Billy Franey
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With his rakish mustache and a bowler jauntily pushed to the back of his head, Chicago-born Billy Franey (sometimes billed William Franey) starred in Universal Joker comedies from 1913. In the 1920s, he became a busy presence at almost every poverty... more
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Cast: Fred Allen Adele Buffington Harry Joe Brown Harry Semels Tom Keene
Tags: Haunted House Film Hybrid Western Action Western
Length: 54min
This entry in RKO's Tom Keene series was one of several early sound Westerns to cross over into the haunted house comedy-thriller genre. Keene played Jerry Long, the long-lost heir to the ghost town of Boom City. A crooked judge, Drake (Mitchell...
Cast: Fred Allen Adele Buffington Frank Rice Barbara Kent Tom Keene
Tags: Action Western Traditional Western
Length: 60min
The title of this RKO western refers to the wagons which bore settlers Westward during the mid-19th century. Following in his father's footsteps, Tom Keene guides a wagon train through perilous territory, facing constant danger at the hands of a...
Cast: Harry Joe Brown Ken Maynard Albert Rogell Charles R. Rogers Frank B. Good
Tags: Western
Length: 65min
A late entry in First National's series of silent Ken Maynard Westerns, this film starred the athletic Maynard and his magnificent and increasingly popular horse "Tarzan" in a rousing rodeo adventure. Maynard played Cal Roberts, a young rodeo cowboy...
Cast: J.P. McGowan Harry Joe Brown Reed Howes Fred Kohler Billy Franey
Length: 57min
Reed Howes, the original Arrow Collar man, stars in the action-packed Danger Quest. Set amongst the African diamond mines, the story concerns a fearless young mining engineer named Bob Rollins (Reed Howes) who must contend not only with the natural...
Cast: Patsy Ruth Miller James Hogan Kenneth Harlan George Irving Jules Cronjager
Tags: Adventure Drama Adventure Drama
Length: 7rlmin
King of the Turf has more plot twists than a Charles Dickens novel. It begins as no-account horse breeder Martyn Selsby (David Torrence) railroads his ex-partner Colonel Fairfax (George Irving) into prison on a trumped-up charge. Years later, the...
Cast: Alan James Dorothy Revier Jack Richardson Billy Franey Chet Ryan
Length: 4rlmin
A Texas Ranger (William Fairbanks) is hunting the notorious Cocas Kid (Chet Ryan, the brother of early silent screen star Joe Ryan) while at the same time romancing a lovely senorita (Dorothy Revier), the sister of a slain colleague. This rather...
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