Frank McGlynn Jr.
Biography: Date of Death: 29 Mar 1939, Los Angeles, California (tuberculosis) The younger McGlynn's stage and movie work began circa 1924 when he was twenty years of age. His busiest western period was 1935 when he appeared in a pair of Hopalong Cassidy adventures as well as a pair with John Wayne. He was known for Hop-a-Long Cassidy (1935), Bar 20 Rides Again (1935), Lawless Range (1935), Westward Ho (1935) and The Dandy and the Belle (1931).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 09, 1904
Deathday: March 29, 1939
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The Golden Strain
1925-12-27
The Golden Strain
Overview: Lt. Milt Mulford graduates from West Point and is assigned to a cavalry outpost in the West, near an Apache reservation. One day the Apaches, tired of being cheated by a crooked Indian agent, break the reservation and Mulford is sent after them with a patrol. Unfortunately, he cracks under the pressure of his first firefight, and is thrown out of the army. His fiancé, disgusted, ends their engagement. He sets out to prove that he is not a coward and regain his fiancé's love.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-12-27
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Westward Ho
1935-08-19
Westward Ho
Overview: Ballard's trail jumpers attack the Wyatt Company wagon train, killing young John's parents and kidnaping his brother, Jim. In post-Civil War California, John Wyatt, now a man, pulls together a vigilante posse, The Singing Riders, who all ride white horses, dress alike, and ride the trails singing and rounding up outlaw gangs. Meanwhile, John is ever on the lookout for the gang that murdered his parents As a youngster John Wyatt saw his parents killed and his brother kidnapped. On a wagon train heading West he meets his brother who is now a spy for the gang which originally did the dirty work. He and his brother both fall for Mary Gordon When Ballard and his men attack the Wyatt wagon train, they kill all except two young brothers. Twelve years later one brother John has organized a vigilante group. The other brother Jim is now part of Ballard's gang and the two are destined to meet again
Genres: History Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-08-19
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Lawless Range
1935-11-04
Lawless Range
Overview: John Middleton is investigating cattle rustling when he is captured and tossed into a cave with Emmett, a rancher who disappeared earlier. They help each other escape and learn that a local banker is trying to scare everyone away to grab up some secret gold mines.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-04
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Of Human Hearts
1938-02-11
Of Human Hearts
Overview: This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-02-11
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America
1924-02-21
America
Overview: The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.
Genres: Drama History Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-02-21
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Dr. Socrates
1935-10-19
Dr. Socrates
Overview: Dr. Socrates gave up his brilliant career as surgeon in a prominent hospital because his betrothed died under his knife. He is now a struggling doctor in a small town that has a gangster's hideout.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-19
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Kentucky Moonshine
1938-05-20
Kentucky Moonshine
Overview: The Ritz Brothers pretend to be Kentucky hillbillies in order to get a booking on a radio show.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-05-20
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Custer's Last Stand
1936-01-02
Custer's Last Stand
Overview: Kit Cardigan seeks the killer of his father...among other plot threads leading up to the famous historical incident.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-01-02
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Jungle Jim
1937-01-18
Jungle Jim
Overview: Two safaris enter the African jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune. One safari, led by Jungle Jim, wants to make sure she gets the news that she is now a rich woman. The leaders of the other safari want to kill the girl so they can try to get hold of her inheritance.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-01-18
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Face in the Sky
1933-01-15
Face in the Sky
Overview: Joe and Lucky travel around New England painting barns in exchange for an advertisement on one side. The meet Madge, who is cruelly treated by a her father who plans to marry her off to someone she despises.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-01-15
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Wild West Days
1937-07-05
Wild West Days
Overview: Retired lawman Kentucky Wade and his three buddies, Mike Morales, "Dude" Hanford and "Trigger" Benton come to Brimstone and help their friends Larry Munro and his sister, Lucy , in their fight to retain control of Larry's rich ore mine. "Doc" Hardy , as an old friend of Wade's, joins them in their efforts to keep Matt Keeler , the scheming owner of "The Brimstone News", from his efforts to wrest control of Munro's property and mine. Keller employs a legion of henchmen, and sidelines at running runs guns to Red Hatchet and his tribe so they can also get in on the fray against the Munro's and Kentucky and friends.
Genres: Action Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-07-05
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Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935-08-23
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Overview: An evil ranch foreman tries to provoke a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other while helping a gang to rustle the cattle. Each cattleman blames the other for missing cattle. With the help of Bill Cassidy (Hop-along, because of an earlier bullet wound) and Johnny Nelson, the warring cattlemen join forces to do in the outlaws.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-08-23
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Kentucky Kernels
1934-11-02
Kentucky Kernels
Overview: The Great Elmer and Company, two out-of-work magicians, help lovelorn Jerry Bronson adopt Spanky Milford, to distract him. When Bronson makes up and elopes, the pair are stuck with the little boy. But Spanky inherits a Kentucky fortune, so they head south to Banesville, where the Milfords and Wakefields are conducting a bitter feud.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-11-02
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It's A Small World
1935-04-12
It's A Small World
Overview: Socialite, privileged, Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin meet in an automobile accident at night, on a dirt road, in a storm, near a hick town which fleeces travelers through corrupt law enforcement.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-04-12
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Bar 20 Rides Again
1935-12-06
Bar 20 Rides Again
Overview: Cattle rustler Nevada dreams of living like an emperor in the West. Hoppy and the Bar 20 boys aim to put an end to his dream.
Genres: Music Western Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-12-06
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The Road to Glory
1936-09-04
The Road to Glory
Overview: The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-04
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Riders of the Purple Sage
1931-10-22
Riders of the Purple Sage
Overview: Lassiter's sister was killed and her young daughter taken and raised by outlaws. Years later Lassiter arrives at the Withersteen ranch looking for the now grown daughter. He immediately gets caught up in the ranch's struggle against rustlers. Trailing a rustled herd of horses leads him to the rustler's hideout and the missing daughter.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-10-22
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One Wild Night
1938-06-02
One Wild Night
Overview: Frenzied comedy starring June Lang as a reporter investigating the mysterious disappearances of four men who had all withdrawn large sums of money from the local bank in Stockton, Ohio.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-06-02
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Queen Christina
1933-12-26
Queen Christina
Overview: Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.
Genres: Romance History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-12-26
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Rustlin' for Cupid
1926-04-11
Rustlin' for Cupid
Overview: Bradley Blatchford, returning to his father's ranch from college, meets Sybil Hamilton, who is coming to the ranch town as a schoolteacher. Later, Bradley's father is suspected of rustling cattle, but he denies the charge. As the romance develops between Bradley and Sybil, Bradley comes upon a rustler at work and is about to shoot when he discovers his own father, who claims he is victim of a hereditary taint that he cannot subdue. Some friends, who observe the incident, rustle some of Blatchford's cattle, mark it with Sybil's brand, and accuse her of rustling and hiding some dark secret. She confesses that her brother disgraced the family, and when George learns of it, he is forgiven and is reunited with her.
Genres: Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-04-11
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Custer's Last Stand
1936-04-02
Custer's Last Stand
Overview: The feature length version of the serial by the same name. A mystical medicine arrow, the key to a lost gold treasure, is lost in one of many Indian attacks. It is recovered by the only two survivors, a Major and his daughter, who become the targets of those who wish to possess it. General George Armstrong Custer and army scout Kid Cardigan attempt to stop the ensuing war over the arrow, but fail in their efforts, which becomes the historic Custer's Last Stand.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-02
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Judgement Of The Hills
1927-08-01
Judgement Of The Hills
Overview: An Epic Of Passion Swept Lives! The village hero - boasted and popular- yet a coward. Lauded by every loafer- the friend of vagabonds - yet his brother's idol. Then in the crucible of war the coward became a man. Helped by a woman's trust and the love of a tiny boy!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-08-01
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Man of the Forest
1933-08-24
Man of the Forest
Overview: Beasley, who is after Gayner's land, plans to kidnap his daughter. But Dale overhears their plan and kidnaps her himself. When Gayner arrives to retrieve his daughter, Beasley kills him and makes the Sheriff arrest Dale for the murder.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-08-24
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Public Hero Number 1
1935-05-31
Public Hero Number 1
Overview: G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-05-31
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The Wet Parade
1932-03-26
The Wet Parade
Overview: The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton family.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-03-26
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Marie Antoinette
1938-08-26
Marie Antoinette
Overview: The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-26
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Radio Scout
1934-09-01
Radio Scout
Overview: A radio station's janitor is sent to the Kentucky Hills to round-up some hillbilly talent. He poses as a hillbilly (from the Minnesota sector) to gain their confidence.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-09-01
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