J. Benton Cheney Trailers

Back Trail Trailer (1948)

18 July 1948

Back Trail is one of the livelier entries in Monogram's Johnny Mack Brown western series. Brown rides into a small town where he becomes embroiled in a blackmail scheme.

Silver Range Trailer (1946)

16 November 1946

Veteran cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown plays a cattle buyer turned prairie sleuth in this low-budget oater from Monogram, which co-stars perennial old-timer Raymond Hatton as a retired U.

Gun Runner Trailer (1949)

30 January 1949

Kate Diamond owns the Roaring Falls Trading Post from where she directs her gang's gun-smuggling to the Indians.

The Marines Are Here Trailer (1938)

08 June 1938

A cocky young Marine who's alienated many of his fellow soldiers with his smart-aleck, wiseguy attitude gets a "wake-up call" when his unit comes under attack by bandits.

Trails End Trailer (1949)

02 April 1949

Cowhand Drake discovers gold on the ranch of his boss, Joe Stuart and makes a deal with crooked lawyer Mel Porter to induce Stuart to sell.

Border Vigilantes Trailer (1941)

18 April 1941

A town bedeviled with outlaws sends for Hoppy, Lucky and California after their own vigilante committee fails to solve the towns problems.

Trailing Danger Trailer (1947)

29 May 1947

Convicted killer Jim Holden is rescued from the sheriff by his gang, led by Mason and Riley. He is out to get the Hathaway Stage superintendent George Bannister, who was responsible for his conviction and learns the Bannister, his niece (Kay) and Hal Hathaway, son of the stage line owner, are on a cross-country stage.

Outlaw Brand Trailer (1948)

24 October 1948

Jimmy and his pal Cannonball are hired by a rancher and horse breeder to capture Midnight, a wild stallion that has been interfering with local herds and has a reputation as a killer.

Throw a Saddle on a Star Trailer (1946)

14 March 1946

The "star" in the title of this low-budget singing Western was Dynamite, a wild stallion captured by cowboy Curt Walker to ride in the Big Rodeo.

Hidden Danger Trailer (1948)

12 December 1948

Johnny and Banty come in contact with a cattlemen's protective organization. Ostensibly an honest venture, the association is the front for an extortion racket, headed by a gent named Carson.

Prairie Express Trailer (1947)

24 October 1947

Johnny Mack Brown comes to the aid of a beleaguered female freight line operator in this standard Monogram oater directed by veteran Lambert Hillyer.

Sing Me a Song of Texas Trailer (1945)

08 February 1945

The two nieces of the deceased Charley Bronson arrive to learn that an unknown judge will determine which one of them will inherit his ranch.

Land of the Lawless Trailer (1947)

25 April 1947

Johnny Mack Brown goes up against a female boss villain in this unusual Western from Monogram. Hired to look into dirty dealings in the town of Medicine Flats, Johnny learns that Kansas City Kate (Christine McIntyre), the owner of the Golden Spur Saloon, has been waging a war against local prospectors, one of whom is found murdered.

Song of the Wasteland Trailer (1947)

30 May 1947

In Song of the Wasteland, Jimmy tries to uphold law and order in a tough frontier town.

Frontier Agent Trailer (1948)

16 May 1948

Johnny Mack Brown is sent to the badlands to round up an elusive outlaw gang.

Undercover Man Trailer (1942)

23 October 1942

A bandit who robs both Americans and Mexicans is causing each side of the border to blame the other. Hoppy has to settle matters.

Gunning for Justice Trailer (1948)

06 November 1948

Three fellows band together to help a woman find her uncle's cache of gold in this western. All they have to help them is a tattered map that her uncle, a prisoner of war, created in camp.

Rustlers of the Badlands Trailer (1945)

16 August 1945

The Durango Kid fights to catch the rustlers who killed an Army officer.

Outlaws of the Rockies Trailer (1945)

18 September 1945

Outlaws of the Rockies is the fourth of Columbia's revitalized "Durango Kid" series. Charles Starrett is back in the saddle as the masked do-gooder Durango, aka easygoing sheriff Steve Williams.

Raiders of the South Trailer (1947)

18 January 1947

Johnny Brownell, former Confederate officer turned Federal agent, is sent to Texas during the reconstruction years to obtain evidence against a gang of raiders who have been making life difficult for the local carpet-baggers.

Fighting Frontier Trailer (1943)

29 January 1943

An agent (Tim Holt) goes undercover as an outlaw and almost gets lynched.

Gun Talk Trailer (1947)

20 December 1947

In this western, a hero prevents a stagecoach robbery and wins the respect and confidence of a mine owner and a pretty woman who is going west to see her sister.

The Return of the Durango Kid Trailer (1945)

19 April 1945

A masked outlaw steals from bank robbers to help the poor.

Silver Trails Trailer (1948)

21 August 1948

Jimmy and Cannonball find the body of Don Muquel after he has been shot and robbed by henchmen Ramsay and Sturgis.

The Gentleman from Texas Trailer (1946)

08 June 1946

In one of his better Monogram Westerns, Johnny Mack Brown goes up against a crooked saloon owner with more than one murder on his conscience.

Cowboy Cavalier Trailer (1948)

11 July 1948

Jimmy Wakely and "Cannonball" Taylor protect shipments along a stage and freight line from villainous bandits.

Mystery Man Trailer (1944)

31 May 1944

Hoppy's ranch is threatened by rustlers. Hoppy and the gang oblige as usual.

Wide Open Town Trailer (1941)

08 August 1941

Belle Langtry runs a town being taken over by cattle rustlers. She is also a front for the outlaws, who are led by Steve Fraser.

That Texas Jamboree Trailer (1946)

16 May 1946

With the backing of the Mayor, Brady is running a crooked gambling operation. When Sheriff Curt shuts him down, he reopens when the Mayor charters his place as a private club.

Phantom Valley Trailer (1948)

19 February 1948

The Durango Kid, along with assistance from sidekick Smiley Burnett, investigates a pair of murders that threaten to fuel a range war.

Song of the Prairie Trailer (1945)

27 September 1945

Joan Wingate's wealthy father doesn't want his daughter to go into show business. As they vacation in the west she gets a job with Dan Tyler's show and uses Wingate money to keep him afloat.

The Law Comes to Gunsight Trailer (1947)

24 May 1947

Brown arrives in the town of, yes, Gunsight, in the company of saddle pal Raymond Hatton. Like a new broom, Brown sweeps clean, going after the town's corrupt element.

Singing on the Trail Trailer (1946)

01 September 1946

In this Western, Ken Curtis, Columbia Pictures' low-budget answer to Gene Autry, romanced one of the studio's most beautiful starlets, Rita Hayworth-lookalike Dusty Anderson.

Silver Spurs Trailer (1943)

12 August 1943

Jerry Johnson inherits a 50,000 acre ranch. Lucky Miller wants to take over the ranch. Roy is trying to get a railroad spur right of way.

California Firebrand Trailer (1948)

01 April 1948

Directed by Philip Ford in 1948. When cowboy Monte Hale (Monte Hale) returns home to investigate his uncle's murder, he's mistaken for a fierce outlaw and is hired by the town's corrupt mayor, Lance Dawson (Douglas Evans), as the new sheriff.

Over the Border Trailer (1950)

12 March 1950

Bringing Bart Calhoun (Marshall Reed) to justice for his complicity in a robbery/murder, Johnny assumes that his job is over.

Valley of Fear Trailer (1947)

14 September 1947

Johnny Williams (Johnny Mack Brown) returns to his home town of Beaufort, and finds himself when being chased by banker Henry Stevens (Tristram Coffin), Grangers Association head Les Travers (Ed Cassidy as Edward Cassidy) and real estate agent Frank Wilkins (Ted Adams.

Law of the West Trailer (1949)

20 February 1949

With the railroad coming, Nixon is after the ranchers land. Using a stooge land agent, his method is to claim the person they bought their ranches from never had title to the land and their deeds are worthless.

Hands Across the Border Trailer (1944)

05 January 1944

Horse breeders Adams and Brock are vying for the Army contract. When Adams is killed trying to ride his horse Trigger, Roy saves the horse from being shot.

Outlaws of the Desert Trailer (1941)

01 November 1941

Hoppy, Johnny and California go to Arabia to buy some horses. There they get involved with a sheik and a harem and a kidnapping plot.

Hoppy's Holiday Trailer (1947)

18 July 1947

Hoppy, California, and Lucky travel to Mesa City for a short vacation. California buys new clothes and carrying his old ones in a suitcase, bumps into escaping bank robbers in the dark.

Man from Music Mountain Trailer (1943)

30 October 1943

Roy returns home to fine a range feud between the cattlemen and the sheepmen. When his friend is killed he finds the rifle had a defective pin.

Under Nevada Skies Trailer (1946)

26 August 1946

Rodeo star Roy Rogers returns home to find that his old friend Tom Craig has been murdered after he was accused of stealing a family crest from Helen Williams.

Doomed Caravan Trailer (1941)

10 January 1941

Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to use it take over all the wagon- train traffic going west.

The Lone Prairie Trailer (1942)

15 October 1942

Hayden enters the lawless prairie in which criminals have had free reign to manipulate the innocent settlers.

Rockin' in the Rockies Trailer (1945)

17 April 1945

Rancher Rusty Williams is away at agricultural college and leaves his spread in the hands of his older cousin Shorty.

King of the Cowboys Trailer (1943)

09 April 1943

Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette and the Sons of the Pioneers go undercover to help Texas Governor Russell Hicks stop World War II Axis sympathizers from blowing up U.

Shadows on the Sage Trailer (1942)

24 August 1942

Shadows on the Sage is a 1942 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck.

The Man from Thunder River Trailer (1943)

11 June 1943

In this western, a cowboy and his pals must stop outlaws from stealing a cache of gold ore. Action ensues, and they succeed.

Satan's Cradle Trailer (1949)

06 October 1949

Satan's Cradle was the fourth of producer Phil Krasne's "Cisco Kid" programmers for United Artists. This time, Cisco takes on a frontier megalomaniac, shyster lawyer Steve Gentry, who has taken over a mining town.

Blazing the Western Trail Trailer (1945)

08 September 1945

Stage line owner Brent has his men robbing Halliday stages and when his manager Waring learns of it, Brent has him killed.

The Sheriff of Medicine Bow Trailer (1948)

02 October 1948

Riders of the Timberline Trailer (1941)

17 September 1941

Hopalong Cassidy and Johnny Nelson ride to the mountains to help a man and his daughter save their logging business from someone who is sabotaging their efforts.

Pirates of the Prairie Trailer (1942)

20 November 1942

In one of his better early Westerns, Tim Holt, as Deputy Marshal Larry Durant, is sent to Spencerville where a gang of vigilantes has been terrorizing the citizenry.

Cowboy Blues Trailer (1946)

18 July 1946

Starring Ken Curtis and the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots, this musical Western is really Lady for a Day with a switch in gender.

The Old Wyoming Trail Trailer (1937)

08 November 1937

In an effort to compete with Republic's popular songfest Westerns, fours music numbers -- including Tumbling Tumbleweeds -- were added to The Old Wyoming Trail, an otherwise average Charles Starrett vehicle.

Partners of the Sunset Trailer (1948)

05 May 1948

Jimmy and Cannonball stumble across a murder scheme, hatched by beautiful but deadly Janice Thompson.

The Game That Kills Trailer (1937)

21 September 1937

Ferguson is a rough-and-tumble hockey player who discovers that his chosen profession is nothing more than a racket, a plaything for game-fixing racketeers.

In Old Colorado Trailer (1941)

14 March 1941

Joe Weller has instigated a conflict over water rights between two ranchers. The idea is to have the ranchers do each other in then move in and take over.