Fred Scott

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Fred Leedon Scott (February 14, 1902 - December 16, 1991) was an American actor best known as a singing cowboy star in Westerns during the 1930s and 1940s. Scott was born on February 14, 1902 in Fresno, California, United States. He took voice lessons as a child and started acting in community theater at sixteen followed by working with a traveling troupe. Scott's family moved to Llano del Rio. He found work as acowboy on a cattle ranch and tried to parlay the skills into film roles on horseback. He spent three years at Pathé as Helen Twelvetrees leading man. He broke into Westerns with a singing part in a Harry Carey film. For a while, Scott did opera and stage performances before returning to Hollywood and becoming a leading man in many musical Westerns produced by Spectrum Pictures earning him the nickname "The Silvery-Voiced Buckaroo." He made nearly two dozen films with comedy sidekick Al St. John, and some of his films were produced by Stan Laurel. Scott retired from film in the late 1940s and managed his own rental properties. He died on December 16, 1991 in Riverside, California.

Most Popular Fred Scott Trailers

Total trailers found: 24

Swing High Trailer (1930)

18 May 1930

To avoid hostilities, Maryan, the ward of Doc May, a medicine show owner, induces Pop Garner, a circus owner, to join forces with her guardian.

Thundering Hoofs Trailer (1942)

24 July 1942

Bill Underwood falls out with his father and chooses the life of a cowhand rather than take charge of his father's stage line.

The Singing Buckaroo Trailer (1937)

15 January 1937

Barbara Evans has $25,000 and Gifford is after it. When his henchman fail to get it he refuses to pay them.

Rio Rita Trailer (1929)

15 September 1929

Capt. James Stewart pursues the bandit "The Kinkajou" over the Mexican border and falls in love with Rita, though he suspects that her brother is the bandit.

The Last Outlaw Trailer (1936)

19 June 1936

After serving 25 years in prison for robbery, Dean Payton returns to his home town to see his daughter, Sally, who is unaware he is her father.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Trailer (1976)

01 May 1976

A Western-genre narrative, loosely woven from old clips from B-Western features.

The Rangers' Round-Up Trailer (1938)

09 February 1938

Working undercover, the Rangers are after Bull and his gang. Ted successfully joins Dr. Aikmans traveling medicine show, but Jim's identity has been exposed and he is in danger.

Knight of the Plains Trailer (1938)

07 May 1938

Peterson has a plan to obtain all the ranches in the valley. He gives Carson a phony Spanish land grant and has him pose as the Mexican owner.

Flash Gordon Trailer (1936)

06 April 1936

Disaster seems imminent when scientists discover that the planet Mongo is about to crash into Earth. Luckily, heroic young Flash Gordon is on hand to lead an investigative mission into outer space and onto the speedily approaching planet.

Make a Wish Trailer (1937)

01 September 1937

While vacationing at a boys' camp, the rambunctious Chip Winters befriends a famed composer Johnny Selden.

The Fighting Deputy Trailer (1937)

05 December 1937

The Sheriff and his deputies are after Scar Adams. Scar is the brother of Alice Denton, the girl Deputy Tom plans to marry, and when the Sheriff is wounded she makes Tom refuse the job of Sheriff.

Songs and Bullets Trailer (1938)

14 May 1938

Melody arrives looking for the killer of his uncle and at the same time Dumont arrives looking for the murderer of her father.

Moonlight on the Range Trailer (1937)

10 June 1937

Tom "Killer" Dane kills Jeff's friend, who then pursues him. Jeff and Dane are look-alike half brothers, which allows Dane to make a raid dressed like Jeff.

Melody of the Plains Trailer (1937)

01 April 1937

The fourth of 12 singing Westerns starring the "Silvery-Voiced Baritone," Fred Scott, Melody of the Plains begins peacefully enough with Scott, as cowboy Steve Condon, warbling Don Swander and June Hershey's "Albuquerque.

Code of the Fearless Trailer (1939)

05 January 1939

When it appears that Fred Jamison is a member of Red's gang, he is kicked out of the Rangers. But it's just a plot between Fred and the Ranger Captain.

In Old Montana Trailer (1939)

05 February 1939

The Colonel sends Fred Dawson and Doc Flanders to investigate a cattleman sheepman war. Posing as a two man medicine show, they quickly become involved.

Beyond Victory Trailer (1931)

03 April 1931

Four battle-weary American soldiers under fire reflect on the women they left behind.

Two Gun Troubador Trailer (1939)

05 March 1939

Twenty-two years earlier Kirk Dean murdered his brother Fred Dean Sr. Now Fred Dean Jr. is looking for his father's killer.

Romance Rides the Range Trailer (1936)

01 September 1936

Baritone singer Barry Glendon, completing a successful season in opera, departs for his ranch in the west over the objections of his manager Tony.

The Roaming Cowboy Trailer (1937)

04 January 1937

Two cowboys come upon a boy whose father has just been murdered. They promise to help find his killers.

The Grand Parade Trailer (1930)

02 February 1930

No one suffered more magnificently in the early-talkie era than the inimitable Helen Twelvetrees. In Grand Parade, the actress is cast as Molly, the sweetheart of minstrel-show performer Jack Kelly.

Ridin' the Trail Trailer (1940)

27 July 1940

With the Government Remount Service unable to meet it's quota of horses, Marshal Fred Martin arrives to try and find the rustlers.

Bride of the Storm Trailer (1926)

20 February 1926

An American ship is wrecked off the coast of the Dutch East Indies, and little Faith Fitzhugh and her mother have washed ashore on a rocky island that supports only a lighthouse.

Rodeo Rhythm Trailer (1942)

13 March 1942

Fred Scott tries to keep crooks from taking over his sister's orphanage.