 |  | Jack Perrin's Starlight was one of the smartest horses in the movies, and is relatively easy to spot ... because he has a bunch of "spots" on the face, neck and body. The most noticeable markings are two large spots on the left side behind the nose and above the horse's mouth. In the photos below, which cover a period from 1928-1938, you'll see Starlight with Perrin as well as John Wayne, Fred Scott, Bob Livingston, Tex Ritter, Hoot Gibson, Jack Randall and Smith Ballew. |
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 (Courtesy of Ed Phillips) Above are Jack Perrin with Starlight, and on the far right is Rex, "King of the Wild Horses", in a scene from GUARDIANS OF THE WILD (1928), one of the Perrin and Rex Universal silents.  (Chuck Anderson - Old Corral collection) Above lobby card is from one of the earliest of the western 'talkies', THE APACHE KID'S ESCAPE (Horner, 1930), and in the photo insert are star Jack Perrin and Starlight.  Above is a blowup of the B&W still in THE APACHE KID'S ESCAPE lobby card, annotated with red outlines to show the markings and spots on the left side of Jack Perrin's Starlight. |
 (Courtesy of Ed Phillips) Tex Ritter did purchase his own White Flash around 1941. But in his earlier westerns, he rode various rental and studio-provided white horses. In the still above, possibly from STARLIGHT OVER TEXAS (Monogram, 1938), Tex is with Starlight. |
 (Chuck Anderson - Old Corral collection) Above is a young John Wayne as "Singing Sandy" in RIDERS OF DESTINY (Lone Star/Monogram, 1933) - and he's riding Starlight. Wayne rode all colors of horses during his various 1930s westerns at Warners, Lone Star/Monogram, and Republic. |
 (Courtesy of Donn and Nancy Moyer) Above is Fred Scott, the Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo, and his horse was named White King and sometimes as White Dust. Scott rode several different white horses including Starlight which is pictured in the above still. |
 (Courtesy of Ed Phillips) Addison 'Jack' Randall, the younger brother of Three Mesquiteers star Bob Livingston, made 22 starring westerns for Monogram Pictures from 1937-1940, and he rode lots of different horses including the paint Lucky/Tex, Rusty the Wonder Horse, and several white hosses. Above is Randall on Starlight. The heroine might be Louise Stanley, onetime wife of Randall, who appeared in five of his 22 oaters. |
 (Courtesy of Ed Phillips) Above are singing cowboy Smith Ballew and Starlight in a scene from HAWAIIAN BUCKAROO (1938). Ballew also rode White Horse #1 in his brief western series for Sol Lesser and Paramount.  Above, a crop/blowup of the horse in the Smith Ballew HAWAIIAN BUCKAROO photo above. In addition to the left side marks on Starlight, the right side marks are also shown. |
 (Courtesy of Ed Phillips) Above is Bob Livingston atop Starlight during his days as a member of Republic's Three Mesquiteers.  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) From L-to-R are Max Terhune (on Banjo), Bob Livingston (on Starlight), and Ray 'Crash' Corrigan (on ?) in HIT THE SADDLE (Republic, 1937), one of the early Three Mesquiteers adventures.  Above is a crop/blowup of the horse ridden by Bob Livingston in the HIT THE SADDLE photo above. |
 (Courtesy of Ed Phillips) Above from L-to-R are William Gould, Wally Wales (back to camera), Bob Kortman (on horse), Hoot Gibson on Perrin's Starlight, George Hayes, and Lafe McKee in a still from Hoot's SWIFTY (Diversion, 1935).  |