List of the best John Merton movies: The Rangers Step In(1937), The Gun Ranger(1937), Two-Gun Troubadour(1939), Valley of Terror(1938), Headline Crasher(1937), Slaves in Bondage(1937), Gunman From Bodie(1941), Phantom Ranger(1937), The Lion's Den(1936), Prairie Pals(1942), The Law Commands(1937), Zorro's Black Whip(1944) ... ...
Western
USA
1937
58 Minutes
Martin
Bob Allen Eleanor Stewart John Merton
Martin, wanting the Warren ranch, reignites the Allen-Warren feud. When the Rangers settle the feud, he has another plan. Dressed as Bob Allen, he kills Breck Warren and then has his men incite the townsmen to lynch Allen.
Western
1937
56 Minutes
Kemper Mills
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
1939
58 Minutes
Bill Barton
Shortly after arriving to claim his inheritance, a young man dons a mask and tries to nab the his father's murderers.
Western
USA
1938
59 Minutes
Mark Flemming
Kermit Maynard Dick Curtis Jack Ingram John Merton Roger Williams Harlene Wood
Spud Hayes, the former cook of the Cross Bar X ranch, incites the men in a saloon at Salinas to try to lynch his former buddy, Bob Wilson, now in jail for rustling cattle from the ranch ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1937
58 Minutes
Scarlotti
Frankie Darro Kane Richmond Muriel Evans John Merton Richard Tucker Edward Earle Eleanor Stewart Harry Harvey
"Headline Crasher" is a Conn Pictures Corporation production that was distributed on a regional basis by Guaranteed Pictures which, for the sources that seem to think otherwise, was a ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Nick
Lona Andre Donald Reed Wheeler Oakman John Merton Richard Cramer William Royle Louise Small Matty Roubert
Mary Lou manages to escape abduction by a prostitution ring. She tells the Chief of Detectives they were planning to take her to the Berrywood road house, a well-known den of iniquity. Jim ... See full summary »
Western
1941
62 Minutes
marshal outlaw impostor murder victim cattle rustler confident rousing suspenseful american west ranch house plains cattle rustling murder manhunt impersonation showdown discovery pursuit 19th century
The Rough Riders (Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton) act like strangers to catch a crooked lawyer.
Western
USA
1937
54 Minutes
Henchman Bud
Tim McCoy Suzanne Kaaren Carl Hackett John St. Polis John Merton Harry Strang Charles King Richard Cramer Tom London
A Treasury Department engraver is being held captive by a counterfeiting gang that wants him to make counterfeit plates for them. A lawman is sent to rescue him.
Western
USA
1936
59 Minutes
Single-Shot Smith
Tim McCoy Joan Woodbury Arthur Millett Dick Curtis John Merton Don Barclay Frank Glendon
Merwin hires Barton to fight Welsh, but when Barton arrives in town, Welsh mistakes him for the hired killer Single-Shot Smith. Figuring he can help Merwin by being part of Welsh's gang he ... See full summary »
Western, Action, Music
USA
1942
60 Minutes
Henchman Ed Blair
Art Davis Lee Powell Esther Estrella Charles King John Merton Kermit Maynard
Shannon wants Hank Stoner's land for the vanadium ore it contains. He has chemist Wainwright, who can change the ore into gold, held prisoner. But the Frontier Marshals are on the job. Art ... See full summary »
Western, Action
1937
58 Minutes
Clark
Tom Keene Lorraine Randall Budd Buster Mathew Betz John Merton Carl Stockdale David Sharpe Marie Stoddard
Adventure
USA
1944
120 Minutes
Henchman Ed Harris
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
1940
52 Minutes
Flash
Bob Steele Terry Walker Al St. John Carleton Young Charles King John Merton Frank LaRue Charles Whitaker
billy the kid friend brother outlaw thief sheriff spirited brash intense town sheriff's office stagecoach wild west saloon robbery law and order brotherhood on the run crime old west
Arriving in a lawless Texas town, Billy finds his old friend Fuzzy. When Billy stands up to Flash and his gang, he is made Sheriff. He and Fuzzy then set out to retrieve the money stolen by... See full summary »
Western
USA
1943
54 Minutes
Henchman Parry
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1936
58 Minutes
Emil
Russell Gleason Maxine Doyle Sheila Terry Matthew Betz Rex Lease John Merton Ruth Findlay Phil Dunham Elliott Sullivan
Jim Cole, heir to a mining operation, takes over the mine, which is suffering from unexplained low production, and is facing a strike by the miners. Jim will soon loose the mine if ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
57 Minutes
Farley
Bob Steele Jean Carmen Ted Adams Ernie S. Adams Lew Meehan Steve Clark John Merton Carl Hackett A.C. Henderson
When Colt kills the men that murdered his father, he escapes his pursuers and joins Wolf and his outlaw gang. After two years Wolf breaks up the gang, deeds his ranch to Colt, and turns ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Bull
Robert Randall Ray Corrigan Syd Saylor Kay Hughes J.P. McGowan Alan Bridge Frank Yaconelli John Merton Jean Marvey Milburn Stone Duke York
When a group of World War 1 buddies head west to farmstead, they run into trouble.
Western
USA
1943
56 Minutes
Burl Mason
Tim Holt Joan Barclay Cliff Edwards John Elliott Roy Barcroft Ernie S. Adams Ed Cassidy John Merton
Tom Weston arriving in town just as the Doctor announces his father's death a suicide, sees the gun is in the wrong hand. When the Bank Examiner announces the bank has no money and Tom's ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1933
69 Minutes
A Son of the Desert (uncredited)
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Charley Chase Mae Busch Dorothy Christy Lucien Littlefield John Elliott Charley Young John Merton William Gillespie Charles McAvoy
husband wife friend veterinarian ruler best friend cheery hilarious madcap lighthearted amusing intense chicago hawaii family home ballroom redemption ship friendship male bonding
When Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.
Western
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Henchman Trex Traynor
William Boyd George "Gabby" Hayes Russell Hayden Charlotte Wynters Russell Hopton Sonny Bupp Jack Rockwell Roy Barcroft John Merton Bob Kortman
Hoppy goes to town to help Marshal Windy with some rustlers and winds up helping the widow Joyce when confidence men try to take her herd.
Western
USA
1944
58 Minutes
Henchman Bill
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.
Western
USA
1936
54 Minutes
Henchman Arizona
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.
Western
USA
1936
62 Minutes
Card Sharp
Tim McCoy Jimmy Aubrey Luana Walters Wheeler Oakman Earle Hodgins Frank Glennon Rex Lease Joe Girard George Stevens John Merton
A cardsharp comes to the aid of a Mexican family.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1944
65 Minutes
Scully
Wally Brown Alan Carney Frances Langford Barbara Jo Allen Robert Mitchum Paul Hurst Patti Brill Sarah Padden Cyrus W. Kendall John Merton Diana King
Two unsuccessful vaudeville entertainers decide to search for gold during the California gold rush in 1849. They come to a town where no woman lives. The dwellers of this town promise them ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1939
56 Minutes
John Wayne Ray Corrigan Max Terhune Carole Landis Ralph Graves Roscoe Ates Collette Lyons Billy Curtis Ted Adams Stanley Blystone David Sharpe
cowboy circus owner circus manager circus performer madcap amusing playful american west ranch prairie vigilantism sabotage attempted robbery teamwork land wars circus life rescue 1930s
Nancy Evans, lovely circus owner, has a ranch that she's never visited, but for sentimental reasons won't sell to Mike Abbott. Her partners, secretly in league with Abbott, sabotage the ... See full summary »
Drama
1939
78 Minutes
John Beal Maurice Moscovich Albert Van Dekker Marjorie Cooley Lloyd Corrigan Ian Wolfe Olaf Hytten Anthony Marlowe Lester Sharpe Albert Spehr Harold Minjir
In the year A.D. 30, Jesus prevents a young man (John Beal) from leading a revolt against the Romans.