Song
Of The Gringo(1936) VHS
This larrupin' landmark
features Tex Ritter in his first starring role, as a green sheriff who
is tutored in the way of the gun by an ex-train robber. Joan Woodbury,
Fuzzy Knight, Monte Blue co-star. 62 min.
Tex
Rides With The Boy Scouts(1937) VHS
Bestowed with the official
seal of the Boy Scouts of America, this exciting horse opry stars Tex Ritter,
who's always prepared to break the news to any two-bit outlaw, as a sharp-shooter
helped by a Boy Scout troop in bringing to bay gold rustlers. Co-stars
Marjorie Reynolds. 57 min.
Headin'
For The Rio Grande(1937) VHS
Tex Ritter got his boots
wet starring in this exciting sagebrusher as an ol' cowhand from the Rio
Grande, pinin' for his hometown and lilting out such lovelies as "Campfire
Love Song," "Night Herding Song" and "Jailhouse Lament." 61 min.
Sing,
Cowboy, Sing(1937) VHS
Mack Sennett resident loonies
Al St. John, Snub Pollard and Chester Conklin lend comic relief to this
superior sagebrusher with Tex Ritter headin' the bad guys off at the pass
(I hate that cliche) who've just robbed a wagon train. 59 min.
Trouble
In Texas(1937) VHS
A rash of rodeo robberies
plagues the Old West, and lawman Tex Ritter and gal Friday Rita Cansino
(later Hayworth) have their hands full roundin' up rannies Yakima Canutt
and Charles King in this Western chock full of two-fisted action. 64 min.
Arizona
Days(1937) VHS
Whirlwind action under Western
skies as Tex Ritter joins the minstrel show to rescue the group from a
gang of bullies who are trying to destroy it. 56 min.
Mystery
Of The Hooded Horsemen(1937) VHS
The "Masked Raiders" are
a gang of hooded and robed outlaws who are trying to steal all of the land
rights from the local ranchers. When one of his friends is murdered, Tex
steps in and vows to bring the criminals to justice.
Hittin'
The Trail(1937) VHS
The Tombstone Kid takes
advantage of his resemblance to Tex Ritter to frame Tex for his crimes.
Tex must corral the outlaw and restore his good name. With the Range Ramblers.
57 min.
Riders
Of The Rockies(1938) VHS
Comedy turns to real drama
as Tex Ritter and sidekick Pee Wee become rustlers to catch a border gang.
56 min.
Utah
Trail(1938) VHS
How can you jail suspected
rustlers when the missing cattle has simply vanished into thin air? Tex
Ritter gets on the case, and he attempts to sniff out the sidewinders'
startling secret! Horace Murphy, Snub Pollard also star. 60 min.
Rollin'
Plains(1938) VHS
With a bit of singing, a
bit of sleuthing and a lot of old-fashioned horse sense, Tex Ritter settles
a water dispute between sheepmen and cattle ranchers and captures a slippery
killer. With Snub Pollard, White Flash. 61 min.
Where
The Buffalo Roam(1938) VHS
Tex Ritter goes into action
when a good-for-nothing desert rat decides to go over the authorities'
limit for hunting buffalo. Horace Murphy and Snub Pollard also star. 61
min.
Frontier
Town(1938) VHS
After Tex Ritter wins all
the major prizes at the rodeo with his roping abilities, the seedy sponsors
of the competition try to frame him for murder. With help from Snub Pollard
and Horace Murphy, Tex tries to halt their efforts. Songs include "Yip,
Yow, I'm an Eagle" and "Streets of Laredo." 60 min.
Starlight
Over Texas(1938) VHS
After several bloody Indian
raids, Tex Ritter goes on the investigation route and finds that a group
of white arms smugglers are the real culprits--and they're also responsible
for the murder of a sheriff. Salvatore Damino and Carmen LeRoux also star.
Riders
Of The Frontier(1939) VHS
Shady ranch foreman Roy
Barcroft swindles a pretty rancher lady (Marin Sais) out of her cattle,
but meets his match when Tex Ritter poses as a blackhat to uncover his
scheme. Jack Rutherford also stars. 60 min.
Roll,
Wagons, Roll(1939) VHS
Tex Ritter is at his trailblazin'
best as he steers a wagon train through safe passage to the rugged Oregon
frontier. It's pistols, prairie perils, and plunkin' the git-box with Nelson
McDowell, Muriel Evans. 52 min.
Down
The Wyoming Trail(1939) VHS
Reliable western hero Tex
Ritter battles bad guys and warbles some super songs in this sagebrush
saga. Tex takes it to rustlers who are terrorizing farmers during the winter.
With Horace Murphy, Charles King. 52 min.
Westbound
Stage(1939) VHS
Cowpoke favorite Tex Ritter
is assigned to guard a shipment of cash on a stagecoach and gets himself
involved in finding a gang that slaughtered an entire patrol. Nelson McDowell,
Muriel Evans also star. 56 min.
The
Man From Texas(1939) VHS
Tex Ritter stars, going
to bat for a young cowpoke accused of rustling. Tex has no choice but to
track the kid down once he betrays his trust. 55 min.
Take
Me Back To Oklahoma(1940) VHS
Tex Ritter comes to the
aid of the female owner of a stagecoach line being harassed by unscrupulous
competitors. Classic Western action with Tex and sidekick Arkansas Slim
and lots of songs, including "You Are My Sunshine." 63 min.
The
Cowboy From Sundown(1940) VHS
Hoof-and-mouth disease a
thing of the past? Not in this sagebrush adventure in which lawman Tex
Ritter tries to quarantine the ranches in the area, fearing the disease
will spread. The ranchers are not happy and plan to stop Ritter's efforts.
Carleton Young, Glenn Strange co-star.
Rainbow
Over The Range(1940) VHS
This Tex Ritter effort from
Monogram features Tex as a U.S. marshal looking for horse thieves who are
robbing animals from the cavalry. During the course of his investigation,
Tex meets a school teacher who may have a connection to the crimes. Slim
Andrews, Dorothy Fay also star.
The
Golden Trail(1940) VHS
Tex Ritter and sidekick
Slim Andrews tackle a group of black hat claim-jumpers out to kill prospectors
who struck it rich. Turns out the creeps are in cahoots with a swindling
county clerk. Inna Guest and Patsy Moran also star.
Rhythm
Of The Rio Grande(1940) VHS
Singing cowpoke Tex Ritter
is out to avenge his pal's murder and travels to Cinco Valley to try to
get the job done. Tex finds that a Mexican thug has harmed the settlers
there--the same thug could have also done the dirty deed to Tex's pal!
With Suzan Dale and Warner Richmond.
Riding
The Cherokee Trail(1941) VHS
Take a wild trip on the
Cherokee Trail in this sagebrusher about a Texas Ranger whose Idaho fishing
vacation has him entangled in a murder case. Oh, well. Boise will be Boise!
Tex Ritter and Jack Roper star. 53 min.
Arizona
Trail(1943) VHS
Tex Ritter teams with Dennis
Moore to play step-brothers with old problems who set aside their differences
to help a rancher stop a nasty landgrabber. Fuzzy Knight and Erville Anderson
also star in this thrilling sagebrush tale.
Gangsters
Of The Frontier(1944) VHS
Tex Ritter and company help
spring the good folk of Red Rock, who've been held at gun's point and forced
to work the mines by two brothers. Through a clever ruse, the corrupt kin
are duped into squaring off against each other in a bloody showdown. Co-stars
Dave O'Brien. 56 min.
Dead
Or Alive(1944) VHS
The Texas Rangers make out
like a band of nasties to snuggle up to another band of nasties who've
been terrorizing a Western community. With Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien and
Guy Wilkerson. 56 min.
Whispering
Skull(1944) VHS
One of the most thrilling
efforts in the popular "Texas Rangers" series finds the Rangers out to
nab a phantom killer who strikes at night. The murder of a small-time sheriff
puts the Rangers on the killer's trail. With Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien,
Dave Wilkerson. 55 min.
Three
In The Saddle(1945) VHS
Tex Ritter and the Rangers
gallop to the aid of a lady rancher whose under pernicious pressure from
a sneaky stagecoach magnate to sell off her land! Singin' and six-guns
by the saddleful with Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson. 61 min.
Marked
For Murder(1945) VHS
Preaching that the farmer
and the cattleman should be friends, Tex Ritter and the Texas Rangers stop
a range feud. Kermit Maynard and Dave O'Brien ride shotgun. 58 min.
Frontier
Fugitives(1945) VHS
Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien
and the rest of the Rangers ride to search for an Indian pack accused of
slaying a trapper...but are these redskinned renegades the real article?
Guy Wilkerson, Lorraine Miller co-star. 58 min.
Flaming
Bullets(1945) VHS
Tex Ritter leads the Texas
Rangers in corraling a pack of culprits with a devious scheme: busting
convicts out of the pokey, then collecting the cash reward. The rascally
Ritter and pals Dave O'Brien and Guy Wilkerson prove why they were tops
in the Texas field. 55 min.