This is an overview of 1922 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
The Golden Boot Awards were an American acknowledgement of achievement honoring actors, actresses, and crew members who made significant contributions to the genre of Westerns in television and film. The award was sponsored and presented by the Motion Picture & Television Fund. Money raised at the award banquet was used to help finance various services offered by the Fund to those in the entertainment industry.
Páll Valtýr Pálssonor "Bill" Cody Sr. was a Hollywood B-Western actor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and father to Bill Cody Jr.
The Range Busters is a 1940 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by John Rathmell. The film is the first 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 Luana Walters, LeRoy Mason and Earle Hodgins. It was released on August 22, 1940.
The Vanishing Riders is a 1935 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill.
Earle Hodgins was an American actor.
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.
Hidden Valley Outlaws is a 1944 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by John K. Butler and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan and Charles Miller. The film was released on April 2, 1944, by Republic Pictures.
Sheriff of Redwood Valley is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Bob Steele, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart and Arthur Loft. The film was released on March 29, 1946, by Republic Pictures.
Traffic in Crime is a 1946 American action film directed by Lesley Selander, written by David Lang, and starring Kane Richmond, Anne Nagel, Adele Mara, Wade Crosby, Wilton Graff and Roy Barcroft. It was released on June 28, 1946, by Republic Pictures.
Oklahoma Badlands is a 1948 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles, Roy Barcroft, Gene Roth and Earle Hodgins. The film was released on February 22, 1948 by Republic Pictures.
Bad Man from Red Butte is a 1940 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Sam Robins. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Gwynne, Bill Cody Jr. and Norman Willis. It was released on June 1, 1940 by Universal Pictures.
The Old Chisholm Trail is a 1942 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt, Mady Correll and Earle Hodgins. The film was released on December 11, 1942, by Universal Pictures.
Riders of the Santa Fe is a 1944 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Ande Lamb. The film stars Rod Cameron, Fuzzy Knight, Eddie Dew, Jennifer Holt, Ray Whitley and Lane Chandler. The film was released on November 10, 1944, by Universal Pictures.
West of Pinto Basin is a 1940 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by Earle Snell. The film is the third 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 Gwen Gaze, Tris Coffin and Dirk Thane. The film was released on November 25, 1940, by Monogram Pictures.
The Reckless Buckaroo is a 1935 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Zarah Tazil. The film stars Bill Cody, Bill Cody Jr., Betty Mack, Buzz Barton, Roger Williams and Ed Cassidy. The film was released on April 2, 1935, by Crescent Pictures Corporation.
The Rangers' Round-Up is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by George H. Plympton. The film stars Fred Scott, Al St. John, Christine McIntyre, Earle Hodgins, Steve Ryan and Karl Hackett. The film was released on February 9, 1938, by Spectrum Pictures.
Roaring Six Guns is a 1937 American Western film directed by J. P. McGowan and written by Arthur Everett. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Mary Hayes, Sam Flint, John Merton, Budd Buster, Robert Fiske and Ed Cassidy. The film was released on September 1, 1937, by Ambassador Pictures.
The Cyclone Ranger is a 1935 American western film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Bill Cody, Nina Quartero and Eddie Gribbon. It was made as a second feature for distribution by the Poverty Row outfit Spectrum Pictures. It was shot at the Iverson Ranch in California.
