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Above - Jimmy Wakely ridin' the paint horse Lucky. In addition to Wakely, 'Lucky' was ridden by Raymond Hatton (in the Rough Riders series and later films with Johnny Mack Brown), John 'Dusty' King (in the Range Busters) and was one of several mounts used by Jack Randall in his Monogram series.

Wakely's SILVER TRAILS (Monogram, 1948) included a ranch foreman role for Whip Wilson, who would soon get his own series at Monogram.




(Courtesy of Les Adams)

Above is a tidbit from the pressbook for OKLAHOMA BLUES (Monogram, 1948) with the announcement that Lucky was given away on the QUEEN FOR A DAY radio show, and Wakely had gotten a new mount.



(Courtesy of Minard Coons)

Jimmy Wakely atop his new horse Sonny in a still from PARTNERS OF THE SUNSET (Monogram, 1948).



(Courtesy of Jack Tillmany)

Whip Wilson starred in a series at Monogram Pictures during the last years of the ol' B western. He was provided with a large white horse named Silver Bullet.  The name was later shortened to Bullet.  And still later, the name was changed to Rocket because Roy Rogers was using a dog named Bullet in his pictures.



(Courtesy of Minard Coons)

L-to-R are Steve Clark, Whip Wilson and Whip's sidekick Andy Clyde in ABILENE TRAIL (Monogram, 1951).



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