Bob Wills

Bob Wills

Born: March 6, 1905
Died: May 13, 1975
in Limestone County, Texas, USA
Bob Wills, fiddler and band leader of Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, was an influential developer of the western swing music style in the late 1930s through the 1940s. He appeared on over a dozen Western films.

Movies for Bob Wills...

Title: This Is Pop
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 6, 2021
Type: TV
Unknown histories take center stage as the hitmakers themselves - from ABBA to T-Pain - explore dimensions of pop music you never knew existed.
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Title: Austin City Limits
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: TV
Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.
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Lawless Empire
Title: Lawless Empire
Character: Bob
Released: November 15, 1945
Type: Movie
In the lawless town of Dusty Gulch, the Durango Kid comes to the aid of Reverend Harding in his fight against Blaze Howard and his henchman. When Durango foils all bad guy's plans, Blaze's boss Doc Weston realizes Cannonball it tipping off Durango. Weston then lets Cannonball overhear false information that will send Durango into a fatal trap.
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Blazing the Western Trail
Title: Blazing the Western Trail
Character: Bob
Released: September 8, 1945
Type: Movie
Stage line owner Brent has his men robbing Halliday stages and when his manager Waring learns of it, Brent has him killed. Jeff Waring arrives and takes his uncle's job. He soon learns what's happening and the Durango Kid goes into action. This keeps Halliday going and gives them a chance to get the mail contract by winning the stagecoach race.
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Rhythm Round-Up
Title: Rhythm Round-Up
Character: Bob Wills
Released: September 6, 1945
Type: Movie
Arriving in Arizona, the band members discover that the hotel is haunted and that it properly belongs to young Jimmy Benson (Curtis), the nephew of the previous owner. The "ghosts," however, turns out to be a trio of confidence men, Zeke Winslow (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams), Noah Jones (Raymond Hatton) and Slim Jensen Victor Potel, who are hoping to buy the place themselves.
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Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Title: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Character: Himself
Released: September 2, 1944
Type: Movie
In this short, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys perform popular western musical numbers.
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The Last Horseman
Title: The Last Horseman
Character: Bob
Released: June 22, 1944
Type: Movie
Former Hopalong Cassidy sidekick Russell Hayden retains his nickname of Lucky in this average entry in his short-lived starring series for Columbia.
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Wyoming Hurricane
Title: Wyoming Hurricane
Character: Bob
Released: April 20, 1944
Type: Movie
Trailing outlaws, Lucky runs into a trap and loses his horse. The outlaws then use his horse to frame him for murder. During his fight with the outlaws he recognized one of them and he now has Cannonball get him out of jail. Then he gets Cannonball to lead the outlaw out of town where he hopes to beat a confession out of him. After clearing himself he plans to go after the boss of the gang.
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The Vigilantes Ride
Title: The Vigilantes Ride
Character: Bob
Released: December 23, 1943
Type: Movie
When Rangers Lucky and his brother chase outlaws, the brother is killed. To find the killer Lucky quits the Rangers and robs the bank. This gets him into the outlaw gang where he learns of their next raid. Sneaking out at night he tells his girl friend who must now convince the Sheriff that Lucky is not an outlaw and that he must sent his men out to catch the gang.
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Silver City Raiders
Title: Silver City Raiders
Character: Sheriff Bob Halliday
Released: November 4, 1943
Type: Movie
With Silver City Raiders, perennial western sidekick Russell Hayden launched his own starring series. Hayden plays "Lucky", the same character he'd previously essayed in the Hopalong Cassidy films. This time around, Lucky tries to prove that crooked land baron Dawson (Paul Sutton) doesn't have prior claim on the entire territory. When legal methods prove only moderately effective, Lucky and his chums use more direct methods to drive Dawson and his ilk out of town.
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Saddles and Sagebrush
Title: Saddles and Sagebrush
Character: Bob -Texas Playboys Band Leader
Released: April 26, 1943
Type: Movie
Krag Sabine has aroused the wrath of all the ranchers by stealing their land with the aid of his henchmen, led by Ace Barco; when Lafe Martin objects, the outlaws shoot him down. Lucky Randall promises Ann Martin he will avenge her wounded father. He sets up headquarters on the Martin ranch and sends for Bob Merritt and his men, the Texas Playboys (Jesse Ashlock, Leon McAuliffe, Cotton Thompson, Junior Barnard and Luke Wills). Krag organizes his remaining men for an attack on the ranch. Lucky's men get the upper hand but Krag escapes with Ann as his hostage.
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Riders of the Northwest Mounted
Title: Riders of the Northwest Mounted
Character: Mountie Bob Wills
Released: February 15, 1943
Type: Movie
Fur thieves, who murder trappers when they refuse to give up their pelts at a low price, occupy the attention of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. The leader of the gang is Victor Renaud, also the mayor of the small Canadian town where the gang is headquartered. Lucky Kerrigan is broken from the mounted service for apparent disobedience to orders, which results in the death of a fellow Mountie. Lucky, working undercover, aids the Mounties in rounding up the gang and gains back his uniform, and also the love of Gabrielle Renaud, Renaud's sister who was unaware of his criminal activities.
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A Tornado in the Saddle
Title: A Tornado in the Saddle
Character: Bob Wilson
Released: December 15, 1942
Type: Movie
A Tornado in the Saddle starred Russell Hayden as the new sheriff of Crestview. Hot on the trail of a gang of claim jumpers led by Dalton and Slim, the novice lawman also has to deal with hotheaded wrangler turned deputy Bob Wilson, whom he is constantly forced to fight, but only after prudently removing his sheriff's star.
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The Lone Prairie
Title: The Lone Prairie
Character: Bob
Released: October 15, 1942
Type: Movie
Hayden enters the lawless prairie in which criminals have had free reign to manipulate the innocent settlers.
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Go West, Young Lady
Title: Go West, Young Lady
Character: Bob
Released: November 27, 1941
Type: Movie
A young woman arrives in the western town of Headstone and helps the locals outsmart a gang of outlaws.
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Take Me Back to Oklahoma
Title: Take Me Back to Oklahoma
Character: Bob Wills
Released: November 11, 1940
Type: Movie
Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer Mule Bates. But Tex and Bates know each other and the two devise a plan to fool Storm.