William Farnum
20 titles
Filmography
20 results

The Drifter
(1932)Upon returning to his cabin in the woods, a man finds himself caught in a dangerous game with an escaped convict, a gunfighter and business rivals.

Are We Civilized?
(1934)In a fictional country, where a Hitler-like despot is on the rise, a newspaper publisher challenges the new dictator's oppressive reign of terror.
A Connecticut Yankee
(1931)
Mr. Robinson Crusoe
(1932)A yachtsman bets his friends that he can swim ashore on a remote south-seas island with nothing but a toothbrush and live comfortably.

The Kid Ranger
(1936)Unaware she's adopted, Mary's life takes a turn when her father's past resurfaces, forcing him into a stagecoach robbery to guard a dark secret.

Between Men
(1935)Twenty years after his father was forced to abandon him and go on the run, the two meet as men in New Mexico without realizing the other’s identity.

The Painted Desert
(1931)When two men find an abandoned baby, a fight over the custody of the foundling results in a lifelong rivalry that escalates during a mining dispute.

Custer's Last Stand
(1936)After a Native American kills one of General Custer’s troops, the dead man’s son, a scout, starts hunting for the man who took his father’s life

The Brand of Hate
(1934)Trouble brews when an outlaw and his rotten sons move into their family’s quiet home, rustle cattle, and kill a good man on the neighboring ranch.

Happy Landing
(1934)After getting hijacked, robbed and knocked out by smugglers with no memory of the incident, a young pilot fights to track down the dangerous gang.

Public Cowboy No. 1
(1937)When a high-tech gang of cattle thieves comes to town, a luddite sheriff’s deputy must quickly learn how to outwit their modern innovations.

Sharad of Atlantis
(1936)Following a string of suspicious earthquakes, a professor leads an expedition in his rocket submarine to the rumored location of Atlantis.

Git Along Little Dogies
(1937)When the singing cowboy learns an oil well pollutes the cattle's drinking water, he gets on a radio show to oppose the gangster behind the drilling.

Rovin' Tumbleweeds
(1939)After a flood destroys local farmland and corrupt politicians try to stop a relief bill, a small-town rancher runs for Congress to get it passed.

Mexicali Rose
(1939)A singing cowboy and a music-loving bandit take on a crooked oil company cheating, among others, an orphanage on the Mexican border.

Shine On Harvest Moon
(1938)The one-time partnership between two men has turned into a full-fledged range war. Roy is the son of one; Claire is the daughter of the other.

Hi-Yo Silver
(1940)In this first live depiction of the Lone Ranger serial, a Confederate Army captain leads a ragtag band of deserters to conquer and rule Texas.

The Perils of Pauline
(1947)La verdadera historia de la actriz Pearl White y su ascenso a la fama en el cine mudo, donde se convirtió en la reina de las series.

Jack and the Beanstalk
(1952)The beloved children’s fairytale takes a hilarious turn when comedic duo Abbott and Costello land a babysitting gig for an unruly young child.

The Lone Ranger
(1938)An outlaw leader planning to take control of Texas after the Civil War kills Colonel Jeffries, a man empowered to levy taxes, and assumes his identity. His men then murder a troop of Rangers. Tonto finds one Ranger still alive and he becomes the Lone Ranger. A Jeffries spy thinks one of five men is the Lone Ranger and to eliminate his enemy, Jeffries has all five captured and sentenced to death. CHAP. 2, THUNDERING EARTH: Jeffries' men plan to wipe out a wagon train of Texans. CHAP. 3, PITFALL: Jeffries forces Blanchard to send a recommendation that he be made Governor. The Lone Ranger chases the courier but a spiked pit awaits him. CHAP. 4, AGENT OF TREACHERY: Jeffries prepares another trap for the Lone Ranger. CHAP. 5, STEAMING CALDRON: Catching one of Jeffries' men who trailed a wounded Jim Clark to their secret caved, there is a fight and the Lone Ranger ends up trapped in a pit with a steaming cauldron. CHAP. 6, RED MAN'S COURAGE: Clark dies from his wounds. Of the four remaining Rangers, the identity of the Lone Ranger is still unknown. When Jeffries' men kill two Indians and leave silver bullets, their tribesmen capture Tonto and prepare to kill him. CHAP. 7, WHEELS OF DISASTER: Joan has been placed in a wagon with gun powder and the Lone Ranger rides to save her. CHAP. 8, FATAL TREASURE: The Rangers get Jeffries' silver but retrieving it the next day, two of the Rangers get trapped in a well. CHAP. 9, MISSING SPUR: The Rangers are jailed for taking the silver. Kester has obtained the spur from the Lone Ranger and now says he will identify him. CHAP. 10, FLAMING FURY: The Lone Ranger and Tonto get trapped in a burning barn. CHAP. 11, SILVER BULLET: When Jeffries' men kill Bob Stuart's uncle, the maker of the silver bullets, Stuart trails them and ends up in a gunfight. CHAP. 12, ESCAPE: Stuart dies leaving three Rangers. Trying to save Joan and her father, they and the Lone Ranger are in a stage that goes over a cliff. CHAP. 13, FATAL PLUNGE: Chapter 1 flashback. CHAP. 14, MESSENGER OF DOOM: Kester uses the Rangers' pigeons to locate their secret cave. Greatly outnumbered, Forrest collapses the cave ceiling killing himself and the soldiers. CHAP. 15, LAST OF THE RANGERS: The two remaining Rangers try to escape from the rest of Jeffries' men but one is killed. The Lone Ranger organizes the Texans who then meet Jeffries and his men in a final shootout. With the Texans now in control the Lone Ranger finally unmasks.