Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing them.
Riders of Destiny is a 1933 pre-Code Western musical film starring 26-year-old John Wayne as Singin' Sandy Saunders, the screen's second singing cowboy. It was the first of a series of sixteen Lone Star Westerns made for Monogram Pictures between 1933 and 1935, by Wayne and director Robert N. Bradbury, and the first pairing of Wayne with George "Gabby" Hayes.
The San Antonio Kid is a 1944 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder. It was the fourth of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures and the first shot without George "Gabby" Hayes who had starred with Elliott since he relocated to Republic Pictures. The picture was shot on the studio's back lot along with outdoor locations at Iverson Ranch, 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
The Lawless Rider is a 1954 American black-and-white western film directed by Yakima Canutt and starring Johnny Carpenter, Frankie Darro and Noel Neill, and marketed by United Artists. Ed Wood helped co-write the screenplay, which was originally to be titled The Outlaw Marshall. The film was shot in 1952 but was not released until July 1954 due to cost overruns and legal difficulties.
Galloping Gallagher is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Fred Thomson, Hazel Keener, and Frank Hagney. The film was originally five reels long, only 29 minutes of which survive today.
The Riding Comet or Ridin' Comet is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, Dorothy Wood, and Robert D. Walker.
Riders of Mystery is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bill Cody, Frank Rice, and Thomas G. Lingham.
Bad Men's Money is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Yakima Canutt, Peggy Montgomery and John Lowell.
Branded a Bandit is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Paul Hurst and starring Yakima Canutt, Judge Hamilton and Wilbur McGaugh.
Daring Danger is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Pete Morrison, Esther Ralston and Lew Meehan.
Speed Wild is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Ethel Shannon, and Frank Elliott.
Firebrand Jordan is a 1930 American pre-Code western film directed by Alan James and starring Lane Chandler, Sheldon Lewis and Yakima Canutt.
A Two-Fisted Sheriff is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, Ruth Stonehouse and Joe Rickson.
The Human Tornado is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, Bert Sprotte, and Lafe McKee.
Wild Horse Canyon is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, Helene Rosson and Edward Cecil.
Romance and Rustlers is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, Dorothy Wood and Joseph W. Girard.
Scar Hanan is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Edward Linden and Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, Dorothy Wood and Helen Broneau.
Thundering Romance is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jay Wilsey, Jean Arthur and Harry Todd.
The Desert Hawk is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Leon De La Mothe and starring Ben F. Wilson, Mildred Harris and Louise Lester. It was released by the independent company Arrow Pictures.
Fighting Luck is a 1925 American silent western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Reeves, Ione Reed and Lew Meehan.
