 (From Old Corral collection) Above - Rex Lease (1901 - 1966) was often a bad guy in various bit parts and supporting roles in serials, westerns and mystery films. George W. Merrick tried Lease as the star of the anemic CUSTER'S LAST STAND (Stage & Screen, 1936), 15 chapters, directed by Elmer Clifton. The players in the insets are: bottom left - Dorothy Gulliver (as 'Red Fawn') and Rex Lease, and on the right - Nancy Caswell and William Farnum.  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above is a Chapter 8 lobby card from CUSTER'S LAST STAND (Stage & Screen, 1936). L-to-R are Rex Lease, William Farnum, Allen Greer (as 'Wild Bill Hickok'), and sitting is Budd Buster (playing a Cavalry officer).  Above and below, FLAMING FRONTIERS (1938) was Johnny Mack Brown's third serial for Universal, and was directed by Ray Taylor and Alan James. Below is the title lobby card for Chapter 9.
 (From Old Corral collection)  (From Old Corral collection) GORDON OF GHOST CITY (Universal, 1933), 12 chapters, was directed by Ray Taylor. In this lobby card, Buck Jones is cuddlin' with pretty Madge Bellamy.  (From Old Corral collection) THE RED RIDER (Universal, 1934) was Buck Jones' second serial for Universal. Buck's nemesis was Walter Miller, shown on the right in the above lobby card.  (From Old Corral collection) Buck Jones has his arms around Marla Shelton in this lobby card from his fourth serial for Universal, THE PHANTOM RIDER (Universal, 1936), 15 chapters, directed by Ray Taylor. Look at the right side of this lobby card and you'll see some water stains. |
