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Alan James

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23-03-1890

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Port Townsend, Washington, USA

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Silver Canyon

Silver Canyon

At the close of the Civil War, a band of Southern guerillas disguised themselves as Union soldiers, the better to perform acts of sabotage in Utah. Autry plays a cavalry scout who goes after guerilla leader McQuarrie.
7.0

Year:

1951

Detour to Danger

Detour to Danger

Two young men set out on a fishing trip. They run into a gang of criminals who are menacing two young women.
0.0

Year:

1946

Manhunt of Mystery Island

Manhunt of Mystery Island

Claire Forrest seeks her kidnapped scientist father, hidden somewhere on Mystery Island. He is held and forced to work on diabolical inventions by Captain Mephisto, a costumed villain.
4.3

Year:

1945

Outlaw Trail

Outlaw Trail

Carl Beldon has disappeared and the Trail Blazers have been sent to investigate. Arriving in town, they find that 'Honest John' controls everything. He even prints his own money. He also has a gang and they set out to finish off the heroes.
0.0

Year:

1944

The Law Rides Again

The Law Rides Again

When a band of American Indians breaks a treaty with the federal government, U.S. Marshals Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson hit the trail with captured outlaw Duke Dillon (Jack La Rue) to find out what sparked the uprising. They discover clues that point to corrupt Indian agent John Hampton (Kenneth Harlan), but meanwhile, the bandit Dillon pulls a fast one on the marshals, and soon everybody's getting ready for a showdown.
6.0

Year:

1943

Wild Horse Stampede

Wild Horse Stampede

Two cowboys try to protect railroad workers from rampaging Indians.
4.0

Year:

1943

Trigger Smith

Trigger Smith

A cowboy goes after a gang of stagecoach robbers who murdered his brother.
0.0

Year:

1939

Scouts to the Rescue

Scouts to the Rescue

Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial is Universal's 40th sound-era serial. Eagle Scout Bruce Scott, leader of Martinsville Troop Number One, and his pack sets off in search of lost treasure and finds adventure
0.0

Year:

1939

Land of Fighting Men

Land of Fighting Men

A cowboy is framed for the murder of a rancher, which was committed by a landgrabber. The cowboy must clear his name and bring in the real killer.
0.0

Year:

1938

Red Barry

Red Barry

A police detective is caught up in a plot to steal two million dollars in bonds.
0.0

Year:

1938

Flaming Frontiers

Flaming Frontiers

Tom Grant has found a rich gold vein and Bart Eaton is after it. Tom's sister Mary heads for the gold fields and Eaton and his men follow. Eaton teams up with Ace Daggett who plans to doublecross him and get the gold for himself. They frame Tom for murder and then try to get him to sign over his claim. The famous scout Tex Houston is on hand, escaping the attempts on his life, saving Mary from various perils, and trying to bring in the real killer and clear Tom.
5.2

Year:

1938

Two Gun Justice

Two Gun Justice

A western town is being overrun and ruled by a gang of outlaws led by Bart (John Merton). Former Ranger Tim (Tim McCoy) is called out of retirement and assigned to clean up the gang. He disguises himself as a Mexican bandit, joins the gang and works from within.
6.0

Year:

1938

West of Rainbow's End

West of Rainbow's End

Tim Hart (Tim McCoy), a former Texas Ranger, comes out of retirement to avenge the death of Lightnin' Ed (Frank LaRue), his foster father, who had been sent to Rainbow's End, to investigate a series of train robberies. He senses that George Johnson (Walter McGrail) and his henchman, Speck (Bob Kortman), head the robbery gang, especially after Speck makes an ambush attempt on his life.
6.0

Year:

1938

SOS Coast Guard

SOS Coast Guard

An internationally-notorious criminal scientist returns to the US to sell his latest invention, a disintegrating gas, to a foreign power. When he arrives, however, he is spotted by a young Coast Guard man, whom he kills - and thus earns the enmity of the entire US Coast Guard, but especially the murdered Guardsman's older brother who, together with his reporter-girlfriend and her comical photographer, vigorously sets to tracking him down and interfering with his plans to develop the city-melting gas in quantity. A Republic Serial in 12 Chapters.
4.7

Year:

1937

The Painted Stallion

The Painted Stallion

American federal agent Clark Stuart is on assignment in Santa Fe to draw up a trade agreement with the newly installed Mexican governor. Meanwhile, Walter Jamison leads a wagon train from Missouri, hoping to take advantage of the new agreement. Among Jamison's passenger are famed frontiersman Jim Bowie and a very youthful Kit Carson. The destinies of all these personalities intersect when villainous ex-governor DuPrey schemes to undermine the treaty and take over the New Mexico territory for his own vile purposes. Somewhere along the way, Davy Crockett joins the "good guys" in their efforts to thwart the despicable DuPrey.
4.5

Year:

1937

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.
4.6

Year:

1937

Wild Horse Round-Up

Wild Horse Round-Up

Doan is trying to get control of the valley by having his night riders drive the ranchers out. Jack Benson hires on at the Williams ranch, the one ranch Doan must have. When Benson learns that Doan is the boss of the night riders, he joins up with him. He has a plan that both saves Williams' ranch and also brings Doan to justice.
0.0

Year:

1936

Lucky Terror

Lucky Terror

A sharpshooter in a traveling sideshow is falsely accused of murdering a local miner.
5.0

Year:

1936

Lucky Terror

Lucky Terror

A sharpshooter in a traveling sideshow is falsely accused of murdering a local miner.
5.0

Year:

1936

Swifty

Swifty

Swifty is framed for the murder of Alec MeNiel by the Lawyer Cheevers and the stepson Price. Then they incite the locals to form a lynch mob, but Swifty has an unexpected ally in the Sheriff who knows Price was after his stepfather's land.
0.0

Year:

1935

Valley of Wanted Men

Valley of Wanted Men

Three men escape from prison, go back to their hometown to try to find out who framed them.
5.0

Year:

1935

Men of Action

Men of Action

A villainous banker and his hired saboteurs attempt to thwart construction of Sweetwater Dam.
5.0

Year:

1935

When a Man Sees Red

When a Man Sees Red

Our hero tries to dissuade a pretty ranch owner from taking up with an unsavory character to no avail. Eventually, the lout proves himself to be a thief and a liar, out to wrest the ranch owner's property away from her.
0.0

Year:

1934

When a Man Sees Red

When a Man Sees Red

Our hero tries to dissuade a pretty ranch owner from taking up with an unsavory character to no avail. Eventually, the lout proves himself to be a thief and a liar, out to wrest the ranch owner's property away from her.
0.0

Year:

1934

Smoking Guns

Smoking Guns

Accused of a murder he did not commit, Ken leaves the country. Three years later Evans finds him in the jungle. When Evans dies, Ken seeing the resemblance, assumes his identity and returns to clear his name.
0.0

Year:

1934

Honor of the Range

Honor of the Range

After Sheriff Ken puts money in the safe, his brother Clem gives Rawhide the combination. With the money gone the disgruntled townsmen make Boots Sheriff and lock up Ken. Clem, now a prisoner of Rawhide, has a change of heart and sends Ken a message with the outlaw's location. Ken escapes by impersonating the saloon entertainer and rides for the hangout.
5.0

Year:

1934

Wheels of Destiny

Wheels of Destiny

Bill, who is about to lead a wagon train to California, has a map to a valuable gold field and Rocky is after the map. When Rocky and his men attack, Ken Manning breaks it up and later identifies Rocky and his men as the attackers. Expelled from the wagon train, they stampede a buffalo herd puting the Indians on the warpath. After the Indians attack the wagon train, Rocky thinks he can get the map.
3.0

Year:

1934

Gun Justice

Gun Justice

Wanting the Lance ranch, Burkett kills Lance and brings in an imposter to pose as the heir Ken Lance. Ken learns of the plan, captures the imposter, and arrives posing as himself. In an ensuing gunfight a man is killed and Ken is in trouble when not only is he accused of the murder, but the imposter escapes and convinces the Sheriff he's the real Ken Lance.
0.0

Year:

1933

Fargo Express

Fargo Express

When Mort loses his and Ken's money at poker, Goss gets him to rob the stage. He is captured, identified by his palomino horse. Ken tries to clear him by robbing a stage while riding a palomino, but he also gets caught.
0.0

Year:

1933

Strawberry Roan

Strawberry Roan

Ken Maynard stars as a roving cowboy who tells the tale of taming the stallion that inspired the titular poem.
5.5

Year:

1933

The Trail Drive

The Trail Drive

Honest John is pulling off a swindle by buying cattle in Texas with worthless scrip and selling them in New Mexico for cash. Ken is leading the cattle drive not knowing that when they cross the state line Honest John's plan will have succeeded.
0.0

Year:

1933

The Trail Drive

The Trail Drive

Honest John is pulling off a swindle by buying cattle in Texas with worthless scrip and selling them in New Mexico for cash. Ken is leading the cattle drive not knowing that when they cross the state line Honest John's plan will have succeeded.
0.0

Year:

1933

King of the Arena

King of the Arena

Mysterious deaths have been occurring in the same towns as Miller's Circus and the Governor has sent Ken Kenton to investigate. Ken joins the show but when he realizes that Bargoff is involved, Bargoff has fled and taken Mary Hiller as a hostage. The trail leads to Baron Petroff who concocted the deadly chemical and Ken quickly finds himself the Baron's prisoner.
0.0

Year:

1933

King of the Arena

King of the Arena

Mysterious deaths have been occurring in the same towns as Miller's Circus and the Governor has sent Ken Kenton to investigate. Ken joins the show but when he realizes that Bargoff is involved, Bargoff has fled and taken Mary Hiller as a hostage. The trail leads to Baron Petroff who concocted the deadly chemical and Ken quickly finds himself the Baron's prisoner.
0.0

Year:

1933

The Lone Avenger

The Lone Avenger

A prominent banker commits suicide. His son thinks otherwise and sets out to prove it.
0.0

Year:

1933

Phantom Thunderbolt

Phantom Thunderbolt

A cowboy called The Thunderbolt Kid comes to the aid of a town that is being threatened by outlaws who don't want a railroad to go through the town.
4.3

Year:

1933

Drum Taps

Drum Taps

Skinner and his gang are grabbing land from the ranchers. When they go after Kerry's ranch Ken stops them. Skinner frames Ken for rustling but the Sheriff is on Ken's side, and with the help of his brother Earl's Boy Scout troup they go after the gang.
4.5

Year:

1933

Tombstone Canyon

Tombstone Canyon

A range lawman (Ken Maynard) unmasks a black-cloaked phantom killer (Sheldon Lewis).
3.5

Year:

1932

Come On, Tarzan

Come On, Tarzan

Ken Maynard's exceptionally intelligent horse, Tarzan the Wonder Horse, is the star of this western about evil cowboy Steve Frazer (Welch) who gathers horses for slaughter, whose meat is sold to pet food manufacturers. The wild horse Tarzan frees the doomed horses from their corrals, and Frazer convinces the Sheriff that Tarzan is a threat and can be shot on sight. Local cowboy Ken Benson (Maynard) and rancher Pat Riley (Kennedy) work together to clear Tarzan's good name and put Frazier behind bars for his evil deeds.
5.5

Year:

1932

Come On, Tarzan

Come On, Tarzan

Ken Maynard's exceptionally intelligent horse, Tarzan the Wonder Horse, is the star of this western about evil cowboy Steve Frazer (Welch) who gathers horses for slaughter, whose meat is sold to pet food manufacturers. The wild horse Tarzan frees the doomed horses from their corrals, and Frazer convinces the Sheriff that Tarzan is a threat and can be shot on sight. Local cowboy Ken Benson (Maynard) and rancher Pat Riley (Kennedy) work together to clear Tarzan's good name and put Frazier behind bars for his evil deeds.
5.5

Year:

1932

The Phantom

The Phantom

An eclectic group of people are stalked by a masked killer in an old mansion.
3.8

Year:

1931

The Phantom

The Phantom

An eclectic group of people are stalked by a masked killer in an old mansion.
3.8

Year:

1931

The Phantom

The Phantom

An eclectic group of people are stalked by a masked killer in an old mansion.
3.8

Year:

1931

Flying Lariats

Flying Lariats

There is trouble between the Dunbar brothers when Wally proposes to Bonnie on his brother's behalf only to have her accept him. Their feud is interrupted when they have to go after a con man who has cheated the bank out of $5000 by using a gold brick. With the outlaw captured, Wally now tries to get his brother and Bonnie together.
0.0

Year:

1931

Flying Lariats

Flying Lariats

There is trouble between the Dunbar brothers when Wally proposes to Bonnie on his brother's behalf only to have her accept him. Their feud is interrupted when they have to go after a con man who has cheated the bank out of $5000 by using a gold brick. With the outlaw captured, Wally now tries to get his brother and Bonnie together.
0.0

Year:

1931

Red Fork Range

Red Fork Range

It's time for the stagecoach race to win the mail contract and the only entries are Reden and Farrell. Reden's men kidnap Farrell's daughter and then force him to withdraw. Wally rescues Ruth, buys out Farrel, and enters the race himself. But Reden has his men planted along the course to make sure Wally doesn't win.
0.0

Year:

1931

Red Fork Range

Red Fork Range

It's time for the stagecoach race to win the mail contract and the only entries are Reden and Farrell. Reden's men kidnap Farrell's daughter and then force him to withdraw. Wally rescues Ruth, buys out Farrel, and enters the race himself. But Reden has his men planted along the course to make sure Wally doesn't win.
0.0

Year:

1931

Red Fork Range

Red Fork Range

It's time for the stagecoach race to win the mail contract and the only entries are Reden and Farrell. Reden's men kidnap Farrell's daughter and then force him to withdraw. Wally rescues Ruth, buys out Farrel, and enters the race himself. But Reden has his men planted along the course to make sure Wally doesn't win.
0.0

Year:

1931

Red Fork Range

Red Fork Range

It's time for the stagecoach race to win the mail contract and the only entries are Reden and Farrell. Reden's men kidnap Farrell's daughter and then force him to withdraw. Wally rescues Ruth, buys out Farrel, and enters the race himself. But Reden has his men planted along the course to make sure Wally doesn't win.
0.0

Year:

1931

Breed of the West

Breed of the West

There is a feud on the Colonel's ranch between his foreman Longrope and some of the hands. The Colonel is firing those that don't get along with Longrope and it looks like Wally will be next. But things change when Jim overhears Longrope's plan to rob the Colonel. Longrope shoots Jim and this sends Wally into action.
0.0

Year:

1930

Breed of the West

Breed of the West

There is a feud on the Colonel's ranch between his foreman Longrope and some of the hands. The Colonel is firing those that don't get along with Longrope and it looks like Wally will be next. But things change when Jim overhears Longrope's plan to rob the Colonel. Longrope shoots Jim and this sends Wally into action.
0.0

Year:

1930

Breed of the West

Breed of the West

There is a feud on the Colonel's ranch between his foreman Longrope and some of the hands. The Colonel is firing those that don't get along with Longrope and it looks like Wally will be next. But things change when Jim overhears Longrope's plan to rob the Colonel. Longrope shoots Jim and this sends Wally into action.
0.0

Year:

1930

Fowler Studio Varieties

Fowler Studio Varieties

The Fowler Studio Varieties shorts were a series of one-reel musical shorts shot in Los Angeles that featured vaudeville acts and musical artists.
0.0

Year:

1930

Trails of Danger

Trails of Danger

During a rescue of Mary and her father, Bob Bartlett finds a good horse, which later causes him to be mistaken for Butch Coleson, a wanted outlaw. Wounded by a posse, Bob heads for Poker Flats hoping to capture Coleson for the reward.
0.0

Year:

1930

Trails of Danger

Trails of Danger

During a rescue of Mary and her father, Bob Bartlett finds a good horse, which later causes him to be mistaken for Butch Coleson, a wanted outlaw. Wounded by a posse, Bob heads for Poker Flats hoping to capture Coleson for the reward.
0.0

Year:

1930

Trails of Danger

Trails of Danger

During a rescue of Mary and her father, Bob Bartlett finds a good horse, which later causes him to be mistaken for Butch Coleson, a wanted outlaw. Wounded by a posse, Bob heads for Poker Flats hoping to capture Coleson for the reward.
0.0

Year:

1930

Canyon Hawks

Canyon Hawks

Cattleman Benson finds Mildred and her brother George living in one of his cabins and their sheep are on his land. Attracted to Mildred, he not only lets her stay, he deeds part of his land to her. This leads to trouble with the other cattlemen.
1.0

Year:

1930

Canyon Hawks

Canyon Hawks

Cattleman Benson finds Mildred and her brother George living in one of his cabins and their sheep are on his land. Attracted to Mildred, he not only lets her stay, he deeds part of his land to her. This leads to trouble with the other cattlemen.
1.0

Year:

1930

Firebrand Jordan

Firebrand Jordan

'Firebrand' Jordan is a ranger sent into the high Sierras to assist the local Sheriff Ed Burns in capturing a mysterious band of counterfeiters.
0.0

Year:

1930

The Sky Rider

The Sky Rider

0.0

Year:

1928

The Sky Rider

The Sky Rider

0.0

Year:

1928

The Cheer Leader

The Cheer Leader

0.0

Year:

1928

Loco Luck

Loco Luck

Bud Harris, who is in love with Molly Vernon, leaves the Vernon ranch when there is an oil boom in the territory, then returns to find the property encumbered with debt. Bush, who holds the mortgage on the ranch, attempts to foreclose when he learns that there is oil on the land, and Bud enters a horserace to pay the debt.
0.0

Year:

1927

Lure of the West

Lure of the West

0.0

Year:

1926

Lure of the West

Lure of the West

0.0

Year:

1926

Lightnin' Wins

Lightnin' Wins

Lightnin' the dog and his master, Tom Harding are on to a group of smugglers who operate down at the harbor. Tom nearly bags them, but he's overwhelmed and they take flight. His girlfriend bluffs her way into the gang's hideout, but is discovered and held back. Tom is again overpowered by the crooks and thrown in a secret dungeon, but he fights his way out.
0.0

Year:

1926

The Fighting Peacemaker

The Fighting Peacemaker

Peace River Parker, foreman of the Cross L Ranch and engaged to Jess, the daughter of the owner, is railroaded into a prison term by the false witness of Jefferson Crane, who covets the ranch and Jess. Through the complicity of Clell Danert, a villainous foreman who also desires Jess, Crane arranges to ruin the Marshall ranch by driving a herd of sheep onto the cattle range.
0.0

Year:

1926

A Six Shootin' Romance

A Six Shootin' Romance

"Lightning" Jack inherits a ranch. Unfortunately, he is forced to share his inheritance with Donaldeen Travis, a snobbish debutante type who arrives from the East with her mammy and sister in tow. Donaldeen takes an immediate dislike to the uncouth "Lightning" and spends time instead with smooth-talking neighbor Currier King.
0.0

Year:

1926

A Six Shootin' Romance

A Six Shootin' Romance

"Lightning" Jack inherits a ranch. Unfortunately, he is forced to share his inheritance with Donaldeen Travis, a snobbish debutante type who arrives from the East with her mammy and sister in tow. Donaldeen takes an immediate dislike to the uncouth "Lightning" and spends time instead with smooth-talking neighbor Currier King.
0.0

Year:

1926

Beyond All Odds

Beyond All Odds

0.0

Year:

1926

Beyond All Odds

Beyond All Odds

0.0

Year:

1926

Cyclone Bob

Cyclone Bob

0.0

Year:

1925

The Reckless Sex

The Reckless Sex

Robert Lanning, a proper Bostonian who owns an estate in southern New Mexico, suspects that some of his employees are smuggling arms into Mexico, and sends his son, Robert Jr., to investigate. During his journey west, Robert meets Mary Hamilton, a stranded actress from a roadshow company of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Because Mary is still in costume as the character, “Little Eva,” Robert mistakes her for a child and takes her with him to the ranch. He ultimately discovers the identity of the arms smugglers and, with the help of the Mexican Rurales, brings the gang to justice. Robert then realizes that Mary is not a child and wins her for his wife.
0.0

Year:

1925

Warrior Gap

Warrior Gap

Against explicit orders, a vainglorious cavalry major insists on counterattacking a gang of hostile Sioux Indians. His captain refuses to comply and is arrested for insubordination and cowardice.
0.0

Year:

1925

The Virgin

The Virgin

The Virgin (1924)
0.0

Year:

1924

Her Man

Her Man

0.0

Year:

1924

The White Panther

The White Panther

Australian star Rex "Snowy" Baker stars in this military melodrama. This was the first of a series of four films Baker made for producer Phil Goldstone, and they were offered on a States' Rights basis. Irene Falliday (Gertrude McConnell) is the daughter of the British governor (William Bainbridge) who rules over an Indian province. She finds Yasmini (Lois Scott) wearing the shawl she believes she has lost and asks Tommy Farrell (Phil Burke) to get it back. Farrell is in love with Irene, but Yasmini loves him, and when he finally gets the shawl from her, the circumstances shame her in the eyes of her father Shere Ali, Sirdar of the Afghans (Frank Whitson), and his subjects.
0.0

Year:

1924

Salty Saunders

Salty Saunders

Sam Baxter, chief of the Texas Rangers, learns that Scarface Wheeler has been released from prison and is employed as foreman on the Flying X Ranch. Because Jud Howell, who gave evidence against Scarface, fears revenge from the ex-convict, Baxter sends Salty Saunders to shadow Scarface. Salty gets a job on the Flying X but is fired after saving Betty Hampton from certain death during a roundup. Later, Salty secretly enters the house and overhears Hampton, Betty's supposed uncle, conspire with Scarface to raid Jud Howell's cattle. Salty informs Baxter, who sends deputies after the rustlers, and has several more adventures. The posse returns with Scarface, who turns state's evidence and reveals Hampton as the murderer of Betty's father and of Salty's father. Salty and Betty are united. —AFI
0.0

Year:

1923

The Secret of the Pueblo

The Secret of the Pueblo

Indians have taken lovely Ruth Bryson prisoner, but handsome Bob Benson, who has managed to locate the secret entrance to the memorial altar room, and attempts a rescue in the nick of time!
0.0

Year:

1923

The Secret of the Pueblo

The Secret of the Pueblo

Indians have taken lovely Ruth Bryson prisoner, but handsome Bob Benson, who has managed to locate the secret entrance to the memorial altar room, and attempts a rescue in the nick of time!
0.0

Year:

1923

Dangerous Trails

Dangerous Trails

A mounted police inspector battles not only a gang of opium smugglers but also a haughty society belle
0.0

Year:

1923

The Firebrand

The Firebrand

Rancher Bill Holt has a small homestead and insists on holding onto his land, much to the chagrin of crotchety old Judd Acker, a neighboring rancher who would like to see him vacate.
0.0

Year:

1922

Back Fire

Back Fire

Two cowboys drift into town. Both are broke, and one of them jokingly suggests they rob the local express office. A citizen overhears them, and when the office is robbed soon afterwards, the cowboys are blamed for it.
0.0

Year:

1922

Gun-Shy

Gun-Shy

A milquetoast Easterner who on a trip to the Wild West is mistaken for a U.S. marshall.
0.0

Year:

1922

Crossing Trails

Crossing Trails

Helen, wrongly suspected of murder, escapes to the refuge of Jim's Ranch, where love soon blooms.
0.0

Year:

1921

The Crow

The Crow

The Crow is a 1919 Western short.
0.0

Year:

1919

The Gun Woman

The Gun Woman

A saloon owner loans her lover the money to buy a house, which he has led her to believe they will live in after they're married. Instead, he takes the money and buys a saloon in another town.
0.0

Year:

1918

The Boss of the Lazy Y

The Boss of the Lazy Y

A 1917 film directed by Clifford Smith.
0.0

Year:

1917