Willis Harold O'Brien, known as Obie O'Brien, was an American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer, who according to ASIFA-Hollywood "was responsible for some of the best-known images in cinema history," and is best remembered for his work on The Lost World (1925), King Kong (1933), The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) and Mighty Joe Young (1949), for which he won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
Riders of the Purple Sage is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by scholars to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called "the most popular western novel of all time."
Marguerite Churchill was an American stage and film actress whose career lasted 30 years, from 1922 to 1952. She was John Wayne's first leading lady, in The Big Trail (1930).
Cecilia Parker was a Canadian-born American film actress. She was best known for portraying Marian Hardy, the sister of Andy Hardy in eleven of the Andy Hardy film series.
The Tiger's Trail is a 1919 American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, directed by Robert Ellis, Louis J. Gasnier and Paul Hurst. A "fragmentary print" from the serial survives.
Ruth of the Rockies is a 1920 American silent Western film serial directed by George Marshall. Two of the 15 episodes survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Ruth Donnelly was an American film and stage actress.
David Howard was an American film director. He directed 46 films between 1930 and 1941, 29 of them westerns starring George O'Brien, including the acclaimed Mystery Ranch (1932). He was born as David Paget Davis III in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Marked for Murder is a 1945 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, Tex Ritter and Guy Wilkerson, with Marilyn McConnell, Ed Cassidy and Henry Hall. The film was released on 8 February 1945, by Producers Releasing Corporation.
The Last of the Duanes is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film produced and released by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Alfred L. Werker, and starring George O'Brien, Lucile Browne and Myrna Loy.
Obliging Young Lady is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, Ruth Warrick.
Budd Leland Buster, usually credited as Budd Buster, was an American actor known for B western films. He sometimes was credited as George Selk in his later work.
Riders of the Purple Sage is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film based upon the 1912 novel by Zane Grey, directed by Hamilton MacFadden, photographed by George Schneiderman, and starring George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill. The picture was released by the Fox Film Corporation with a running time of 58 minutes and remains the third of five screen versions. It was the first sound version. The movie was followed later the same year by a similar adaptation of the novel's sequel, The Rainbow Trail, also starring O'Brien.
Perilous Holiday is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Pat O'Brien, Ruth Warrick and Alan Hale. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. The screenplay concerns a woman newspaper reporter who is on the trail of a smuggling ring operating out of Mexico.
The Last Trail is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by James Tinling and written by Stuart Anthony. The film stars George O'Brien, Claire Trevor, El Brendel, Matt McHugh, J. Carrol Naish, and George Reed. The film was released on August 25, 1933, by Fox Film Corporation. The picture was a remake of a 1921 film of the same name starring Wallace Beery.
The Rainbow Trail is a lost 1918 American silent Western film directed by Frank Lloyd.
The Rainbow Trail is a 1925 American silent Western film written and directed by Lynn Reynolds. It is based on the 1915 novel The Rainbow Trail by Zane Grey. The film stars Tom Mix, Anne Cornwall, George Bancroft, Lucien Littlefield, Mark Hamilton, and Vivien Oakland. The film was released on May 24, 1925, by Fox Film Corporation.
Their Mutual Child is a lost 1920 American silent comedy-drama film directed by George L. Cox and starring Margarita Fischer, Joseph Bennett and Margaret Campbell. It was based on the 1919 novel of the same title by P. G. Wodehouse.
Outlaw Roundup is a 1944 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Helen Chapman, Jack Ingram and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was released on February 10, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation.
Clay Dollars is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Eugene O'Brien, Ruth Dwyer and Frank Currier. It was shot at studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
