 (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above is the title lobby card from RIDERS OF THE DESERT (Sono Art/World Wide, 1932) and the heroine is Gertrude Messinger/Messenger. Steele's father, Robert North Bradbury, Sr., was the director.  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above is the title lobby card from THE RIDIN' FOOL (Tiffany, 1931) and the heroine on the left is Frances Morris. And the answer is Yes! Steele warbles some tunes In this film. He also sang in OKLAHOMA CYCLONE (Tiffany, 1930), NEAR THE TRAIL'S END (Tiffany, 1931), NEAR THE RAINBOW'S END (Tiffany, 1930), TRAILING NORTH (Monogram, 1933) and WESTERN JUSTICE (A. W. Hackel/Supreme, 1934). All of these oaters were prior to Gene Autry and Republic Pictures. |
THE MOJAVE KID (FBO, 1927) (First starring western)
THE BANDIT'S SON (FBO, 1927)
BREED OF THE SUNSET (FBO, 1928)
MAN IN THE ROUGH (1928)
DRIFTIN' SANDS (FBO, 1928)
HEADIN' FOR DANGER (FBO, 1928)
LIGHTNIN' SPEED (FBO, 1928)
TRAIL OF COURAGE (FBO, 1928)
RIDIN' RENEGADE (FBO, 1928)
CAPTAIN CARELESS (FBO, 1928) (non-western)
AMAZING VAGABOND (FBO, 1929)
COME AND GET IT! (FBO, 1929) (non-western)
THE INVADERS (Syndicate, 1929)
A TEXAS COWBOY (Syndicate, 1929)
LAUGHING AT DEATH (Syndicate, 1929)
A TEXAS COWBOY (Syndicate, 1929)
BREEZY BILL (Syndicate, 1930)
OKLAHOMA SHERIFF (Syndicate, 1930)
WESTERN HONOR (Syndicate, 1930)
THE COWBOY AND THE OUTLAW (Syndicate, 1930)
THE MAN FROM NOWHERE (Syndicate, 1930)
HUNTED MEN (Syndicate, 1930)
NEAR THE RAINBOW'S END (Tiffany, 1930) (First talkie) (Bob sings in this one)
OKLAHOMA CYCLONE (Tiffany, 1930) (Bob sings in this one)
THE LAND OF MISSING MEN (Tiffany, 1930)
HEADIN' NORTH (Tiffany, 1930)
THE SUNRISE TRAIL (Tiffany, 1931)
THE RIDIN' FOOL (Tiffany, 1931) (Bob sings in this one)
THE NEVADA BUCKAROO (Tiffany, 1931)
NEAR THE TRAIL'S END (Tiffany, 1931) (Bob sings in this one)
SOUTH OF SANTA FE (Sono Art/World Wide, 1932)
LAW OF THE WEST (Sono Art/World Wide, 1932) [Director: RNB Sr.]
RIDERS OF THE DESERT (Sono Art/World Wide, 1932) [Director: RNB Sr.]
MAN FROM HELL'S EDGES (Sono Art/World Wide, 1932) [Director: RNB Sr.]
SON OF OKLAHOMA (Sono Art/World Wide, 1932) [Director: RNB Sr.]
TEXAS BUDDIES (Sono Art/World Wide, 1932) [Director: RNB Sr.]
A note of caution on the FBO and Syndicate films: it is very difficult to pin down the exact quantity of films, their exact title and release year. And I did not include the titles for the 'Adventures of Bill & Bob' shorts from the early 1920s.
 (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above from L-to-R are a youngish Al St. John, Caryl Lincoln and Steele in LAND OF MISSING MEN (Tiffany, 1930). Notice that Steele is packing a brace of pearl-handled six-shooters.  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above, Steele has the drop on Jack Clifford in THE SUNRISE TRAIL (Tiffany, 1931). |