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Monte Rawlins is a Actor American born on 21 february 1907 at Yakima (USA)
Monte Rawlins, born Dean Calvin Spencer (February 21, 1907 – July 13, 1988), also called Monte "Alamo" Rawlins, was a short-lived western film star of the late 1930s, often dubbed The Masked Phantom due to his better known role. The B-rated "Masked Phantom" role was his only starring role.
In the late 1930s, Columbia Pictures had been searching for a new face to be a new cowboy western star. They were having success with several, including Ken Maynard and Bill Elliott. Originally from Yakima, Washington, Rawlins had made his way to Hollywood by way of him being a barnstormer pilot, starring in an air show. He first worked doing aerial stunt work for films, and played two small bit roles in films, and was noticed by Columbia and approached for his own series. The series, titled Adventures of the Masked Phantom, opened in 1939, with Rawlins in the lead role.
The series was to have a trio that travels, rescuing people as they go, overcoming troubles and dangers that they encounter along the way. Reviews were not bad, but indicated that veteran actors George Douglas,and Curley Dresden had saved the series. Rawlins' reviews were horrible—it would be his last acting role.
At the beginning of World War II, Rawlins joined the US Marine Corps, and served with distinction until the war's end. He remained in the US Marine Reserves, and was called up for active duty for the Korean War also. He remained in the Marine Reserves, and began working, upon his return from Korea, as a sound engineer for both Monogram Pictures and Disney. He retired from both Disney and the Marine Reserves, moving to Hawaii, where he later died of natural causes in 1988.
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Birth name Dean Calvin Spencer
Nationality USA
Birth 21 february 1907 at Yakima (USA)
Death 13 july 1988 (at 81 years) at Hawaii (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 21 february 1907 at Yakima (USA)
Death 13 july 1988 (at 81 years) at Hawaii (USA)
In the late 1930s, Columbia Pictures had been searching for a new face to be a new cowboy western star. They were having success with several, including Ken Maynard and Bill Elliott. Originally from Yakima, Washington, Rawlins had made his way to Hollywood by way of him being a barnstormer pilot, starring in an air show. He first worked doing aerial stunt work for films, and played two small bit roles in films, and was noticed by Columbia and approached for his own series. The series, titled Adventures of the Masked Phantom, opened in 1939, with Rawlins in the lead role.
The series was to have a trio that travels, rescuing people as they go, overcoming troubles and dangers that they encounter along the way. Reviews were not bad, but indicated that veteran actors George Douglas,and Curley Dresden had saved the series. Rawlins' reviews were horrible—it would be his last acting role.
At the beginning of World War II, Rawlins joined the US Marine Corps, and served with distinction until the war's end. He remained in the US Marine Reserves, and was called up for active duty for the Korean War also. He remained in the Marine Reserves, and began working, upon his return from Korea, as a sound engineer for both Monogram Pictures and Disney. He retired from both Disney and the Marine Reserves, moving to Hawaii, where he later died of natural causes in 1988.
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Across the Plains (1939)
, 59minutesDirected by Addison Randall, Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Addison Randall, Hal Price, Dennis Moore, Glenn Strange, Bud Osborne, Monte Rawlins
Roles Henchman Rip
Rating56%
Deux jeunes frères sont séparés lorsque leur wagon est attaqué et leurs parents tués. Un frère Cherokee est élevé par des Indiens et l'autre, le Kansas Kid, par le chef de gang hors-la-loi Buff. Vingt ans plus tard, ils se retrouvent sans le savoir quand le Kid s'en prend à des wagons guidés par Cherokee.
Hop-a-long Cassidy (1935)
, 1hDirected by Howard Bretherton
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, James Ellison, George "Gabby" Hayes, Kenneth Thomson, Charles Middleton, Robert Warwick
Roles Cowhand Party Guest
Rating67%
A ranch foreman tries to start a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other whilst helping a gang rustle their cattle. Each of the cattlemen blames the other for stealing their cattle. Hop-Along Cassidy, played by William Boyd, having been shot in an earlier gunfight, (which results in his trademark hop), uses an altered cowhide brand to discover the real rustlers. The cattlemen join forces with Hop-Along to bring the rustlers to justice.