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The 'brains' and 'action' heavies who had meaty roles and lots of dialog ... and the players who were fathers, ranch owners, lawman, mayors, judges, lawyers, storekeepers, newspaper editors, wardens, etc.



(Courtesy of Minard Coons)
Dennis Moore

Real name:
Dennis Price Meadows

Screen nicknames:
'Denny', 'Smoky'

1908 - 1964


Left is Dennis Moore - at about 37 years of age - and wearing his unique custom gunbelt with the two side buckles.





Above are screen captures of a very young Dennis Moore (about 27 years old) along with the opening credits from John Wayne's THE DAWN RIDER (Lone Star/Monogram, 1935). Moore was billed third as "Denny Meadows". He did another with Wayne, THE LONELY TRAIL (Republic, 1936), and was billed as "Dennis Meadows".
Dennis Price Meadows was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1908. His parents were Tennessee born Bessie Price and Texas born Dennis Wesley Meadows and his occupation was livestock buyer / dealer. The family was in Fresno, California in 1918 when father Dennis registered for the World War I draft. And they had re-located to El Paso, Texas when the 1920 census was taken.

Dennis was a fairly handsome guy ... and his biggest asset was a great voice. He became one of the more prolific cowboy and serial players during the 1930s through early 1950s. And he was one of a few actors who successfully bounced back and forth playing hero, second lead / sidekick and villain.

His Hollywood career began in the 1930s under his real name of Dennis 'Denny' Meadows, and his early film work included westerns with John Wayne, Gene Autry, Johnny Mack Brown, Jack Perrin, others. The name change to "Dennis Moore" occurred circa 1936 when he was signed to a (brief) contract with Warners. Appears that he also did some early 1930s stock theater and the October 7, 1933 issue of Hollywood Filmograph has Denny Meadows in the cast of the play 'Louder Please' at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. Ken Murray was the star and other players included Sheila Terry, Mathew Betz, Dorothy Dix and Richard Cramer.

From the mid 1930s through the early 1940s, Moore did character roles and bit parts at major studios and Poverty Row companies. Examples: he did westerns with Tim Holt at RKO and with Buster Crabbe and the Frontier Marshal trio at Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC). Frequently employed by Monogram Pictures, Dennis can be spotted in Jack Randall and Rough Riders sagebrushers, the Tailspin Tommy aviation yarns, comedies with the East Side Kids, and Frankie Darro / Mantan Moreland features.

He had the lead in the color short MAN FROM TASCOSA which was lensed circa 1939 or 1940 by the Cinecolor company and distributed primarily through the Monogram exchanges. A few years later, TASCOSA was acquired by Warner Bros., re-titled to WELLS FARGO DAYS (Warners, 1944), and released as part of their Santa Fe Trail series (which most often featured Robert Shayne who portrayed 'Inspector Henderson' on TV's Superman).

Les Adams reminded me of a couple Moore starrers: "Harry S. Webb made two Rin-Tin-Tin Jr. films films back-to-back in the San Bernardino Mountains in 1939 with virtually the same cast on both - FANGS OF THE WILD and LAW OF THE WOLF (both Metropolitan, 1939). Some sources think they are the same film, but they aren't. Dennis Moore and Luana Walters starred in both, and the two casts are virtually identical, with a couple of exceptions."

To B western fans, Moore is best remembered wearing a white hat and tailored hero shirt and playing "second fiddle" to the star:

Yes! There was a fight between Moore and Wakely in August, 1945, and details are further down this webpage.

Comparing second lead Dennis Moore to Russell Hayden or James Elliison is fair game. But their roles in the Hopalong Cassidy adventures were expanded due to longer running times, good scripts and bigger budgets. And when they got into trouble or romantic entanglements, Hayden and Ellison could get away with saying sumthin' like "Aw shucks Hoppy!". Not so with Moore whose screen persona was serious and restrained.

In the post World War II period, Moore appears in Johnny Mack Brown and Whip Wilson Monograms and with singing cowboy Eddie Dean at Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC). In 1950, he was the principal heavy vs. Lash LaRue in KING OF THE BULLWHIP (Ron Ormond/Western Adventure, 1950). Also in 1950, he's a gang member in the six film series for Lippert Pictures that starred former Hopalong Cassidy saddle pals Russell Hayden and James Ellison.

He wore a unique gunbelt which buckled on the sides, not in the middle, and he'd either have one holster or two. I've included stills and lobby cards showing that gunbelt.

Dennis had better luck, better billing, and lots of screen time in serials. He was the lead or co-star in RAIDERS OF GHOST CITY (Universal, 1944; 13 chapters), THE MASTER KEY (Universal, 1945; 13 chapters), and Universal's last chapterplay, MYSTERIOUS MR. M. (Universal, 1946; 13 chapters). In between those cliffhanger assignments, Universal used him in other films including the Tex Ritter oaters and a character part in THE MUMMY'S CURSE (Universal, 1945). And it was Dennis vs. Roy Barcroft in THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES (Republic, 1945; 15 chapters). A decade later, he was the star/co-lead in the last two serials that were filmed, BLAZING THE OVERLAND TRAIL (Columbia, 1956; 15 chapters) and PERILS OF THE WILDERNESS (Columbia, 1956; 15 chapters). The episode total for those equals 84 chapters ... meaning Dennis Moore was on the screen ... a lot. Also note that Moore had the distinction of being in the last serial churned out by Universal and Columbia Pictures.

He became a fairly prolific performer on 1950s television and you can spot him in WILD BILL HICKOK, WAGON TRAIN, CISCO KID, BUFFALO BILL JR., GENE AUTRY SHOW, WYATT EARP, BAT MASTERSON, TOMBSTONE TERRITORY, lots more. Long time ago, I was watching the old SPIN AND MARTY TV series on the Disney channel. Harry Carey Jr. and Roy Barcroft had recurring roles, and in season three, an older Dennis Moore - sporting several days of beard stubble - was ranchhand 'Hank'.

Moore's deep, rich voice was in THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO (MGM, 1944). In scenes on the aircraft carrier Hornet, you can hear him barking out commands and warnings over the ship's intercom to the sailors and Doolittle Raiders. In the trailer for the Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon COWBOY (Columbia, 1958), Moore wears a white shirt and tie and introduces the film. The ALL-STAR WESTERN THEATER radio program was broadcast from August, 1946 through August, 1948 and starred Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage. Dennis Moore was the star of 'The Phantom Rider' broadcast on December 22, 1946.

As to Dennis Moore the man, contemporaries including Myron Healey and Gregg Barton described him as a loner ... a private man ... not a team player. Screenwriter C. Jack Lewis worked with Moore on Lash LaRue's KING OF THE BULLWHIP (Ron Ormond/Western Adventure, 1950). In his book White Horse, Black Hat: A Quarter Century on Hollywood's Poverty Row (Scarecrow Press, 2002), Lewis described him as an unhappy fellow, possibly due to a plane crash which ended his flying career. A few quotes from Lewis' book:

" ... his constant off-stage expression was somewhere between a scowl and a frown, and he answered questions with as few words as possible. I found it easiest to stay away from him."

"... I could never get more than three words out of the scowling actor. It was pretty clear that he didn't like what he was doing, and I didn't understand why he continued to act."

I'm inclined to take those negatives with a grain of salt. Les Adams has Moore identified in about 175 films and that number includes 100+ westerns and eleven serials. Add in 90 or so TV appearances and Dennis was a busy man and his career spanned almost thirty years, from about 1932 - 1961. If he was cranky, ornery and a miserable human being, he wouldn't have gotten that much work.

The Lewis book - as well as other biographies - note that Moore was a pilot, loved flying, and was a flight instructor at Whitman [sic] Airport in the San Fernando Valley. But he was severely injured in a plane crash. Correction to those other bios - it's Whiteman Airport in the San Fernando Valley - more info is further down on this webpage. Was hopeful that I'd find some trace of the crash in trade publications or newspapers. Alas - nothing found. I even checked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) websites but their online plane crash records do not include the 1930s - 1950s. Jack Lewis discussed the plane crash in his book:

"He gave up show biz to fly as a transport pilot, but was involved in a crash that put him in the hospital for fourteen months. The only item the research library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has on this gent is a studio biography issued by the long-defunct RKO in 1941. ... says the actor broke 'every bone in his body' in the plane crash, but that has be be press agent overstatement. He never could have made it through the rough-and-tumble fight scenes of the low-budget picture world with those types of injuries."

Moore was buddies with actor Andy Devine who was also a pilot and had ties to Whiteman Airport. Aviation veteran Dick Probert and Andy established the Probert-Devine Aviation Corporation in 1946 at Whiteman Air Park. And Moore worked with them ... or for them. You'll find more details below on Moore, Andy Devine, and the Whiteman and Newhall airports.

Dennis was married at least three times. He was divorced at the time of the 1940 census. There was a September, 1942 marriage to Dorothy Alixe Cotton and he tied the knot with Marilyn Estelle Mason in 1947. Daughter Linda Meadows was born in 1950. And in 1952, Dennis, Marilyn and Linda received court approval to change their last name from Meadows to Moore.

Circa 1960, Dennis and Marilyn bought and operated the Brown Bear Gift Shop at Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino County, California. Suffering from heart problems due to rheumatic fever, Moore passed away on March 1, 1964 at his Big Bear Lake home.

Moore did not do military service in World War II, probably due to either plane crash injuries or medical issues from rheumatic fever.

Dennis Moore's nearly thirty year movie and television career is significant and he's one of my favorite B western and serial performers.



Dennis Moore MOVIE stats.

Dennis Moore's movie work from 1932-1957 in westerns, serials, shorts, and other A and B grade films. Does NOT include TV roles. I've used the RELEASE dates (not filming dates) from the Internet Movie Database. Total films in this chart = 178.
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1
5
2
12
8
4
10
7
14
14
12
16
6
3
1
4
5
17
6
4
0
1
6
10
9
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
Red indicates the years in which Moore was the lead or co-star in six serials: RAIDERS OF GHOST CITY (Universal, 1944), THE MASTER KEY (Universal, 1944), THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES (Republic, 1945), THE MYSTERIOUS MR. M (Universal, 1946), PERILS OF THE WILDERNESS (Columbia, 1956), and BLAZING THE OVERLAND TRAIL (Columbia, 1956).

In 1953, he did no films and one TV show (an episode of Superman). Was 1953 the year when he was injured in that plane crash?


Links
  Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has information on Dennis Moore: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601117/

Daniel Neyer's "The Files of Jerry Blake" serial website has a webpage on Dennis Moore doing serials: https://filesofjerryblake.com/serial-heroes/dennis-moore/

Boyd Magers' Western Clippings website has a profile on Dennis Moore: http://www.westernclippings.com/heavies/dennismoore_charactersheavies.shtml

YouTube has the trailer for the Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon COWBOY (Columbia, 1958). Introducing the film is Dennis Moore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnC2T31f_Mk

YouTube and the Internet Archive have public domain films with Moore which you can view or download:
https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=EgIYAg%253D%253D&q=%22dennis+moore%22
https://archive.org/details/moviesandfilms?and[]=%22dennis%20moore%22#collection-date-archived

All-Star Western Theater was broadcast from August, 1946 through August, 1948 and starred Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage. This half-hour program was initially broadcast over station KNX, The 'Voice of Hollywood'. Later shows were on the Mutual/Don Lee Broadcasting System. Many western movie performers appeared on the program and Dennis Moore was featured in 'The Phantom Rider' from December 22, 1946. That show is available on YouTube and the Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/OTRR_All_Star_Western_Theatre_Singles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqbcCYXD9o

The Google newspaper archive has a photo of a mustached Moore courting actress Paula Stone in 1936: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19361106&id=X4osAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xsoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6897,509074



More on Moore's flying ... plane crash ... crashes.
I've discovered nothing new on Dennis Moore and plane crashes. However, there are irregularities and questions in the several biographies / profiles on the man.

The Jack Lewis book mentions Moore's 1941 RKO studio biography and that he broke 'every bone in his body' in a plane crash (which means it happened in 1941 or earlier).

Boyd Magers Western Clippings website notes that Moore was a transport pilot and the accident occurred in 1952: "The crash left him with every bone in his body broken and small hope for him to live. Fourteen months in the hospital and nearly two more years of rest and recovery made him as good as new."

Looking at the Moore movie chart above, his workload is light in 1952-1954. But if you include television appearances, 1953 is a year with only one TV and film job. Was that the year of the crash and his recovery?

And then we have Moore as a flight instructor ... or flying out of ... Whitman Airport in the San Fernando Valley. There is no Whitman Airport in the San Fernando Valley. But there is a Whiteman Airport and Wikipedia has a webpage: "Whiteman Airport (previously known as Whiteman Air Park) is a general aviation airport in the northeastern San Fernando Valley community of Pacoima, in the city of Los Angeles, California. The airport was founded as 'Whiteman Air Park' in 1946 on a farm by pilot Marvin Whiteman Sr. as a non tower controlled, private airport.": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteman_Airport

Moore was pals with actor Andy Devine who was also a pilot. Aviation veteran Dick Probert and Devine established the Probert-Devine Aviation Corporation in 1946 at Whiteman Airpark near Pacoima, California. Moore worked for them.

The September 23, 1948 Newhall (California) Signal newspaper had reports of a plane crash at the Newhall Airport. The pilot had ignored warnings to not take off due to fog and visibility problems. Excerpt from article: "Dennis Moore, field manager for the Propert-Devine Corporation which leases and operates the field, did not like the look of things. He sought to dissuade (pilot) Joseff from taking off ..."

As we find more on Moore as a pilot / flight instructor and/or plane crashes, we'll update this section.


The August, 1945 fight between Jimmy Wakely and Moore.
Jimmy Wakely's daughter Linda Wakely (nicknamed 'Lindalee' by her Dad) authored a biography on her father titled See Ya Up There, Baby - The Jimmy Wakely Story (Shasta Records, 1992). Lindalee wrote about the altercation between her Dad and Moore. My paraphrase on the event - in late August, 1945, during a drinking session with some cowboy film cohorts, Moore got agitated about playing saddle pal to Wakely. Inebriated, he went to Wakely's home, some fisticuffs ensued, and Wakely was wounded in the head from a knife. Moore was taken into custody, but Jimmy refused to press charges.

There were newspaper reports on the incident:

In the September 1, 1945 Los Angeles (California) Times newspaper. Headline: "Movie Cowboys Call Off Quarrel." ; "... walked into (Deputy District Attorney Howard) Hinshaw's office and said they wanted to forget the whole thing."

Excerpts from the syndicated "Hollywood News and Previews" column from a September 2, 1945 newpaper: "... Wakely and Dennis Moore, who staged a pre-dawn fight Friday with a hammer and knife for weapons, have buried the hatchet after a visit to the district attorney's office. They laid the fracas to 'professional jealousy.' " ; "Deputy District Attorney Howard Hinshaw persuaded them to shake hands and 'forget the whole thing.'" ; "... Moore allegedly gashed Wakely across the head with the knife, and Wakely conked Moore with a hammer."

What caused this "professional jealousy"? Moore (and Lee 'Lasses' White) were helpers in Wakely's first two oaters, SONG OF THE RANGE (Monogram, 1944) and SPRINGTIME IN TEXAS (Monogram, 1945). Then Moore was replaced by John James. That demotion may have been the trigger that set Moore off.

Yet ... I wonder about the seriousness of their August, 1945 battle as Moore is employed in four more Wakelys (but not as Jimmy's sidekick). And as mentioned earlier, he also picks up paychecks doing Monogram oaters with Johnny Mack Brown and Whip Wilson.


(Courtesy of Les Adams)

New Wakely sidekick John James is on the left side of this duotone title lobby card from RIDERS OF THE DAWN (Monogram, 1945). In the upper right, wearing the top hat, is Jimmy's other helper, Lee 'Lasses' White. Musical assistance was from Wesley Tuttle and His Texas Stars.


On the trail of Dennis Meadows / Dennis Moore
The Family Search website (free), birth records, California Death Index, newspaper reports, and the death certificate provide more on Dennis Moore / Dennis Meadows and family. Note the different birth dates in the info below - January 28, 1908 vs. January 26, 1908:

  • Moore's handwritten Texas birth record from 1908 - a son (unnamed) was born January 28, 1908 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas to D. W. Meadows and Bessie Meadows: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VX9W-YSK
  • Texas birth certificate and affidavit dated June 26, 1942 and signed by Dennis' mother, Bessie Price Meadows Brodie who is living at 1203 1/2 6th Street, Corpus Christi, Texas. Dennis Price Meadows was born January 26, 1908 in Fort Worth, Texas to 26 year old Dennis Wesley Meadows (born Texas; occupation "Live Stock Dealer") and 18 year old Bessie Bebe Price (bornTennessee; occupation "Housewife"): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VX9W-YSR
  • 1910 census summary and census takers worksheet - both Ancestry.com and Family Search have the same spelling errors - their last name is spelled "Meadors" and young Dennis Price Meadows is listed as "Rice Meadors". 28 year old Dennis Meadors [sic] (born Texas), his 21 year old wife Bessie (born Tennessee) and 2 year old son Rice [sic] (born Texas) live in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. Occupation of father Dennis is "Cattle Dealer At Home": https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23Z-F3Y
  • World War I draft registration dated September 12, 1918 for Dennis' father - 36 year old Dennis Wesley Meadows was born December 9, 1882. He is a "Live Stock buyer" for Davis and Younger in Oklahoma. He and wife Bessie Meadows live at 2225 Inyo, Fresno, California: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZV8-TCG
  • 1920 census summary and census takers worksheet - owning their home in El Paso, Texas are 37 year old Dennis W. Meadows (born Texas), his 29 year old wife Bessie (born Tennessee), 11 year old son Dennis P. Meadows (born Texas) and 50 year old mother-in-law Ada Price (born Tennessee). Father Dennis' occupation is "Stock dealer - Stock Yards": https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC9Q-SS7
  • 1940 census summary and census takers worksheet - renting in Los Angeles is 32 year old Dennis Meadows. He was born in Texas; has two years of college; and is divorced. Occupation is "Actor - Motion Pictures", and in 1939, he worked 1? weeks and earned $3460.00: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9C6-9GL
  • 1940 census summary and census takers worksheet for Moore's mother Bessie - renting at 1203 Sixth Street, Corpus Christi, Texas are 56 year old Wallace H. Brody [sic] (born Texas) and 50 year old wife Bessie B. Brody [sic] (born Tennessee). Her occupation is "Beauty Operator - Cosmotology": https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4SL-J7G
  • World War II draft registration was not available on Family Search, but was available at Fold3 Military records: registration dated October 16, 1940 for 32 year old Dennis Price Meadows (Dennis Moore) who was born January 26, 1908 in Forth Worth, Texas. He is Self employed and lives at 1900 Franklin Circle, Los Angeles, California. Contact is mother, Mrs. Bessie Brodie, Corpus Christie, Texas. On the description of registrant, he's 5 feet, 10 1/2 inches tall and 180 pounds. And he signs the registration with both names (Dennis Price Meadows and Dennis Moore).
  • September 1, 1942 California marriage license of 34 year old Dennis Price Meadows (born Fort Worth, Texas) and 26 year old Dorothy Alixe Cotton (born Spokane, Washington) in Los Angeles. This was his second marriage and her first. His occupation is "Actor - Motion Pictures" and she is "Dancer - Theater". His parents are D. W. Meadows (born Texas) and Bessie Price (born Tennessee): https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VT-Z93
  • Family Search has an Iowa birth record and a family tree showing Marilyn Estelle Mason, Dennis' third wife. She was born September 19, 1926 in Ames, Iowa, and passed away June 28, 1991 in Tucson, Arizona. She and Dennis Moore married on April 30, 1947:
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SG1R-P9G
    https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVNG-DJW
  • California Birth Index - Dennis and Marilyn's daughter Linda Meadows was born March 27, 1950 in Los Angeles and her mother's maiden name was Mason: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGQS-RPN
  • July 28, 1952 issue of the Los Angeles (California) Times newspaper had a blurb on Dennis, Marilyn, and daughter Linda receiving court approval to change their name from Meadows to Moore. Excerpt: "Moore, 44, who is a flying instructor and who specializes in cowboy roles in pictures, told Judge Swain his studio had changed his name in 1935."
  • Death certificate: Dennis Moore was born January 26, 1908 in Texas, and parents were Dennis Moore and Bessie Price. He passed away March 1, 1964 at his home on Pine Knot Boulevard, Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino County, California. Cause of death was acute circulatory failure, aortic stenosis and rheumatic heart disease due to rheumatic fever. Occupation was "Operator Gift Store - self employed" for four years. Wife Marilyn Estelle Moore was the death certificate informant. Funeral director was Grove Colonial Mortuary and burial at Mountain View Cemetery.
  • California Death Index mirrors the death certificate - Dennis Moore, born 1/26/1908, Mother's maiden name of Price, and he passed away on 3/1/1964 in the San Bernardino, California area: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP4X-3JS
  • March 3 and 5, 1964 issues of the San Bernardino County Sun newspaper had a death notice and funeral information: Moore was the owner-operator of the Brown Bear Gift Shop at Big Bear Lake and had lived at Big Bear Lake for four years. Survivors included wife Marilyn, daughter Linda, and his mother, Bessie P. Brodie. His funeral service was private and interment at Mountain View Cemetery.

Find A Grave website has a photo of the grave marker for:
Dennis Moore who is interred at Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, California: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150650878/dennis-moore
Dennis' mother, Bessie P. Brodie (1890 - 1968), is also interred at Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, California: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138262487/bessie-bebe-brodie



Moore in Serials

(From Old Corral collection)

Above - Moore battles Lionel Atwill in the chapterplay RAIDERS OF GHOST CITY (Universal, 1944).



(From Old Corral collection)

Above from L-to-R are Milburn Stone (later 'Doc' on TV's GUNSMOKE), Alfred LaRue, and Dennis Moore in a still from the thirteen episode serial THE MASTER KEY (Universal, 1945). Yes - this is an early film role for Lash LaRue before he became Lash. In this, he's billed as Alfred La Rue and plays "Migsy", the street smart leader of a group of teenagers helping Stone, Moore and heroine Jan Wiley outwit Addison Richards.



(Courtesy of Les Adams)

Above - Rick Vallin as 'Little Bear' gives assistance to Dennis Moore in the chapterplay PERILS OF THE WILDERNESS (Columbia, 1956). Note the thinning hair on Moore.


Moore playing character / support roles in B westerns

(From Old Corral collection)

Above from left to right are John Wayne, Yakima Canutt and a young Dennis Moore (billed as Denny Meadows) in Wayne's THE DAWN RIDER (Lone Star/Monogram, 1935).



(Courtesy of Les Adams)

Left to right are Morris Ankrum, Dennis Moore, William Haade - and sitting is George Sowards - in the Hopalong Cassidy PIRATES ON HORSEBACK (Paramount, 1941).



(From Old Corral collection)

Above is a still from the RIDERS OF THE WEST (Monogram, 1942), one of the eight Monogram Rough Riders adventures starring Buck Jones, Tim McCoy and Raymond Hatton. From left to right are Christine McIntyre, Sarah Padden, Raymond Hatton (white coat), Harry Woods (without his usual moustache), Walter McGrail, Buck Jones (sitting on desk), and Bud Osborne. Dennis Moore is kneeling over the floored Robert Frazer.



(Courtesy of Les Adams)

Above are Lois Collier and Dennis Moore in a scene from the Three Mesquiteers' RAIDERS OF THE RANGE (Republic, 1942). Lois Collier (real name: Madelyn Jones) did a number of 1940s B films and some early TV work - she was the girlfriend to BOSTON BLACKIE in the 1950s TV series which starred Kent Taylor. She was the female lead in the serial JUNGLE QUEEN (Universal, 1945). And at Republic Pictures, Lois was the heroine in THE FLYING DISC MAN FROM MARS (Republic, 1950) cliffhanger as well as seven of the later Three Mesquiteers adventures.



(Courtesy of Bill Telfer)

Above from L-to-R are Dennis Moore, Christine McIntyre, Raymond Hatton and Johnny Mack Brown in a lobby card from WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE (Monogram, 1944). In the background are Hal Price (purple shirt), and Steve Clark is behind Johnny Mack's hat. Christine McIntyre was the resident leading lady in the Columbia Pictures short subjects production unit, and today, is best remembered for her work in about three dozen two-reel comedies starring the Three Stooges.



(From Old Corral collection)

Former Hopalong Cassidy saddlemates Jimmy Ellison and Russell Hayden made six yarns for Lippert Pictures in 1950 and faced this trio of baddies - from left to right are Tom Tyler, Dennis Moore, and John (Bob) Cason. And Moore still wears a custom gunbelt, though it is different (and more battered) than the one in the photo at the top of this webpage - check the buckle. In the background on the left is Carl Mathews.



(Courtesy of Minard Coons)

KING OF THE BULLWHIP (Ron Ormond/Western Adventure, 1950) is Lash LaRue's most remembered film. In the finale, Lash does a cliff-top "battle of the whips" against baddie "El Azote" who was played by Dennis Moore.


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