Wild Horse Stampede (Monogram) (1943)

MAYNARD AND GIBSON ARE DYNAMITE TOGETHER! Rodeo, Circus, Wild West Led Cowboy to Stardom Ken Maynard was a real working cowpuncher, a top-hand rodeo performer and a wild west star long before Hollywood ever heard of him. Maynard comes to the.........-_-___... CHESUTE Os featured with Hoot Gibson in the thrilling Monogram west ern drama, Born in Texas, Maynard took to riding in earnest when he _ was eight years old, and became an expert cowpuncher in his teens. For several years he spent the annual touring seasons aS a member of some circus or wild west show, notably the Kit Carson frontier troupe, the Hagenback Wallace Circus and the Pawnee Bill Wild West. If the show ended its season in the West, he became a cowpuncher again for the winter. If the last playdate was in the East, he took any job he could find. For three years he was a rodeo contestant at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show at Fort Worth, Texas. After being featured as a riding star with Ringling Bros. circus, Maynard landed in Hollywood and soon afterward made his debut in motion pictures. In 1929 he was starred in “The Wagon Master,” one of the first western pictures produced after the advent of sound, and has been established ever since as one of the screen’s outstanding western stars. For a considerable period he traveled at the head of his own circus and wild west show. Betty Miles appears in the leading feminine role of ‘Wild Horse Stampede,’ and other members of the cast are Ian Keith, Don Stewart, Si Jenks, Glen Strange, Tom London and Reed Howes. Alan James directed for producer Robert Tansey, and the original story by Frances Kavanaugh was adapted for the screen by Elizabeth Beecher. Actress Is Champion Rider Champion Cowgirl of California is the title held by Betty Miles, WO COMES. GOL UNG (2-355 s A, theatre on in the leading feminine role of “Wild Horse Stampede,” first of Monogram’s new “Trail Blazers” turing Hoot Gibson and Ken May nard. Miss Miles won the award at a western series fea great rodeo held at Saugus, Calif,, | after scoring in an all-around competition which included riding, roping, pony-express racing and various other events. In addition to her screen work under her own name, the intrepid starlet frequently “doubles” for, other Hollywood actresses in dangerous riding feats, and is recognized as one of the film capital’s most daring stunt girls. Other roles in ‘‘Wild Horse Stampede” are played by Ian Keith, Don Stewart, Bob Baker, Kenneth Harlan, Glen Strange and Reed Howes. Alan James directed for producer Robert Tansey, and Frances Kavanaugh’s original story was adapted for the screen by Elizabeth Beecher. “Wild Horse Stampede.’¥ CAST KEN MAYNARD HOOT GIBSON BETTY MILES IAN KEITH .DON STEWART BOB BAKER Donny..... Tet ak Rawhide SI JENKS Col. Black. .. JOHN BRIDGES i .GLEN STRANGE REED HOWES Borman KENNETH HARLAN Western Film Opens New Series “Wild Horse Stampede,” first of Monogram’s new “Trail Blazers’ western series featuring Hoot Gibson and Ken Maynard, comes to COS Sea e theatresOne-s. anc. : presenting a new and potent entrant into the outdoor field. Betty Miles plays the leading feminine role, ane. other important parts are enacted by Ian Keith, Don Stewart, Bob Baker, Si Jenks, Kenneth |Harlan, John Bridges, Glen Strange, Tom London and Reed Howes. Alan James directed from Elizabeth Beecher’s adaptation of an original screenplay by Frances Kavanaugh, and the picture was produced by Robert Tansey. | HOOT GIBSON | Hoot Gibson, famous screen cowboy, is co-starred in the Trail Blazers hit, “Wild Horse Stampede” at The sere as Theatre. One Col. Scene Mat No. 1 L BAD MEDICINE FOR BAD MEN |The Story Ken Maynard gets the drop on a pair of outlaws in “Wild Horse Stam pede,” Trail Blazers western at the See hea eee Theatre now. Two Column Scene Mat No. 20 Swift Action Feature of New Western Film Success (Review) There is a constant succession of hair-raising incidents in “Wild Horse Stampede,” the Monogram western picture which opened an engagement at the “Trail Blazers’ theatre last night. The film is blazing action from first to last. The screen has known few cow-¥ boy stars who were so popular with the theatregoing public, or were such daring horsemen, as Hoot Gibson and Ken Maynard, who are teamed in the featured roles. Literally born to the saddle, and veterans of not only countless outdoor films but of circuses and rodeos, this pair display a brand of horsemanship that is exceptional. Hardly less expert is Betty Miles, champion California cowgirl, who plays the leading feminine role. The cast throughout is excellent, including as it does many such players as Ian Keith, Si Jenks, Bob Baker, Don Stewart, Kenneth Harlan, Glen Strange and Reed Howes. The plot of the story concerns the construction of a railroad through territory controlled by a band of outlaws, and the efforts of the cowboys to bring a semblance of law and order into the situation. The climax brings about a furious rush of sustained action, and clinches the success of this first film of a new festern series. Alan James directed ‘“‘Wild Horse Stampede,’ which was produced by Robert Tansey, and Frances Kavanaugh’s original story was adapted by Elizabeth Beecher. Camera work was in charge of Marcel Le Picard. HORSEMAN In addition to heading his own circus, Ken Maynard has been fea-| tured as champion rider with Ringling Bros.-Barnum and _. Bailey, Cole Bros., Hagenback-Wallace and many other tented shows. Maynard COMES 10: Cnet sh ese theatre on Siete eset ane in “Wild Horse Stampede,” the thrilling Monogram frontier drama in which he is featured with Hoot Gibson. | Stampede,” CREDITS Producer ROBERT TANSEY Director ALAN JAMES Photography MARCEL LE PICARD Sound GLEN GLENN Film Editor FRED BAIN Musical Director FRANK SANUCCI Screenplay ELIZABETH BEECHER Original Story by FRANCIS KAVANAUGH COLLAR MODEL Reed Howes was an artists’ model aS a young man, and achieved his greatest fame in this field as one of the originals for the streetcar and billboard posters advertising Arrow Collars. Howes comes LO> THE fake er theatre Onis cs in “Wild Horse Stampede,” first of Monogram’s new ‘Trail Blazers” western series featuring Hoot Gibson and Ken Maynard. VERSATILE In addition to his prowess as a rider and roper, Ken Maynard is a composer of western songs and a versatile musician, playing the guitar, violin, mandolin, banjo and harmonica. Maynard, featured with Hoot Gibson, comes to the........ theatre:-One or. in “Wild Horse the exciting Monogram drama of the western frontier. (Not for Publication) Betty Wallace, rancher, has sold all her horses to the U.S. Army to be used by soldiers patroling a railroad line being built through Red Bluff. Tip, Betty's foreman, in league with a gang headed by Carson and Colonel Black, informs the latter about this move, and members of the gang are sent out to ambush a party of cavalrymen sent by the army with the money ‘for Betty, and to pick up the horses. The soldiers are all killed, and the horses secreted in a _ blind canyon. Cliff Tyler, U. S. marshal for the town and also in love with Betty, tries to contend with the gang, but gets nowhere. Hoot Gibson and Ken Maynard, cowboys trying to trace both the stolen horses and the money, ride into town, but are ordered out by Carson. Ken gets in a poker game for high stakes and wins some of the money which has been stolen. Hoot and Ken track the gang to the canyon where the horses are hidden. and through = ruce manage to get them out of the canyon and headed toward town. Carson, learning of this, sends his men to head them off, but Donny, young brother of Betty, has ridden for aid and they eventually get the horses to the army camp. A gun battle ensues between the gang, Hoot and Ken, and the gang is wiped out. After the fight, Hoot and Ken reveal to Tyler that they were sent by the Army to find the horses and recover the money. ROUGH RIDER Hoot Gibson made his motion picture debut many years ago when he arrived in Los Angeles with Dick Stanley’s Congress of Rough Riders, and the organization appeared in several motion pictures after literally creating a sensation in their wild west performances. GibSON VCOMES -TOLTHE: re theatre OD ah ea featured with Ken Maynard in the Monogram western drama, ‘Wild Horse Stampede.” WORLD'S CHAMP When only 18 years old, Hoot Gibson won the title of All-around Champion Cowboy of the World at the famous annual roundup at Pendleton, Oregon, and has since been star performer and producer of many of the country’s outstanding rodeos. Gibson comes to the fee Sealey theatre On .0 ain: “Wild Horse Stampede,” the thrilling Monogram western drama in which he is featured with Ken Maynard. ee aE + — *F i