Forrest Taylor

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 - February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color. Description above from the Wikipedia article Forrest Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Boys of the City (1940)

Street kids get sent to the country, where they get mixed up in murder and a haunted house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Bobby Jordan  •  Leo Gorcey  •  Hal E. Chester  •  Frankie Burke

Street kids get sent to the country, where they get mixed up in murder and a haunted house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Bobby Jordan  •  Leo Gorcey  •  Hal E. Chester  •  Frankie Burke

Flying Wild (1941)

A group of young men who work at an aviation factory begin to suspect that a doctor who runs an air ambulance service is secretly a spy transporting secret information from the plant to enemy agents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William West
CAST:  Leo Gorcey  •  Bobby Jordan  •  Joan Barclay  •  Dave O'Brien

A group of young men who work at an aviation factory begin to suspect that a doctor who runs an air ambulance service is secretly a spy transporting secret information from the plant to enemy agents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William West
CAST:  Leo Gorcey  •  Bobby Jordan  •  Joan Barclay  •  Dave O'Brien

Rancho Notorious (1952)

A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Marlene Dietrich  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Gloria Henry

A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Marlene Dietrich  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Gloria Henry

Tell Your Children (1938)

High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier entices several restless teens, Mary and Jimmy Lane, sister and brother, and Bill, Mary's boyfriend, into frequenting a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis J. Gasnier
CAST:  Dorothy Short  •  Kenneth Craig  •  Lillian Miles  •  Dave O'Brien

High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier entices several restless teens, Mary and Jimmy Lane, sister and brother, and Bill, Mary's boyfriend, into frequenting a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis J. Gasnier
CAST:  Dorothy Short  •  Kenneth Craig  •  Lillian Miles  •  Dave O'Brien

That Gang of Mine (1940)

A street kid has dreams of becoming a jockey. He gets his chance when he and his gang discover a poor old man who has a championship race horse. The man agrees to let the boy ride his horse in a race, but first the gang must get enough money to pay for the race's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Bobby Jordan  •  Leo Gorcey  •  Clarence Muse  •  Dave O'Brien

A street kid has dreams of becoming a jockey. He gets his chance when he and his gang discover a poor old man who has a championship race horse. The man agrees to let the boy ride his horse in a race, but first the gang must get enough money to pay for the race's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Bobby Jordan  •  Leo Gorcey  •  Clarence Muse  •  Dave O'Brien

Winchester '73 (1950)

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Shelley Winters  •  Dan Duryea  •  Stephen McNally

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle, but Dutch steals it and leaves town. McAdam follows, intent on settling his old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Shelley Winters  •  Dan Duryea  •  Stephen McNally

Dead Men Walk (1943)

When a small town doctor buries his twin brother, a practitioner of the black arts, he believes him dead; but subsequent events force him to realize that his brother has, in fact, returned from the dead as a vampire and is seeking revenge on the doctor, who had ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Newfield
CAST:  George Zucco  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Nedrick Young  •  Dwight Frye

When a small town doctor buries his twin brother, a practitioner of the black arts, he believes him dead; but subsequent events force him to realize that his brother has, in fact, returned from the dead as a vampire and is seeking revenge on the doctor, who had ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Newfield
CAST:  George Zucco  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Nedrick Young  •  Dwight Frye

Mom and Dad (1945)

A teenage girl from a traditional family goes on a date with a pilot and ends up having sex with him. After the pilot dies in a plane crash, the girl discovers she is pregnant with his child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  June Carlson  •  Lois Austin  •  George Eldredge  •  Jimmy Clark

A teenage girl from a traditional family goes on a date with a pilot and ends up having sex with him. After the pilot dies in a plane crash, the girl discovers she is pregnant with his child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  June Carlson  •  Lois Austin  •  George Eldredge  •  Jimmy Clark

In Old California (1942)

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Binnie Barnes  •  Albert Dekker  •  Helen Parrish

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Binnie Barnes  •  Albert Dekker  •  Helen Parrish

The Lost Planet (1953)

Dr. Ernst Grood , having already dominated the planet Ergro, now intends to take over the control of the Earth. Unfortunately for him, reporters oppose his sinister designs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Judd Holdren  •  Vivian Mason  •  Michael Fox  •  Forrest Taylor

Dr. Ernst Grood , having already dominated the planet Ergro, now intends to take over the control of the Earth. Unfortunately for him, reporters oppose his sinister designs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spencer Gordon Bennet
CAST:  Judd Holdren  •  Vivian Mason  •  Michael Fox  •  Forrest Taylor

Pilot X (1936)

Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elmer Clifton
CAST:  Lona Andre  •  John Carroll  •  Leon Ames  •  Henry Hall

Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elmer Clifton
CAST:  Lona Andre  •  John Carroll  •  Leon Ames  •  Henry Hall

Shadow of Doubt (1935)

When a Hollywood producer is murdered, the most likely suspect is a man who is smitten with the victim's fiancee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Ricardo Cortez  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Constance Collier  •  Isabel Jewell

When a Hollywood producer is murdered, the most likely suspect is a man who is smitten with the victim's fiancee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Ricardo Cortez  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Constance Collier  •  Isabel Jewell

Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)

When the showboat hits town, two men use the parade as a distraction to rob the bank. Their accomplice is Pop, the clown from the showboat. He leaves the money on the boat and tells his daughter Patsy to bring it to him at a later stop on the river. Gene's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  Mary Lee  •  Carol Adams

When the showboat hits town, two men use the parade as a distraction to rob the bank. Their accomplice is Pop, the clown from the showboat. He leaves the money on the boat and tells his daughter Patsy to bring it to him at a later stop on the river. Gene's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  Mary Lee  •  Carol Adams

Four Faces West (1948)

Cowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks about securing a loan that large, McEwen shows him his six-gun collateral. The banker hands over the money in exchange for an I.O.U., signed "Jefferson Davis". McEwen ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Frances Dee  •  Charles Bickford  •  Joseph Calleia

Cowboy Ross McEwen arrives in town. He asks the banker for a loan of $2000. When the banker asks about securing a loan that large, McEwen shows him his six-gun collateral. The banker hands over the money in exchange for an I.O.U., signed "Jefferson Davis". McEwen ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Frances Dee  •  Charles Bickford  •  Joseph Calleia

Dawn at Socorro (1954)

Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris clan; the doctor finds signs of tuberculosis. En route to Colorado for his health, Brett stops in Socorro, New Mexico along with Ferris gunfighter Jimmy Rapp. Sheriff ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Rory Calhoun  •  Piper Laurie  •  David Brian  •  Kathleen Hughes

Brett Wade, gambler, gunslinger, and classical pianist, is wounded in a gunfight with the Ferris clan; the doctor finds signs of tuberculosis. En route to Colorado for his health, Brett stops in Socorro, New Mexico along with Ferris gunfighter Jimmy Rapp. Sheriff ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Rory Calhoun  •  Piper Laurie  •  David Brian  •  Kathleen Hughes

Flaming Feather (1952)

A mysterious outlaw known as the Sidewinder, phantom leader of renegade Ute Indians, terrorizes the people of the Arizona Territory in the 1870s. When rancher Tex McCloud has his place burned out, he vows to find and kill the Sidewinder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Sterling Hayden  •  Forrest Tucker  •  Arleen Whelan  •  Barbara Rush

A mysterious outlaw known as the Sidewinder, phantom leader of renegade Ute Indians, terrorizes the people of the Arizona Territory in the 1870s. When rancher Tex McCloud has his place burned out, he vows to find and kill the Sidewinder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Sterling Hayden  •  Forrest Tucker  •  Arleen Whelan  •  Barbara Rush

Rustlers on Horseback (1950)

When he catches wind that bookish George Parradine (John Eldredge) is actually a ruthless outlaw who's had one man killed and is now trying to steal a fortune from another, U.S. Marshal Rocky Lane (Allan Lane) poses as a bandit and infiltrates Parradine's gang. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Allan Lane  •  Black Jack  •  Eddy Waller  •  Roy Barcroft

When he catches wind that bookish George Parradine (John Eldredge) is actually a ruthless outlaw who's had one man killed and is now trying to steal a fortune from another, U.S. Marshal Rocky Lane (Allan Lane) poses as a bandit and infiltrates Parradine's gang. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Allan Lane  •  Black Jack  •  Eddy Waller  •  Roy Barcroft

Code of the Silver Sage (1950)

Arizona Territory is in the grip of outlaw terror and killer outlaws, secretly organized by Hulon Champion, who covers his power ambitions with the guise of a respectable firearms merchant. Hoping to eradicate the lawlessness plaguing the newspaperman Fred Gately ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Allan Lane  •  Eddy Waller  •  Roy Barcroft  •  Kay Christopher

Arizona Territory is in the grip of outlaw terror and killer outlaws, secretly organized by Hulon Champion, who covers his power ambitions with the guise of a respectable firearms merchant. Hoping to eradicate the lawlessness plaguing the newspaperman Fred Gately ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Allan Lane  •  Eddy Waller  •  Roy Barcroft  •  Kay Christopher

Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Bruce Cabot  •  Warren William  •  Betty Brewer

The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Bruce Cabot  •  Warren William  •  Betty Brewer

The Crimson Ghost (1946)

A criminal mastermind known as The Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit all electrical current on the planet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Witney  •  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Charles Quigley  •  Linda Stirling  •  Clayton Moore  •  I. Stanford Jolley

A criminal mastermind known as The Crimson Ghost is out to steal a device called the Cyclotrode, which can short-circuit all electrical current on the planet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Witney  •  Fred C. Brannon
CAST:  Charles Quigley  •  Linda Stirling  •  Clayton Moore  •  I. Stanford Jolley
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