost Town Law(1942), The Showdown(1940), Outlaws of the Desert(1941), Dawn on the Great Divide(1942) ... ...
Western
USA
1935
61 Minutes
Director
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison William Farnum George "Gabby" Hayes Addison Richards Joan Woodbury Frank Shannon Dorothy Revier
When the outlaw El Toro saves Hoppy's life, Hoppy agrees to find his missing grandson.
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Director
Warren William Lili Damita Glenda Farrell Harold Huber John Wray Hardie Albright
immigrant street sweeper entrepreneur actress girlfriend uncle melodramatic dark solemn chicago sweden europe factory small town illinois rags to riches business scheme arrogance success doomed romance
Unscrupulous Paul Kroll, starting as a Chicago janitor, uses graft to finance a trip to Sweden where by trickery he gains control of his uncle's small match factory. By expert manipulation ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1941
54 Minutes
Director
William Boyd Brad King Andy Clyde Jack Rockwell Wanda McKay Norman Willis Robert Kent Tom London
Hoppy, Lucky and California are chasing cattle rustlers who have been bothering cattle rancher friends of Hoppy. A crooked foreman is the source of the trouble. Johnny and Lucy are the love... See full summary »
Western
USA
1935
54 Minutes
Director
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison Jean Rouverol George "Gabby" Hayes Harry Worth Frank McGlynn Jr. Howard H. Lang Ethel Wales
Cattle rustler Nevada dreams of living like an emperor in the West. Hoppy and the Bar 20 boys aim to put an end to his dream.
Western
USA
1936
66 Minutes
Director
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison Onslow Stevens Muriel Evans George "Gabby" Hayes Claude King
An evil gang is involved in both cattle rustling and the robbing of stagecoaches. Hoppy must stop them without help from the sheriff who turns out be a major outlaw himself.
Western
USA
1936
63 Minutes
Director
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison George "Gabby" Hayes Lynn Gabriel Sidney Blackmer Fred Kohler Warner Richmond Charles Martin
Ranch owner Sally Jordan is engaged in a fence war with rancher Big John Trumbull. Hoppy and Johnny, along with trusty sidekick Windy, side with Sally Jordan. They control a huge cattle stampede by using dynamite.
Western
USA
1936
54 Minutes
Director
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison Muriel Evans George "Gabby" Hayes Chester Conklin Alan Bridge Hank Mann Willie Fung Howard H. Lang John Merton Chill Wills
Hoppy has to bust up a gang of outlaws with the help of his sidekicks Shanghai and Johnny. As usual, he walks through the fusillade unscathed.
Adventure
USA
1936
61 Minutes
Director
Robert Kent Rosalind Keith Alan Dinehart Frank McGlynn Arthur Loft Grady Sutton Jack Luden Artie Ortego
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant King protects a girl who has come to claim a mine left by her father. An evil lawyer plans to keep the mine for himself.
Western
USA
1942
62 Minutes
Director
When two of their Marshal friends are killed, the Rough Riders are sent to investigate. They have to find the killers in a ghost town where the houses and an old mine are interconnected by secret passages and tunnels.
Western
USA
1940
65 Minutes
Director
William Boyd Russell Hayden Britt Wood Morris Ankrum Jan Clayton Wright Kramer Donald Kirke Roy Barcroft
European bad guy Baron Bendor leads some local townsmen in a plot to obtain horses through theft. Hoppy and his sidekicks Lucky and Speedy must find and expose the horse thieves.
Western
USA
1941
54 Minutes
Director
Hoppy, Johnny and California go to Arabia to buy some horses. There they get involved with a sheik and a harem and a kidnapping plot.
Western
USA
1942
70 Minutes
Director
Buck Jones Mona Barrie Raymond Hatton Rex Bell Robert Lowery Harry Woods
Buck Roberts is leading a wagon train of railroad supplies and Jim Corkle and his henchman Loder are out to stop them by using white men dressed as Indians for the attacks.
Musical, Romance
USA
1943
68 Minutes
Director
Nils T. Granlund Gale Storm Robert Lowery
A nightclub performer, jealous about the talents of an aspiring singer, tries to sabotage her chances at a professional career.
Drama
USA
1939
60 Minutes
Director
Frankie Darro Dick Purcell Judith Allen Lillian Elliott Don Rowan William Ruhl Lew Kelly Ralph Peters
Skipper Murphy is serving as trainer and inspiration for his brother Red Murphy training for a world championship title bout. Trouble comes for the Murphys when Red runs up against a ... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1941
69 Minutes
Director
Because of a fight at a dog show between "Smoky" and "Shadow", Alsatian Shepherd dogs, owned and trained by Judy Weston, "Smoky" loses first prize. Judy sells "Shadow", but Ben, the trainer... See full summary »
Western
USA
1942
57 Minutes
Director
Tim Holt Cliff Edwards Nell O'Day John Elliott Roy Barcroft Carl Hackett Ed Cassidy Charles King
This film opens with two small Arizona towns, Spencerville and East Spencerville, separated by a dry gulch and a feud, and governed by a Vigilante Committee. Lew Harmon, committee member ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1945
69 Minutes
Director
Arthur Lake Dale Evans Lionel Stander George Meeker Paul Hurst Marjorie Manners Sammy Stein Louis Adlon Douglas Wood Emmett Lynn
Joe Bagley, owner of the Blue Heaven Club, tries to foster a romance between shy pianist Sandy Elliott and band vocalist June Mayfield. Joe tells June that Sandy is really a professional, ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
62 Minutes
Director
Frankie Darro Marjorie Reynolds Mantan Moreland Clyde Dilson
A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
57 Minutes
Director
Smith Ballew Heather Angel Roy Mason Ben Alexander Otis Harlan Victor Potel Frank McGlynn Howard C. Hickman Alan Bridge Wesley Girard Lew Kelly
union soldier businessman gang leader guard brother abraham lincoln engaging spirited front lines california stagecoach town hotel trail american civil war robbery investigation brother relationship false accusations deception
A Westerner in the Union Army discovers that gold shipments from the West are being captured by Southerners.
Drama
USA
1939
62 Minutes
Director
John Randolph (Warren Hull), an idealistic young newspaper owner who uses his paper as an instrument for the public good, uses a campaign against crime to successfully run grafting ... See full summary »
Drama, Western
USA
1936
57 Minutes
Director
Ralph Bellamy Mae Clarke Helene Lowell Stanley Andrews Lew Kelly Eddy Chandler Richard Alexander Jack Duffy
Polo player Brian stops in a Kansas town and find a girl and her aunt needing money to keep their ranch. He also finds his new real estate partner is the crook trying to do the women out of their ranch.
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
63 Minutes
Director
Warren Hull Kay Linaker George Cleveland William von Brincken
reporter scientist fbi agent son secret agent campy gutsy laboratory bar jail united states world war ii experiments espionage impersonation science journalism mystery quest 1930s
A newspaper reporter stumbles upon German spies after a new alloy, an experimental metal that is lighter than aluminum but stronger than steel.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1939
58 Minutes
Director
Frankie Darro Dick Purcell Lillian Elliott Sheila Darcy James Flavin Denny Meadows Mantan Moreland
Buzzy O'Brien is a bellhop in a hotel where a guest is murdered. The police blame Kitty Monahan and Buzzy succeeds in helping her escape and hides her at his home with his mother. Buzzy and... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1940
64 Minutes
Director
Frankie Darro Marjorie Reynolds George Cleveland Alex Callam Lillian Elliott Milburn Stone Tristram Coffin Donald Kerr Cheryl Walker
A delivery boy for a flower shop, who thinks of himself as an amateur detective, finds out that his boss is mixed up with a foreign espionage ring.
Adventure
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Director
John Trent Marjorie Reynolds Milburn Stone Jackie Coogan Jason Robards Sr. Bryant Washburn Boyd Irwin Roy Mason John Peters John Day Dickie Jones
"Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1940
61 Minutes
Director
The Phantom Robber gets a fortune in jewels and some valuable papers from a robbery on the crack train "The Midnight Limited" and Val Lennon and his pretty assistant, Joan Marshall, are on ... See full summary »
Western
1935
60 Minutes
Director
William Boyd Jimmy Ellison Paula Stone George "Gabby" Hayes Kenneth Thomson Frank McGlynn Jr. Charles Middleton Robert Warwick
A ranch foreman tries to provoke a range war by playing two cattleman against each other. With help from a cowboy hero (William Boyd), the warring ranchers join forces to stop the fighting.
Drama
1948
72 Minutes
Director
Joseph Crehan Wanda McKay John Parker Robert Leaver
A doctor (Joseph Crehan) uses films about venereal disease and the human reproductive system to educate a young married couple (Wanda McKay, John Parker).
Western
1942
60 Minutes
Director