Blackjack Ward

Blackjack Ward

Born: May 3, 1891
Died: April 29, 1954
in Franklin, Louisiana, USA

Movies for Blackjack Ward...

Man in the Saddle
Title: Man in the Saddle
Released: December 2, 1951
Type: Movie
A small rancher is being harassed by his mighty and powerful neighbor. When the neighbor even hires gunmen to intimidate him he has to defend himself and his property by means of violence.
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Colt Comrades
Title: Colt Comrades
Character: Vigilante
Released: June 18, 1943
Type: Movie
Hoppy, California and Johnny partner up with brother and sister ranch owners, two of several who are having their access to water blocked by a dam owned by a greedy merchant in town, who is intent on driving them out and taking their land for himself.
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Overland Mail
Title: Overland Mail
Character: Wrangler
Released: September 22, 1942
Type: Movie
Two investigators for a stagecoach company are assigned to find out why the company's stages keep being ambushed. They discover that the culprits are white men disguised as Indians, and they set out to discover who is behind the plot.
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Shut My Big Mouth
Title: Shut My Big Mouth
Character: Henchman
Released: February 19, 1942
Type: Movie
A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.
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The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Title: The Lone Rider and the Bandit
Character: Juror
Released: January 16, 1942
Type: Movie
A singing cowboy and his sidekick rescue miners from a bad deal.
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Hands Across the Rockies
Title: Hands Across the Rockies
Character: Henchman
Released: June 19, 1941
Type: Movie
Wild Bill Hickock and Cannonball help two young people in love and bring the murderer of Cannonball's father to justice.
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Across the Sierras
Title: Across the Sierras
Character: Henchman Blackjack
Released: February 13, 1941
Type: Movie
Elliott is hunted by Curtis who has spent six years behind bars because of his testimony. After knocking out several baddies and putting up with the zany antics of his sidekick Taylor, Elliott guns down his antagonist, but Luana Walters, the girl he almost marries, will not abide a gunslinger so Elliott is compelled to ride off alone into the sunset once more.
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Beyond the Sacramento
Title: Beyond the Sacramento
Character: Henchman
Released: November 11, 1940
Type: Movie
Bill learns that two con artists whom he has dealt with before are at it again. Crowley runs the saloon and Adams the newspaper and both are highly respected by the citizens. Bill has foiled their schemes before and this time he breaks into Adams' office and resets the front page saying Adams confesses to be a fugitive criminal. When the citizens gather the next day the end is near for Adams and Crowley.
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Young Bill Hickok
Title: Young Bill Hickok
Character: Henchman
Released: October 21, 1940
Type: Movie
Bill Hickok, assisted by Calamity Jane, is after a foreign agent and his guerrilla band who are trying to take over some western territory just as the Civil War is coming to a close.
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The Westerner
Title: The Westerner
Character: Buck Harrigan (uncredited)
Released: September 18, 1940
Type: Movie
Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.
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Deadwood Dick
Title: Deadwood Dick
Character: Henchman
Released: July 19, 1940
Type: Movie
Columbia's 11th serial and the first western serial that James W. Horne solo-directed.
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Zorro's Fighting Legion
Title: Zorro's Fighting Legion
Character: Cave Thug
Released: December 16, 1939
Type: Movie
The mysterious Don Del Oro ("Lord of Gold"), an idol of the Yaqui Indians, plans to take over the gold and become Emperor. Francisco was put in charge of a legion to combat the Yaqui tribe and protect the land, but when attacked Zorro came to his rescue. Francisco's partner recognized Zorro as the hidalgo Don Diego Vega, then ask him to take over the fighting legion as his alter-ego Zorro.
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Henry Goes Arizona
Title: Henry Goes Arizona
Character: Man on Bus (uncredited)
Released: December 8, 1939
Type: Movie
A New Yorker moves West when he inherits an Arizona ranch.
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Chip of the Flying U
Title: Chip of the Flying U
Character: Henchman
Released: November 29, 1939
Type: Movie
Chip of the Flying U was Johnny Mack Brown's first western entry for 1940. Brown essays the title role of Chip Bennett, foreman of the Flying U ranch. Before the second reel has tumbled over the spools, Chip finds himself falsely accused of robbery and murder. The actual miscreants are in the employ of a band of foreign gunrunners, who speak in heavily Teutonic accents. Rest assured that Chip makes short work of these bush-league Storm Troopers before the sun sets in the West. Musical interludes are provided by a group calling themselves the Texas Rangers, even though they actually hailed from Kansas City.
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Desperate Trails
Title: Desperate Trails
Character: Henchman
Released: September 30, 1939
Type: Movie
A young man helps a marshal in his battle against outlaws.
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Renegade Trail
Title: Renegade Trail
Character: Henchman
Released: July 25, 1939
Type: Movie
Hoppy goes to town to help Marshal Windy with some rustlers and winds up helping the widow Joyce when confidence men try to take her herd. King's Men songs include: "Hi Thar Stranger" and "Lazy Rolls the Rio Grande."
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The Oregon Trail
Title: The Oregon Trail
Character: Henchman
Released: July 4, 1939
Type: Movie
Jeff Scott is sent to investigate problems with wagon trains attempting to make the journey to Oregon. Sam Morgan has sent his henchmen, under lead-henchman Bull Bragg, to stop the wagon trains in order to maintain control of the fur trade in the area.
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Silver on the Sage
Title: Silver on the Sage
Character: Henchman
Released: March 31, 1939
Type: Movie
Hoppy goes undercover as a gambler from the East when Bar 20 cattle are stolen by unknown rustlers. Brennan/Talbot are twin brothers (one a casino owner, the other a rancher) and Hoppy believes they provide alibis for each other while one is out committing crimes. Hoppy gets a job in the casino to learn more but is exposed when a gambling gunslinger notices him.
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Rough Riders' Round-up
Title: Rough Riders' Round-up
Character: Henchman
Released: March 13, 1939
Type: Movie
Roy Rogers is a cowboy who joins the Border Patrol, only to have his buddy Tommy get killed at a local saloon. Determined to get revenge at any cost, Roy and Rusty cross the border in search of Arizona Jack, the man responsible for Tommy's death.
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The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Title: The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Character: Safe Henchman
Released: February 25, 1939
Type: Movie
Homesteaders are moving into the valley settled many years ago by rancher Craig Dolan. He wants to keep them out by legal means but his nephew Bart brings in outlaws to drive them out. The Lone Ranger is on hand to help the homesteaders battle Bart's men as he overcomes traps, ambushes, burning buildings and other obstacles in his attempt to bring peace to the valley.
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Ride 'em, Cowgirl
Title: Ride 'em, Cowgirl
Character: Henchman
Released: January 20, 1939
Type: Movie
Sandy Doyle, gambler and political chief of a small border town, seeks to gain control of the Bar-X Ranch, owned by Rufe Rickson, to further some undercover activities of his own. He counts on Rickson's inability to stay away from gambling as the means to his ultimate success. Government investigator Oliver Shea and his assistant, Dan Haggerty, start a fight in Doyle's place when they see Rickson being cheated and are invited to the Bar-X where Oliver and Helen Rickson, Rufe's daughter, discover interest in each other and Dan finds himself pursued by Bell, the ranch cook. Sheriff Larson brings the prize money for the $5,000 race of the Rodeo Association, and that night it is stolen.
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The Frontiersmen
Title: The Frontiersmen
Character: Rustler
Released: December 16, 1938
Type: Movie
The local school is causing Hoppy problems. First Bar 20 cattle are stolen when Hoppy investigates a problem there. Then the new teacher arrives and disrupts the routine of the Bar 20 hands. Later with the Bar 20 hands at graduation, the rustlers are poised to strike again. But there is dissension among them and this will lead to the break that Hoppy needs.
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Bar 20 Justice
Title: Bar 20 Justice
Character: Miner
Released: June 24, 1938
Type: Movie
Hoppy's friend Dennis owns a rich gold mine. Frazier who owns the adjoining mine and wants the Dennis mine, has Dennis killed. Hoppy steps in to take over running the Dennis mine and learns Frazier's men sneak into and work the Dennis mine at night. Hoppy captures one of Frazier's men only to be captured in return by Frazier and left to die in a burning building.
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Gunsmoke Trail
Title: Gunsmoke Trail
Character: Barfly Seated by Front Door
Released: May 26, 1938
Type: Movie
Learning of Walters' inheritance, Larson kills him and assumes his identity. When Larson's men try to kill Walter's niece Lola, Jack Lane breaks it up. This leads to a showdown with Jack outnumbered by Larson and his gang. Having saved Loma's life earlier, he has Fuzzy ride for him and his men.
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Heart of the Rockies
Title: Heart of the Rockies
Character: Dawson Clan Member
Released: September 6, 1937
Type: Movie
Cattle are being routinely stolen from a local ranch, and suspicion centers on a local mountain family. But the Three Mesquiteers are wise to the criminals' deeds. But when a ranger is shot and Stony is framed for the crime, it's up to Lullaby and Tucson to prove his innocence.
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Hopalong Rides Again
Title: Hopalong Rides Again
Character: Slim
Released: August 20, 1937
Type: Movie
On a cattle drive Hoppy, camp cook Windy, companion Lucky, and young Artie Peters encounter an eccentric professor. The professor professes to be searching for the evolutionary missing link, but in reality he is a cattle rustler who uses his dynamite to scatter the cattle in order capture some of them. Hoppy and Bar 20 guys ultimately capture the professor.
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Two-Fisted Sheriff
Title: Two-Fisted Sheriff
Character: Henchman Cactus
Released: June 14, 1937
Type: Movie
This is a remake of Columbia's 1932 "Cornered" that starred Tim McCoy. Bob Pearson saves the life of his friend, Sheriff Dick Houston, who has captured two stagecoach bandits and is about to be shot from ambush by a third. Bob is found a few days later near the murdered body of cattleman Herrick with a gun in his hand.
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The Fugitive Sheriff
Title: The Fugitive Sheriff
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Released: October 19, 1936
Type: Movie
Hoping to rid a small western community of its corrupt political machine, Ken Marshall (Ken Maynard) runs for sheriff against the bad guys' candidate and wins the election. Dissatisfied with this, the villains contrive to frame Ken on a murder charge. He breaks out of jail and tracks down the genuine culprit,
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
Title: Ride 'Em Cowboy
Character: Race Spectator (uncredited)
Released: September 20, 1936
Type: Movie
A cowboy turns auto racer, beats his rival and wins a girl.
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Moonlight on the Prairie
Title: Moonlight on the Prairie
Character: Blackjack
Released: November 2, 1935
Type: Movie
A singing medicine-show cowboy and his magician partner catch a killer.
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The Ghost Rider
Title: The Ghost Rider
Character: Chalky
Released: April 7, 1935
Type: Movie
Jim Bullard escapes from prison and returns to settle matters with the Rascob's that framed him. He kills two of them leaving an ace as his calling card. Bull remembers the deck of cards that fell when he fought Dave had no aces and the Rascob's set out after him. Trapped in a cabin, Dave receives unexpected help from Bullard.
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Terror of the Plains
Title: Terror of the Plains
Character: Henchman
Released: November 22, 1934
Type: Movie
A ranch hand sets out to prove his father is innocent of murder in this B-movie Western starring cowboy hero Tom Tyler. Disguised as an outlaw, Tom Lansing (Tyler) takes up with a motley crew hiding out in a ghost town to catch the true killer. This 1934 classic co-stars Frank Rice as Lansing's sidekick, Banty, and Roberta Gale as Bess, a beautiful young captive of the outlaw gang who is in desperate need of a hero.
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The Man from Hell
Title: The Man from Hell
Character: Telegraph Operator
Released: August 28, 1934
Type: Movie
A cowboy recently released from prison is determined to go straight, but he winds up in a tough western town where he finds trouble everywhere.
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Rainbow Riders
Title: Rainbow Riders
Character: Texarkana Pete - aka The Candy Killer (as Jack Ward)
Released: June 15, 1934
Type: Movie
Jerry Hixon's ranch is being besieged by raiders so Ben sends for his friend Bud. When Bud arrives and finds that the outlaw Texarkana Pete has been captured, he buys Pete's clothes and posing as Pete joins the outlaw gang. But he is quickly in trouble when his masquerade is exposed.
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Smoking Guns
Title: Smoking Guns
Character: Ranger
Released: June 11, 1934
Type: Movie
Accused of a murder he did not commit, Ken leaves the country. Three years later Evans finds him in the jungle. When Evans dies, Ken seeing the resemblance, assumes his identity and returns to clear his name.
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Lighting Bill
Title: Lighting Bill
Character: Ranch hand Red
Released: February 1, 1934
Type: Movie
Landis kills Tom Ross but fails to get his money. Now he is after the Ross ranch for the money he knows is there. When he tries to evict Ross with gambling IOU's, Bill drives him away. With the Ross cowhands out after his rustlers, he finds the money. But Bill is right on his trail.
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Fargo Express
Title: Fargo Express
Character: Blackjack Henchman
Released: November 20, 1933
Type: Movie
When Mort loses his and Ken's money at poker, Goss gets him to rob the stage. He is captured, identified by his palomino horse. Ken tries to clear him by robbing a stage while riding a palomino, but he also gets caught.
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To the Last Man
Title: To the Last Man
Character: Colby Man (uncredited)
Released: September 15, 1933
Type: Movie
In Kentucky just after the Civil War, the Hayden-Colby feud leads to Jed Colby being sent to prison for 15 years for murder. The Haydens head for Nevada and when Colby gets out of prison he heads there also seeking revenge. The head of the Hayden family tries to avoid more killing but the inevitable showdown has to occur, complicated by Lynn Hayden and Ellen Colby's plans to marry.
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The Thrill Hunter
Title: The Thrill Hunter
Character: Studio Western Cowboy
Released: April 30, 1933
Type: Movie
A blowhard cowboy talks himself into a job as a movie stunt man.
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Haunted Gold
Title: Haunted Gold
Character: Henchman (uncredited)
Released: December 17, 1932
Type: Movie
John Mason returns to the Sally Ann mine to claim his half share. Janet Cater also returns although her father lost his half share to Joe Ryan. Ryan and his gang are also there to get the gold. A mysterious Phantom is also present. Mason's plan to expose Ryan as an outlaw and to force him to turn his share to Janet works. But when distracted by the Phantom, John is made a prisoner by the gang.
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Young Blood
Title: Young Blood
Character: Posse Rider
Released: November 5, 1932
Type: Movie
A reformed gunfighter battles a crooked sheriff who used to be a member of his gang.
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Come On, Tarzan
Title: Come On, Tarzan
Character: Jack - Henchman
Released: September 10, 1932
Type: Movie
Ken Maynard's exceptionally intelligent horse, Tarzan the Wonder Horse, is the star of this western about evil cowboy Steve Frazer (Welch) who gathers horses for slaughter, whose meat is sold to pet food manufacturers. The wild horse Tarzan frees the doomed horses from their corrals, and Frazer convinces the Sheriff that Tarzan is a threat and can be shot on sight. Local cowboy Ken Benson (Maynard) and rancher Pat Riley (Kennedy) work together to clear Tarzan's good name and put Frazier behind bars for his evil deeds.
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Ride Him, Cowboy
Title: Ride Him, Cowboy
Character: Henchman (uncredited)
Released: August 27, 1932
Type: Movie
John Drury saves Duke, a wild horse accused of murder, and trains him. When he discovers that the real murderer, a bad guy known as The Hawk, is the town's leading citizen, Drury arrested on a fraudulent charge.
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Heroes of the West
Title: Heroes of the West
Character: Henchman
Released: June 19, 1932
Type: Movie
Efforts to build a transcontinental railroad are resisted by crooks and Indians on the warpath. A 12-chapter movie serial.
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The Man from Hell's Edges
Title: The Man from Hell's Edges
Character: Barn Henchman
Released: May 5, 1932
Type: Movie
A man escapes from prison, then joins up with a gang of stage robbers while at the same time working as a deputy in a distant town, hoping to ultimately find the outlaw who killed his father during a robbery years ago.
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Lawless Valley
Title: Lawless Valley
Character: Rustler
Released: March 3, 1932
Type: Movie
A cattleman's association hires a range detective to track down and capture a notorious rustler known as El Lobo.
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The Range Feud
Title: The Range Feud
Character: Deputy Jack
Released: October 14, 1931
Type: Movie
Clint Turner is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Judy's father, a rival rancher who was an enemy of his own father, and his best friend, Sheriff Buck Gordon sets out to find the real killer in the face of pressure for a quick lynching of Clint.
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Sundown Trail
Title: Sundown Trail
Character: Henchman
Released: September 11, 1931
Type: Movie
Dorothy, and her big city lawyer boyfriend, return to the Lazy 'B' ranch to read her late father's will. For Dorothy to inherit everything, she must stay on the ranch for 5 years. If she does not, everything goes to Buck, who is the manager. She does not like Buck, so she makes a deal with the wrong people for cattle and then the outlaws go to the ranch to get the $10,000 from her. But Buck is on the job.
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The Avenger
Title: The Avenger
Character: Henchman
Released: March 6, 1931
Type: Movie
Goss, Mason, and Kelly force Joaquin Murieta to watch as they hang his brother Juan for a crime he did not commit. To exact his revenge on the three, Joaquin becomes the notorious Black Shadow.
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Billy the Kid
Title: Billy the Kid
Character: Outlaw (uncredited)
Released: October 16, 1930
Type: Movie
Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. He escapes and is on his way to Mexico when Garrett, recapturing him, must decide whether to bring him in or to let him go.
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Linda
Title: Linda
Character: Lumberjack
Released: March 31, 1929
Type: Movie
A young woman is forced by her abusive father to marry an older man even though she is in love with a kindly young doctor.