Iris Meredith
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iris Meredith (June 3, 1915 in Sioux City, Iowa – January 22, 1980) was a B-movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s film era. She starred mostly in heroine roles, in westerns. Born as Marie Shunn, Meredith began her film career in the early 1930s, often starring in film serials while on contract with Columbia Pictures. Her best-known roles were in the 1938 serial The Spider's Web, and in the 1939 serial Overland with Kit Carson. In 1940 she starred in the serial The Green Archer, as well as in several westerns opposite Charles Starrett, Bill Elliott, and Bob Allen. Most of her films were with Starrett, from 1936 through 1940, most notably Riders of the Black River and Spoilers of the Range. Her career slowed mid-way through the 1940s. In 1941 she starred in The Son of Davy Crockett with Bill Elliott, and Caught in the Act opposite Henry Armetta. In 1942 she starred alongside Dave O'Brien in The Texas Rangers Take Over. Her last credited role was the 1943 film The Kid Rides Again, in which she starred opposite Buster Crabbe. She had one uncredited role afterward, in the 1951 film Chain of Circumstance. She married television director Abby Berlin, and retired from acting shortly thereafter. In total, she starred in over 50 films, 32 of which were westerns.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 03, 1915
Deathday: January 22, 1980
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Rio Grande Ranger
1936-12-11
Rio Grande Ranger
Overview: Sayres and his outlaw gang operate out of a town just across the border and out of the jurisdiction of the Texas Rangers. Ranger Bob Allen is sent across the border where he poses as an outlaw hoping to lure the gang back into Texas. He gets into Sayres' gang displacing the gang boss but the disgruntled ex-boss is able to expose the hoax and Bob is made a prisoner.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-11
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The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
1937-08-06
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Overview: Tex is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate the gang. Almost caught by them, he escapes only to be arrested by the Sheriff who thinks he's one of the gang.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-06
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George White's 1935 Scandals
1935-03-29
George White's 1935 Scandals
Overview: A Broadway producer discovers new talent in a small Georgia town and brings them to New York for his new show.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-29
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The Kid Rides Again
1943-01-27
The Kid Rides Again
Overview: Billy the Kid has been wrongfully arrested for robbing a train. In order to prove his innocence, the Kid breaks out of jail and hits the trail to search for the real robbers. Along the way, he discovers that an outlaw band has been impersonating upstanding ranchers.
Genres: Western Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-01-27
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I Am the Law
1938-08-25
I Am the Law
Overview: With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-25
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Those High Grey Walls
1939-09-21
Those High Grey Walls
Overview: Dr. MacAuley, a kindly, beloved country doctor, is sent to Fillmore Prison. His crime was for removing a bullet from a young man who was escaping from the police.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-21
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Convicted Woman
1940-01-31
Convicted Woman
Overview: A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-31
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The Green Archer
1940-10-25
The Green Archer
Overview: The struggle over the Bellamy estate ends with Michael Bellamy accused of murder and killed on the way to prison, while his brother Abel Bellamy takes control of the estate for his own nefarious plans.
Genres: Mystery Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-25
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Murder Is News
1937-12-17
Murder Is News
Overview: A radio reporter does a story on the infidelity and divorce of a wealthy and powerful businessman. The man invites the reporter to his mansion for a chat, but when he gets there, he finds that the businessman has been murdered--and that now he himself is on the killer's hit list.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-12-17
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A Lawman Is Born
1937-06-21
A Lawman Is Born
Overview: An outlaw falsely accused of murder realizes the only way to clear himself is to become a lawman.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-06-21
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The Gambling Terror
1937-02-15
The Gambling Terror
Overview: Brett runs a protection racket for an unknown boss. When Jeff Hayes arrives and opens a gambling den, they try to shut him down. Unlike the others who have given in, he plans to fight back.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-15
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The Return of Wild Bill
1940-06-26
The Return of Wild Bill
Overview: When Matt Kilgore and his men frame and then hang an innocent man, Lige Saunders sends for his son Wild Bill Saunders who arrives to find his father shot by Matt's brother. When the brother is killed in his fight with Bill, Matt sends two fake Deputies to arrest Bill whom he then plans to hang. But Matt's sister, attracted to Bill, overhears the plan and rides for help.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-26
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First Offenders
1939-04-12
First Offenders
Overview: A crusading and reform-minded District Attorney gives up his position in order to open establish a farm that gives juvenile delinquents and first-offenders a place to straighten out their lives before they reach the point of no return. He meets much resistance from various segments of the law and the citizens.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-04-12
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His Bridal Fright
1940-07-12
His Bridal Fright
Overview: Charley writes to girls all over the world in order to get foreign postage stamps for his collection--but winds up with a passel of girls who think he's their fiance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-12
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The Man from Sundown
1939-07-14
The Man from Sundown
Overview: The hero, Texas Ranger Larry Whalen (Charles Starrett), is on the trail of a mysterious outlaw leader.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-07-14
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Outlaws of the Prairie
1937-12-01
Outlaws of the Prairie
Overview: Charles Starrett plays two-fisted frontiersman Dart Collins in this slick Columbia "B" western. Collins wants to find out who's behind a series of gold-shipment robberies. So does heroine Judy Garfield (Iris Meredith), whose stage transport business faces foreclosure if the holdups continue. It comes as no surprise that the crimes are being orchestrated by the very people who want to force Judy out of business.
Genres: Western
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1937-12-01
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The Cowboy Star
1936-11-20
The Cowboy Star
Overview: Tired of being a cowboy movie star, Yorke quits the movies and buys a ranch so he can be a real cowboy. But just as in his films trouble arrives. This time it's bank robber Sampson and his two cronies.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-11-20
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Outpost of the Mounties
1939-09-12
Outpost of the Mounties
Overview: In this adventure, a courageous Canadian Mountie must bring peace an embattled miner and an unscrupulous trader whose price mark-ups are beginning to hurt the community. They fight so frequently that when the avaricious proprietor is killed, the young man becomes the prime suspect.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-12
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Texas Stampede
1939-02-09
Texas Stampede
Overview: Sheep raisers, resentful of old injuries from the cattlemen, bar the way to water when dry ranges force the cattle ranchers to drive their herds into the lowlands.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-02-09
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Thundering Frontier
1940-12-05
Thundering Frontier
Overview: After a handful of non-formula westerns, Charles Starrett returned to the mixture as before in Thundering Frontier. Starrett plays Jim Fillmore, kind to old ladies, small animals and heroine Norma Belknap (Iris Meredith). In contrast, the villains are kind to no one, least of all struggling building contractor Square Deal Scottie (Alex Callam), whose projects are continually targeted for demolition and his payroll is forever being stolen at gunpoint. A good 25 percent of the film's running time is given over to Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers, whose C&W croonings are pleasant but a bit much. One of the film's few surprises is that Starrett's perennial screen sparring partner Dick Curtis isn't one of the bad guys.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-12-05
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Texas Stagecoach
1940-05-23
Texas Stagecoach
Overview: The Kinkaids and the Harpers both run stage lines and are friendly competitors. Appleby is after the stage line and convinces the two owners to build a spur line to the same town. Then he has both projects sabotaged pitting the friends against each other and running them out of money.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-23
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West of the Santa Fe
1938-10-02
West of the Santa Fe
Overview: US marshal Lawlor (Starrett) takes on a gang of cattle rustlers headed by Taylor (Dick Curtis). His reasons are partly personal: Conway (Edward LeSaint), the cattle-baron father of Lawlor's sweetheart Madge (Meredith), has been murdered by Taylor's minions.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-10-02
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Spoilers of the Range
1939-04-26
Spoilers of the Range
Overview: Hero Jeff Strong (Starrett) comes to the rescue of a group of victimized ranchers. The villains are a gang of crooked gamblers, who demand a valuable dam as payment for a $50,000 debt. The ranchers hope to earn the money by getting their cattle to market on time, but head bad guy Cash Fenton (Kenneth MacDonald) and his flunkey Lobo (Dick Curtis) intend to prevent this.
Genres: Music Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-04-26
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Trail of Vengeance
1937-03-28
Trail of Vengeance
Overview: There is a range war between the ranchers led by Tilden and the outlaw gang of Link Carson. Wanted outlaw Dude Ramsey arrives and joins up with Tilden. First he saves the ranchers from Carson's trap and then exposes Pearson as Carson's informant and killer of Steve Warner.
Genres: Western Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1937-03-28
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Two-Fisted Rangers
1939-12-13
Two-Fisted Rangers
Overview: Thad Lawson arrives in Oak Valley to avenge the murder of his brother, the local sheriff. He learns that Jack Rand, powerful overlord of the town is to blame. After Rand murders newspaper publisher Jordan Webster, Thad sets out to put him behind bars.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-13
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Western Caravans
1939-06-14
Western Caravans
Overview: A caravan of settlers is arriving and the ranchers intend to keep them out. It looks like a range war but Sheriff Jim gets the ranchers to accept the settlers. Kohler re-ignites the feud by making settler Winters appear to be a rustler and then by killing Winter's son. Once more the two sides appear headed for a war and Jim is caught in the middle.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-06-14
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The Son of Davy Crockett
1941-07-15
The Son of Davy Crockett
Overview: Dave Crockett (Bill Elliott) comes to the aid of ranchers living on the Yucca Strip, who want their area made part of the United States. A greedy land baron, however, wants the property as his own.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-07-15
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Caught in the Act
1941-01-17
Caught in the Act
Overview: On the day of his daughter's wedding, a good-natured construction worker (Henry Armetta) is suspected by his wife of being involved with another woman, wrongly implicates his company's boss as a racketeer, and is arrested by police for running a shakedown operation. Comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-17
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The Man from Tumbleweeds
1940-05-02
The Man from Tumbleweeds
Overview: Wild Bill Saunders recruits a team of paroled convicts to subdue a lawless gang.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-02
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Overland with Kit Carson
1939-07-21
Overland with Kit Carson
Overview: When Pegleg and his Black Raiders threaten the westward expansion of the United States, the government sends Kit Carson and David Brent to straighten things out.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-07-21
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The Spider's Web
1938-10-21
The Spider's Web
Overview: Pulp hero "The Spider" seeks to destroy all criminals. In this serialized adventure, he battles The Octopus, who intends to replace the government of the United States.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-10-21
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The Rangers Take Over
1942-12-25
The Rangers Take Over
Overview: Jim Steele spots Pete Dawson taking horses over the Mexico-Texas border, but Dawson has an alibi. A new group of recruits arrives at the Ranger station, among them Tex Wyatt, the son of Ranger Captain John Wyatt, whom he hasn't seen for many years. Captain Wyatt tells Tex that he is in the Rangers strictly on his own merit and there will be no favors played. He assigns Tex to pick up Dawson's trail, but orders that no arrest be made without proof.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-25
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Blazing Six Shooters
1940-04-10
Blazing Six Shooters
Overview: The story revolves around a valuable silver deposit, located between two ranches. Villain Lash Bender cooks up a scheme to gain control of both ranches so that he may have a clear field to the silver lode.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-04-10
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Colorado Trail
1938-09-08
Colorado Trail
Overview: In this western a traveling gun ends up in a small town and rescues an important rancher. Out of gratitude the rancher hires him to protect his land and cattle from his violent rival. It is revealed that the gunman is the son of the ruthless rival; he therefore, loses his job and finds himself entangled in the midst of a range war. He must eventually face his father when the bad guy takes over the only trail to the market.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-09-08
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Riders of Black River
1939-09-23
Riders of Black River
Overview: Former Texas Ranger Wade Patterson (Starrett) returns to his home town, only to find that the territory is in the grip of cattle rustlers. For a while, it looks as though heroine Linda Holden (Meredith) is in cahoots with the bad guys, but Patterson quickly clears her name and takes on the crooks himself.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-23
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Louisiana Purchase
1941-12-31
Louisiana Purchase
Overview: A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-31
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The Taming of the West
1939-12-07
The Taming of the West
Overview: When the marshal of the lawless town of Prairie Port is shot while trying to break up a saloon brawl, Wild Bill Saunders, a newcomer to town, rides in pursuit of Turkey, the marshal's assailant.
Genres: Western Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-07
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Cattle Raiders
1938-02-12
Cattle Raiders
Overview: Tom Reynolds returns to find he is wanted for murder, his gun having been found at the scene. Tom suspects Munro and stages a fight to get a bullet from Monro's gun which he then sees matches the murder bullet. He gets his brother Steve to confess that he Monro forced him to rob the bank with his gun. But at Tom's trial, the bullets are ignored and when Steve fails to appear, Tom is found guilty.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-02-12
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The Thundering West
1939-01-12
The Thundering West
Overview: Outlaws Dale and Tucson quit Wolf's gang. Just as the two are about to rob the stage, Wolf and his gang beat them to it. Dale breaks it up saving the money and this gets him appointed Sheriff. But Wolf shows up and threatening to expose Dale, forces him to let his gang rob the express office.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-12
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Law of the Plains
1938-05-12
Law of the Plains
Overview: Rancher William Norton refuses to sell his cattle for half price, so saloon owner and gang leader Jim Fletcher, contrary to the orders from his secret boss Willard McGowan, the town banker, has his men rob and beat up Norton. Unknown to anyone, Marion, McGowan's adopted daughter is really the daughter of Norton, who disappeared as a young baby when she and her mother were passengers on a stagecoach held up by McGowan. Chuck Saunders, Norton's foreman, goes after the gang for robbing his boss and eventually uncovers the truth regarding Marion's heritage.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-05-12
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