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Apache Ambush (1955)
Character: N/A
Two former enemies find themselves together on a cattle drive and fighting marauding Apaches and Mexican bandits.
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River of No Return (1954)
Character: Gambler (uncredited)
An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.
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Tight Spot (1955)
Character: Second Detective (uncredited)
A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.
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Devil Goddess (1955)
Character: Joseph Leopold
Jungle-Jim type Johnny Weissmuller helps Professor Blakely look for a missing colleague who is now playing "god" for a bunch of natives.
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The Buccaneer (1958)
Character: Second Mate at Barataria (as Edgar Hinton)
During the War of 1812 against Britain: General Andrew Jackson has only 1,200 men left to defend New Orleans when he learns that a British fleet will arrive with 60 ships and 16,000 men to take the city. In this situation an island near the city becomes strategically important to both parties, but it's inhabited by the last big buccaneer: Jean Lafitte. Although Lafitte never attacks American ships, the governor hates him for selling merchandise without taxes - and is loved by the citizens for the same reason. When the big fight gets nearer, Lafitte is drawn between the fronts. His heart belongs to America, but his people urge him to join the party that's more likely to win.
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The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Character: Corporal (uncredited)
Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually won the battle, shame over his cowardice leads him to lie to his friend Tom and the other soldiers, saying that he had been injured in battle. However, when he learns that his unit will be leading a charge against the enemy, Henry takes the opportunity to face his fears and redeem himself.
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Leadville Gunslinger (1952)
Character: Deputy Ned Smith
Arriving in Leadville, Marshal Rocky Lane finds that his friend Nugget is in financial trouble. Nugget thinks there is oil on his land but the geologist says no. Suspecting a conspiracy, Rocky poses as a crook himself to infiltrate the gang, nab the ringleader and make sure justice takes the day. Harry Keller directs this B Western.
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Walk the Proud Land (1956)
Character: Naylor
Indian Agent sent to try new approach to peace with Apaches based on respect for automomy rather than submission to Army. Wins over reservation chiefs and the Indian widow (Bancroft) given to him as housekeeper. Through use of diplomacy and demonstrations of faith in Apache leaders, reservation is put on the road to automomy. Conflicts arise between Apache widow and Eastern wife but latter has a lot to learn.
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While the City Sleeps (1956)
Character: Mike O'Leary
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
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A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
Character: Ed (Uncredited)
Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.
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The Decks Ran Red (1958)
Character: Mansard
A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.
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Journey Into Light (1951)
Character: Police Sergeant
John Burrows, an ordained minister from a small village in the East, envisions himself with a larger congregation. He is mortified when his wife drunkenly interrupts a sermon, then despondent after her suicide. Burrows travels to Los Angeles for a fresh start, but takes to the bottle himself and ends up arrested for public intoxication. A skid-row con man, Gandy, finds him a bed at a flop house, while a street preacher, Doc Thorssen, and daughter Christine take him to a local mission. Christine is blind. She falls in love with Burrows, enjoying his discussions of the spirit and the soul but knowing little of his past. One day she is struck by a streetcar and knocked unconscious, causing Burrows to once again question his faith. He ultimately accepts the Lord's will and is offered a better place to live and preach. Burrows decides he is better suited to the mission, with Christine by his side.
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The Dalton Girls (1957)
Character: Detective Hiram Parsh
Female relatives of the infamous Dalton gang carry on the family tradition.
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The Lion and the Horse (1952)
Character: Al Richie
After selling it to a cruel rodeo owner, a cowboy attempts to buy back the wild stallion he snared.
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Julie (1956)
Character: Captain of Flight 36
A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.
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The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Character: Chief of Police
Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's killed before, and he lets the two know that as soon as they're no longer useful, he'll kill again. The two friends plot an escape, but the hitchhiker's peculiar physical affliction, an eye that never closes even when he sleeps, makes it impossible for them to tell when they can make a break for it.
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Seminole Uprising (1955)
Character: Capt. Philip Dudley
An angry Seminole chief wages war after his tribe is relocated from Florida to the American West.
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Born Reckless (1958)
Character: Spade
Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. One night he rescues trick rider Jackie Adams from the clutches of an amorous rodeo promoter and they form a team and hit the circuit along with sidekick Cool Man.
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Escape from Red Rock (1957)
Character: Tarrant
Pursued by a posse, a rancher and a young woman, partners in crime, are chased into Indian country.
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Spring Madness (1938)
Character: Dartmouth College Student
Harvard senior Sam Thatcher and his best friend and roommate, known as "The Lippencott", plan to go to Russia after graduation, a decision Sam has kept from his girlfriend, Alexandra Benson.
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