Acting
Johnny Mack Brown
Born September 1, 1904 · Dothan, Alabama, USA
Died November 14, 1974 · aged 70
An All-American halfback while attending the University of Alabama, Johnny Mack Brown chose the silver screen over the green grass of the football field when he graduated. Signed to a contract with MGM in 1926, Brown debuted in Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) with William Haines in a film about - baseball. This was followed by The Bugle Call (1927), which starred the fading Jackie Coogan. In 1928 he ap…
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The Bounty Killer · 1965The Bounty Killer
★ 6.01965
MovieWestern
Willie Duggans, a tenderfoot from the east, arrives in the wild west and soon experiences its violence. Willie discovers the easy money in bounty killing and must choose between that violent lifestyle and the love of a beautiful saloon singer.
Legends of the West · 1992Legends of the West
1992
MovieDocumentary
Host Jack Palance explores how Hollywood has depicted Western legends like George Armstrong Custer, Billy the Kid, Crazy Horse and the O.K. Corral
Flashing Guns · 1947Flashing Guns
★ 7.01947
MovieWestern
After a brief mid-1940s burst of originality, Monogram's Johnny Mack Brown western series settled back into the commonplace with such entries as Flashing Guns. In this outing, Brown tries to save his pal Shelby (Raymond Hatton) from being thrown off his ranch by crooked banker Ainsworth (James E. Logan). To do this, our hero must prove that the banker is in cahoots with the local gambling boss (Douglas Evans).
Desert Phantom · 1936Desert Phantom
★ 8.01936
MovieWestern
Billy Donovan arrives looking for his sister's killer. When he hires on at the Halloran ranch where the mysterious Phantom has killed all the hands, it's not long before the Phantom shoots him.
Colorado Ambush · 1951Colorado Ambush
★ 7.51951
MovieWestern
As was customary in his late Monogram westerns, Johnny Mack Brown plays an undercover agent in Colorado Ambush. Brown is sent to Colorado to stem the activities of a particularly vicious outlaw gang
Forever Yours · 1945Forever Yours
★ 7.01945
MovieDrama
A young woman who has been stricken with infantile paralysis gives up hope and is trying to "will herself" to die. A doctor who has been conducting experiments with patients with paralyzed nerves is convinced he can cure her.
Wells Fargo · 1937Wells Fargo
★ 5.51937
MovieHistoryWestern
In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.
Crazy House · 1943Crazy House
★ 6.01943
MovieMusicComedy
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere mention of Olsen and Johnson's names evacuates the studio and terrorizes the management and personnel. Undaunted, the comedians hire an assistant director and unknown talent, and set out to make their own movie.
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Legends of the West · 1992Legends of the West
1992
MovieDocumentary
Host Jack Palance explores how Hollywood has depicted Western legends like George Armstrong Custer, Billy the Kid, Crazy Horse and the O.K. Corral
Billy the Kid in 'Billy the Kid' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Land of Liberty · 1939Land of Liberty
★ 9.01939
MovieHistory
This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
Billy the Kid (edited from 'Billy the Kid')
















