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Robert N. Bradbury

Robert N. Bradbury

Director · 1886–1949 · Walla Walla, Washington, USA

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Biography

Robert N. Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) was an American film director and screenwriter who directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941. He is most famous for directing early western films starring John Wayne in the 1930s, including Riders of Destiny (1933; an early singing cowboy movie), The Lucky Texan (1934), West of the Divide (1934), Blue Steel (1934), The Man From Utah (1934), The Star Packer (1934), The Trail Beyond (1934; co-starring Noah Beery, Sr. and Noah Beery, Jr.), The Lawless Frontier (1934), Texas Terror (1935), Rainbow Valley (1935), The Dawn Rider (1935), Westward Ho (1935), and Lawless Range (1935). These were inexpensively shot "Poverty Row" movies; many were also written by Bradbury and almost all of them featured character actor George "Gabby" Hayes. Bradbury also shot numerous similar films during this period starring his son Bob Steele or Johnny Mack Brown. Bradbury occasionally billed himself as "Robert North Bradbury", "R.N. Bradbury", or "Robert Bradbury". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Directed 89

1930s

  1. 1937

    Romance of the Rockies

    Director

  2. Where Trails Divide

    Director

  3. Stars Over Arizona

    Director

  4. God's Country and the Man

    Director

  5. Riders of the Dawn

    Director

  6. Riders of the Rockies

    Director

  7. Sing Cowboy Sing

    Director

  8. Hittin' the Trail

    Director

  9. 1936

    Headin' for the Rio Grande

    Director

  10. The Law Rides

    Director

  11. The Kid Ranger

    Director

  12. Valley of the Lawless

    Director

  13. 1935

    Trail of Terror

    Director

  14. The Courageous Avenger

    Director

  15. Alias John Law

    Director

  16. Lawless Range

    Director

  17. Between Men

    Director

  18. Sundown Saunders

    Director

  19. Avenging Angel

    Director

  20. Tombstone Terror

    Director

  21. Smokey Smith

    Director

  22. Rainbow Valley

    Director

  23. Big Calibre

    Director

  24. Kid Courageous

    Director

  25. 1934

    Western Justice

    Director

  26. Vengence is Mine

    Director

  27. Klondike Gold

    Director

  28. Happy Landing

    Director

  29. The Shadow Gang

    Director

  30. Next Of Kin

    Director

  31. Bandits of the Badlands

    Director

  32. Rodeo Rocketeers

    Director

  33. Claim Jumpers

    Director

  34. 1933
  35. Ranger's Code

    Director

  36. Galloping Romeo

    Director

  37. The Gallant Fool

    Director

  38. Breed of the Border

    Director

  39. 1932
  40. Hidden Valley

    Director

  41. Son of Oklahoma

    Director

  42. The Man from Hell's Edges

    Director

  43. Riders of the Desert

    Director

  44. Law of the West

    Director

  45. 1931

    Dugan of the Badlands

    Director

1920s

  1. 1928

    Headin' for Danger

    Director

  2. Lightning Speed

    Director

  3. 1927

    The Mojave Kid

    Director

  4. With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

    Director

  5. 1926

    With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo

    Director

  6. Looking for Trouble

    Director

  7. With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness

    Director

  8. The Border Sheriff

    Director

  9. 1924

    Behind Two Guns

    Director

  10. The Galloping Ace

    Director

  11. The Phantom Horseman

    Director

  12. The Man from Wyoming

    Director

  13. 1923

    The Red Warning

    Director

  14. Desert Rider

    Director

  15. Wolf Tracks

    Director

  16. The Forbidden Trail

    Director

  17. 1922

    Riders of the Law

    Director

  18. 1921

    The Heart of Doreon

    Director

  19. The Honor of Rameriz

    Director

  20. Mother o' Dreams

    Director

  21. Beyond the Trail

    Director

1910s

  1. 1919

    The Last of His People

    Director

  2. Perils of Thunder Mountain

    Director

Wrote 41

1950s

  1. 1950

    West of the Brazos

    Screenplay

1930s

  1. 1939

    The Phantom Stage

    Story

  2. 1936
  3. The Kid Ranger

    Writer

  4. 1935

    Trail of Terror

    Story, Adaptation

  5. Alias John Law

    Screenplay

  6. Between Men

    Story

  7. Sundown Saunders

    Screenplay

  8. Smokey Smith

    Story, Screenplay

  9. Big Calibre

    Screenplay

  10. Kid Courageous

    Screenplay, Story

  11. 1934

    Western Justice

    Screenplay

  12. Vengence is Mine

    Writer

  13. Claim Jumpers

    Writer

  14. 1933
  15. Galloping Romeo

    Story

  16. The Gallant Fool

    Screenplay

  17. 1932
  18. Son of Oklahoma

    Adaptation

  19. The Man from Hell's Edges

    Story, Screenplay

  20. Law of the West

    Writer

  21. 1931

    Dugan of the Badlands

    Story, Screenplay

1920s

  1. 1928

    Lightning Speed

    Screenplay, Story

  2. 1926

    With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness

    Screenplay

  3. The Border Sheriff

    Adaptation

  4. 1924

    Behind Two Guns

    Writer

  5. 1923

    The Forbidden Trail

    Writer

  6. 1920

    The Courage of Marge O'Doone

    Writer

1910s

  1. 1919

    The Last of His People

    Writer

  2. Jacques of the Silver North

    Writer

  3. 1918

    Nobody's Wife

    Story

  4. The Fighting Grin

    Story

  5. 1916

    The Target

    Writer

Acted in 13

1920s

  1. 1925

    North of Nome

    Bruce McLaren

1910s

  1. 1918

    The Woman in the Web

    Baron Kovsky

  2. Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers

    Sam Gregg

  3. The Wild Strain

    Col. Bull

  4. 1917

    A Bathtub Bandit

    Jimmy the Monkey Wrench / Bath Tub Bandit

  5. The Man from Tia Juana

    Williams from Tia Juana

  6. 1916

    The Turquoise Mine Conspiracy

    Jim Bliss

  7. The Fighting Heiress

    Jim Bliss

  8. The Girl from Frisco

    multiple roles

  9. A Gutter Magdalene

    Sheriff Barrett

  10. The Target

    Jack Taylor (as Ronald Bradbury)

  11. To Have and to Hold

    Jeremy Sparrow

  12. 1915

    Colorado

    Col. Kincaid (as Ronald Bradbury)

Produced 8

1930s

  1. 1937

    Romance of the Rockies

    Producer

  2. Where Trails Divide

    Producer

  3. Stars Over Arizona

    Producer

  4. God's Country and the Man

    Producer

  5. Riders of the Dawn

    Producer

1920s

  1. 1928

    Red Riders of Canada

    Supervising Producer

  2. Driftin' Sands

    Supervising Producer

Edited 1

1920s

  1. 1923

    The Forbidden Trail

    Editor