Movies starring Karl Hackett

Bulldog Courage (1935)

60 mins     Western      

As I watched "Bulldog Courage" I couldn't but help think of those swashbuckling movies such as "Zorro", "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "Robin Hood" not because they are visually similar but are in theme. I mean that it wasn'...

Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936)

75 mins     Western      

Well I will say one thing for "Lightnin' Bill Carson" it certainly has a lot more storyline than you normally get from one of these 1930s westerns, it also has more Aces than you tend to see in movies as well. But whilst the ...

Texas Trail (1937)

58 mins     Western      

Hopalong Cassidy's "Texas Trail" is as routine as a Hallmark romantic comedy; basically you know what you will get not long after it starts. As such we have Gabby Hayes delivering sidekick comedy, a young kid who idolises Hop...

Phantom Ranger (1938)

53 mins     Crime, Western      

I think "Phantom Ranger" is the first western I have come across which is actually set in the 1930s or at least that is when I presume it is set as we have mention of G-Men, we are taken to the Bureau of Investigation in Wash...

The Utah Trail (1938)

56 mins     Western      

"The Utah Trail" is another one of those old b-movie westerns from the 1930's whose appeal now is to those with an interest in old western movies and seeing as many as possible. Watched as a form of entertainment it comes up ...

Paroled - To Die (1938)

55 mins     Western      

"Paroled - To Die" ends up typical of so many of these Bob Steele westerns, not terrible but not exactly engaging either. Now some of that blame has to be put on Steele as for me he was never the most natural of actors, alway...

The Feud Maker (1938)

55 mins     Western      

I have to admit I am not the biggest fan of Bob Steele westerns as often Steele would come across as a bit wooden but in "The Feud Maker" Steele seems more relaxed that he often came across. Oh there are times when he stands ...

Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940)

57 mins     Western      

Maybe it is just me but as I looked through the cast list for "Take Me Back to Oklahoma" I felt like I could already work out how the movie would play without watching. Firstly you have Tex Ritter delivering some good guy her...

Wolves of the Range (1943)

60 mins     Western      

"Wolves of the Range" has a familiar sort of set up where we have a nefarious businessman who is willing to order his men to kill to get what he wants. But "Wolves of the Range" has a couple of change ups with one of the cons...

Oath of Vengeance (1944)

57 mins     Western      

I've watched a fair few of these early westerns, the sort which were churned out during the 1930s and early 40s with the same old faces appearing time and again and have grown to expect very little from them. It is how I was ...

Brand of the Devil (1944)

57 mins     Western      

A quick run down of things you can find in many an hour long western from the 1940s. There will be the old rancher dealing with local trouble; the old rancher usually has an attractive daughter, grand daughter or niece. Then ...

His Brother's Ghost (1945)

58 mins     Western      

It's not often that I say this about one of these quota quickie westerns but "His Brother's Ghost" is actually frustrating. Here we have a western with an entertaining idea of a dead rancher having a twin who masquerades as h...