Fred Humes

Fred Humes

Born: June 15, 1896
Died: January 3, 1971

Movies for Fred Humes...

Rainbow's End
Title: Rainbow's End
Character: Fired Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Released: July 16, 1935
Type: Movie
A rancher's son finds himself helping another rancher who is at odds with his father--all because of the father's crooked partner.
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The Cactus Kid
Title: The Cactus Kid
Character: Jimmie Kane
Released: January 4, 1935
Type: Movie
Perrin and his partner get paid a big sum of money at the end of their cattle drive. Shortly thereafter, the partner is found with a knife in his back and Perrin is blamed for the murder.
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Angkor
Title: Angkor
Character: Gorilla (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1935
Type: Movie
Basically a travelogue featuring footage of Angkor Wat (in Cambodia) shot by a couple of explorers in the WWI years, with additional footage shot on a set in Hollywood by George M. Merrick.
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Thunder Riders
Title: Thunder Riders
Character: Larry Day
Released: April 7, 1928
Type: Movie
As Betty arrives from the East Coast to take over the ranch and fortune left by her late father, the trip is interrupted by an Indian attack.
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The Fearless Rider
Title: The Fearless Rider
Character: Fred Sanders
Released: January 15, 1928
Type: Movie
A fearless cowboy comes to the rescue of a beleaguered prospector.
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The Border Cavalier
Title: The Border Cavalier
Character: Larry Day
Released: September 18, 1927
Type: Movie
American Western film directed by William Wyler and written by Basil Dickey and Gardner Bradford.
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The Broncho Buster
Title: The Broncho Buster
Character: Charlie Smith
Released: April 30, 1927
Type: Movie
Maj. John Furth, a Southern race-horse owner, borrows money to enter his prize racehorse Blue Bird in a race back east, hoping to win enough money to replenish the family fortune. A crooked horse trainer, planted by the man who loaned Furth the money and who wants to marry his daughter Barbara, claims that Blue Bird is a "man killer" and must be shot. Charlie, a neighboring miner who also loves Barbara, doesn't believe it and takes Blue Bird to his mine. Complications ensue.
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Blazing Days
Title: Blazing Days
Character: Smilin' Sam Perry
Released: March 27, 1927
Type: Movie
While he goes to his lender to repay his debts, Sam Perry is robbed. He decides to hunt down the bandit, whose description corresponds strangely to that of Dutton, known as "Dude".
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A One Man Game
Title: A One Man Game
Character: Fred Hunter
Released: January 30, 1927
Type: Movie
The efforts of crooked rancher Stephen Laban to force his local bank into an unsecured loan are foiled by Fred Hunter and Jake Robbins, and Laban vows vengeance on the pair; but he is temporarily thwarted by the arrival from the East of society girl Millicent Delacey. Knowing her weakness for social prestige, Hunter arranges to masquerade as the Duke of Black Butte, a visiting nobleman on a hunting expedition; Millicent and her social-climbing mother completely succumb to the duke's charm.
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The Stolen Ranch
Title: The Stolen Ranch
Character: 'Breezy' Hart
Released: December 26, 1926
Type: Movie
Returning home from the Great War, "Breezy" Hart (Fred Humes) and his shell-shocked buddy Frank Wilcox (Ralph McCullough) discover the Wilcox property in the hands of evil Sam Hardy (William Norton Bailey). Frank, who is the rightful heir to the ranch, goes into hiding, while "Breezy" takes a job in the ranch kitchen. Learning of Frank's whereabouts, Hardy plots to have the young heir killed. Luckily, Breezy overhears the villain plotting with his henchmen and is able to rescue his friend. Hardy and his men are arrested, and Frank, now cured of his illness, is reunited with his girl, June Marston (Nita Cavalier). Breezy, meanwhile, is busy romancing his kitchen staff colleague, Mary Jane (Louise Lorraine).
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Prowlers of the Night
Title: Prowlers of the Night
Character: Jack Morton
Released: November 21, 1926
Type: Movie
Sheriff Jack Norton is badly wounded in a gun battle with bandits and is helped by Anita Parsons, the daughter, as he later learns, of the bandit leader. Torn between his love for the girl and his devotion to duty, Jack decides the latter is too strong to resist.
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The Yellow Back
Title: The Yellow Back
Character: Andy Hubbard
Released: October 3, 1926
Type: Movie
Cowboy Andy Hubbard becomes known as a “yellow back” because of his fear of horses and is fired by rancher Bruce Condon. Andy soon finds work with neighbor John Pendleton, and love with Anne, the boss’s daughter. When Anne urges Andy to ride, he hides his phobia, leading Pendleton to assume that he is a good rider.
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Lorraine of the Lions
Title: Lorraine of the Lions
Character: Bimi
Released: October 11, 1925
Type: Movie
A ship carrying a touring circus troupe sinks at sea, and Lorraine, a young girl, is washed up on a deserted island. Her only companion is a gorilla from the circus, Bimi, who raises her as its own. Several years later Lorraine's wealthy grandfather, who has hired a psychic to help find her, is led by the psychic to Lorraine's island, and she and Bimi are taken back to "civiliation" in San Francisco, but things don't work out exactly as planned.
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Let 'er Buck
Title: Let 'er Buck
Character: Sheriff
Released: March 22, 1925
Type: Movie
A young cowboy falls in love with the daughter of a rich rancher, and they plan to marry. However, the cowboy winds up getting in a fight with the girl's cousin and is forced to shoot him. Believing that he has killed the man and will be prosecuted for murder, the cowboy flees and ends up working on a ranch in Oregon, where his cowboy skills impress the owner to the extent that he is picked as the ranch's entrant in the World Rodeo Championships held in nearby Pendleton--a competition in which his fiancé's ranch is also entered.
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The Saddle Hawk
Title: The Saddle Hawk
Character: Draw Collins
Released: March 8, 1925
Type: Movie
Ben Johnson, a sheepherder who hates sheep, is instructed by his employer, Vasquez, to escort beautiful Rena Newhall to her father's ranch. On the journey, Rena is abducted by Zach Marlin, who takes her to Buck Brent, an outlaw who has sworn vengeance on Jim Newhall, Rena's father, for sending him to jail years before. Ben later poses as an outlaw, joins Brent's band, and takes a hand in rustling the elder Newhall's cattle. On that raid, Ben contrives to get himself captured and convinces Rena's father both of his own good intentions and of the treachery of Marlin. Ben rejoins Brent's gang, but he is soon exposed as a fraud by Marlin.
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The Hurricane Kid
Title: The Hurricane Kid
Character: Jed Hawks
Released: January 25, 1925
Type: Movie
The Hurricane Kid runs afoul of Colonel Langdon's ranch foreman, Lafe Baxter when Joan Langdon shows an obvious preference for The Kid, and The Kid responds by protecting Joan from Baxter.
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The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
Title: The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
Character: The Scorpion
Released: November 30, 1924
Type: Movie
After 15 years of searching, Bud Watkins finally has his revenge on the cattlemen's gunman who killed his homesteader foster father, Pop Watkins. Bud finds refuge from the sheriff at the ranch of The Spider, falls in love with the bandit's daughter, "Miss," and is betrayed to the sheriff by his rival, Steve Lanning. In an attempt to escape, Miss is shot and Bud risks discovery to get a doctor from town.
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Ride for Your Life
Title: Ride for Your Life
Character: The Cocopah Kid
Released: February 25, 1924
Type: Movie
Bud Watkins loses his ranch and savings to gambling house proprietor "Gentlemen Jim" Slade. The Cocopah Kid, a notorious bandit, lures away Betsy Burke, Bud's sweetheart and the daughter of the local sheriff.