Ken Curtis
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 02, 1916
Deathday: April 28, 1991
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The Searchers
1956-05-16
The Searchers
Overview: As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-16
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The Alamo
1960-10-23
The Alamo
Overview: The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
Genres: War Adventure History Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-10-23
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Robin Hood
1973-11-08
Robin Hood
Overview: With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-11-08
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Cheyenne Autumn
1964-10-15
Cheyenne Autumn
Overview: A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-10-15
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Conagher
1991-07-01
Conagher
Overview: Mrs. Evie Teale is struggling to stay alive while raising her two children alone on a remote homestead. Conn Conagher is an honest, hardworking cowboy. Their lives are intertwined as they fight the elements, indians, outlaws, and loneliness.
Genres: TV Movie Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-01
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The Killer Shrews
1959-06-25
The Killer Shrews
Overview: Trapped on a remote island by a hurricane, a group discover a doctor has been experimenting on creating half sized humans. Unfortunately, his experiments have also created giant shrews, who when they have run out of small animals to eat, turn on the humans.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-25
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The Long Gray Line
1955-01-04
The Long Gray Line
Overview: The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. This includes his job-related experiences as well as his family life and the relationships he develops with young cadets with whom he befriends. Based on the life of a real person.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-01-04
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Mister Roberts
1955-07-10
Mister Roberts
Overview: Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
Genres: Comedy Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-10
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The Wings of Eagles
1957-01-31
The Wings of Eagles
Overview: The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-31
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Once Upon a Starry Night
1978-12-19
Once Upon a Starry Night
Overview: Frontier woodsman Grizzly Adams happens upon a young boy and girl, traveling to meet their parents. Lost and cold in unfamiliar territory, Adams guides them to the warmth and safety of his cabin, but will he be a able to do the same for the children's parents? Grizzly must use all of his abilities and instincts in order to save the day and allow them to join in the celebration.
Genres: Adventure Western TV Movie Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-19
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The Horse Soldiers
1959-06-11
The Horse Soldiers
Overview: A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.
Genres: Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-11
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How the West Was Won
1962-11-02
How the West Was Won
Overview: The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-11-02
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When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979-06-05
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Overview: Some of TV and film's popular western actors reunite in this tribute special hosted by Glenn Ford.
Genres: Documentary Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-05
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The Last Hurrah
1958-12-31
The Last Hurrah
Overview: In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-12-31
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Legend of the Wild
1981-11-01
Legend of the Wild
Overview: Patchwork movie edited from episodes from the TV series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977).
Genres: Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-01
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Once Upon a Texas Train
1988-10-12
Once Upon a Texas Train
Overview: Captain Hayes of the mighty law enforcement squad named the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of his career when he captured the notorious John Henry, an outlaw cowboy, and put him behind bars. Twenty years later, upon his release, Henry is older but unrepentant. Within six hours after leaving his jail cell, he evens the score with Hayes by holding up the Bank of Texas for $20,000 in gold. Hayes, in his fury, gets himself out of retirement to take up the chase once more.
Genres: Action Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-12
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Call of the Forest
1949-11-18
Call of the Forest
Overview: A prospector is looking for a lost gold mine and finds aid in his search through the efforts of his friend, Stormcloud, whom he has aided in the past. Stormcloud gives the prospector's son a map leading to the mine in repayment for his past kindness. When a claim jumper learns about the map, he targets the prospector and his son in order to get the treasure.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-18
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Song of the Prairie
1945-09-27
Song of the Prairie
Overview: Joan Wingate's wealthy father doesn't want his daughter to go into show business. As they vacation in the west she gets a job with Dan Tyler's show and uses Wingate money to keep him afloat. Sandwiched in between the numerous musical numbers they try to keep her father away from the show. But he eventually finds out and decides they will return east
Genres: Western Action Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-09-27
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Spring Reunion
1957-03-01
Spring Reunion
Overview: A spinster finally finds the right man when she returns to her alma mater after 15 years for a class reunion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-03-01
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Freckles
1960-10-19
Freckles
Overview: A young man with only one hand gets a job at a timber camp and falls for his boss's daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-10-19
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The Missouri Traveler
1958-01-21
The Missouri Traveler
Overview: Byron Turner, a 15-year-old runaway from the Eatondale Orphan Asylum, receives a ride into the rural Missouri town of Delphi with rich land-owner Tobias Brown.
Genres: Drama Family Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-21
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The Growler Story
1957-01-01
The Growler Story
Overview: True story of Lt.Cdr. Howard W.Gilmore who was awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing himself to save his submarine, February 1943.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Two Rode Together
1961-05-24
Two Rode Together
Overview: Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-05-24
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The Young Land
1959-05-01
The Young Land
Overview: An American gunslinger kills a Mexican man in California immediately after the Mexican-American war. The killer is arrested and put on trial for murder with the Hispanic population waiting to learn of American justice.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-05-01
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That Texas Jamboree
1946-05-16
That Texas Jamboree
Overview: With the backing of the Mayor, Brady is running a crooked gambling operation. When Sheriff Curt shuts him down, he reopens when the Mayor charters his place as a private club. When Curt decides to run for Mayor, he is made to shut down the popular Warren medicine show. With Curt now out of favor the Warrens decide to run their daughter for Mayor and Brady has a plan to stop her also.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-05-16
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Pony Express Rider
1976-11-01
Pony Express Rider
Overview: A young Texas Man who saw his father get killed by a group of bandits, decides years later to go to work for the Pony Express. But he is not just working around the country to deliver mail, he is actually finding the bandits who murdered his father.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-01
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Rhythm Round-Up
1945-09-06
Rhythm Round-Up
Overview: Arriving in Arizona, the band members discover that the hotel is haunted and that it properly belongs to young Jimmy Benson (Curtis), the nephew of the previous owner. The "ghosts," however, turns out to be a trio of confidence men, Zeke Winslow (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams), Noah Jones (Raymond Hatton) and Slim Jensen Victor Potel, who are hoping to buy the place themselves.
Genres: Music Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-09-06
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Singing on the Trail
1946-09-01
Singing on the Trail
Overview: In this Western, Ken Curtis, Columbia Pictures' low-budget answer to Gene Autry, romanced one of the studio's most beautiful starlets, Rita Hayworth-lookalike Dusty Anderson. She played Helen Wyatt, whose father (the rotund Guy Kibbee) loses his ranch to the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots. Unbeknownst to Wyatt, the Hot Shots have been swindled by a couple of Eastern crooks (Ian Keith and Matt Willis) and consider themselves the lawful owners. Chased by the irascible Wyatt, the band members seek protection from aspiring singer Curt Stanton (Curtis), who they mistake for a gunslinger.
Genres: Music Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-09-01
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Throw a Saddle on a Star
1946-03-14
Throw a Saddle on a Star
Overview: The "star" in the title of this low-budget singing Western was Dynamite, a wild stallion captured by cowboy Curt Walker to ride in the Big Rodeo. Unscrupulous John Burton has bet against Curt and does his best to sabotage the event. When lovely Barbara Allen, Curt's new girlfriend, leaves town because of Burton's schemes, Curt loses the first couple of events. The big Bronco Busting contest is coming up, and Pop Walker stalls the proceedings with a series of singing acts while the girl's brothers attempt to locate her. Barbara arrives just in time to spur Curt on to victory.
Genres: Music Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-03-14
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The Quiet Man
1952-07-21
The Quiet Man
Overview: An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-21
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Rio Grande
1950-11-15
Rio Grande
Overview: Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-11-15
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Woman on the Run
1959-05-15
Woman on the Run
Overview: Pilot episode, directed by Dick Powell.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-05-15
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Out of the Depths
1945-12-27
Out of the Depths
Overview: Told in flashback, Out of the Depths strives to explain why its four male protagonists are bobbing around the Pacific in a lifeboat. The story proper begins as Captain Faversham (Jim Bannon) and his crew embark upon a secret mission which takes them into Japanese waters. The plan is to prevent a kamikaze attack against the American invading forces. Compelling in itself, the plotline isn't improved by arbitrary doses of misfire pathos and comedy relief. One of the sailors is played by Ken Curtis, later to gain TV fame as Festus on Gunsmoke.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-12-27
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Don Daredevil Rides Again
1951-04-10
Don Daredevil Rides Again
Overview: Stock-footage from Republic Pictures' earlier Zorro serials was served up once again in this 12 chapter cliffhanger, this time without the financially strapped studio having to credit Zorro creator Johnston McCulley or pay any royalties. Zorro simply became "Don Daredevil" (Ken Curtis), a foppish Easterner by day turned masked avenger by night. Like his not too distant relative, Don wore his disguise in order to battle nasty Roy Barcroft who, under a forged Spanish land grant, attempts to take over the surrounding ranch land.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-10
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Lone Star Moonlight
1946-12-12
Lone Star Moonlight
Overview: Returning G.I. Curt Norton (Ken Curtis), owner of a radio station, finds his father Amos (Guy Kibbee) has allowed the station to run down and has squandered Curt's money in bad investments in war-surplus material. Eddie Jackson (Robert Kellard), who owns the rival station, is also attracted to Curt's sweetheart Jean White (Joan Barton). When Curt and the Hoosier Hotshots successfully stage an auction to raise money, Eddie hires Mimi Carston (Claudia Drake) to claim that Curt married her in France.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-12
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Cowboy Blues
1946-07-18
Cowboy Blues
Overview: Starring Ken Curtis and the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots, this musical Western is really Lady for a Day with a switch in gender. Rotund Guy Kibbee is Dusty Nelson, the handyman at the Bar B dude ranch, whose daughter Susan is arriving with her socialite fiancee, Jerome Winston. Susan believes her father owns the ranch, and to spare Dusty any embarrassment, the Hot Shots, ranch manager Curt Durant and sidekick Big Boy Stover agree to continue the deception.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-07-18
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Over the Santa Fe Trail
1947-02-13
Over the Santa Fe Trail
Overview: Curt Mason saves Doc Henderson's Medicine Show from being robbed by the Morrell gang but later earns the enmity of Carolyn when he blames the troupe for polluting a local watering hole. Arriving in town, the medicine show, which consists of Doc Henderson, Taffy, the singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots and Carolyn, begin their performance while Curt is unsuccessfully attempting to stop the Morrell gang from robbing the bank. The sheriff mistakes Curt for one of the gang, and to save their friend, Curt's buddies Biscuit and Big Boy stampede their cattle through town. In order to clear his good name, Curt and his friends go in search of the real bank robbers, who as it turns out are working under orders from Doc Henderson.
Genres: Western Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-02-13
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Riders of the Pony Express
1949-05-13
Riders of the Pony Express
Overview: In a rigged gunfight Tom Blake is forced to shoot a man in self defense and is then hunted for murder. After a long trip fleeing the posse he uses a false name and joins the Pony Express which is just about to commence operatons. Relegated to the most dangerous section of the route, he finds himself fighting the District Manager's scheme to sabotage the inital run. But just then a wanted poster with his picture on it arrives.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-05-13
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Stallion Canyon
1949-06-15
Stallion Canyon
Overview: It took a lot of courage to set up a new production company devoted to "B" westerns in 1949, a year when the genre was showing signs of winding down. Filmed in Trucolor, Stallion Canyon was the maiden effort from Kanab Productions, a Utah-based organization. Former Sons of the Pioneers vocalist Ken Curtis made his starring debut in this one, playing a ranch foreman who does his best to track down a rogue stallion. The rest of the cast is comprised of unknowns, save for villains Ted Adams and Forrest Taylor. Cheaply produced, Stallion Canyon has the twin advantages of a relatively new leading man and excellent location photography.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-06-15
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Escort West
1959-01-23
Escort West
Overview: Seeking a new place to call home, former Confederate soldier Ben Lassiter (Victor Mature) and his daughter meet Beth (Elaine Stewart), whose fiancé is a Union soldier. Lassiter falls for Beth, and when Indians attack, they head to a cavalry camp where Lassiter must battle the Indians as well as Beth's fiancé.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-23
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California Gold Rush
1981-07-30
California Gold Rush
Overview: Author Bret Harte relates the story of the discovery of gold in California at Sutter's Mill, and how that discovery changed the history of the west forever.
Genres: TV Movie Family Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-30
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Lost
1983-10-22
Lost
Overview: A little girl gets lost in the wilds of Utah.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-22
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Fighting Coast Guard
1951-05-31
Fighting Coast Guard
Overview: Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-05-31
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5 Steps to Danger
1956-11-05
5 Steps to Danger
Overview: Can a couple keep important secrets from Communist spies?
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-11-05
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John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992-06-06
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Overview: Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes photos and footage of the actual production of the film, clips from it and interviews with members of the cast, crew and local residents in Brackettville, TX, where it was filmed.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-06-06
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