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Writer:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Angelica: The Young Vixen (1970) (writer) (as Revilo Ekard)
   ... aka Angelika's Young Vixens (USA: reissue title)
   
   
2. Las Vegas Strangler (1968) (writer)
   ... aka No Tears for the Damned
3. "Lassie" (4 episodes, 1959-1961)
   ... aka Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
       - The Patriot (1961) TV episode (writer)
       - The Swallows of Los Pinos (1960) TV episode (writer)
       - Champ (1960) TV episode (writer)
       - Old Henry (1959) TV episode (writer)
4. "Laramie" (1 episode, 1960)
       - The Protectors (1960) TV episode (story)
   
   
5. "Colt .45" (1 episode, 1958)
       - The Manbuster (1958) TV episode (teleplay)
6. "Cheyenne" (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
       - Renegades (1958) TV episode (writer)
       - Top Hand (1957) TV episode (teleplay)
7. "26 Men" (1 episode, 1957)
       - The Recruit (1957) TV episode (dramatization)
8. "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon" (2 episodes, 1955-1957)
       - Old Ben's Gold (1957) TV episode (writer)
       - Treasure of Fifteen Mile Creek (1955) TV episode (writer)
9. The Parson and the Outlaw (1957) (written by)
   ... aka Return of the Outlaw (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka The Killer and 21 Men (USA: alternative title)
10. Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957) (original story)
    ... aka Dragon Wells Massacre
11. "Adventures of Superman" (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka Superman (Australia)
        - Peril in Paris (1957) TV episode (writer)
        - Blackmail (1956) TV episode (writer)
12. "Buffalo Bill, Jr." (2 episodes, 1956)
        - Kansas City Lady (1956) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Secret of the Silverado (1956) TV episode (teleplay)
13. "The Adventures of Champion" (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka Champion the Wonder Horse (UK)
        - The Return of Red Cloud (1956) TV episode (teleplay)
        - The Deer Hunters (1955) TV episode (teleplay)
        - King of the Rodeo (1955) TV episode (teleplay)
14. "Judge Roy Bean" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Outlaw's Son (1956) TV episode (writer)
15. "The Gene Autry Show" (4 episodes, 1951-1954)
    ... aka Melody Ranch
        - Outlaw of Blue Mesa (1954) TV episode (screenplay)
        - Santa Fe Raiders (1954) TV episode (screenplay)
        - Heir to the Lazy L (1951) TV episode (screenplay)
        - Killer's Trail (1951) TV episode (screenplay)
16. "The Range Rider" (6 episodes, 1951-1953)
        - Cherokee Round-Up (1953) TV episode (screenplay)
        - Outlaw Territory (1953) TV episode (writer)
        - West of Cheyenne (1953) TV episode (writer)
        - Trail of the Lawless (1952) TV episode (writer)
        - Last of the Pony Express (1951) TV episode (writer)
          (1 more)
    
    
17. Trail of the Yukon (1949) (screenplay)
18. The Sky Dragon (1949) (screenplay) (story) (as Clint Johnson)
    ... aka Charlie Chan and the Sky Dragon (USA: review title)
    ... aka Charlie Chan in Sky Dragon (USA: poster title)
19. The Feathered Serpent (1948) (adaptation and screenplay) (original story "Riders of the Whistling Skull")
    ... aka Charlie Chan in the Feathered Serpent (USA: poster title)
20. Deadline (1948) (story) (as C.O. Drake)
21. Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947) (original story)
22. Song of the Sierras (1946) (story)
23. Ginger (1946) (writer)
24. Trail to Mexico (1946) (writer)
25. Thunder Town (1946) (original screenplay) (as James Oliver)
26. Moon Over Montana (1946) (story)
27. Lonesome Trail (1945) (story)
28. Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945) (story) (uncredited)
    ... aka Bank Robbery (UK)
29. The Mummy's Curse (1944) (writer)
30. Pride of the Plains (1944) (story)
31. Trail of Terror (1943) (original story and screenplay)
32. Fighting Valley (1943) (story and screenplay)
33. The Lone Star Trail (1943) (screenplay)
34. Border Buckaroos (1943) (writer)
35. West of Texas (1943) (story and screenplay)
    ... aka Shootin' Irons (USA: reissue title)
36. Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) (writer)
37. Arizona Stage Coach (1942) (story)
38. Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942) (writer)
39. The Silver Bullet (1942) (story)
40. The Lone Rider in Cheyenne (1942) (story)
41. Raiders of the West (1942) (writer)
42. Shut My Big Mouth (1942) (screenplay) (story)
43. Today I Hang (1942) (writer)
44. Forbidden Trails (1941) (story) (uncredited)
45. Gauchos of El Dorado (1941) (story) (uncredited)
46. Hard Guy (1941) (writer)
    ... aka Professional Bride (UK)
47. The Lone Rider Ambushed (1941) (writer)
48. Fugitive Valley (1941) (original story)
49. Arizona Bound (1941) (original story)
    ... aka Rough Riders
50. Riders of Death Valley (1941) (story)
51. Kansas Cyclone (1941) (writer)
52. Robbers of the Range (1941) (story)
53. Pals of the Pecos (1941) (screenplay) (story)
54. City of Missing Girls (1941) (screenplay)
55. Trailing Double Trouble (1940) (screenplay)
56. The Tulsa Kid (1940) (original screenplay)
57. Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940) (writer)
58. Molly Cures a Cowboy (1940) (writer)
    
    
59. Death Rides the Range (1939) (story) (uncredited)
60. Cowboys from Texas (1939) (original screenplay)
61. The Fighting Gringo (1939) (story & screenplay)
62. Racketeers of the Range (1939) (screenplay)
63. Trouble in Sundown (1939) (screenplay)
64. Arizona Legion (1939) (screenplay)
65. Lawless Valley (1938) (screenplay)
66. The Renegade Ranger (1938) (screenplay)
67. Painted Desert (1938) (screenplay)
68. Border G-Man (1938) (screenplay)
69. Gun Law (1938) (story and screenplay)
70. The Purple Vigilantes (1938) (original screenplay)
    ... aka Purple Riders (UK)
71. Wild Horse Rodeo (1937) (screenplay) (story)
72. The Trigger Trio (1937) (writer)
73. Nation Aflame (1937) (adaptation)
74. Boots and Saddles (1937) (screenplay)
75. Heart of the Rockies (1937) (screenplay)
76. Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937) (screenplay)
77. Gunsmoke Ranch (1937) (screenplay) (story)
78. Hit the Saddle (1937) (screenplay) (story)
79. Round-Up Time in Texas (1937) (original screenplay)
80. Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937) (original story) (screenplay)
    ... aka The Golden Trail (UK)
81. Roarin' Lead (1936) (story and screenplay)
82. Ghost-Town Gold (1936) (screenplay)
83. Oh, Susanna! (1936) (original story and screenplay)
84. Undersea Kingdom (1936) (writer)
85. Comin' 'Round the Mountain (1936) (screenplay) (story)
86. The Cheyenne Tornado (1935) (writer)
87. The Singing Vagabond (1935) (screenplay) (story)
88. Sagebrush Troubadour (1935) (screenplay) (story)
89. The Vanishing Riders (1935) (writer)
90. The Texas Rambler (1935) (original story) (screenplay)
91. Gun Smoke (1935) (screenplay) (uncredited)
    ... aka Gunsmoke on the Guadalupe
92. Born to Battle (1935) (story)
93. The Cyclone Ranger (1935) (story and screenplay)
94. The Reckless Buckaroo (1935) (story) (uncredited)
95. Six Gun Justice (1935) (story and screenplay)
96. Arizona Bad Man (1935) (screenplay)
    ... aka Arizona Badman (USA: alternative title)
97. Lightning Triggers (1935) (screenplay) (uncredited) (story "Lawless Valley") (uncredited)
98. Fighting Through (1934) (story) (uncredited)
99. Western Racketeers (1934) (story and screenplay) (uncredited)
100. West of the Divide (1934) (story) (uncredited)
101. Border Guns (1934) (story and continuity) (as Ollie Milliken)
102. War of the Range (1933) (story and continuity)
103. Trouble Busters (1933) (story and continuity)
104. Deadwood Pass (1933) (adaptation and dialogue)
105. Gun Law (1933) (adaptation) (story)
106. Via Pony Express (1933) (adaptation) (story)
107. When a Man Rides Alone (1933) (adaptation)
108. Wyoming Whirlwind (1932) (adaptation)
     ... aka Roaring Rider (USA: TV title)
109. Law and Lawless (1932) (story and continuity)
110. Outlaw Justice (1932) (scenario)
111. A Scarlet Week-End (1932) (writer)
112. Guns for Hire (1932) (adaptation and dialogue)
     ... aka Blazing Trail (USA: TV title)
113. Beyond the Rockies (1932) (screenplay)
114. The Reckless Rider (1932) (story and continuity)
     ... aka The Law Demands (UK)
115. Lawless Valley (1932) (story and scenario)
116. The Scarlet Brand (1932) (adaptation)
117. Texas Tornado (1932) (story and scenario)
     ... aka Ranch Dynamite (USA: TV title)
118. The Saddle Buster (1932) (screenplay)
119. Sinister Hands (1932) (adaptation and continuity)
120. Battling Buckaroo (1932) (story and continuity)
     ... aka His Last Adventure (UK)
121. The Drifter (1932) (writer)
122. The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931) (screenplay) (story "Sagebrush Romeo")
     ... aka Rustlers' Ranch (USA: cable TV title)
     ... aka Smashing Through (UK: new title)
123. Law of the Tong (1931) (writer)
124. Hurricane Horseman (1931) (adaptation)
     ... aka The Mexican (UK)
125. West of Cheyenne (1931) (story and scenario)
126. Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930) (original screenplay)
     
     
127. Pals of the Prairie (1929) (story)
128. The Desert Rider (1929) (writer)
129. The Drifter (1929) (story)
     ... aka Two Big Vagabonds (UK)
130. Gun Law (1929) (original story) (scenario)
     ... aka A Swift Lover (UK)
131. Orphan of the Sage (1928) (story and scenario)
132. Tyrant of Red Gulch (1928) (continuity) (original story)
     ... aka The Sorcerer (UK)
133. The Pinto Kid (1928) (scenario)
134. Phantom of the Range (1928) (story)
135. Red Riders of Canada (1928) (scenario & adaptation)
136. Breed of the Sunsets (1928) (writer)
137. When the Law Rides (1928) (screenplay) (story)
138. The Little Buckaroo (1928) (scenario)
139. Driftin' Sands (1928) (scenario)
140. The Desert Pirate (1927) (writer)
141. The Slingshot Kid (1927) (writer)
142. The Cherokee Kid (1927) (writer)
     ... aka The Stranger (UK)
143. The Boy Rider (1927) (continuity)
144. The Mojave Kid (1927) (writer)
145. The Flying U Ranch (1927) (writer)
146. Cyclone of the Range (1927) (story)
     

Director:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Angelica: The Young Vixen (1970) (as Revilo Ekard)
   ... aka Angelika's Young Vixens (USA: reissue title)
   
   
2. Ride a Wild Stud (1969) (as Revilo Ekard)
3. The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969)
   ... aka Mummy's Curse of the Jackal
4. They Ran for Their Lives (1968)
5. "Lassie" (3 episodes, 1960)
   ... aka Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
   ... aka Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
       - The Swallows of Los Pinos (1960) TV episode
       - The Blind Dog (1960) TV episode
       - Champ (1960) TV episode
   
   
6. A Lust to Kill (1959)
7. "26 Men" (9 episodes, 1957-1958)
       - The Last Rebellion (1958) TV episode
       - Shadow of Doubt (1958) TV episode
       - Wayward Gun (1958) TV episode
       - Legacy of Death (1958) TV episode
       - Badge to Kill (1958) TV episode
         (4 more)
8. "Colt .45" (1 episode, 1958)
       - The Manbuster (1958) TV episode
9. "Sky King" (2 episodes, 1958)
       - The Circus Clown Mystery (1958) TV episode
       - Fight for Oil (1958) TV episode
10. The Parson and the Outlaw (1957)
    ... aka Return of the Outlaw (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Killer and 21 Men (USA: alternative title)
11. Outlaw Treasure (1955)
12. Battling Marshal (1950)
13. The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950)
    
    
14. Lawless Code (1949)
15. Roaring Westward (1949)
16. Brand of Fear (1949)
17. Across the Rio Grande (1949)
18. Sunset Carson Rides Again (1948)
19. Deadline (1948)
20. Fighting Mustang (1948)
21. Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947)
22. Song of the Sierras (1946)
23. Ginger (1946)
24. Trail to Mexico (1946)
25. West of the Alamo (1946)
26. Moon Over Montana (1946)
27. Lonesome Trail (1945)
28. Riders of the Dawn (1945)
    ... aka Riding the Dusty Trail (USA: TV title)
29. Saddle Serenade (1945)
30. Springtime in Texas (1945)
31. Trail of Terror (1943)
32. Fighting Valley (1943)
33. Border Buckaroos (1943)
34. West of Texas (1943)
    ... aka Shootin' Irons (USA: reissue title)
35. Today I Hang (1942)
    
    
36. Texas Tornado (1932)
    ... aka Ranch Dynamite (USA: TV title)
    

Producer:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. Las Vegas Strangler (1968) (producer)
   ... aka No Tears for the Damned
2. They Ran for Their Lives (1968) (executive producer)
   
   
3. "26 Men" (associate producer) (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
       - Wayward Gun (1958) TV episode (associate producer)
       - Legacy of Death (1958) TV episode (associate producer)
       - The Recruit (1957) TV episode (associate producer)
4. Battling Marshal (1950) (associate producer)
5. The Kid from Gower Gulch (1950) (producer)
   
   
6. Sunset Carson Rides Again (1948) (associate producer)
7. Deadline (1948) (associate producer)
8. Rainbow Over the Rockies (1947) (producer)
9. Song of the Sierras (1946) (producer)
10. Trail to Mexico (1946) (producer)
11. West of the Alamo (1946) (producer)
12. Moon Over Montana (1946) (producer)
13. Lonesome Trail (1945) (producer)
14. Riders of the Dawn (1945) (producer)
    ... aka Riding the Dusty Trail (USA: TV title)
15. Saddle Serenade (1945) (producer)
16. Springtime in Texas (1945) (producer)
17. Renegades of the Rio Grande (1945) (associate producer)
    ... aka Bank Robbery (UK)
18. Beyond the Pecos (1945) (associate producer)
    ... aka Beyond the Seven Seas (UK)
19. The Mummy's Curse (1944) (associate producer)
20. The Old Texas Trail (1944) (associate producer)
    ... aka Stagecoach Line (UK)
21. Riders of the Santa Fe (1944) (associate producer)
    ... aka Mile a Minute (UK)
22. Trail to Gunsight (1944) (associate producer)
23. Trigger Trail (1944) (associate producer)
24. Boss of Boomtown (1944) (associate producer)
25. Oklahoma Raiders (1944) (associate producer)
    ... aka Midnight Raiders (UK)
26. Weird Woman (1944) (associate producer)
27. Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944) (associate producer)
    ... aka Sheriff of Gunsmoke (UK)
28. Arizona Trail (1943) (associate producer)
29. The Lone Star Trail (1943) (associate producer)
30. Frontier Law (1943) (associate producer)
31. Raiders of San Joaquin (1943) (associate producer)
32. Cheyenne Roundup (1943) (associate producer)
33. Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943) (associate producer)
34. The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) (associate producer)
35. Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942) (associate producer)
36. Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) (associate producer)
37. The Silver Bullet (1942) (associate producer)
    

Soundtrack:

• 1990s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Clay Pigeons (1998) (writer: "Moon Over Montana")
   ... aka Clay Pigeons - Lebende Ziele (Germany: TV title)
   ... aka Lebende Ziele (Germany)
   
   
2. "The Gene Autry Show" (1 episode, 1953)
   ... aka Melody Ranch
       - Border Justice (1953) TV episode (writer: "Guns and Guitars")
   
   
3. Courtin' Trouble (1948) (writer: "Moon Over Montana")
4. Rustler's Round-up (1946) (writer: "Vote For Cal Dixon")
   ... aka Rustler's Hideout (USA: TV title)
5. Moon Over Montana (1946) (writer: "Rose of the Prairie")
6. Saddle Serenade (1945) (writer: "Stay Away From My Door")
7. The Mummy's Curse (1944) ("Hey, You!")
8. I'm from Arkansas (1944) (writer: "Whistlin' (Walkin') Down the Lane With You")
9. Trail to Gunsight (1944) (writer: "Slumbertime Out On the Prairie")
10. Trigger Trail (1944) (writer: "Trail Dreamin'")
11. Boss of Rawhide (1943) (writer: "Stardust Trail", "I Ain't Got a Gal To Come Home To", "Ride On, Vaquero")
12. Return of the Rangers (1943) (writer: "Paradise Trail")
13. The Lone Star Trail (1943) (writer: "Adios Vaqueros", "Welcome Home")
14. Raiders of San Joaquin (1943) (writer: "A Carefree Cowboy", "I'd Ruther Be Footloose an' Free", "The Hatches and the Morgans")
15. The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) (writer: "Out On The Lone Star Trail", "Little Sweetheart of the Rio Grande")
16. Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) (writer: "Out On The Lone Star Trail")
17. Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942) (writer: "Pappy Was A Gunman" (uncredited), "Ain't Got Nothin'" (uncredited), "Trail Dream" (uncredited), "Nothin' Worries Me")
18. The Silver Bullet (1942) (writer: "My Gal, She Works In A Laundry", "Sweetheart of the Rio Grande", "Vote For Emily Morgan")
    
    
19. Arizona Legion (1939) (lyrics: "Footloose and Free")
20. Painted Desert (1938) (music: "Moonlight on the Painted Desert" (1938)) (lyrics: "Moonlight on the Painted Desert" (1938))
21. Gun Law (1938) ("Pappy Was a Gun Man" (1938), "So Long Old Pinto" (1938))
22. Gunsmoke Ranch (1937) (writer: "When the Campfire Is Low on the Prairie" (uncredited))
23. Hit the Saddle (1937) (writer: "Winding the Trail")
24. Red River Valley (1936) (writer: "Where a Water Wheel Keeps Turning On" (1936) (uncredited))
    ... aka Man of the Frontier (USA: TV title)
25. The Singing Cowboy (1936) (music: "Rainbow Trail" (1936) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Rainbow Trail" (1936) (uncredited))
26. Comin' 'Round the Mountain (1936) (lyrics: "Don Juan of Sevillio" (1936) (uncredited), "Chiquita" (1936) (uncredited))
27. The Old Corral (1936/I) (writer: "The Old Corral" (uncredited), "In the Heart of the West" (uncredited), "So Long Old Pinto" (uncredited))
    ... aka Texas Serenade (UK)
28. Guns and Guitars (1936) (writer: "Dreamy Valley" (uncredited)) (music: "Guns and Guitars" (1936) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Guns and Guitars" (1936) (uncredited))
29. The Singing Vagabond (1935) (music: "Singing Vagabonds" (1935) (uncredited), "Honeymoon Trail" (1935) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "Singing Vagabonds" (1935) (uncredited), "Honeymoon Trail" (1935) (uncredited))
30. The Vanishing Riders (1935) (writer: "We're The Bandoliers")
31. The Cyclone Ranger (1935) (writer: "Ride On, Vacquero")
32. Texas Tornado (1932) (writer: "Cabin in the Valley")
    ... aka Ranch Dynamite (USA: TV title)
33. Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930) (writer: "Ride on, Vaquero")
    

Music Department:

• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Riders of the Santa Fe (1944) (composer: song "Defective Detective from Deadwood" / song "Little Sweetheart of the Rio Grande")
   ... aka Mile a Minute (UK)
2. The Lone Star Trail (1943) (composer: songs)
3. Idaho (1943) (composer: song "Don Juan of Seville")
   
   
4. Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937) (composer: songs)
5. Come On, Cowboys! (1937) (composer: song "On the Prairie")
6. Gunsmoke Ranch (1937) (composer: song)
7. The Old Corral (1936/I) (composer: songs)
   ... aka Texas Serenade (UK)
8. Oh, Susanna! (1936) (composer: songs)
9. Guns and Guitars (1936) (composer: songs)
10. The Singing Cowboy (1936) (composer: songs)
11. The Singing Vagabond (1935) (composer: songs)
12. Law and Lawless (1932) (composer: song "I Love You for a Song") (uncredited)
13. Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930) (composer: song "Ride On, Vaquero")
    

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:

1. Arizona Bound (1941) (assistant director) (as William Drake)
   ... aka Rough Riders
   

Actor:

1. Red Blood and Blue (1925) .... Slim