Jimmy Wakely

Acting

Jimmy Wakely

Born February 16, 1914 · Mineola, Howard County, Arkansas, USA

Died September 23, 1982 · aged 68

No biography available.

Known For

Money, Women and GunsMoney, Women and Guns · 1958
Money, Women and Guns
5.81958
MovieMysteryWestern
Celebrated detective traces and finds beneficiaries to the will of a gold prospector murdered by bushwhackers.
Arrow In The DustArrow In The Dust · 1954
Arrow In The Dust
6.31954
MovieWestern
A cavalry deserter poses as a major and leads a wagon train with a hidden cargo of repeating rifles.
Swing in the SaddleSwing in the Saddle · 1944
Swing in the Saddle
9.01944
MovieMusicWestern
In this tuneful western, two curious actresses head West to find out the name of their secret admirer. Songs include: "Amor," (Sunny Skylar, Gabriel Ruiz), "Hey Mabel" (Fred Stryker), "By the River Sainte Marie" (Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren), "She Broke My Heart in Three Places" (Oliver Drake), "When It's Harvest Time in Peaceful Valley" (Robert Martin, Raymond McKee), and "There'll Be a Jubilee" (Phil Moore).
Heart of the Rio GrandeHeart of the Rio Grande · 1942
Heart of the Rio Grande
9.01942
MovieAdventureComedy
As foreman of a dude ranch, Gene has two problems. One is a guest, the spoiled daughter of a millioniare, and the other is the disgruntled ex-foreman that Gene replaced, now just a ranch hand. Gene eventually gets the daughter straightened out but has to fire the ex-foreman and this leads to trouble when he returns intent on revenge.
Give Us WingsGive Us Wings · 1940
Give Us Wings
7.31940
MovieCrimeAdventure
Dead End Kids epic. The boys want desperately to fly, and get mixed up with crooked crop dusters, whose planes are flying deathtraps.
Texas TerrorsTexas Terrors · 1940
Texas Terrors
5.51940
MovieWestern
A lawyer by training, Bob Millburne (Don "Red" Barry) believes in relying on the legal system to exact justice. But he can no longer sate his thirst for vengeance, fueled by the death of his parents at the hands of a bloodthirsty mine jumper. Frustrated and fed up, Bob decides it's time to dust off his guns and holsters.
Come on DangerCome on Danger · 1942
Come on Danger
6.01942
MovieWestern
When a woman turns outlaw, she is suspected of murder.
The Tulsa KidThe Tulsa Kid · 1940
The Tulsa Kid
6.51940
MovieWestern
A protegee of notorious outlaw Montana (Beery), young Tom Benton decides to stay on the good side of the Law upon reaching maturity. Montana, however, has no such inclination to reform, the result being a climactic gun duel between the ageing gunman and his former pupil.

Filmography

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Range RenegadesRange Renegades · 1948
Range Renegades
9.01948
MovieWestern
After Marshal Jordan is honored by Jimmy, Cannonball and others for his forty years as a law officer, the Sawyer mine is blown up by Belle's foreman, Kern, following Sawyer's refusal to sell out. Dan Jordan, the Marshal's son, interested in Belle, secretly the head of the outlaws, is lured by her from scouting the road on which his father guards a ore shipment. Jimmy and Cannonball drive off the outlaws, headed by Kern and Burton, but the Marshal is fatally wounded. The town council appoints Jimmy the new Marshal, which disappoints Dan, but Belle persuades him to become Jimmy's deputy, in order to get information from him about ore and payroll shipments. Dan quits as deputy and fights Jimmy when the latter suspects Belle of involvement in the robberies.

Jimmy Wakely

Gun RunnerGun Runner · 1949
Gun Runner
8.01949
MovieWestern
Kate Diamond owns the Roaring Falls Trading Post from where she directs her gang's gun-smuggling to the Indians. After she short-changes smuggler Stacey, his men attempt to steal the hidden guns, and attack her foreman Nebraska, but he is saved by Jimmy and "Cannonball" on their way to file a homestead claim at Canyon City. Jimmy renews a long acquaintance with Sheriff Harris and his daughter Jessica. The sheriff is wounded by half-breed Danny when he finds a rifle hidden in the latter's wagon, but Jimmy captures the outlaw, a go-between for Kate and the Indians.Wounded and in bed, Sheriff Harris ask Jimmy not to tell Jessica that she is only adopted and that Nebraska is really her father, although he believes her to be dead.

Jimmy Wakely