(Courtesy of Les Adams) | Barry played dual roles in three of his westerns: TWO GUN SHERIFF (Republic, 1941) FUGITIVE FROM SONORA (Republic, 1943) GUNFIRE (Lippert, 1950) TWO GUN SHERIFF was released in April, 1941 and was the first of sixteen oaters that Lynn Merrick did with Don Barry at Republic Pictures. |
Don Barry's 30 STARRING WESTERNS for Republic Pictures 29 features and 1 serial released 1940 - 1944 | |||||
Date | Title | Director | Leading Lady | Barry Sidekick | Barry Role |
1940 | GHOST VALLEY RAIDERS | George Sherman | Lona Andre | - | Tim Brandon / Tolusa Kid |
1940 | THE ADVENTURES OF RED RYDER (Serial) | John English & William Witney | Vivian Coe (Vivian Austin) | Tommy Cook (as Little Beaver) | Red Ryder |
1940 | ONE MAN'S LAW | George Sherman | Janet Waldo | Dub Taylor | Jack Summers |
1940 | THE TULSA KID | George Sherman | Luana Walters | - | Tom Benton |
1940 | FRONTIER VENGEANCE | Nate Watt | Betty Moran | - | Jim Sanders |
1940 | TEXAS TERRORS | George Sherman | Julie Duncan | Al St. John | Bob Millbourne / Robert Mills |
1941 | WYOMING WILDCAT | George Sherman | Julie Duncan | Syd Saylor | Bill Gannon |
1941 | THE PHANTOM COWBOY | George Sherman | Virginia Carroll | - | Jim Lawrence |
1941 | TWO GUN SHERIFF | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | - | Dual role: Jim McKinnon, the Sundown Kid / Bruce McKinnon |
1941 | DESERT BANDIT | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | - | Bob Crandall |
1941 | KANSAS CYCLONE | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | - | Jim Randall |
1941 | THE APACHE KID | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | Al St. John | Pete Dawson |
1941 | DEATH VALLEY OUTLAWS | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | - | Johnny Edwards |
1941 | A MISSOURI OUTLAW | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | Al St. John | Cliff Dixon |
1942 | ARIZONA TERRORS | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | Al St. John | Jim Bradley |
1942 | STAGECOACH EXPRESS | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | Al St. John | Dave Gregory |
1942 | JESSE JAMES, JR. (aka SUNDOWN FURY) | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | Al St. John | Johnny Barrett |
1942 | CYCLONE KID | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | Lloyd 'Arkansas Slim' Andrews | Johnny Dawson aka Cyclone Kid |
1942 | THE SOMBRERO KID | George Sherman | Lynn Merrick | Lloyd 'Arkansas Slim' Andrews | Jerry Holden / Jerry Clancy |
1942 | OUTLAWS OF PINE RIDGE | William Witney | Lynn Merrick | Emmett Lynn | Chips Barrett |
1942 | SUNDOWN KID | Elmer Clifton | Melinda/Linda Leighton (Linda Johnson) | Emmett Lynn | Red Tracy aka Brennan |
1943 | DEAD MAN'S GULCH | John English | Lynn Merrick | Emmett Lynn | Tennessee Colby |
1943 | CARSON CITY CYCLONE | Howard Bretherton | Lynn Merrick | Emmett Lynn | Gilbert Phalen |
1943 | DAYS OF OLD CHEYENNE | Elmer Clifton | Lynn Merrick | Emmett Lynn | Clint Ross |
1943 | FUGITIVE FROM SONORA | Howard Bretherton | Lynn Merrick | Wally Vernon | Dual role: Parson Dave Winters / Ted Winters alias Keeno Phillips |
1943 | BLACK HILLS EXPRESS | John English | Ariel Heath | Wally Vernon | Lon Walker |
1943 | THE MAN FROM THE RIO GRANDE | Howard Bretherton | Nancy Gay | Wally Vernon & Twinkle Watts | Lee Grant |
1943 | CANYON CITY | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Helen Talbot | Wally Vernon & Twinkle Watts | Nevada Kid |
1943 | CALIFORNIA JOE | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Helen Talbot | Wally Vernon & Twinkle Watts | Lieutenant Joe Weldon |
1944 | OUTLAWS OF SANTA FE | Howard Bretherton | Helen Talbot | Wally Vernon & Twinkle Watts | Bob Conroy, aka Bob Hackett |
(Courtesy of Les Adams) | From L-to-R are Milton Kibbee, Barry with the badge and a pair of stag-handled six-shooters, and Fred 'Snowflake' Toones in a crop from a lobby card from TWO-GUN SHERIFF (Republic, 1941), one of the films in which Barry had a dual role. Milt Kibbee's brother was Hollywood actor Guy Kibbee. |
Republic "GUEST STAR" roles for Don Barry | ||||
Date | Title | Star | Director | Leading Lady |
1945 | BELLS OF ROSARITA | Roy Rogers | Frank McDonald | Dale Evans |
1946 | OUT CALIFORNIA WAY | Monte Hale | Lesley Selander | Lorna Gray/Adrian Booth |
Barry's did a guest star role in the Roy Rogers 'All-Star' western, BELLS OF ROSARITA (Republic, 1945), and this occurred over a year after his Republic series had ended. From L-to-R standing in the top row are Wild Bill Elliott, Allan Lane and Sunset Carson. From L-to-R kneeling are Bob Livingston (laughing), Roy Rogers, Don Barry and Dale Evans. | (From Old Corral collection) |
Don Barry's later STARRING WESTERNS for Screen Guild/Lippert, et al | |||||
Date | Title | Company | Director | Leading Lady | Barry Role |
1949 | THE DALTON GANG (aka OUTLAW GANG) | Ron Ormond/Lippert | Ford Beebe | Betty Adams (Julie Adams) | Marshal Larry West posing as Rusty Stevens |
1949 | RED DESERT | Ron Ormond/Lippert | Ford Beebe | Margia Dean | Pecos Jones |
1949 | TOUGH ASSIGNMENT | Barry Production for Lippert | William Beaudine | Marjorie Steele | Don Reilly |
1949 | SQUARE DANCE JUBILEE | Barry Production for Lippert | Paul Landres | Mary Beth Hughes | Don Blake |
1950 | I SHOT BILLY THE KID | Barry Production for Lippert | William Berke | Wendy Lee | William H. Bonney / Billy the Kid |
1950 | GUNFIRE | Barry Production for Lippert | William Berke | Pamela Blake | Dual role: Frank James & Bat Fenton |
1950 | TRAIN TO TOMBSTONE | Barry Production for Lippert | William Berke | Judith Allen | Len Howard |
1950 | BORDER RANGERS | Lippert | William Berke | Pamela Blake | Bob Standish aka Rio Kid |
1954 | JESSE JAMES' WOMEN | Panorama/United Artists | Don Barry | Peggie Castle Lita Baron |
Jesse James alias J. Woodsen |
(From Old Corral collection) | Left is an ad cut from the exhibitors pressbook kit for TRAIN TO TOMBSTONE (1950), a Donald Barry Production for Lippert, which included Robert Lowery and Wally Vernon in the cast. |