Alfred Hewston

Alfred Hewston

Born: September 13, 1882
Died: September 6, 1947
in San Francisco, California, USA

Movies for Alfred Hewston...

Near the Rainbow's End
Title: Near the Rainbow's End
Character: Tug Wilson
Released: June 10, 1930
Type: Movie
Despite past friendliness, cattle ranchers Tom and Jim Bledsoe, father and son, fence off their range to prevent its use by neighboring sheep ranchers Tug Wilson and Buck Rankin, suggesting that they hope to end their recent loss of cattle. Rankin (not Rankins) shoots Tug, who is unaware of Rankin's lawless activities, in an argument and Jim is accused of murder and also stampeding the sheep. Believing Jim is guilty, Tug's daughter, Ruth, aids Buck in capturing Jim, but he escapes. Ruth gets help from Sheriff Hank Bosley, and a sheepherder, Sanchez, reveals Rankin's responsibility for both the rustling of Bledsoe's cattle and the killing of Wilson.
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Firebrand Jordan
Title: Firebrand Jordan
Character: Ah Sing
Released: January 28, 1930
Type: Movie
'Firebrand' Jordan is a ranger sent into the high Sierras to assist the local Sheriff Ed Burns in capturing a mysterious band of counterfeiters.
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Breezy Bill
Title: Breezy Bill
Character: Henry Pennypincher
Released: January 24, 1930
Type: Movie
A young rancher falsely accused of kidnapping his own stepfather, the aptly named Henry Pennypincher.
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A Texas Cowboy
Title: A Texas Cowboy
Character: Fred Bennett - Lawyer
Released: December 26, 1929
Type: Movie
Dick Carlysle returns home to find that his mother has married Brute Kettle who is really out to get the Carlysle ranch. First Kettle gets Bennett to forge a letter saying Dick relinquishes his inheritance in the ranch and then he tries to get Dick's mother to relinquish hers.
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Code of the West
Title: Code of the West
Character: Leary Cohort
Released: November 1, 1929
Type: Movie
Leary is using the Express Agent's liking for alcohol to enable his men to steal insured packages. Then he claims the insurance. Railroad Agent Hartley is sent to investigate and suspecting Leary, he and the Sheriff plan to trap them the next time they try their scheme.
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The Cowboy and the Outlaw
Title: The Cowboy and the Outlaw
Character: Walter Driver
Released: October 1, 1929
Type: Movie
Story of a cowboy tracking down his father's killer
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'Neath Western Skies
Title: 'Neath Western Skies
Character: James Garfield
Released: January 1, 1929
Type: Movie
Ranch owner Tex McCloud is convinced there is oil under his property and brings in a drilling rig and equipment to drill for it. But a gang who wants the property wage a sabotage and theft war against him.
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Outlaw's Paradise
Title: Outlaw's Paradise
Released: March 1, 1927
Type: Movie
Our hero is mistaken for a bandit. Al's girl Nancy at first believes him to be guilty, but he manage to convince her that the real bandit is McDonald.
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Where the North Holds Sway
Title: Where the North Holds Sway
Character: Bartender (uncredited)
Released: January 1, 1927
Type: Movie
A Northwest mounted policeman leaves the service to seek revenge for his brother's murder.
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Blue Streak O'Neil
Title: Blue Streak O'Neil
Character: Britton
Released: December 15, 1926
Type: Movie
On a mission to discover the identity of the rustlers of the cattle on Britton ranch, Blue Streak O'Neil exposes the villains mingling with the sheriff's posse. Having won the ranch for the heroine, he accepts from her a half interest in it, and also her love.
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The Fighting Ranger
Title: The Fighting Ranger
Released: September 15, 1926
Type: Movie
After inheriting his uncle's ranch, a cowpoke manages to capture a ghost of the range, break up some cattle rustlers, and win the girl.
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The Wolf
Title: The Wolf
Character: Frank Raver
Released: May 31, 1926
Type: Movie
A short film starring Fearless the dog and directed by Lou Carter.
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The Iron Rider
Title: The Iron Rider
Character: Tex Clayton
Released: April 28, 1926
Type: Movie
After he loses his money and horse in a poker game, Yak learns he was cheated. But then he learns that the men that cheated him are wanted and have a price on their heads. This gives him a chance to get his money back and more, so he sets out after them.
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Flying Wheels
Title: Flying Wheels
Character: Her Father
Released: March 3, 1926
Type: Movie
Having caused her father’s auto business trouble by slacking off and not showing up to work, Wanda Wiley finds an ingenious way to help. His company is entering a car race but needs a driver. Wanda steps in to try to win the race. Hijinks follow.
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Just Travelin'
Title: Just Travelin'
Character: Coyote Bill Dwyer
Released: December 22, 1925
Type: Movie
Jus' travlin', Bob and his sidekick run into the outlaw Jean Le Roque. A miner has found gold and Le Roque not only wants the gold but also the miner's daughter. He captures the miner and tries to get the mine's location from him. He also tells the daughter he will kill her father unless she marries him. After disposing of Le Roque's gang by accidentally setting off a explosive charge that kills them, Bob goes after Le Roque.
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Tearin' Loose
Title: Tearin' Loose
Character: Dad Burns
Released: September 4, 1925
Type: Movie
Jim Dorn, owner of the Bar X Ranch, is accused of crime he actually committed by Bud Deering, his girlfriend Ann's brother.
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On the Go
Title: On the Go
Character: Snoopy O'Sullivan
Released: April 4, 1925
Type: Movie
Bill Drake is a cowpoke who must prove himself innocent of robbing the general store. The real culprit, as our hero detects, is Tom Evans, the weakling son of a local rancher.
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The Wyoming Wildcat
Title: The Wyoming Wildcat
Character: Dan Slade
Released: January 11, 1925
Type: Movie
Cowboy Phil Stone gets a job as foreman on a ranch owned by pretty young Isabel Hastings. He discovers that ruthless rancher Jeff Kopp has a claim on Isabel's ranch, and that if she dies unmarried before she turns 21, Kopp will get her ranch. When Isabel turns down a marriage proposal by Kopp's son Rudy, Kopp decides to kill her and get the ranch for himself, and hires a notorious killer, "Cyclops", to do the deed.
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Warrior Gap
Title: Warrior Gap
Character: Sgt. Casey
Released: January 2, 1925
Type: Movie
Against explicit orders, a vainglorious cavalry major insists on counterattacking a gang of hostile Sioux Indians. His captain refuses to comply and is arrested for insubordination and cowardice.
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Shootin' Square
Title: Shootin' Square
Released: November 15, 1924
Type: Movie
Dan Dawson hires on at the Mason ranch where he wins the affection of Ruth and alienates Frank Macy who gets fired. Later, on Dan and Ruth's wedding day, the cowhands bring Macy, now an outlaw and escaping the Sheriff disguised as a preacher, to perform the ceremony. But upon leaving Macy loses part of his disguise and Dan now recognizing him gives chase.
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Trail Dust
Title: Trail Dust
Character: Horsefly Higgins
Released: November 1, 1924
Type: Movie
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Across the Dead-Line
Title: Across the Dead-Line
Character: Station agent
Released: January 9, 1922
Type: Movie
Gilead is a lumber town that is dominated by two branches of the Kidder family: the puritanical, ultra-conservative side led by Enoch and his son John, and the hedonistic branch led by Enoch's brother Aaron. Aaron plans to sway John to come over to his side by using a young girl who has lost her memory to lure him over, but when he kidnaps her John sets out to free her. Complications ensue.