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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Giant from the Unknown | Dr. Frederick Cleveland | 1958-01-03 |
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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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Badman's Country | Mayor Coleman | 1958-08-02 |
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How to Make a Monster | Police Capt. Hancock | 1958-07-01 |
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Curse of the Faceless Man | Narrator (unconfirmed) | 1958-08-14 |
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From the Earth to the Moon | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1958-11-26 |
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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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Tarawa Beachhead | Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited) | 1958-11-02 |
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Frontier Gun | Andrew Barton | 1958-10-31 |
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Beginning of the End | Gen. John Hanson | 1957-06-28 |
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The Giant Claw | Lt. Gen. Edward Considine | 1957-06-01 |
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Hell's Crossroads | Wheeler | 1957-03-08 |
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Down Liberty Road | Fred Schroder | 1957-01-01 |
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Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Dr. Carl Jordan | 1957-05-17 |
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Omar Khayyam | Sharain's Father | 1957-08-23 |
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Drango | Henry Calder | 1957-01-01 |
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Kronos | Dr. Albert Stern | 1957-03-31 |
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Zombies of Mora Tau | Dr. Jonathan Eggert | 1957-03-01 |
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When Gangland Strikes | Leo Fantzler | 1956-03-15 |
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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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The Desperados Are in Town | Mr. Rutherford | 1956-11-01 |
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Brig. Gen. John Hanley | 1956-06-13 |
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Fury at Gunsight Pass | Doc Phillips | 1956-02-15 |
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Naked Gun | Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum) | 1956-11-01 |
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No Man's Woman | Capt. Hostedder | 1955-10-27 |
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Crashout | Head Guard | 1955-03-01 |
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Duel on the Mississippi | Magistrate (uncredited) | 1955-09-16 |
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Tennessee's Partner | Judge Parker | 1955-09-21 |
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The Eternal Sea | Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble | 1955-04-19 |
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Chief Crazy Horse | Red Cloud | 1955-04-01 |
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The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story | Azar the Shepherd | 1955-01-01 |
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The Last Command | 1955-08-03 | |
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The Silver Star | Charlie Childress | 1955-04-07 |
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The Outlaw Stallion | Sheriff | 1954-07-03 |
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Drums Across the River | Chief Ouray | 1954-06-01 |
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Three Young Texans | Jeff Blair | 1954-11-25 |
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Two Guns and a Badge | Sheriff Jackson | 1954-09-11 |
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Cattle Queen of Montana | J.I. 'Pop' Jones | 1954-11-18 |
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The Steel Cage | Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages" | 1954-12-01 |
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Vera Cruz | Gen. Ramírez | 1954-12-25 |
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Southwest Passage | Dr. Stanton | 1954-04-01 |
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Taza, Son of Cochise | Grey Eagle | 1954-02-18 |
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Apache | Dawson | 1954-07-09 |
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Silver Lode | Zachary Evans | 1954-06-24 |
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Fort Vengeance | Chief Crowfoot | 1953-03-28 |
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Flight Nurse | Interrogation Officer | 1953-11-15 |
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Mexican Manhunt | Tip Morgan | 1953-09-13 |
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Arena | Bucky Hillberry | 1953-06-24 |
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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 Moonlighter | Alexander Prince | 1953-09-19 |
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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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Mutiny | Capt. Radford | 1952-03-05 |
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Because of You | Dr. Travis | 1952-12-04 |
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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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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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Hiawatha | Iagoo | 1952-12-28 |
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Red Planet Mars | Secretary of Defense Sparks | 1952-05-15 |
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My Favorite Spy | Gen. Frazer | 1951-12-25 |
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Fighting Coast Guard | Navy Captain | 1951-05-31 |
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Tomorrow Is Another Day | Hugh Wagner | 1951-08-08 |
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Flight to Mars | Ikron | 1951-11-11 |
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The Lion Hunters | Tom Forbes | 1951-03-25 |
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The Redhead and the Cowboy | Sheriff | 1951-03-15 |
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Along the Great Divide | Ed Roden | 1951-06-02 |
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Chain Lightning | Ed Bostwick | 1950-02-18 |
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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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In a Lonely Place | Lloyd Barnes | 1950-05-17 |
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Short Grass | Hal Fenton | 1950-12-24 |
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The Damned Don't Cry | Jim Whitehead | 1950-05-13 |
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Southside 1-1000 | Eugene Deane | 1950-11-16 |
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The Fountainhead | Prosecutor (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
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Bad Men of Tombstone | Mr. Jones | 1949-01-21 |
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We Were Strangers | M. Seymour | 1949-04-27 |
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Colorado Territory | United States Marshal | 1949-06-11 |
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Fighting Back | Robert J. Higby | 1948-07-30 |
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For the Love of Mary | Adm. Walton | 1948-09-01 |
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The Fabulous Fraud | Blind Girl's Father | 1948-08-28 |
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Souvenirs of Death | Gangster (uncredited) | 1948-06-19 |
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Joan of Arc | Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain | 1948-12-22 |
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Merton of the Movies | Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited) | 1947-10-11 |
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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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Desire Me | Hector Martin | 1947-10-31 |
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Little Mister Jim | Col. W.I. Starwell | 1947-04-01 |
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High Wall | Dr. Stanley Griffin | 1947-12-17 |
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Good News | Dean Griswold | 1947-12-04 |
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The Mighty McGurk | Fowles | 1947-01-02 |
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Song of the Thin Man | Inspector (uncredited) | 1947-08-28 |
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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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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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Fall Guy | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1945-04-14 |
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Phantoms, Inc. | Narrator (voice) | 1945-06-09 |
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The Hidden Eye | Ferris (henchman) | 1945-08-31 |
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Purity Squad | Dr. Adams (uncredited) | 1945-11-03 |
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Adventure | Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited) | 1945-12-28 |
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Barbary Coast Gent | Alec Veeder | 1944-09-01 |
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Dark Shadows | Lt. Pat McKay | 1944-12-16 |
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Marriage Is a Private Affair | Ed Scofield | 1944-08-23 |
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The Heavenly Body | Dr. Green | 1944-03-23 |
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Rationing | Morgan | 1944-03-24 |
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Main Street Today | Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited) | 1944-03-25 |
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The Thin Man Goes Home | Willoughby Peavy | 1944-12-24 |
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Return from Nowhere | Doctor (uncredited) | 1944-10-28 |
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Gentle Annie | Deputy Gansby | 1944-12-05 |
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited) | 1944-11-15 |
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Meet the People | Monte Rowland | 1944-06-01 |
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Best Foot Forward | Col. Harkrider | 1943-10-08 |
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Dixie Dugan | Editor | 1943-03-12 |
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Swing Fever | Dan Conlon | 1943-11-01 |
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The Cross of Lorraine | Col. Demas (uncredited) | 1943-11-12 |
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Let's Face It | Man in Sun Shell Cafe | 1943-08-04 |
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Reunion in France | Martin | 1942-12-25 |
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The Omaha Trail | Henchman Job | 1942-09-01 |
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Tennessee Johnson | Jefferson Davis | 1942-12-01 |
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The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Mr. Graham | 1942-08-28 |
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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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Tales of Manhattan | Judge | 1942-08-05 |
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Wood | 1942-06-26 |
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Wide Open Town | Jim Stuart | 1941-08-08 |
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The Bandit Trail | Red Haggerty | 1941-10-10 |
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I Wake Up Screaming | Assistant District Attorney | 1941-10-31 |
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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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Pirates on Horseback | Ace Gibson | 1941-05-23 |
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The Roundup | 'Parenthesis' | 1941-04-03 |
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Border Vigilantes | Dan Forbes | 1941-04-18 |
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Road Agent | Big John Morgan | 1941-12-19 |
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Doomed Caravan | Stephen Westcott | 1941-01-10 |
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This Woman Is Mine | Roussel | 1941-08-22 |
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Three Men from Texas | Bruce Morgan | 1940-11-15 |
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Buck Benny Rides Again | Second Outlaw | 1940-05-31 |
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The Light of Western Stars | Nat Hayworth | 1940-04-17 |
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Cherokee Strip | Hawk Barrett | 1940-10-10 |
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The Showdown | Baron Rendor | 1940-03-08 |
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Knights of the Range | Gamecock | 1940-02-23 |
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Rustlers' Valley | Glen Randall | 1937-07-23 |
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Borderland | Loco | 1937-02-26 |
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North of the Rio Grande | Henry Stoneham | 1937-06-28 |
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Hills of Old Wyoming | Andrews | 1937-04-16 |
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Trail Dust | Tex Anderson | 1936-12-11 |
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Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Blackie Felton | 1936-10-16 |
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Stand Up and Cheer! | Washington Press Correspondent | 1934-05-04 |
