 (From Old Corral collection) Above - Julian Rivero is the Spanish-garbed gent on the far left. William Desmond and Earl Dwire are in the darkened doorway. Blackie Whiteford is restraining hero Tom Tyler, and burly Dick Alexander has the butt of his six-shooter aimed at Tom's head. The heroine is Jean Carmen, who would later change her screen name to Julia Thayer and become the rider of the titled horse in Republic's cliffhanger, THE PAINTED STALLION (Republic, 1937). Prone on the step is Hank Bell, minus his usual moustache. From Tyler's BORN TO BATTLE (Reliable, 1935).  (Courtesy of Carol Murray and her "Jack Hendricks Photo Album") Above - the grounded and roped Jack Hendricks is aided by Al St. John and Tom Tyler in TRIGGER TOM (Reliable, 1935). Note the zipper on Tyler's shirt.  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above is a lobby card from SANTA FE BOUND (Reliable, 1936), the last of Tyler's eighteen films for B. B. Ray and Harry Webb at Reliable Pictures. From left to right are Charles 'Slim' Whitaker, Jack Hendricks, Tyler, Ed Cassidy (mustache) and Dick Cramer. Cramer was the brains heavy in this ... and he was billed third as "Richard Kramer" (with a K). In the photo inset on the right are leading lady Jeanne Martel, Tom Tyler, and Earl Dwire. Tyler and Jeanne Martel were husband and wife ... for a brief time. They tied the knot on September 3, 1937 in Los Angeles.  (Courtesy of Calvin Castine) Above are Beth Marion and Tyler taking a leisurely ride in RIP ROARIN' BUCKAROO (Victory, 1936). In this one, Tom is a prize fighter who heads west ... and trains a wild horse to run in the Cattlemen's Convention race. Overall, a pretty good Tyler western and certainly among the better oaters churned out by Sam Katzman and his Victory company.  (Courtesy of Bruce Hickey) Tyler with Jeanne Martel - a happy moment for the future husband and wife. Still from SANTA FE BOUND (Reliable, 1936).  (Courtesy of Bruce Hickey) Jeanne Martel tends to the injured Tom Tyler. The older lady in the center may be Dorothy Wood. From SANTA FE BOUND (Reliable, 1936).  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above from left to right are Charles 'Slim' Whitaker (without his normal moustache), Tom Tyler, Jeanne Martel (who would become Tyler's real life wife), Ted Lorch, and on the ground is Forrest Taylor. Scene from Tyler's ORPHAN OF THE PECOS (Victory, 1937). In this, Taylor was the brains heavy and Lorch portrayed a "snake-oil salesman".  (Courtesy of Calvin Castine) Tyler rode what looks like a palomino in films like RIO RATTLER (Reliable, 1935), ORPHAN OF THE PECOS (Victory, 1937) and LOST RANCH (Victory, 1937). This shot is from ORPHAN OF THE PECOS (Victory, 1937). But he also rode a white horse - for example, in RIO RATTLER (Reliable, 1935), Tyler rides Jack Perrin's Starlight. |
