Known for Sound
Born
January 1, 1906
Died
December 12, 1987 (age 81)
Birthplace
West Virginia, USA
Filmography
30 films


Drums Across the River
1954 · 1h 18m · US
All the gold in a small Colorado town has been panned, save for a bit on land belonging to the Ute. Greedy Frank Walker rounds up the locals and makes plans to raid the territory, but even-tempered settler Sam Brannon tries to dissuade Walker. As the battle nears, Sam's conflicted son, Gary, is torn between his belief in his father's morality and his hatred of the Utes, who killed his mother.


Ride Clear of Diablo
1954 · 1h 20m · US
A young railroad surveyor returns to his hometown to find the man who murdered his father and brother.


War Arrow
1953 · 1h 18m · US
A thrilling Cavalry-versus-Indians adventure starring Jeff Chandler as an Army official recruiting Seminole allies, against his superior's wishes, to stop a planned Kiowa attack.


The Stand at Apache River
1953 · 1h 17m · US
Sheriff Lane Dakota captures robbery-murder suspect Greiner just as the latter is wounded in an Apache ambush. At remote outpost Apache River, Lane and his prisoner spend the night with other travelers, including 2 women with a surprising number of fancy dresses. In the morning, who should appear but a band of ostensibly peaceful Apaches strayed from the reservation. And bigoted Colonel Morsby is strongly inclined to shoot first and ask questions afterward...


Take Me to Town
1953 · 1h 21m · US
Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town Timberline. Meanwhile, the three sons of widower Will Hall come to town in search of a wife for their dad. Vermilion needs to lay low to escape the marshal, so she accepts the boys' offer to visit pioneer community Pine Grove. Once there, she annoys local Mrs. Grundys but eventually starts to fit in.


It Happens Every Thursday
1953 · 1h 20m · US
New York reporter Bob MacAvoy is persuaded by pregnant wife Jane to buy a broken-down weekly newspaper in Eden, California. They have humorous problems with small town mores and eccentric citizens. But their schemes to increase circulation get them in over their heads.


The Mississippi Gambler
1953 · 1h 39m · US
Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.


Untamed Frontier
1952 · 1h 15m · US
The Denbow family denies access across their land to homesteaders. To evade a murder charge, Glenn Denbow marries Jane, the only witness who's in love with him. But the woman favors the settlers...


Sally and Saint Anne
1952 · 1h 30m · US
An Irish-American girl asks the saint to guide her family and save them from an alderman.


Meet Danny Wilson
1952 · 1h 28m · US
A lounge singer sees his career skyrocket after he signs a contract for a mobster nightclub owner.


Flame of Araby
1951 · 1h 18m · US
An Arabian-nights princess and a Bedouin chief contend over possession of a stallion, but unite to oppose the Corsair Lords.


You Never Can Tell
1951 · 1h 18m · US
Retired army dog King inherits a fortune from his eccentric millionaire owner. But someone poisons him for his fortune. He gets to go back to earth as a human detective to bring his killer to justice and protect the kind woman who used to look after him.


Cattle Drive
1951 · 1h 17m · US
The spoilt young son of a wealthy railroad owner manages to get himself lost in the middle of nowhere. He is found by a cowboy on a cattle drive and the lad must start learning the hard lessons of working in a team if he wants to make it to San Diego.


The Mark of the Renegade
1951 · 1h 21m · US
An agent of Mexico poses as a pirate to foil a would-be emperor in 1820s California.


The Milkman
1950 · 1h 27m · US
A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.


Winchester '73
1950 · 1h 32m · US
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old quarrel, while the rifle keeps changing hands and touching a number of lives.


Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950 · 1h 26m · US
Traveling entertainer gets mixed up with bank robbers.


Comanche Territory
1950 · 1h 16m · US
White settlers plan to defy the agreement between the government and the Comanche to mine for silver on Comanche lands, while scout Jim Bowie tries to keep the peace in the territory.


Take One False Step
1949 · 1h 34m · US
Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she's presumed murdered, his friend Martha convinces him that he's a prime suspect and should investigate before he's arrested.


Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949 · 1h 15m · US
A federal agent infiltrates a crime syndicate.


Ma and Pa Kettle
1949 · 1h 16m · US
The Kettles and their fifteen children are about to be evicted from their rundown rustic home when Pa wins the grand prize by coming up with a new tobacco slogan. Birdie Hicks is jealous of the family's new wealth, which includes a completely automated modern home, and accuses Pa of stealing the slogan. Reporter Kim Parker proves Birdie wrong and marries Tom Kettle.


Criss Cross
1949 · 1h 28m · US
An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.


Rogues' Regiment
1948 · 1h 26m · US
A post World War 2, US Army agent is assigned to join the Foreign Legion in search of high ranking Nazi war criminal who may have also enlisted.


Red River
1948 · 2h 13m · US
Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.


Another Part of the Forest
1948 · 1h 47m · US
This 'prequel' to The Little Foxes tells how the ruthless members of the old-South Hubbard family got that way.