1896-08-28 Danville, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum, August 28, 1896 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television and film character actor. Before signing with Paramount Pictures in the 1930s, Nussbaum had already changed his last name to Ankrum. Upon signing with the studio, he chose to use the name "Stephen Morris" before changing it to Morris Ankrum in 1939. Ankrum's stern visage and sharply defined features helped cast him in supporting roles as stalwart authority figures, including scientists, military men (particularly army officers), judges and even psychiatrists in more than 150 films, mostly B movies. One standout role was in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's production of Tennessee Johnson (1942), a biographical film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president. As Sen. Jefferson Davis, Ankrum movingly addresses the United States Senate upon his resignation to lead the Confederate States of America as that republic's first—and only—president. Ankrum's film career was extensive and spanned 30 years. His credits were largely concentrated in the western and science-fiction genres. Ankrum appeared in such westerns as Ride 'Em Cowboy in 1942, Vera Cruz opposite Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, Apache (1954), and Cattle Queen of Montana with Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan. In the sci-fi genre, he appeared in Rocketship X-M (1950), Flight to Mars (1951), as a Martian, Red Planet Mars (1952), playing the United States Secretary of Defense; the cult classic Invaders From Mars (1953), playing a United States Army officer; and as an Army general in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956). In 1957 he played a psychiatrist in the cult sci-fi classic Kronos and had military-officer roles in Beginning of the End and The Giant Claw.
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The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | 1968-01-01 |
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Guns of Diablo | Ray Macklin | 1964-10-04 |
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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes | Mr. Bowhead (uncredited) | 1963-07-13 |
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Tower of London | The Archbishop | 1962-10-24 |
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Most Dangerous Man Alive | Capt. Davis | 1961-07-04 |
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The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come | Gen. Lew Wallace | 1961-06-01 |
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The Power of the Resurrection | Annas | 1958-01-01 |
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Twilight for the Gods | Sea Captain | 1958-08-04 |
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Curse of the Faceless Man | Narrator (unconfirmed) | 1958-08-14 |
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Badman's Country | Mayor Coleman | 1958-08-02 |
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From the Earth to the Moon | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1958-11-26 |
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Giant from the Unknown | Dr. Frederick Cleveland | 1958-01-03 |
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How to Make a Monster | Police Capt. Hancock | 1958-07-01 |
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Frontier Gun | Andrew Barton | 1958-10-31 |
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Tarawa Beachhead | Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited) | 1958-11-02 |
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The Saga of Hemp Brown | Bo Slauter | 1958-09-05 |
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Young and Wild | Police Capt. Egan | 1958-04-24 |
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Drango | Henry Calder | 1957-01-01 |
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The Giant Claw | Lt. Gen. Edward Considine | 1957-06-01 |
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Beginning of the End | Gen. John Hanson | 1957-06-28 |
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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Dr. Carl Jordan | 1957-05-17 |
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Zombies of Mora Tau | Dr. Jonathan Eggert | 1957-03-01 |
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Omar Khayyam | Sharain's Father | 1957-08-23 |
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Hell's Crossroads | Wheeler | 1957-03-08 |
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Kronos | Dr. Albert Stern | 1957-03-31 |
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Brig. Gen. John Hanley | 1956-06-13 |
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The Desperados Are in Town | Mr. Rutherford | 1956-11-01 |
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When Gangland Strikes | Leo Fantzler | 1956-03-15 |
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Naked Gun | Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum) | 1956-11-01 |
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Walk the Proud Land | Gen. Wade | 1956-09-01 |
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Quincannon, Frontier Scout | Col. Harry Conover | 1956-05-01 |
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Fury at Gunsight Pass | Doc Phillips | 1956-02-15 |
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Duel on the Mississippi | Magistrate (uncredited) | 1955-09-16 |
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No Man's Woman | Capt. Hostedder | 1955-10-27 |
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The Eternal Sea | Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble | 1955-04-19 |
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The Last Command | 1955-08-03 | |
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The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story | Azar the Shepherd | 1955-01-01 |
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The Silver Star | Charlie Childress | 1955-04-07 |
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Tennessee's Partner | Judge Parker | 1955-09-21 |
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Chief Crazy Horse | Red Cloud | 1955-04-01 |
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Crashout | Head Guard | 1955-03-01 |
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Three Young Texans | Jeff Blair | 1954-11-25 |
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The Outlaw Stallion | Sheriff | 1954-07-03 |
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The Steel Cage | Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages" | 1954-12-01 |
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Two Guns and a Badge | Sheriff Jackson | 1954-09-11 |
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Vera Cruz | Gen. Ramírez | 1954-12-25 |
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Cattle Queen of Montana | J.I. 'Pop' Jones | 1954-11-18 |
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Drums Across the River | Chief Ouray | 1954-06-01 |
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Southwest Passage | Dr. Stanton | 1954-04-01 |
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Apache | Dawson | 1954-07-09 |
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Silver Lode | Zachary Evans | 1954-06-24 |
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Taza, Son of Cochise | Grey Eagle | 1954-02-18 |
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Arena | Bucky Hillberry | 1953-06-24 |
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Mexican Manhunt | Tip Morgan | 1953-09-13 |
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The Moonlighter | Alexander Prince | 1953-09-19 |
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Flight Nurse | Interrogation Officer | 1953-11-15 |
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Fort Vengeance | Chief Crowfoot | 1953-03-28 |
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Invaders from Mars | Col. Fielding | 1953-04-09 |
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Devil's Canyon | Ed | 1953-08-13 |
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I Beheld His Glory | Peter | 1953-03-31 |
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The Man Behind The Gun | Bram Creegan | 1953-01-31 |
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Sky Commando | Gen. W.R. Combs | 1953-08-21 |
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Because of You | Dr. Travis | 1952-12-04 |
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Son of Ali Baba | Ali Baba | 1952-08-15 |
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A Star Shall Rise | King Herod | 1952-12-25 |
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Fort Osage | Arthur Pickett | 1952-02-10 |
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The Raiders | Thomas Ainsworth | 1952-11-20 |
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Mutiny | Capt. Radford | 1952-03-05 |
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Hiawatha | Iagoo | 1952-12-28 |
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Red Planet Mars | Secretary of Defense Sparks | 1952-05-15 |
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The Lion Hunters | Tom Forbes | 1951-03-25 |
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My Favorite Spy | Gen. Frazer | 1951-12-25 |
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Tomorrow Is Another Day | Hugh Wagner | 1951-08-08 |
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Along the Great Divide | Ed Roden | 1951-06-02 |
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Fighting Coast Guard | Navy Captain | 1951-05-31 |
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Flight to Mars | Ikron | 1951-11-11 |
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The Redhead and the Cowboy | Sheriff | 1951-03-15 |
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Southside 1-1000 | Eugene Deane | 1950-11-16 |
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The Damned Don't Cry | Jim Whitehead | 1950-05-13 |
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In a Lonely Place | Lloyd Barnes | 1950-05-17 |
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Chain Lightning | Ed Bostwick | 1950-02-18 |
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Short Grass | Hal Fenton | 1950-12-24 |
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Borderline | Bill Whittaker | 1950-03-01 |
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Rocketship X-M | Dr. Ralph Fleming | 1950-06-02 |
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Bad Men of Tombstone | Mr. Jones | 1949-01-21 |
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Colorado Territory | United States Marshal | 1949-06-11 |
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We Were Strangers | M. Seymour | 1949-04-27 |
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The Fountainhead | Prosecutor (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
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Joan of Arc | Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain | 1948-12-22 |
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The Fabulous Fraud | Blind Girl's Father | 1948-08-28 |
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Fighting Back | Robert J. Higby | 1948-07-30 |
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Souvenirs of Death | Gangster (uncredited) | 1948-06-19 |
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For the Love of Mary | Adm. Walton | 1948-09-01 |
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Merton of the Movies | Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited) | 1947-10-11 |
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The Mighty McGurk | Fowles | 1947-01-02 |
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Good News | Dean Griswold | 1947-12-04 |
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The Sea of Grass | A.J. Crane | 1947-04-25 |
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Cynthia | Mr. Phillips, Principal | 1947-08-29 |
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High Wall | Dr. Stanley Griffin | 1947-12-17 |
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Little Mister Jim | Col. W.I. Starwell | 1947-04-01 |
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Song of the Thin Man | Inspector (uncredited) | 1947-08-28 |
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Desire Me | Hector Martin | 1947-10-31 |
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Lady in the Lake | Eugene Grayson | 1946-12-19 |
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The Harvey Girls | Rev. Claggett | 1946-01-18 |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice | Judge (uncredited) | 1946-05-02 |
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The Green Years | Dr. Galbraith | 1946-07-04 |
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Courage of Lassie | Farmer Crews | 1946-11-08 |
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The Cockeyed Miracle | Dr. Wilson | 1946-10-26 |
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Fall Guy | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1945-04-14 |
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The Hidden Eye | Ferris (henchman) | 1945-08-31 |
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Adventure | Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited) | 1945-12-28 |
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Phantoms, Inc. | Narrator (voice) | 1945-06-09 |
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Purity Squad | Dr. Adams (uncredited) | 1945-11-03 |
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The Heavenly Body | Dr. Green | 1944-03-23 |
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Return from Nowhere | Doctor (uncredited) | 1944-10-28 |
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The Thin Man Goes Home | Willoughby Peavy | 1944-12-24 |
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Main Street Today | Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited) | 1944-03-25 |
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Marriage Is a Private Affair | Ed Scofield | 1944-08-23 |
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Meet the People | Monte Rowland | 1944-06-01 |
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Barbary Coast Gent | Alec Veeder | 1944-09-01 |
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Gentle Annie | Deputy Gansby | 1944-12-05 |
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Dark Shadows | Lt. Pat McKay | 1944-12-16 |
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Rationing | Morgan | 1944-03-24 |
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited) | 1944-11-15 |
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Dixie Dugan | Editor | 1943-03-12 |
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Best Foot Forward | Col. Harkrider | 1943-10-08 |
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The Cross of Lorraine | Col. Demas (uncredited) | 1943-11-12 |
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Swing Fever | Dan Conlon | 1943-11-01 |
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Let's Face It | Man in Sun Shell Cafe | 1943-08-04 |
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The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Mr. Graham | 1942-08-28 |
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Reunion in France | Martin | 1942-12-25 |
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Tennessee Johnson | Jefferson Davis | 1942-12-01 |
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Time to Kill | Alexander Morny | 1942-12-24 |
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Roxie Hart | Martin S. Harrison | 1942-02-20 |
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Wood | 1942-06-26 |
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The Omaha Trail | Henchman Job | 1942-09-01 |
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Tales of Manhattan | Judge | 1942-08-05 |
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Pirates on Horseback | Ace Gibson | 1941-05-23 |
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I Wake Up Screaming | Assistant District Attorney | 1941-10-31 |
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This Woman Is Mine | Roussel | 1941-08-22 |
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Border Vigilantes | Dan Forbes | 1941-04-18 |
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Wide Open Town | Jim Stuart | 1941-08-08 |
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In Old Colorado | Weiler, Davidson's Foreman | 1941-03-14 |
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Ride 'Em Cowboy | Ace Anderson | 1941-11-17 |
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The Bandit Trail | Red Haggerty | 1941-10-10 |
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Doomed Caravan | Stephen Westcott | 1941-01-10 |
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Road Agent | Big John Morgan | 1941-12-19 |
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The Roundup | 'Parenthesis' | 1941-04-03 |
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The Showdown | Baron Rendor | 1940-03-08 |
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The Light of Western Stars | Nat Hayworth | 1940-04-17 |
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Buck Benny Rides Again | Second Outlaw | 1940-05-31 |
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Knights of the Range | Gamecock | 1940-02-23 |
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Three Men from Texas | Bruce Morgan | 1940-11-15 |
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Cherokee Strip | Hawk Barrett | 1940-10-10 |
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North of the Rio Grande | Henry Stoneham | 1937-06-28 |
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Rustlers' Valley | Glen Randall | 1937-07-23 |
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Borderland | Loco | 1937-02-26 |
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Hills of Old Wyoming | Andrews | 1937-04-16 |
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Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Blackie Felton | 1936-10-16 |
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Trail Dust | Tex Anderson | 1936-12-11 |
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Stand Up and Cheer! | Washington Press Correspondent | 1934-05-04 |
