 Above is a great lobby card showing Charlie King mixing it up with star Tom Keene in GOD'S COUNTRY AND THE MAN (Monogram, 1937).  Above, from L-to-R are Charlie King at the desk and wearing a suit, Eddie Dean, Lee Powell, and Glenn Strange, standing and wearing the eye shade. From RAIDERS OF THE WEST (PRC, 1942), one of the anemic Frontier Marshals trio westerns.  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Lee 'Lone Ranger' Powell and Charles 'Slim' Whitaker are about ready to jump this quartet of no-goods in ROLLING DOWN THE GREAT DIVIDE (PRC, 1942), one of the Frontier Marshals trio series. Unaware of their pending doom, the four baddies are, from l-to-r: Rex Lease, Charlie King, Eddie Dean and Glenn Strange.  Title lobby card for THE RANGERS TAKE OVER (PRC, 1942), the first of PRC's Texas Rangers trio series. Note the B&W portion with King battling Dave O'Brien.  King was still around as the B western began to fade. Here he is with the drop on the moustached Bob Steele and pretty Lorraine Miller in AMBUSH TRAIL (PRC, 1946), one of Steele's last starring westerns before he converted to playing supporting roles.  After World War II, King had gotten older and heavier and was often seen in a comedic (buffoon) role. Above, from L-to-R are Black Jack O'Shea, Lash LaRue, King, Eddie Dean and Emmett Lynn in CARAVAN TRAIL (PRC, 1946), one of Dean's CineColor westerns. |