(From Old Corral image collection) | Buster Crabbe Filmography Special thanks to Les Adams for providing this filmography Westerns are in black Serials in red Other (non-western) films in blue Crabbe dual roles shown in green 13 PRC westerns with Buster as 'Billy the Kid' 23 PRC westerns with Buster as 'Billy Carson' |
Release Date |
Title | Company | Director | Star | Crabbe role | Leading Lady | Sidekick |
9/20/30 | GOOD NEWS | M-G-M | Nick Grinde & Edgar J. McGregor | Mary Lawlor | Extra | N/A | N/A |
12/24/31 | MAKER OF MEN | Columbia | Edward Sedgwick | Jack Holt | Football Player | N/A | N/A |
9/9/32 | MOST DANGEROUS GAME, THE | RKO Radio | Ernest B. Schoedsack & Irving Pichel | Joel McCrea | Stunt double | N/A | N/A |
11/13/32 | THAT'S MY BOY | Columbia | Roy William Neill | Richard Cromwell | Football Player | N/A | N/A |
12/1/32 | ISLAND OF LOST SOULS | Paramount | Erle C. Kenton | Charles Laughton | A Creature | N/A | N/A |
2/25/33 | KING OF THE JUNGLE | Paramount | H. Bruce Humberstone & Max Marcin | Buster Crabbe | Kaspa, the Lion King | Frances Dee | N/A |
3/1/33 | THUNDERING HERD, THE | Paramount | Henry Hathaway | Randolph Scott | Bill Hatch | N/A | N/A |
8/11/33 | TARZAN THE FEARLESS (Serial) | Principal | Robert Hill | Buster Crabbe | Tarzan | Jacqueline Wells | N/A |
8/11/33 | TARZAN THE FEARLESS (Feature) | Principal | Robert Hill | Buster Crabbe | Tarzan | Jacqueline Wells | N/A |
8/25/33 | MAN OF THE FOREST | Paramount | Henry Hathaway | Randolph Scott | Yegg | N/A | N/A |
10/26/33 | SWEETHEART OF SIGMA CHI | Monogram | Edwin L. Marin | Mary Carlisle | Ted North | Mary Carlisle | N/A |
2/10/34 | SEARCH FOR BEAUTY | Paramount | Erle C. Kenton | Buster Crabbe | Don Jackson | Ida Lupino | N/A |
4/1/34 | BADGE OF HONOR | Mayfair | Spencer G. Bennet | Buster Crabbe | Jeff Gordon | Ruth Hall | N/A |
4/5/34 | YOU'RE TELLING ME | Paramount | Earl C. Kenton | W. C. Fields | Bob Murchinson | Joan Marsh | N/A |
7/13/34 | WE'RE RICH AGAIN | RKO Radio | William A. Seiter | Edna May Oliver | Kip | Joan Marsh | N/A |
11/1/34 | OIL RAIDER, THE | Mayfair | Spencer G. Bennet | Buster Crabbe | Dave Grayson | Gloria Shea | N/A |
12/15/34 | SHE HAD TO CHOOSE | Majestic | Ralph Cedar | Buster Crabbe | Bill Cutler | Isabel Jewell | N/A |
4/27/35 | HOLD 'EM YALE | Paramount | Sidney Lanfield | Patricia Ellis | Hector Wilmot | N/A | N/A |
9/9/35 | WANDERER OF THE WASTELAND | Paramount | Otto Lovering | Dean Jagger | Big Ben | N/A | N/A |
9/15/35 | TO THE LAST MAN | Paramount | Henry Hathaway | Randolph Scott | Bill Hayden | N/A | N/A |
12/1/35 | NEVADA | Paramount | Charles Barton | Buster Crabbe | Jim "Nevada" Lacey | Kathleen Burke | Syd Saylor |
2/14/36 | DRIFT FENCE | Paramount | Otto Lovering | Buster Crabbe | Slinger Dunn | N/A | Benny Baker |
3/27/36 | DESERT GOLD | Paramount | James Hogan | Buster Crabbe | Maya | N/A | N/A |
4/6/36 | FLASH GORDON (Serial) | Universal | Frederick Stephani & Ray Taylor | Buster Crabbe | Flash Gordon | Jean Rogers | N/A |
4/6/36 | ROCKET SHIP (Feature) | Universal | Frederick Stephani & Ray Taylor | Buster Crabbe | Flash Gordon | Jean Rogers | N/A |
6/28/36 | ARIZONA RAIDERS | Paramount | James Hogan | Buster Crabbe | Laramie Nelson | Marsha Hunt | Raymond Hatton |
9/4/36 | LADY BE CAREFUL | Paramount | J. T. Reed | Lew Ayers | Jake | N/A | N/A |
10/30/36 | ROSE BOWL | Paramount | Charles Barton | Tom Brown | Ossie Merrill | Eleanor Whitney | N/A |
12/4/36 | ARIZONA MAHONEY | Paramount | James Hogan | Buster Crabbe | Kirby Talbott | June Martel | Joe Cook |
3/5/37 | MURDER GOES TO COLLEGE | Paramount | Charles Riesner | Roscoe Karns | Spike Belno | N/A | N/A |
4/23/37 | KING OF GAMBLERS | Paramount | Robert Florey | Lloyd Nolan | Eddie | N/A | N/A |
7/2/37 | FORLORN RIVER | Paramount | Charles Barton | Buster Crabbe | Nevada | June Martel | Syd Saylor |
9/10/37 | SOPHIE LANG GOES WEST | Paramount | Charles Riesner | Gertrude Michael | Steve Clayson | N/A | N/A |
12/17/37 | DAUGHTER OF SHANGHAI | Paramount | Robert Florey | Anna May Wong | Andrew Sleete | N/A | N/A |
1/21/38 | THRILL OF A LIFETIME | Paramount | George Archainbaud | Eleanor Whitney | Don Lansing | N/A | N/A |
2/1/38 | FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS (Serial) | Universal | Ford Beebe & Robert Hill | Buster Crabbe | Flash Gordon | Jean Rogers | Donald Kerr |
4/1/38 | TIP-OFF GIRLS | Paramount | Louis King | Lloyd Nolan | John A. "Red" Deegan | N/A | N/A |
4/8/38 | BORN TO THE WEST | Paramount | Charles Barton | John Wayne | Stock Footage | N/A | N/A |
5/27/38 | HUNTED MEN | Paramount | Louis King | Lloyd Nolan | James Flowers | N/A | N/A |
10/1/38 | RED BARRY (Serial) | Universal | Ford Beebe & Alan James | Buster Crabbe | Red Barry | Frances Robinson | N/A |
11/3/38 | ILLEGAL TRAFFIC | Paramount | Louis King | J. Carroll Naish | Steve | N/A | N/A |
11/15/38 | MARS ATTACKS THE WORLD (Feature) | Universal | Ford Beebe & Robert Hill | Buster Crabbe | Flash Gordon | Jean Rogers | Donald Kerr |
4/15/39 | BUCK ROGERS (Serial) | Universal | Ford Beebe & Saul A. Goodkind | Buster Crabbe | Buck Rogers | Constance Moore | Jackie Moran |
4/15/39 | PLANET OUTLAWS (Feature) | Universal | Ford Beebe & Saul A. Goodkind | Buster Crabbe | Buck Rogers | Constance Moore | Jackie Moran |
5/20/39 | UNMARRIED | Paramount | Kurt Neumann | Buck Jones | Bugs Kenton | N/A | N/A |
7/14/39 | MILLION DOLLAR LEGS | Paramount | Nick Grinde | Betty Grable | Coach Baxter | N/A | N/A |
7/31/39 | COLORADO SUNSET | Republic | George Sherman | Gene Autry | Dave Haines | N/A | N/A |
11/3/39 | CALL A MESSENGER | Universal | Arthur Lubin | Dead End Kids | Chuck Walsh | N/A | N/A |
3/3/40 | FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE (Serial) | Universal | Ford Beebe & Ray Taylor | Buster Crabbe | Flash Gordon | Carol Hughes | N/A |
7/5/40 | SAILOR'S LADY | 20th-Fox | Allan Dwan | Nancy Kelly | Rodney | Kay Aldridge | N/A |
9/19/41 | JUNGLE MAN | P.R.C. | Harry Fraser | Buster Crabbe | Dr. Robert Hammond (Junga) | Sheila Darcy | N/A |
10/4/41 | BILLY THE KID WANTED | P.R.C. | Sherman Scott (Sam Newfield) | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid | Choti Sherwood | Al St. John |
12/12/41 | BILLY THE KID'S ROUND-UP | P.R.C. | Sherman Scott (Sam Newfield) | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid | Joan Barclay | Al St. John |
2/27/42 | BILLY THE KID TRAPPED | P.R.C. | Sherman Scott (Sam Newfield) | Buster Crabbe | Bill (Billy the Kid) Bonney | Anne Jeffreys | Al St. John |
5/1/42 | BILLY THE KID'S SMOKING GUNS | P.R.C. | Sherman Scott (Sam Newfield) | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid | Joan Barclay | Al St. John |
8/14/42 | JUNGLE SIREN | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Ann Corio | Captain Gary Hart | Ann Corio | N/A |
8/21/42 | LAW AND ORDER | P.R.C. | Sherman Scott (Sam Newfield) | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid and Lt. Ted Morrison | Wanda McKay | Al St. John |
9/3/42 | WILDCAT | Paramount | Frank McDonald | Richard Arlen | Mike Rawlins | N/A | N/A |
10/2/42 | SHERIFF OF SAGE VALLEY | P.R.C. | Sherman Scott (Sam Newfield) | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid and Kansas Ed Bonney | Maxine Leslie | Al St. John |
11/20/42 | MYSTERIOUS RIDER, THE | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid | Caroline Burke | Al St. John |
1/27/43 | KID RIDES AGAIN, THE | P.R.C. | Sherman Scott (Sam Newfield) | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid | Iris Meredith | Al St. John |
3/8/43 | QUEEN OF BROADWAY | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Rochelle Hudson | Ricky Sloane | Rochelle Hudson | N/A |
4/1/43 | FUGITIVE OF THE PLAINS | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid | Maxine Leslie | Al St. John |
5/14/43 | WESTERN CYCLONE | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid | Marjorie Manners | Al St. John |
8/15/43 | ISLE OF FORGOTTEN SINS | P.R.C. | Edgar G. Ulmer | John Carradine | Jungle Siren stock footage | N/A | N/A |
8/16/43 | CATTLE STAMPEDE | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid | Frances Gladwin | Al St. John |
8/25/43 | RENEGADE, THE | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid | Lois Ranson | Al St. John |
9/4/43 | BLAZING FRONTIER | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy the Kid | Marjorie Manners | Al St. John |
11/5/43 | DEVIL RIDERS | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Patti McCarthy | Al St. John |
1/25/44 | NABONGA | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Ray Gorman | Julie London | N/A |
3/4/44 | FRONTIER OUTLAWS | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Frances Gladwin | Al St. John |
5/5/44 | VALLEY OF VENGEANCE | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Evelyn Finley | Al St. John |
5/10/44 | CONTENDER, THE | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Gary Farrell | Arline Judge | N/A |
6/14/44 | DRIFTER, THE | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson and Drifter Davis | Carol Parker | Al St. John |
9/2/44 | RUSTLER'S HIDEOUT | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Patti McCarthy | Al St. John |
10/28/44 | WILD HORSE PHANTOM | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Elaine Morley | Al St. John |
12/9/44 | OATH OF VENGEANCE | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Mady Lawrence | Al St. John |
2/3/45 | HIS BROTHER'S GHOST | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | N/A | Al St. John |
3/25/45 | THUNDERING GUNSLINGERS | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Frances Gladwin | Al St. John |
4/19/45 | SHADOWS OF DEATH | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Donna Dax | Al St. John |
6/14/45 | GANGSTER'S DEN | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Sydney Logan | Al St. John |
6/25/45 | FUZZY SETTLES DOWN | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Patti McCarthy | Al St. John |
8/17/45 | STAGECOACH OUTLAWS | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Frances Gladwin | Al St. John |
9/10/45 | BORDER BADMEN | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Lorraine Miller | Al St. John |
10/21/45 | FIGHTING BILL CARSON | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Kay Hughes | Al St. John |
11/7/45 | PRAIRIE RUSTLERS | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson and Jim Slade | Evelyn Finley | Al St. John |
12/20/45 | LIGHTNING RAIDERS | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Mady Lawrence | Al St. John |
5/1/46 | TERRORS ON HORSEBACK | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Patti McCarthy | Al St. John |
5/6/46 | GENTLEMEN WITH GUNS | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Patricia Knox | Al St. John |
6/30/46 | GHOST OF HIDDEN VALLEY | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Jean Carlin | Al St. John |
7/17/46 | PRAIRIE BADMEN | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Patricia Knox | Al St. John |
7/21/46 | OVERLAND RIDERS | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Patti McCarthy | Al St. John |
9/6/46 | SWAMP FIRE | Paramount | William H. Pine | Johnny Weissmuller | Mike Kalavitch | N/A | N/A |
9/22/46 | OUTLAWS OF THE PLAINS | P.R.C. | Sam Newfield | Buster Crabbe | Billy Carson | Patti McCarthy | Al St. John |
8/1/47 | LAST OF THE REDMEN | Columbia | George Sherman | Jon Hall | Magua | N/A | N/A |
9/4/47 | SEA HOUND, THE (Serial) | Columbia | Walter B. Eason & Mack V. Wright | Buster Crabbe | Captain Silver | Pamela Blake | James Lloyd |
3/5/48 | CAGED FURY | Paramount | William Berke | Richard Denning | Smiley | N/A | N/A |
4/27/50 | CAPTIVE GIRL (Jungle Jim Series) | Columbia | William Berke | Johnny Weissmuller | Barton | N/A | N/A |
7/1/50 | PIRATES OF THE HIGH SEAS (Serial) | Columbia | Spencer G. Bennet & Thomas Carr | Buster Crabbe | Jeff Drake | Lois Hall | Tommy Farrell |
5/1/52 | KING OF THE CONGO (Serial) | Columbia | Spencer G. Bennet & Wallace A. Grissell | Buster Crabbe | Capt. Roger Drum (Thunda) | Gloria Dea | Rick Vallin |
9/15/56 | GUN BROTHERS | United Artists | Sidney Salkow | Buster Crabbe | Chad Santee | Ann Robinson | N/A |
5/31/58 | LAWLESS EIGHTIES, THE | Republic | Joseph Kane | Buster Crabbe | Link Prescott | Marilyn Sais | N/A |
8/2/58 | BADMANS' COUNTRY | Warners | Fred F. Sears | George Montgomery | Wyatt Earp | N/A | N/A |
1/2/60 | GUNFIGHTERS OF ABILENE | United Artists | Edward L. Cahn | Buster Crabbe | Kip | Judith Ames | N/A |
7/31/65 | BOUNTY KILLER, THE | Embassy | Spencer G. Bennet | Dan Duryea | Mike Clayman | N/A | N/A |
8/1/65 | ARIZONA RAIDERS | Columbia | William Witney | Audie Murphy | Captain Tom Andrews | N/A | N/A |
5/1/79 | SWIM TEAM | FilmTel | James Polakof | James Daugherty | Himself | N/A | N/A |
6/1/80 | ALIEN DEAD, THE | Firebird | Fred Ray | Buster Crabbe | Sheriff Kowalski | Linda Lewis | N/A |
3/1/82 | COMEBACK TRAIL, THE | Rearguard | Harry Hurwitz | Chuck McCann | Duke Montana | N/A | N/A |