John Cason

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John L. Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas, USA as John Lacy Cason. He is known for his work on The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), Snowfire (1958) andJungle Drums of Africa (1953). He died on July 7, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. Cason and a friend, Charlie Lentz, were driving in Lentz's car on a raccoon-hunting trip when the car went off the road near Buellton, California. Cason was killed instantly and his friend died two days later.

Most Popular John Cason Trailers

Total trailers found: 83

Don Daredevil Rides Again Trailer (1951)

10 April 1951

Stock-footage from Republic Pictures' earlier Zorro serials was served up once again in this 12 chapter cliffhanger, this time without the financially strapped studio having to credit Zorro creator Johnston McCulley or pay any royalties.

Challenge of the Range Trailer (1949)

02 April 1949

Charles Starrett once more dons the mask of mysterious do-gooder "The Durango Kid" in Columbia's Challenge of the Range.

Rimfire Trailer (1949)

25 March 1949

An undercover Army captain links missing gold and murder to a gambler's ghost.

Lost Canyon Trailer (1942)

18 December 1942

Burton is after Clark's ranch. He gets the banker to refuse to renew Clark's note and then sends his men to rustle his cattle.

Ambush Trail Trailer (1946)

17 February 1946

One of four western films made for PRC by bantam-weight Bob Steele, Ambush Trail stars Steele as cowpoke Curley Thompson.

The Lost Planet Trailer (1953)

04 June 1953

Dr. Ernst Grood , having already dominated the planet Ergro, now intends to take over the control of the Earth.

Ghost Guns Trailer (1944)

17 November 1944

Supernatural events on the range prompt an investigation by cowboy Brown in this western.

The Thundering Trail Trailer (1951)

02 July 1951

Lash and Fuzzy have been sent to escort the new Governor to the Capitol City. West and his outlaw gang are out to stop them.

Overland Riders Trailer (1946)

21 August 1946

A honest stranger arrives in Devil's Gap and helps the local sheriff expose the murderer of a rancher.

Range Land Trailer (1949)

24 December 1949

Monogram's Whip Wilson western series occasionally produced a better-than-average entry. In Range Land, Wilson and saddle pal Andy Clyde try to get the goods on a gang of stagecoach bandits.

Tough Assignment Trailer (1949)

15 November 1949

A meddlesome reporter sporting a young bride takes on a gang of modern day cattle rustlers. Donald "Red" Barry plays Dan Reilly, a newspaper reporter just returned to LA with his wife, photographer Margie (Marjorie Steele).

Border Patrol Trailer (1943)

02 April 1943

When three Texas Rangers try to investigate kidnapped Mexicans being used as forced labor in the mines of Silver Bullet, they are framed for murder by the town's corrupt sheriff.

The Gallant Legion Trailer (1948)

24 May 1948

When power-hungry Faulkner and Leroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of allowing it to enter the Union as a single state, Gary Conway and the Texas Rangers must step in to thwart their chicanery.

High Noon Trailer (1952)

09 June 1952

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train.

3:10 to Yuma Trailer (1957)

07 August 1957

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.

The Texas Rangers Trailer (1951)

03 June 1951

It's 1874 and the Texas Rangers have been reorganized. But Sam Bass has assembled a group of notorious outlaws into a gang the Rangers are unable to cope with.

The Hawk of Wild River Trailer (1952)

28 February 1952

Steve Martin is sent to Wild River to recover stolen gold and finds the town is being terrorized by The Hawk and his outlaw gang.

Count Three and Pray Trailer (1955)

01 October 1955

A pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.

Snowfire Trailer (1958)

18 May 1958

A little girl living on an isolated ranch claims to have formed a bond of friendship with a pure white, "wild" stallion.

Rio Rita Trailer (1942)

11 March 1942

Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.

Ringside Trailer (1949)

14 July 1949

Joe O'Hara finds out he has a damaged optic nerve just before a boxing match for the title. He needs the money badly, so he doesn't delay the fight.

Larceny in Her Heart Trailer (1946)

20 May 1946

In the second of the PRC "Michael Shayne" series,civic crusader Burton Stallings hires private detective Michael Shayne to locate the former's missing step-daughter Helen.

Streets of Ghost Town Trailer (1950)

03 August 1950

The Durango Kid and his sidekick look for stolen gold with a history.

His Brother's Ghost Trailer (1945)

03 February 1945

When a group of gunmen are running sharecroppers off their land, rancher Andy Jones sends for his friend Billy Carson to organise the sharecroppers to fight.

Fugitive Valley Trailer (1941)

30 July 1941

The Range Busters have a plan to get into the outlaw's hideout in Fugitive Valley.

A Snitch in Time Trailer (1950)

07 December 1950

The Stooges are painters who are re-staining some furniture at a boarding house, unaware that a gang of bank robbers has its hideout there.

Go West, Young Lady Trailer (1941)

27 November 1941

A young woman arrives in the western town of Headstone and helps the locals outsmart a gang of outlaws.

Devil Goddess Trailer (1955)

01 October 1955

Jungle-Jim type Johnny Weissmuller helps Professor Blakely look for a missing colleague who is now playing "god" for a bunch of natives.

Red Desert Trailer (1949)

17 December 1949

A Government agent is sent to track an outlaw who has stolen gold boulion. The chase leads into a desolate desert region where the agent is forced to utilize his survival skills.

From Here to Eternity Trailer (1953)

28 August 1953

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

Laramie Trailer (1949)

19 May 1949

A major Indian uprising is expected and Wyoming military posts are alerted. Colonel Dennison is meeting with Chief Eagle and his son Running Wolf when Chief Eagle is mysteriously shot.

Belle Starr's Daughter Trailer (1948)

13 November 1948

The daughter of famous outlaw Belle Starr arrives at the town where her mother was murdered to find her killer.

Fast on the Draw Trailer (1950)

30 June 1950

As a boy, Shamrock's parents were killed. He took possession of a pistol belonging to his father, a famous marshal.

Fighting Bill Carson Trailer (1945)

31 October 1945

Fuzzy and Billy discover a woman they rescued during a stagecoach holdup is actually a member of the holdup gang.

Red River Shore Trailer (1953)

15 December 1953

When an oil discovery is reported at Paxton, Oklahoma, Marshal Rex Allen immediately suspects that where there is oil, there is trouble.

Westward the Women Trailer (1951)

16 December 1951

There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California.

Wild Horse Phantom Trailer (1944)

28 October 1944

A lawman stages a prison break so a gang of imprisoned robbers will lead him to their hidden loot.

Wyoming Renegades Trailer (1954)

27 March 1954

Brady Sutton returns from three years in prison and tries to go straight. One a member of the Butch Cassidy gang, he is still suspected of being cahoots with them.

Sunset Carson Rides Again Trailer (1948)

10 September 1948

Sunset Carson is trying to raise money for a new school and his partner Sam Webster is out to stop him.

Redwood Forest Trail Trailer (1950)

18 September 1950

Forest Ranger and singing cowboy, Rex Allen, attempts to save a camp for underprivileged boys with the help of "Alfalfa " Switzer who plays one of the boys.

Ghost Of Hidden Valley Trailer (1946)

04 June 1946

Dawson is running rustled cattle across the abandoned Trenton ranch and has given it the reputation of a ghost ranch to keep people away.

The Lone Hand Texan Trailer (1947)

06 March 1947

Steve Driscoll arrives to help a friend who is trying to bring in an oil well. He finds that the well has been blown up and the workers have quit.

Hellgate Trailer (1952)

04 September 1952

A man is framed and sent to the toughest prison in the territory.

Son of Geronimo Trailer (1952)

06 November 1952

The self-styled son of Indian chief Geronimo gets himself involved with a gang of nasty whites in this typical low-budget 15 chapter serial, which benefitted from a great deal of footage from the the stock piles at Columbia Pictures.

Hostile Country Trailer (1950)

24 March 1950

In this remake of No Man's Range (1935), Shamrock travels to the ranch of his stepfather who he has never met and finds himself caught in the middle of a range war.

Buck Privates Trailer (1941)

31 January 1941

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor.

Down Rio Grande Way Trailer (1942)

23 April 1942

Slightly more elaborate than most Charles Starrett westerns, Down Rio Grande Way is set in the mid-19th century, when the Republic of Texas was poised to join the Union.

Jungle Drums of Africa Trailer (1953)

21 January 1953

In Africa, a deceased medical missionary's daughter in Africa carries on her father's work. Before long, she finds herself in danger from crooks and a local witch doctor.

Thunder Over the Plains Trailer (1953)

27 October 1953

Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and carpetbaggers, hiding behind the legal protection of the Union Army of occupation, had taken over the state.

Cimarron Trailer (1960)

01 December 1960

The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.

The Last Frontier Trailer (1955)

07 December 1955

Three trappers become scouts for a cavalry captain who loses his fort to a hated colonel.

A Lawless Street Trailer (1955)

15 November 1955

A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.

Saskatchewan Trailer (1954)

30 March 1954

Story of blood brothers whose bonds are tested when marauding Sioux Indians cross the border to enlist the peaceful Cree in a battle against the Great White Father.

Cowboy Trailer (1958)

23 January 1958

Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit.

Gun Fury Trailer (1953)

09 October 1953

After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée.

Follow the Boys Trailer (1944)

05 May 1944

During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home.

Shadows of Death Trailer (1945)

19 April 1945

With the railroad coming to Red Rock, trouble is expected and Billy has been sent to help his friend Fuzzy who is the town's sheriff, judge, and barber.

West of the Brazos Trailer (1950)

02 June 1950

An outlaw impersonates Shamrock in order to lease his land to an oil company for $75,000.

Colorado Ranger Trailer (1950)

12 May 1950

The Shamrock Kid, Lucky, and The Colonel get caught in a feud between outlaws and homesteaders.

The Black Lash Trailer (1952)

02 January 1952

Having sent Deuce Rago to prison in Frontier Revenge (1948), Lash finds he's out and his outlaw gang are at it again.