(Courtesy of Les Adams) Above from L-to-R are Jack Randall, handling the movie camera, along with Peggy Keys and Robert North Bradbury in a publicity still included in the pressbook for RIDERS OF THE DAWN (Monogram, 1937), Randall's first starring oater. Peggy Keys was the heroine and the director of the film was Bradbury, Bob Steele's father. Bradbury's real name was Ronald Bradbury (1886-1949). (From Old Corral image collection) Above is Jack Randall and his trusty steed 'Rusty, The Wonder Horse'. Rusty was also used by Tom Keene in his early 1941-1942 series at Monogram (and then Keene switched to a horse named Prince which had no face blaze). Hoot Gibson and Chief Thunder Cloud also rode Rusty during their Trail Blazers' films. Rusty was a smart and talented hoss that is totally forgotten today. He is easy to spot with that unique face blaze. (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above is the title lobby card to PIONEER DAYS (Monogram, 1940), one of the later Randall westerns and the first Randall that was produced by Harry S. Webb. Does Randall's steed look familiar? It's "Lucky/Tex" which was ridden by a bunch of B-western folks including: Raymond Hatton in his Johnny Mack Brown oaters; John 'Dusty' King during his time as a member of Monogram's Range Busters; and Jimmy Wakely rode Lucky in some of his Monogram westerns. (Courtesy of Ed Phillips) Above is Randall on Jack Perrin's white horse Starlight. The heroine might be Louise Stanley, onetime wife of Randall, who appeared in five of his 22 oaters. |
Jack Randall His 22 starring westerns for Monogram Special thanks to Les Adams for providing this filmography |
Release Date |
Title | Randall Role |
Producer | Director | Sidekick | Leading Lady |
7/14/37 | RIDERS OF THE DAWN | Marshal Jack Preston | Robert N. Bradbury | Robert N. Bradbury | George Cooper | Peggy Keys |
9/22/37 | STARS OVER ARIZONA | Jack Dawson | Robert N. Bradbury | Robert N. Bradbury | Horace Murphy | Kathleen Eliot |
11/3/37 | DANGER VALLEY | Jack Bruce | Robert N. Bradbury | Robert N. Bradbury | Hal Price | Lois Wilde |
2/2/38 | WHERE THE WEST BEGINS | Jack Manning | Maurice Conn | J. P. McGowan | Fuzzy Knight | Luana Walters |
3/11/38 | LAND OF FIGHTING MEN | Jack Lambert | Maurice Conn | Alan James | N/A | Louise Stanley |
5/13/38 | GUNSMOKE TRAIL | Jack Lane | Maurice Conn | Sam Newfield | Al St. John | Louise Stanley |
7/6/38 | MAN'S COUNTRY | Jack Hale | Robert Emmett Tansey | Robert Hill | Ralph Peters | Marjorie Reynolds |
9/14/38 | THE MEXICALI KID | Jack Wood | Robert Emmett Tansey | Wallace Fox | Wesley Barry | Eleanore Stewart |
11/9/38 | GUN PACKER | Marshal Jack Denton | Robert Emmett Tansey | Wallace Fox | Raymond Turner | Louise Stanley |
12/21/38 | WILD HORSE CANYON | Jack "Wild Horse" Gray | Robert Emmett Tansey | Robert Hill | Frank Yaconelli | Dorothy Short |
1/25/39 | DRIFTING WESTWARD | Jack Martin | Robert Emmett Tansey | Robert Hill | Frank Yaconelli | Edna Duran |
3/22/39 | TRIGGER SMITH | Jack "Trigger" Smith | Robert Emmett Tansey | Alan James | Frank Yaconelli | Joyce Bryant |
4/30/39 | ACROSS THE PLAINS | Jack "Cherokee" Winters | Robert Emmett Tansey | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Frank Yaconelli | Joyce Bryant |
8/25/39 | OKLAHOMA TERROR | Jack Ridgely | Lindsley Parsons | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Al St. John | Virginia Carpenter |
10/29/39 | OVERLAND MAIL | Jack Mason | Robert Emmett Tansey | Robert Hill | Vince Barnett | Jean Joyce |
1/25/40 | PIONEER DAYS | Jack Dunham | Harry S. Webb | Harry S. Webb | Frank Yaconelli | June Wilkins |
2/20/40 | CHEYENNE KID, THE | The Cheyenne Kid | Harry S. Webb | Raymond K. Johnson | Frank Yaconelli | Louise Stanley |
4/10/40 | COVERED WAGON TRAILS | Jack Cameron | Harry S. Webb | Raymond K. Johnson | Budd Buster | Sally Cairns |
5/2/40 | LAND OF THE SIX GUNS | Jack Rowan | Harry S. Webb | Raymond K. Johnson | Glenn Strange | Louise Stanley |
5/23/40 | THE KID FROM SANTA FE | The Santa Fe Kid | Harry S. Webb | Raymond K. Johnson | Jimmy Aubrey | Clarene Curtis |
5/30/40 | RIDERS FROM NOWHERE | Jack Rankin | Harry S. Webb | Raymond K. Johnson | Ernie Adams | Margaret Roach |
6/26/40 | WILD HORSE RANGE | Jack Wallace | Harry S. Webb | Raymond K. Johnson | Frank Yaconelli | Phyllis Ruth |
(Courtesy of Les Adams) For the 1937-1938 season, Monogram had sixteen western releases: four with Tim McCoy, four with Tom Keene, and "8 sensational Monogram musical westerns!" with their new star, Jack Randall. |