(From Old Corral collection) Above in the top row, from L-to-R are B-western heavy/henchman Tex Terry, Pat Starling, William Boyd and Bob Nolan. Bottom row from L-to-R are Roy Rogers, a mystery lady named "Mrs. Peters", and Spade Cooley. Patricia/Pat Starling did a few westerns, including a Jimmy Wakely and four of Sunset Carson's later films which were NOT at Republic Pictures. This photo is from the 'Western Hall of Fame Hoss Opera' at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles on November 28, 1948. It was organized by Tim Spencer (Sons of the Pioneers) and singer/song writer Cindy Walker ("You Don't Know Me" and more, including nearly all of the Bob Wills songs in the Russ Hayden films). October, 2011: Joe Hyatte is the owner of the Rock Run Cafe and Bakery in Parke County Indiana (formally owned by movie badman/henchman Tex Terry who called it "Tex's Longhorn Restaurant"). Tex had sold the restaurant to Joe's parents, and the property included a bunch of movie memorabilia as Tex had saved just about everything from movie days. "Mrs. Peters" was Dorothy Peters and she was married to Tex before he married his agent Isabel Drasemer. (From Old Corral collection) Above is a mid-to late 1940s photo of one of the permutations of the Sons of the Pioneers singing group. From L-to-R are: Tim Spencer, Bob Nolan, Ken Carson and Karl Farr. Front and center is Roy Rogers. |
Bob Nolan Filmography Westerns in black Shorts in blue Other films in green Cartoon work in purple Special thanks to Les Adams for providing this filmography |
Release Date |
Title | Company | Director | Star | Leading Lady | Nolan Role |
9/1/34 | RADIO SCOUT | Warners/ Vitaphone |
Ralph Staub | El Brendel | Joan Wheeler | Pioneers Band Member |
11/15/34 | IN OLD SANTA FE | Mascot | David Howard | Ken Maynard | Evalyn Knapp | Maynard's Singing Voice |
1/1/35 | WAY UP THAR | Educational | Mack Sennett | Joan Davis | N/A | Pioneers Band Member |
8/1/35 | ROMANCE OF THE WEST (Technicolor) | Warners | Ralph Staub | Phil Regan | Dorothy Dare | Pioneers Band Member |
8/5/35 | BRONCO BUSTER (Cartoon) | Universal | Walter Lantz | Oswald the Rabbit | N/A | Singing Voice |
9/7/35 | SLIGHTLY STATIC | Roach/MGM | William Terhune | Thelma Todd | N/A | Pioneers Band Member |
10/5/35 | OLD HOMESTEAD, THE | Liberty | William Nigh | Lawrence Gray | Mary Carlisle | Pioneers Band Member |
11/30/35 | GALLANT DEFENDER, THE | Columbia | David Selman | Charles Starrett | Joan Perry | Pioneers Band Member |
1/17/36 | MYSTERIOUS AVENGER, THE | Columbia | David Selman | Charles Starrett | Joan Perry | Pioneers Band Member |
2/10/36 | SONG OF THE SADDLE | Warners | Louis King | Dick Foran | Alma Lloyd | Gene Alsace singing voice / Pioneers Band Member |
7/16/36 | RHYTHM ON THE RANGE | Paramount | Norman Taurog | Bing Crosby | Frances Farmer | Pioneers Band Member |
9/12/36 | CALIFORNIA MAIL | Warners | Noel Smith | Dick Foran | Linda Perry | Pioneers Band Member |
11/1/36 | STAR REPORTER IN HOLLYWOOD-No. ? | Paramount | Jack Eaton | Ted Husing | N/A | Pioneers Band Member |
11/16/36 | BIG SHOW, THE | Republic | Mack V. Wright | Gene Autry | Kay Hughes | Pioneers Band Member |
12/21/36 | OLD CORRAL, THE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry | Hope Manning | O'Keefe Brother / Band |
11/28/37 | OLD WYOMING TRAIL, THE | Columbia | Folmer Blangsted | Charles Starrett | Barbara Weeks | Pioneers Band Member |
12/31/37 | OUTLAWS OF THE PRAIRIE | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Pioneers Band Member |
2/12/38 | CATTLE RAIDERS | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
4/30/38 | CALL OF THE ROCKIES | Columbia | Alan James | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
5/12/38 | LAW OF THE PLAINS | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
6/30/38 | WEST OF CHEYENNE | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
7/28/38 | SOUTH OF ARIZONA | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
9/8/38 | COLORADO TRAIL, THE | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
9/24/38 | FEUD THERE WAS, A (Cartoon) | Warners | Fred (Tex) Avery | Egghead cartoon | N/A | Singing Voice |
10/3/38 | WEST OF THE SANTA FE | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
12/8/38 | RIO GRANDE | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Ann Doran | Bob Nolan |
1/12/39 | THUNDERING WEST, THE | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
2/8/39 | COMMUNITY SING: SONGS OF THE WEST | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Sons of the Pioneers | N/A | Bob Nolan |
2/9/39 | TEXAS STAMPEDE | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
3/30/39 | NORTH OF THE YUKON | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Linda Winters (Dorothy Comingore) | Constable Bob Cameron |
4/27/39 | SPOILERS OF THE RANGE | Columbia | C. C. Coleman Jr. | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
6/15/39 | WESTERN CARAVANS | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
7/15/39 | MAN FROM SUNDOWN, THE | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
8/23/39 | RIDERS OF BLACK RIVER | Columbia | Norman Deming | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
9/14/39 | OUTPOST OF THE MOUNTIES | Columbia | C. C. Coleman Jr. | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
12/18/39 | STRANGER FROM TEXAS , THE | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Lorna Gray (Adrian Booth) | Bob Nolan |
1/4/40 | TWO FISTED RANGERS | Columbia | Joseph H. Lewis | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
3/5/40 | BULLETS FOR RUSTLERS | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Lorna Gray (Adrian Booth) | Bob Nolan |
4/4/40 | BLAZING SIX SHOOTERS | Columbia | Joseph H. Lewis | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
5/23/40 | TEXAS STAGECOACH | Columbia | Joseph H. Lewis | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Harper |
8/15/40 | DURANGO KID, THE | Columbia | Lambert Hillyer | Charles Starrett | Luana Walters | Bob Nolan |
10/21/40 | WEST OF ABILENE | Columbia | Ralph Cedar | Charles Starrett | Marjorie Cooley | Bob Nolan |
12/5/40 | THUNDERING FRONTIER | Columbia | D. Ross Lederman | Charles Starrett | Iris Meredith | Bob Nolan |
2/5/41 | PINTO KID, THE | Columbia | Lambert Hillyer | Charles Starrett | Louise Currie | Bob Nolan |
2/27/41 | OUTLAWS OF THE PANHANDLE | Columbia | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett | Frances Robinson | Bob Nolan |
12/12/41 | RED RIVER VALLEY | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Gale Storm & Sally Payne | Bob Nolan |
1/16/42 | MAN FROM CHEYENNE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Gale Storm & Sally Payne | Bob Nolan |
2/17/42 | SOUTH OF SANTA FE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Linda Hayes | Bob Nolan |
4/1/42 | SUNSET ON THE DESERT | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Lynne Carver | Bob Nolan |
5/18/42 | ROMANCE ON THE RANGE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Linda Hayes | Bob Nolan |
7/2/42 | SONS OF THE PIONEERS | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Maris Wrixon | Bob Nolan |
8/5/42 | CALL OF THE CANYON | Republic | Joseph Santley | Gene Autry | Ruth Terry | Bob Nolan |
9/14/42 | SUNSET SERENADE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Helen Parrish | Bob Nolan |
11/16/42 | HEART OF THE GOLDEN WEST | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Ruth Terry | Bob Nolan |
12/30/42 | RIDIN' DOWN THE CANYON | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Linda Hayes | Bob Nolan |
3/10/43 | IDAHO | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Virginia Grey | Bob Nolan |
4/9/43 | KING OF THE COWBOYS | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Peggy Moran | Bob Nolan |
6/14/43 | SONG OF TEXAS | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Sheila Ryan | Bob Nolan |
8/12/43 | SILVER SPURS | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Phyllis Brooks | Bob Nolan |
10/30/43 | MAN FROM MUSIC MOUNTAIN | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Ruth Terry | Bob Nolan |
1/5/44 | HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Ruth Terry | Bob Nolan |
5/12/44 | COWBOY AND THE SENORITA, THE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
6/24/44 | YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS, THE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
8/5/44 | SONG OF NEVADA | Republic | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
9/15/44 | SAN FERNANDO VALLEY | Republic | John English | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
11/6/44 | LIGHTS OF OLD SANTA FE | Republic | Frank McDonald | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
12/30/44 | HOLLYWOOD CANTEEN | Warners | Delmer Daves | Joan Leslie | N/A | Bob Nolan |
3/21/45 | UTAH | Republic | John English | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
6/19/45 | BELLS OF ROSARITA | Republic | Frank McDonald | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
7/1/45 | MAN FROM OKLAHOMA | Republic | Frank McDonald | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
9/29/45 | SUNSET IN ELDORADO | Republic | Frank McDonald | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
10/20/45 | DON'T FENCE ME IN | Republic | John English | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
12/15/45 | ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL | Republic | Frank McDonald | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
3/9/46 | SONG OF ARIZONA | Republic | Frank McDonald | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
4/13/46 | DING DONG WILLIAMS | RKO | William Berke | Glenn Vernon | Marcy McGuire | Bob Nolan |
4/18/46 | HOME ON THE RANGE (Magnacolor) | Republic | R. G. Springsteen | Monte Hale | Adrian Booth | Bob Nolan |
5/9/46 | RAINBOW OVER TEXAS | Republic | Frank McDonald | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
7/10/46 | MY PAL TRIGGER | Republic | Frank McDonald | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
8/26/46 | UNDER NEVADA SKIES | Republic | Frank McDonald | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
9/18/46 | ROLL ON TEXAS MOON | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
10/18/46 | HOME IN OKLAHOMA | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
12/15/46 | HELDORADO | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
2/15/47 | APACHE ROSE (Trucolor) | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
3/22/47 | HIT PARADE OF 1947, THE | Republic | Frank McDonald | Eddie Albert | Constance Moore | Bob Nolan |
5/15/47 | BELLS OF SAN ANGELO (Trucolor) | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Dale Evans | Bob Nolan |
7/15/47 | SPRINGTIME IN THE SIERRAS (Trucolor) | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Jane Frazee | Bob Nolan |
10/15/47 | ON THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL (Trucolor) | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Jane Frazee | Bob Nolan |
1/10/48 | GAY RANCHERO, THE (Trucolor) | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Jane Frazee | Bob Nolan |
5/1/48 | UNDER CALIFORNIA STARS (Trucolor) | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Jane Frazee | Bob Nolan |
7/15/48 | EYES OF TEXAS (Trucolor) | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Lynne Roberts | Bob Nolan |
7/31/48 | MELODY TIME (Technicolor) | Disney/RKO | Clyde Geronimi & others | (1st-billed) Roy Rogers | N/A | Bob Nolan |
9/5/48 | NIGHTTIME IN NEVADA (Trucolor) | Republic | William Witney | Roy Rogers | Adele Mara | Bob Nolan |