Best Western Films of 1942
In Old California
With its slight resemblance ... down her laundry with a Winchester, and Edgar Kennedy, as Wayne's tooth-ache plagued sidekick, add to the general fun. [ best western films - 1942 ]
Stardust on the Sage
Not quite as exciting ... contingent in Stardust on the Sage is handled by former child star Edith Fellows and serial heroine Louise Currie. [ best western films - 1942 ]
Call of the Canyon
Cattleman Gene Autry is ... on track with an exciting runaway-buggy climax, but for the most part the film is more musical than western. [ best western films - 1942 ]
Bells of Capistrano
In his final film ... Autry's induction into the Army Air Force. Gene Autry Entertainment restored the film to its original length in 2001. [ best western films - 1942 ]
Heart of the Rio Grande
Spoiled little rich girl ... the Heart of Texas," "Rocky Canyon," "Dusk on the Painted Desert," "I'll Wait for You," and five other selections. [ best western films - 1942 ]
Sons of the Pioneers
Sons of the Pioneers ... standing of the Sons of the Pioneers, makes the first of many screen appearances as Roy Rogers' comical sidekick. [ best western films - 1942 ]
Sunset Serenade
Roy Rogers champions the ... the program is ably handled by Rogers and his old pals, the Sons of the Pioneers (with Bob Nolan). [ best western films - 1942 ]
Below the Border
The Rough Riders-Buck Jones, ... film's end, however, the three heroes have united as one, and it's curtains for bad guy Slade (Charles King). [ best western films - 1942 ]
Home in Wyomin'
Music, gangster melodrama, and ... Chandler, Home in Wyomin' was not wholly appreciated by Autry's legion of fans who wanted their star straight up. [ best western films - 1942 ]
Ghost Town Law
The old plot device ... heroine Josie Hall (Virginia Carpenter), the Rough Riders rout the villains and return the mine to its rightful owners. [ best western films - 1942 ]
American Empire
Originally slated for release ... and this was still several years before Carrillo was established as Pancho in the "Cisco" "B"-film and TV series! [ best western films - 1942 ]
Boss of Hangtown Mesa
It is now an ... Collins manages to expose the "Mister Big" behind the outlaws and to make the frontier safe for Western Union. [ best western films - 1942 ]
Dawn on the Great Divide
The Rough Riders--Buck Jones, ... film for Buck Jones, who was killed in the infamous Coconut Grove fire shortly before the film was released. [ best western films - 1942 ]
Arizona Stagecoach
In this western the ... Range Busters go undercover, take on a gang of ruthless outlaws, and bring them to justice. [ best western films - 1942 ]
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Juilliard-educated former opera-singer George ... a bit part. Lester had "appropriated" her screen moniker from Janet Gaynor's character in A Star Is Born (1937). [ best western films - 1942 ]
