Ron Ormond

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Ron Ormond

Born August 29, 1910 · Baldwin, Louisiana, USA

Died May 11, 1981 · aged 70

Ron Ormond (August 29, 1910 – May 11, 1981) was an American author, showman, screenwriter, film producer, and film director of Western, musical, and exploitation films. Following his survival of a 1968 plane crash, Ormond began making Christian films.

Known For

Crooked RiverCrooked River · 1950
Crooked River
★ 5.01950
MovieWestern
Ellison is the star searching for the killer of his parents while Hayden's a not-too-bad bandit leader.
RingsideRingside · 1949
Ringside
★ 5.01949
MovieDrama
Joe O'Hara finds out he has a damaged optic nerve just before a boxing match for the title. He needs the money badly, so he doesn't delay the fight. The opponent discovers Joe's weakness and pounds on his eyes, causing him to go blind.
Mesa of Lost WomenMesa of Lost Women · 1953
Mesa of Lost Women
★ 2.51953
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A mad scientist, Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan), has created giant spiders in his Mexican lab in Zarpa Mesa to create a race of superwomen by injecting spiders with human pituitary growth hormones. Women develop miraculous regenerative powers, but men mutate into disfigured dwarves. Spiders grow to human size and intelligence.
Outlaw WomenOutlaw Women · 1952
Outlaw Women
★ 4.81952
MovieWestern
A old west town run by women. All the town's business is controlled by a woman gambler who tries not to succumb to the allure of a handsome and persistent cowboy.
Naked GunNaked Gun · 1956
Naked Gun
★ 6.51956
MovieWestern
Don Pablo Salazar steals a fortune in jewels from an Indian tribe and an Aztec medicine man puts a curse on the jewels until they are returned. Years later, an American insurance man promises to deliver the Salazar fortune to the rightful heir...
Untamed MistressUntamed Mistress · 1951
Untamed Mistress
★ 5.01951
MovieAdventureDrama
Two men search the jungle for a woman who has been captured by a tribe of murderous gorillas. When they finally find her, they must fight off attacks by the gorillas, who are determined to keep her.
Fast on the DrawFast on the Draw · 1950
Fast on the Draw
★ 10.01950
MovieCrimeWestern
As a boy, Shamrock's parents were killed. He took possession of a pistol belonging to his father, a famous marshal. Now that he is grown, he takes the job of marshal and uses the same gun, but he still has to solve the mystery of what happened to his parents.
Hostile CountryHostile Country · 1950
Hostile Country
★ 4.21950
MovieWestern
In this remake of No Man's Range (1935), Shamrock travels to the ranch of his stepfather who he has never met and finds himself caught in the middle of a range war.

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