 (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Above, Max Terhune and western singer/cowboy hero Eddie Dean. Photo taken in the late 1930s while on personal appearances for the Three Mesquiteer series. Although Dean did not appear in the films, he filled out the bill on the tour. Can anyone ID the make and year of the car? Bob Kuppe is pretty sure the above vehicle is a 1937 Chevy. His father had purchased one new and he vaguely recalls his entire family going to the car dealer, for the purchase was a momentous occasion. Bob's family had that car for nearly fifteen years. Bob also notes that the '37 had that tell-tale slash on the side panel. In a later e-mail, Keith Nezat noted that the '37 Chevy had a vertically flowing grill and the next year they changed to a horizontal flowing grill. This car is a 1938 Chevrolet Master DeLuxe Coupe.  Above, from L-to-R are Max Terhune (as Lullaby Joslin), Bob Livingston (as Stony Brooke), and Ray 'Crash' Corrigan (as Tucson Smith) in HIT THE SADDLE (Republic, 1937), one of the Three Mesquiteers series. The pretty lady is Rita Cansino (Rita Hayworth).  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Above, lawman Jack Kirk, with pistol in hand, and Max Terhune doing his normal card tricks in a scene from GUNSMOKE RANCH (Republic, 1937), another of the Three Mesquiteers' films.  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Above, from L-to-R are Max Terhune, Ray Corrigan, Evelyn Finley and Dennis Moore in COWBOY COMMANDOS (Monogram, 1943), one of the last of the Range Busters westerns.  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Above, one of the 'collectors cards' issued on members of the Range Busters.  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) On the road, touring and performing, circa 1942-1943. |
