Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
The Chisholm Trail was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads. The trail was established by Black Beaver, a Lenape guide and rancher, and his friend Jesse Chisholm, a Cherokee merchant. They collected and drove numerous cattle along the trail to Kansas, where they could be shipped east to achieve higher prices. The southern terminus was Red River Station, a trading post near the Red River along the northern border of Texas. The northern terminus was a trading post near Kansas City, Kansas. Chisholm owned both of these posts. In the years of the cattle drives, cowboys would drive large herds from ranches across Texas to the Red River Station and then north to Kansas City.
John Brown was an American college football player and film actor billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career. He acted and starred mainly in Western films.
Jennifer Holt was an American actress.
Cattle drives were a major economic activity in the 19th and early 20th century American West, particularly between 1850s and 1910s. In this period, 27 million cattle were driven from Texas to railheads in Kansas, for shipment to stockyards in Louisiana and points east. The long distances covered, the need for periodic rests by riders and animals, and the establishment of railheads led to the development of "cow towns" across the frontier.
Jimmy Wakely was an American actor, songwriter, country music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, he released records, appeared in several B-Western movies with most of the major studios, appeared on radio and television and even had his own series of comic books. His duet singles with Margaret Whiting from 1949 until 1951, produced a string of top seven hits, including 1949's number one hit on the US country chart and pop music chart, "Slippin' Around". Wakely owned two music publishing companies in later years, and performed at the Grand Ole Opry until shortly before his death.
Law and Order is a 1940 American western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O'Day and James Craig. It was produced as a second feature by Universal Pictures. Shooting took place at Universal Studios and the Iverson Ranch.The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Otterson.
The Lone Star Trail is a 1943 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and starring Johnny Mack Brown and Tex Ritter. The supporting cast features Fuzzy Knight and Jennifer Holt and, in a small role as a villain, Robert Mitchum. The screenplay was written by Oliver Drake from a story by Victor Halperin. It was the last of 29 B-westerns Brown starred in for Universal beginning in 1939.
Arizona Trail is a 1943 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and starring Tex Ritter.
Tonto Basin Outlaws is a 1941 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby. The film is the tenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as Crash, John "Dusty" King as Dusty and Max "Alibi" Terhune as Alibi, with Jan Wiley, Tris Coffin and Edmund Cobb.
Deep in the Heart of Texas is a 1942 American black-and-white Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Johnny Mack Brown as a man instrumental in restoring Texas after the end of the American Civil War. The film is best known for its performance of American folk song "Deep in the Heart of Texas" which is sung by country singer Tex Ritter with the Jimmy Wakely Trio.
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, John Elliott and Earle Hodgins. The film was released on February 5, 1943, by Universal Pictures.
Little Joe, the Wrangler is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Sherman L. Lowe and Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Florine McKinney and James Craven. The film was released on November 13, 1942, by Universal Pictures.
Man from Montana is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Billy Lenhart, Kenneth Brown, Jean Brooks and Nell O'Day. The film was released on September 5, 1941, by Universal Pictures. This movie should not be confused with the 1917 silent movie called The Man from Montana.
Frontier Law is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Russell Hayden, Fuzzy Knight, Dennis Moore, Jennifer Holt, Jack Ingram, Wally Wales, George Eldredge, I. Stanford Jolley and Frank LaRue. The film was released on November 5, 1943, by Universal Pictures.
Raiders of San Joaquin is a 1943 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Elmer Clifton and Morgan Cox. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Henry Hall and Joseph E. Bernard. The film was released on May 1, 1943, by Universal Pictures.
Marshal of Gunsmoke is a 1944 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by William Lively. The film stars Tex Ritter, Russell Hayden, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Harry Woods and Herbert Rawlinson. The film was released on January 22, 1944, by Universal Pictures.
Oklahoma Raiders is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Tex Ritter.
Cheyenne Roundup is a 1943 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Elmer Clifton and Bernard McConville. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Harry Woods and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on April 12, 1943, by Universal Pictures.
The Silver Bullet is a 1942 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, William Farnum, Jennifer Holt, LeRoy Mason and Rex Lease. The film was released on August 5, 1942, by Universal Pictures.
