Silver

Silver

Silver made 73 films from 1922 until 1942 and was Buck Jones' horse in approximately 50 of those films.

Movies for Silver...

Dawn on the Great Divide
Title: Dawn on the Great Divide
Character: Buck's Horse
Released: December 18, 1942
Type: Movie
Buck Roberts is leading a wagon train of railroad supplies and Jim Corkle and his henchman Loder are out to stop them by using white men dressed as Indians for the attacks.
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Riders of the West
Title: Riders of the West
Character: Buck's Horse
Released: August 21, 1942
Type: Movie
Ma Turner of Red Bluff sends for U.S.Marshal Buck Roberts to investigate a series of wide-spread rustling in the area. Town banker Miller, saloon-owner Duke Mason and the crooked sheriff are in cahoots with rancher John Holt, but they double-cross and kill him. His son Steve witnesses the murder and kills the sheriff. Buck arrives and arrests Steve. Marshal Tim McCall, posing as an outlaw, gains the confidence of the gang and engineers the escape, with Buck's knowledge, of Steve from the jail. Sandy Hopkins, the third Marshal of the trio, poses as a peddler and learns that the gang intends to do away with Buck and rides to the Turner ranch to warn him. Red, a Turner ranch hand but also a member of the gang, overhears Buck telling Ma that Tim is really a U.S. Marshal, and he has Miller and Mason informed. Written by Les Adams
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Down Texas Way
Title: Down Texas Way
Character: Silver, Buck's Horse
Released: May 22, 1942
Type: Movie
"The Rough Riders", has U. S. Marshals Buck Roberts (Buck Jones) and Tim McCall (Tim McCoy) coming to a Texas town to visit their friend, U. S. Marshal Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton), only to learn that he has disappeared, and is suspected of the murder of John Dodge (Jack Daley), owner of practically the whole town, except the hotel Sandy owns and runs when he isn't on an assignment as a Marshal. The murder has been committed by the henchmen of Bart Logan (Harry Woods), who intends to take over the dead man's property and whose men are holding Sandy prisoner to make it appear that he fled after arguing with and killing Dodge. Just before the murder, Logan sent a letter to Dodge with the news that the latter's long-missing wife is returning, and in a short while, Stella (Lois Austin), a Logan accomplice, arrives posing as the missing Ann Dodge, thus establishing her right to the Dodge property. Sandy, allowed to escape, returns ... Written by Les Adams
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Below the Border
Title: Below the Border
Character: Buck's Horse
Released: January 30, 1942
Type: Movie
Scully has forced Joe Collins who works on the Garcia ranch to give him information so his men can steal the family jewels. But the Rough Riders are on the job. Buck poses as a wanted outlaw to get into the gang, Tim as a cattle buyer, and Sandy is collecting information as the saloon janitor. As usual they pretend not to know each other. Written by Maurice Van Auken
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Forbidden Trails
Title: Forbidden Trails
Character: Silver, Buck's Horse
Released: December 25, 1941
Type: Movie
Two ex-cons plan to kill the range rider marshal who sent them to prison and, when their plan fails, join forces with their former boss, a crooked saloon owner who has the same idea.
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The Gunman From Bodie
Title: The Gunman From Bodie
Character: Silver
Released: September 19, 1941
Type: Movie
The Rough Riders are after a gang of rustlers. Marshal Roberts is posing as a wanted outlaw, McCall is the Marshal supposedly after him, and Sandy is on hand as a cook. Roberts hopes his joining the gang will help bring them in.
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Arizona Bound
Title: Arizona Bound
Character: Buck's Horse
Released: July 19, 1941
Type: Movie
The Rough Riders are called in to help save Master's stage line. Taggart has his gang robbing the stages and shooting the drivers. When Buck drives the next stage, Taggart's men rob it and then make it look like Roberts is part of the gang. Written by Maurice Van Auken
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Riders of Death Valley
Title: Riders of Death Valley
Character: Tombstone's Horse
Released: July 1, 1941
Type: Movie
The Saturday matinee crowd got two cowboy stars for the price of one in this lavishly budgeted western serial starring former singing cowboy Dick Foran and Buck Jones. The latter contributed deadpan humor to the proceedings, making Jones perhaps the highest paid B-western comedy relief in history. The two heroes defend the Death Valley borax miners from an outlaw gang headed by Wolf Reade. An extraordinarily strong cast -- for a serial, at least -- supported the stars, headed by Charles Bickford as Reade, Leo Carillo, Lon Chaney, Jr., and silent screen star Monte Blue. Leading lady Jeanne Kelly later changed her name to Jean Brooks and starred in the atmospheric RKO thriller The Seventh Victim (1943). Universal claimed to have spent $1 million on this serial and made sure to get their money's worth by endlessly recycling the action footage in serials and B-westerns for years to come.
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Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Title: Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Character: Silver
Released: July 29, 1938
Type: Movie
A visit to Buck Jones's new ranch and his horse, Silver, to James Gleason and his dog, to Charles Ruggles and his kennels; on the set of 'You Can't Take it With You', director Frank Capra and stars James Stewart and Jean Arthur celebrate Lionel Barrymore's sixtieth birthday; a ski meet is held at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
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The Overland Express
Title: The Overland Express
Character: Silver (uncredited)
Released: April 11, 1938
Type: Movie
It's 1861 and Buck gets the business men of Sacramento to establish the Pony express. Hawley runs the stage line over the same route and has the U. S. mail contract. When it looks like the Pony Express will be awarded the mail contract, he gives guns to the Indians and has them attack both the riders and the stations.
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Boss of Lonely Valley
Title: Boss of Lonely Valley
Character: Silver, Steve's Horse
Released: November 14, 1937
Type: Movie
A rancher attempts to find the villain behind a land-stealing operation.
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Hollywood Round-Up
Title: Hollywood Round-Up
Character: Silver - Buck's Horse
Released: November 6, 1937
Type: Movie
While filming a western on location, the stand-in/stunt double for an egotistical cowboy movie star proves his heroics when a "fake" bank robbery turns out to be the real thing.
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Law for Tombstone
Title: Law for Tombstone
Character: Silver (Alamo's Horse)
Released: October 10, 1937
Type: Movie
A stagecoach line hires an agent to stop a string of robberies of gold shipments.
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Black Aces
Title: Black Aces
Character: Silver, Ted's Horse
Released: September 4, 1937
Type: Movie
When Len Stoddard wins Ted Ames ranch in a poker game he sends his brother Jake along with Ted to take over the ranch. When Jake is found murdered he offers a reward for the capture of Ted who now is believed to be a member of the Black Aces gang. Ted finds the probable location of the gang's hideout and sets out to clear himself.
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Empty Saddles
Title: Empty Saddles
Character: Buck's Horse
Released: December 20, 1936
Type: Movie
Buck runs into trouble when he buys a deserted cattle ranch that he turns into a dude ranch.
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
Title: Ride 'Em Cowboy
Character: Silver
Released: September 20, 1936
Type: Movie
A cowboy turns auto racer, beats his rival and wins a girl.
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For the Service
Title: For the Service
Character: Buck's Horse
Released: June 1, 1936
Type: Movie
Cowboy star Buck Jones made his directorial debut with the Universal western For the Service. Jones is cast as Indian scout Buck O'Bryan, trying his best to keep the peace between the Native Americans and a government outpost. O'Bryan is replaced by George Murphy, the son of commanding officer Captain Murphy. Obviously unqualified for his job, Murphy proves himself a coward and a weakling, forcing O'Bryan to take over when the fort is besieged by outlaw Bruce Howard and his gang.
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Outlawed Guns
Title: Outlawed Guns
Character: Silver, Buck's Horse
Released: July 29, 1935
Type: Movie
Outlawed Guns stars Buck Jones as Reece Rivers, the nice-guy older brother of headstrong Babe Rivers. When Babe gets mixed up with outlaws, Reece loyally takes the rap. Eventually Babe pays for his recklessness with his life, but not before leading Reece to the film's head bad guy, gambler Jack Keeler.
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Border Brigands
Title: Border Brigands
Character: Buck's Horse
Released: May 31, 1935
Type: Movie
Canadian Mountie goes undercover to catch his brother's killers.
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Stone of Silver Creek
Title: Stone of Silver Creek
Character: Stone's Horse
Released: April 14, 1935
Type: Movie
In perhaps the most tranquil B-Western of the 1930s, Buck Jones, who also produced, plays the tough but goodhearted proprietor of the Bonanza, the only gambling establishment in otherwise God-fearing Silver Creek. Noel Francis, who used to play blonde schemers in Warner Bros. gangster films, earns second billing as the casino's equally goodhearted chanteuse.
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The Crimson Trail
Title: The Crimson Trail
Character: Silver - Billy's Horse
Released: March 11, 1935
Type: Movie
A ranch owner mistakenly believes that a neighboring rancher is involved with cattle thieves.
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The Red Rider
Title: The Red Rider
Character: Silver - 'Red's' Horse
Released: July 16, 1934
Type: Movie
"Red" Davison(Buck Jones), the sheriff of Sun Dog, sacrifices his job and his good name to save his best friend, "Silent" Slade from the hangman's noose, following a framed-up court decision which sentences Slade to hang for the murder of "Scotty McKee (J.P. McGowan). Davidson allows Slade to escape from jail and follows him to aid him in proving his innocence.
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Gordon of Ghost City
Title: Gordon of Ghost City
Character: Silver (Buck's Horse)
Released: August 13, 1933
Type: Movie
A cowboy is hired to track down a gang of rustlers, but gets involved with a beautiful girl trying to run her grandfather's gold mine and other outlaws who are trying to stop her.
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Unknown Valley
Title: Unknown Valley
Character: Silver, Buck's Horse
Released: May 5, 1933
Type: Movie
Looking for his missing father, Joe Gordon heads into the desert where Elders from a secret village find him unconscious. Attracted to Sheilla O'Neill, the two plan an escape from the village where no one is allowed to leave. But then he learns his father is being held prisoner and finding him, he is also made a prisoner.
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The Thrill Hunter
Title: The Thrill Hunter
Character: Silver, Buck's Horse
Released: April 30, 1933
Type: Movie
A blowhard cowboy talks himself into a job as a movie stunt man.
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The Avenger
Title: The Avenger
Character: Murietta's Horse
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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Shadow Ranch
Title: Shadow Ranch
Character: Silver - Buck's Horse (uncredited)
Released: September 27, 1930
Type: Movie
Summoned to Shadow Ranch by his friend Ranny Williams, Sim Baldwin arrives to find Ranny has been ambushed and murdered. Sim learns ranch owner Ruth Cameron is under pressure to sell out to Dan Blake, as the dam on the ranch controls the town's water supply. Vowing to avenge his old friend's death, Sim takes up Ruth's fight and incurs Blake's hostility.
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Blood Will Tell
Title: Blood Will Tell
Character: Buck's Horse
Released: November 13, 1927
Type: Movie
Rancher Buck Jones goes undercover as a ranch hand on his own spread