 Above from L-to-R are William Desmond, Lucile Browne, Rex Bell and Yakima Canutt in a scene from the serial, BATTLING WITH BUFFALO BILL (Universal, 1931), which starred Tom Tyler.  Above, Lane Chandler battles stuntman and supporting player Yakima Canutt in BATTLING BUCKAROO (Kent, 1932). Note that Canutt is wearing his traditional, and multi-colored, gunbelt.  Above, young Billy Butts, Tom Keene and Canutt in SCARLET RIVER (RKO, 1933).  (Courtesy of Jack Jones) Above from L-to-R are Chuck Baldra, Jack Jones, Reb Russell (with drawstring shirt and horseshoes on the collar), then Jack Kirk, and on the far right is Yakima Canutt. And it looks like Reb is wearing Yak's gunbelt which has the light colored bullet loops. From FIGHTING THROUGH (1934), Reb's second starring film.  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above from L-to-R are Al Hoxie, unidentified player, Yakima Canutt, Barney Beasley, Wally Wales, Sherry Tansey and Peggy Djarling in CARRYING THE MAIL (Pizor/Imperial, 1934), one of the several two to three-reel (20 minutes to a half hour) oaters churned out by producer William Pizor in the mid-1930s. The Pizor/Imperial series marked the end of Wally Wales' starring career --- a year or two later, he changed his name to Hal Taliaferro and became a prolific sidekick and supporting player in scores of A and B grade westerns and serials into the 1950s. |