A Chinese schoolteacher (Anna May Wong) becomes a secret agent for her country in the wake of a Japanese bombing of her village that resulted in one little student’s death. The meat of the movie that follows is largely a mystery: A group of travelers forced to take shelter at a monastery clearly contains a …
Billy the Kid’s Range War (PRC, 1941)
Billy the Kid (Bob Steele) and sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) tackle the problem of a counterfeit “Kid” while dodging an old friend, a lawman set to arrest Billy for crimes he has not committed. Steele is his usual appealing self, and Fuzzy brings the humor one expects, though the low budget for this PRC …
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Cheyenne Takes Over (PRC, 1947)
A planned vacation at a dude ranch comes to naught for Marshal Cheynne Davis (Lash La Rue) and pal Fuzzy (Al St. John) when they discover that Fuzzy’s ranch-owner friend is dead and those at the ranch want no visitors. A complicated plot involving not one but two impostors — one a good guy, one …
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The Fighting Vigilantes (PRC, 1947)
Price-gouging is central to this outing for Lash LaRue (as Marshal Cheyenne Davis) and Al St. John (as Fuzzy Q. Jones). The villainous Taylor (George Chesebro) and his gang rob supply wagons so Taylor can sell the food at a tremendous markup; they are countered by Robin Hood-like vigilantes, who give food to the settlers …
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Secret Evidence (PRC, 1941)
The return of an old boyfriend (Malcolm ‘Bud’ McTaggart), just released from prison, threatens to spoil the planned marriage of an incoming assistant district attorney (Charles Quigley) and his former secretary (Marjorie Reynolds), especially after the man is shot and the gal’s brother (Howard Masters) is the prime suspect. A rather implausible sequence of events …
Return of the Lash (PRC, 1947)
Sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) looms large in this western starring Lash La Rue as Marshal Cheyenne Davis, who is out to stop the greedy Kirby (George Chesebro) from taking over local ranches. Cheyenne hopes to raise the money the ranchers need via rewards for captured outlaws and sends Fuzzy to get the cash, but …
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Federal Fugitives (PRC, 1941)
Unmemorable low-budget fare stars Neil Hamilton as a government agent who spots a villain (Victor Varconi) presumed dead in a plane crash. Said bad guy is now after aviation secrets and control of an aircraft plant, and he resorts to using both a temptress (a Doris Day, but not the Doris Day) and poison in …
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Ghost Town Renegades (PRC, 1947)
U.S. Marshal Cheyenne Davis (Lash La Rue) arrives to help local lawman Fuzzy Jones (Al “Fuzzy” St. John) investigate the disappearance of a government surveyor. This disappearance is connected with a criminal plot to murder landowners and obtain their property via forged deeds, but the crooks’ plans may be thwarted when unbeknownst to them their …
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Pioneer Justice (PRC, 1947)
Cheyenne Davis (Lash La Rue) and partner Fuzzy Jones (Al “Fuzzy” St. John) are sent in to investigate after the killings of three U.S. deputy marshals near Buffalo Gap, and they soon learn that Bill Judd (Jack Ingram) and his gang are bent on driving out the area’s settlers. Yet Judd is not the true …
The Black Raven (PRC, 1943)
A stormy night forces various travelers to take shelter at the Black Raven Inn, a hostelry located near the Canadian border and run by Amos Bradford, aka the Raven (George Zucco), who is said to be able to smuggle those on the lam across the border. Among those cast together at the inn: an eloping …