Fred Allen

Ghost Valley (1932)

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...

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The Saddle Buster (1932)

Cast: Max Steiner   

Tags: Western Traditional Western 

Length: 59min

The arrival of a new rider creates a furor at a rodeo in this average Tom Keene Western from RKO. Joining Fred Burns' training camp, Keene not only causes trouble between the veteran riders but also gets on the wrong side of the owner's daughter...

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Beyond the Rockies (1932)

Cast: Fred Allen Rochelle Hudson   

Tags: Traditional Western Western Action 

Length: 55min

David O. Selznick is listed as producer of the RKO western programmer Beyond the Rockies, but don't expect Duel in the Sun here. Within its own modest limits, however, this Tom Keene vehicle is quite enjoyable. Keene plays a cowpoke who battles a...

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Freighters of Destiny (1932)

Cast: Adele Buffington   

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...

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Partners (1932)

Cast: Lee Shumway Tom Keene Otis Harlan   

Tags: Modern Western Western Action 

Length: 62min

Tom Keene's first western entry of 1932, Partners casts the star as the partner of travelling medicine-show entrepreneur Billy Franey (who's quite funny in his few scenes). When Franey is murdered, Keene is accused of the crime. Escaping from the...

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Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)

Cast: John Wayne Leon Schlesinger Henry B. Walthall   

Tags: Action Western Traditional Western 

Length: 55min

Ride Him, Cowboy was the first entry in John Wayne's "B"-western series for Warner Bros. Wayne plays John Drury, a handsome stranger who is blamed for a recent wave of barn-burnings. On the verge of being lynched, John is exonerated by the previously...

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Savage Passions (1927)

Length: 55min

Savage Passions was produced by Nat Levine, long before his fruitful association with Republic Pictures. Set in the hills of Tennessee, the story concerns a long-standing feud between two moonshining families. As much as the rival clans hate each...

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