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Frank LaRue

Date of birth: 1878-12-05

Place of birth: Ridgeway, Ohio, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Frank Herman LaRue, Frank La Rue

Frank LaRue

Biography

Frank LaRue was born on December 5, 1878 in Ridgeway, Ohio, USA as Frank Herman LaRue. He was an actor, known for Boothill Brigade (1937), Sidewalks of New York (1931) and Mesquite Buckaroo (1939). He was married to Elsie May Payne. He died on September 26, 1960 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Movie Credits

Radio Patrol
0

Radio Patrol

1932-06-02

A policeman in need of money is persuaded to take a $1000 bribe to stay away the night a packing hou

Fugitive from a Prison Camp
0

Fugitive from a Prison Camp

1940-10-05

Sheriff Holt is determined to prove that prisoners can be rehabilitated and released into society in

Smoky Trails
0

Smoky Trails

1939-03-03

Trailing the men that murdered his father, Bob Archer finds a man in a gunfight. He helps him to esc

The Lost Trail
0

The Lost Trail

1945-10-19

Having briefly abandoned his standard "Nevada Jack McKenzie" characterization in Flame of the West,

Song of the Buckaroo
0

Song of the Buckaroo

1938-12-07

An outlaw on the run assumes the identity of a dead man. When in his new identity he finds himself e

His Fighting Blood
0

His Fighting Blood

1935-10-14

A cowboy's brother falls in with a gang of thieves; when he tries to get his brother out of the gang

Tell Your Children
2.1

Tell Your Children

1938-06-15

High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have d

Silver Range
0

Silver Range

1946-11-16

Veteran cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown plays a cattle buyer turned prairie sleuth in this low-budget

High School Girl
1

High School Girl

1934-04-01

In this drama, a teenage boy and girl, tired of parental repression, begin sneaking out on dates and

Sundown Rider
0

Sundown Rider

1932-12-30

Wanted for a murder he didn't commit, Camp O'Neil escapes and assumes a different identity becoming

When a Man Sees Red
0

When a Man Sees Red

1934-11-24

Our hero tries to dissuade a pretty ranch owner from taking up with an unsavory character to no avai

The Throwback
0

The Throwback

1935-10-01

When Buck is young his cattle stealing father is killed. Now grown Buck returns home still carrying

Trigger Smith
0

Trigger Smith

1939-03-22

A cowboy goes after a gang of stagecoach robbers who murdered his brother.

The Golden Trail
0

The Golden Trail

1940-07-08

The dangerous Ceegareet gang has control of Boom Town. No miner with rich diggings is safe from this

Feud of the Range
3

Feud of the Range

1939-01-15

In an attempt to drive out settlers of the Los Trancos valley, through which the railroad proposes t

Frontier Scout
2.3

Frontier Scout

1938-09-16

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant has a job for Wild Bill Hickok (George Houston) and his sidekick (Al St. John)

The Range Busters
2.6

The Range Busters

1940-08-22

A phantom-like gunman is murdering the hands at the Circle T Ranch and the Range Busters are recruit

Riders of the Sage
2.5

Riders of the Sage

1939-08-01

In an effort to get Jim Martin to sell his ranch, the Halsey brothers have kidnapped his son Tom. Wh

Outlaws of Sonora
2.5

Outlaws of Sonora

1938-04-14

Outlaws of Sonora is a 1938 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman.

Bar-Z Bad Men
1.1

Bar-Z Bad Men

1937-04-21

Jim Waters arrives at Ed Parks' ranch to find Parks' cattle herd mysteriously increased. Hamp Harvey

Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
3

Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

1937-05-18

Lawyer Bowdre has started a war between the ranchers and the homesteaders planning to take over the

A Lawman Is Born
1.5

A Lawman Is Born

1937-06-21

An outlaw falsely accused of murder realizes the only way to clear himself is to become a lawman.

Boothill Brigade
2.4

Boothill Brigade

1937-08-02

Rancher Reynolds has fired his men and hired killers and is now using a crooked land deal to put the

Danger Valley
0

Danger Valley

1937-11-03

When Temple's miners strike gold they send Jake to file the claim. Dana is in the Recorder's office

The Fighting Deputy
1.5

The Fighting Deputy

1937-12-05

The Sheriff and his deputies are after Scar Adams. Scar is the brother of Alice Denton, the girl Dep

Knight of the Plains
2.4

Knight of the Plains

1938-05-07

Peterson has a plan to obtain all the ranches in the valley. He gives Carson a phony Spanish land gr

The Phantom Rider
0

The Phantom Rider

1936-07-06

The Phantom Rider helps Mary Grayson thwart a plot to steal her land.

Arizona Frontier
0

Arizona Frontier

1940-08-19

A government agent uncovers the truth behind a series of raids on a freight company.

Land of the Six Guns
0

Land of the Six Guns

1940-05-09

Stone is buying cattle cheap in Mexico, bringing them across the border without paying duty, changin

Lightning Carson Rides Again
2.4

Lightning Carson Rides Again

1938-10-09

Lightning Carson's nephew has been falsely accused of murder. To get in with the gang, Lightning pos

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek
3

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek

1936-12-01

A man impersonates his double to clear himself of a murder conviction.

A Man of Sentiment
0

A Man of Sentiment

1933-09-15

A man and woman fall in love at first sight, but everyone in their universe tries to keep them apart

The Fighting Texan
0

The Fighting Texan

1937-06-01

A rancher finds that his stock of horses is mysteriously being depleted, and discovers that a ranch

Song of the Drifter
0

Song of the Drifter

1948-01-17

Jimmy joins Cannonball on a visit to the widow Fennamore, Cannonball's old girlfriend, at Firehole.

Oklahoma Blues
0

Oklahoma Blues

1948-03-28

A singing cowboy named Jimmy ends up posing as an outlaw called "the Melody Kid" after his big-mout

Range Renegades
0

Range Renegades

1948-06-06

After Marshal Jordan is honored by Jimmy, Cannonball and others for his forty years as a law officer

The Girl Who Came Back
2.9

The Girl Who Came Back

1935-09-20

A counterfeiter gives up her life of crime and goes straight. She gets a job in a bank, but the memb

Sidewalks of New York
3.1

Sidewalks of New York

1931-09-26

A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) b

The Return of Wild Bill
0

The Return of Wild Bill

1940-06-26

When Matt Kilgore and his men frame and then hang an innocent man, Lige Saunders sends for his son W

In Old Montana
2

In Old Montana

1939-02-05

The Colonel sends Fred Dawson and Doc Flanders to investigate a cattleman sheepman war. Posing as a

Man Of The People
3.5

Man Of The People

1937-01-27

An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.

The Mexicali Kid
2.5

The Mexicali Kid

1938-09-13

Looking for the killer of his brother, Jack saves the outlaw known as the Mexicali Kid who had colla

Red River Valley
2.5

Red River Valley

1936-03-02

Gene and Frog set out to find out who has been causing the accidents at a dam construction site.

Washington Merry-Go-Round
3.4

Washington Merry-Go-Round

1932-10-15

Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quic

Westbound Stage
1

Westbound Stage

1939-12-15

A wagon train crossing the plains comes across the remains of other wagon trains that have been atta

Code of the Fearless
1.5

Code of the Fearless

1939-01-05

When it appears that Fred Jamison is a member of Red's gang, he is kicked out of the Rangers. But it

Parole Girl
3

Parole Girl

1933-03-04

A woman convicted of fraud aims to take her revenge on the man who put her inside after being releas

Hands Across the Rockies
3.6

Hands Across the Rockies

1941-06-19

Wild Bill Hickock and Cannonball help two young people in love and bring the murderer of Cannonball'

Songs and Bullets
3

Songs and Bullets

1938-05-14

Melody arrives looking for the killer of his uncle and at the same time Dumont arrives looking for t

Flying Devils
1.9

Flying Devils

1933-07-14

A trio of veteran pilots joins an aerial circus.

Oklahoma Terror
3

Oklahoma Terror

1939-08-24

Cartwright's racket is to sell a ranch and then have Mason and his men drive the ranchers away so he

Trigger Pals
2.5

Trigger Pals

1939-01-13

Kent wants the Allen ranch. So he has Steve and his men rustle their cattle using Pete as an informa

Convict's Code
2.3

Convict's Code

1939-01-18

On parole after three years in prison, a football player encounters the man who framed him.

The Oregon Trail
4

The Oregon Trail

1939-07-04

Jeff Scott is sent to investigate problems with wagon trains attempting to make the journey to Orego

The Wages of Sin
0.5

The Wages of Sin

1938-07-14

A hard-working woman trying to support her family and working at a menial, low-paying job falls for

Down the Wyoming Trail
2

Down the Wyoming Trail

1939-06-13

Tex arrives on the Parker ranch on Christman eve and is given the job of being Santa Claus. Also dre

Gordon of Ghost City
2

Gordon of Ghost City

1933-08-13

A cowboy is hired to track down a gang of rustlers, but gets involved with a beautiful girl trying t

The Thrill Hunter
2.9

The Thrill Hunter

1933-04-30

A blowhard cowboy talks himself into a job as a movie stunt man.

Code of the Rangers
0

Code of the Rangers

1938-04-07

A Texas Ranger is faced with the task of bringing his outlaw brother to justice.

Fangs of the Wild
2.8

Fangs of the Wild

1939-01-01

Foxes are mysteriously disappearing from fox farms and Agent Don has been sent to investigate. Brad

Gang Bullets
2.9

Gang Bullets

1938-11-10

A Capone-like racketeer named Anderson, who after being chased out of one town by the authorities im

Courtin' Trouble
0

Courtin' Trouble

1948-11-21

Jimmy Wakely a lawman goes undrrcover with a singing job at Dawson's saloon....

The Fighting Ranger
2.5

The Fighting Ranger

1934-03-17

The Buck Jones western The Fighting Ranger utilizes its familiar plotline with excellent results. Wh

Port of Hate
2.9

Port of Hate

1939-08-21

A group of American adventurers discover a bed of black pearls off a South Pacific island. When one

You Can't Buy Luck
2

You Can't Buy Luck

1937-04-30

When a gambler is accused of murder, the pretty orphanage employee he loves sets out to prove him in

Mesquite Buckaroo
0

Mesquite Buckaroo

1939-04-30

It's time for the big rodeo and it's Bob of the Allen ranch against Luke Williams of the Barns ranch

Colorado Kid
2

Colorado Kid

1937-12-06

When Hines kills the Colonel for his money, the Colorado Kid is arrested and then found guilt of the

Strange People
2.5

Strange People

1933-06-16

All 12 jury members who sent an innocent man to the gallows are gathered together for a demonstratio

Roll Wagons Roll
2

Roll Wagons Roll

1940-08-16

The Army sends Tex Masters to find out who is supplying Indians with military guns.

Crossed Trails
0

Crossed Trails

1948-04-10

A cowboy frees a rancher framed for murder by outlaws after his ranch.

Riders of Pasco Basin
1

Riders of Pasco Basin

1940-04-04

Kirby and Evans are pulling off an irrigation project swindle and newspaper editor Scott realizes it

Whirlwind Raiders
2.5

Whirlwind Raiders

1948-05-12

It's 1873 and the disbanded Texas Rangers have been replaced by the corrupt Texas State Police. Stev

A Missouri Outlaw
0

A Missouri Outlaw

1941-11-25

Don "Red" Barry is unjustly accused of being a Missouri Outlaw. The real bad guys are a gang of croo

Robbers of the Range
3.5

Robbers of the Range

1941-04-17

Railroad agents frame a landowner who wont sell out to them.

Prairie Stranger
0

Prairie Stranger

1941-09-17

Charles Starrett is once more cast as frontier doctor Steve Monroe in Columbia's Prairie Stranger. I

The Quitter
0

The Quitter

1934-02-05

When her husband, who founded the town's crusading local newspaper, doesn't come back from the Frenc

The Shadow
3.3

The Shadow

1940-01-05

The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible a

The Singing Vagabond
3.5

The Singing Vagabond

1935-12-16

Tex rides to the rescue when badguys led by LaCrosse and Utah Joe kidnap Lettie.

Laura
3.8

Laura

1944-11-26

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

Trail of Vengeance
0

Trail of Vengeance

1937-03-28

There is a range war between the ranchers led by Tilden and the outlaw gang of Link Carson. Wanted o

Devil Riders
2.1

Devil Riders

1943-11-05

A crooked lawyer and his gang are trying to steal some government land meant for a stagecoach compan

Brigham Young
2.2

Brigham Young

1940-09-27

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transp

Billy the Kid in Texas
2.9

Billy the Kid in Texas

1940-09-29

In the second of the "Billy the Kid" series from PRC that starred Bob Steele, Billy the Kid is being

The Durango Kid
3

The Durango Kid

1940-08-15

The Durango Kid is a sort of Robin Hood of the West who helps the lovely Walters (who replaced Starr

The Fuller Brush Man
3

The Fuller Brush Man

1948-06-01

Poor Red Jones gets fired from every job he tries. His fiancée gives him one last chance to make goo

General Spanky
2.8

General Spanky

1936-12-11

Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he b

Haunted House
2.2

Haunted House

1940-07-21

Teenagers try to clear a friend accused of murder.

The Courageous Dr. Christian
2.7

The Courageous Dr. Christian

1940-04-04

A doctor fights an epidemic that breaks out in the poor section of town and tries to get the rest of

Beyond the Sacramento
0

Beyond the Sacramento

1940-11-11

Bill learns that two con artists whom he has dealt with before are at it again. Crowley runs the sal

The Iron Claw
3

The Iron Claw

1941-08-15

The heirs of Anton Benson are searching Bensonhurst for hidden gold; they are joined by a reporter,

Marie Galante
2.3

Marie Galante

1934-10-25

On the French coast, unlucky Marie Galante is abducted and forced to board an American cargo ship bo

Once in a Lifetime
3.5

Once in a Lifetime

1932-10-02

Story of a Hollywood studio during the transition from silents to talkies.

The Beast of the City
2.9

The Beast of the City

1932-02-13

Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his own corrupt brother Ed to w

The Cyclone Kid
0

The Cyclone Kid

1942-05-31

A young doctor rejects his older outlaw brother Johnny who put him through medical school by dubious

Frontier Gunlaw
0

Frontier Gunlaw

1946-01-31

Jim Stewart comes to Mesa City and buys a ranch from publisher Matt Edwards, who is confined to a wh

The Son of Davy Crockett
0

The Son of Davy Crockett

1941-07-15

Dave Crockett (Bill Elliott) comes to the aid of ranchers living on the Yucca Strip, who want their

Law of the Canyon
0

Law of the Canyon

1947-04-23

Freight wagons are being stolen and ransomed back to their owners. Government agent Steve Langtry (a

Prairie Express
0

Prairie Express

1947-10-24

Johnny Mack Brown comes to the aid of a beleaguered female freight line operator in this standard Mo

Riders of Black Mountain
0

Riders of Black Mountain

1940-11-11

Marshal Tim Donovan has been sent to investigate a series of holdups. Posing as a card sharp he soon

Frontier Law
3

Frontier Law

1943-06-01

A town is cleared of crime when a group of cowboys under the direction of Hayden battles an outlaw g

Lawless Plainsmen
0

Lawless Plainsmen

1942-03-17

In this western, a ranch foreman and the bosses son go to a saloon to slake their thirst and find th

Saddles and Sagebrush
2

Saddles and Sagebrush

1943-04-26

Krag Sabine has aroused the wrath of all the ranchers by stealing their land with the aid of his hen

Robin Hood of the Range
2

Robin Hood of the Range

1943-07-28

Inasmuch as western star Charles Starrett gained screen fame as the Robin Hood-like "Durango Kid", i

Ghost Guns
2.9

Ghost Guns

1944-11-17

Supernatural events on the range prompt an investigation by cowboy Brown in this western.

The Last Horseman
0

The Last Horseman

1944-06-22

Former Hopalong Cassidy sidekick Russell Hayden retains his nickname of Lucky in this average entry

West of the Rio Grande
0

West of the Rio Grande

1944-08-05

Two-fisted cowboys fight for law and order in their encounters with outlaws.

Frontier Feud
2.5

Frontier Feud

1945-11-24

Johnny Mack Brown is back as Nevada Jack McKenzie in Frontier Feud. Once again, Nevada and his grizz

The Gay Cavalier
0

The Gay Cavalier

1946-03-30

The Cisco Kid (Gilbert Roland) sets out on a double mission of rescuing a girl from forsaking her tr

Under Arizona Skies
0

Under Arizona Skies

1946-05-27

Dusty Smith arrives and takes a job on a ranch that is losing cattle to rustlers. When the rustlers

Border Bandits
3

Border Bandits

1946-01-12

Johnny Mack Brown dons a marshal's badge in the Monogram western Border Bandits. Brown's sworn duty

Gun Talk
0

Gun Talk

1947-12-20

In this western, a hero prevents a stagecoach robbery and wins the respect and confidence of a mine

Raiders of the South
0

Raiders of the South

1947-01-18

Johnny Brownell, former Confederate officer turned Federal agent, is sent to Texas during the recons

The Law Comes to Gunsight
2.5

The Law Comes to Gunsight

1947-05-24

Brown arrives in the town of, yes, Gunsight, in the company of saddle pal Raymond Hatton. Like a new

The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
0

The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

1948-10-02

Frontier Agent
0

Frontier Agent

1948-05-16

Johnny Mack Brown is sent to the badlands to round up an elusive outlaw gang.

Sundown on the Prairie
0

Sundown on the Prairie

1939-02-08

Tex and Ananias are sent by the government to capture some Santa Fe rustlers. Tex recognizes Hendric

Trail Riders
3

Trail Riders

1942-12-04

In the 18th entry of Monogram's 24 "Range Buster" films, the bank of Gila Springs is robbed by Ace A

The Gunman From Bodie
2

The Gunman From Bodie

1941-09-19

The Rough Riders are after a gang of rustlers. Marshal Roberts is posing as a wanted outlaw, McCall

Lightnin' Crandall
1

Lightnin' Crandall

1937-03-24

Cowboy with a reputation as the fastest gun in Texas heads to Arizona to leave his past behind, but

Motive for Revenge
2.5

Motive for Revenge

1935-05-15

Bank teller Barry Webster is driven to stealing bank funds by his mother-in-law who continually nags

Blazing the Western Trail
2.8

Blazing the Western Trail

1945-09-08

Stage line owner Brent has his men robbing Halliday stages and when his manager Waring learns of it,

Left-Handed Law
2

Left-Handed Law

1937-03-31

An army colonel tries to bring peace to a lawless community.

The Secret Code
2.5

The Secret Code

1942-09-04

A superhero known as The Black Commando battles Nazi agents who use explosive gases and artificial l

Race Suicide
3

Race Suicide

1938-01-01

A District Attorney decides to go after a doctor who is targeting young women and talking them into

Stranded
2.9

Stranded

1935-06-29

A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters.

She Couldn't Take It
2.3

She Couldn't Take It

1935-10-08

The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustra

Badman's Territory
2.9

Badman's Territory

1946-05-04

After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a

Moonlight on the Range
0

Moonlight on the Range

1937-06-10

Tom "Killer" Dane kills Jeff's friend, who then pursues him. Jeff and Dane are look-alike half broth

Smashing the Vice Trust
0

Smashing the Vice Trust

1937-01-01

In a meeting with the leaders of his vice syndicate, gangster boss James "Lucky" Lombardo complains

Public Cowboy No. 1
3

Public Cowboy No. 1

1937-06-11

Deputies Gene Autry and Frog go up against modern cattle rustlers. These rustlers use technology suc

Overland Stage Raiders
2.5

Overland Stage Raiders

1938-09-20

After gold shipments from a mining town have been hijacked, the three Mesquiteers buy a plane to fly

Law of the Sea
2.8

Law of the Sea

1931-12-15

A sadistic, evil ship captain lusts after a beautiful young girl he spots in town. It turns out that

Fighting Texans
0

Fighting Texans

1933-06-15

Randolph Graves, a high-pressure haberdashery salesman, is fired for arguing with a customer and get

Mike Fright
2.9

Mike Fright

1934-08-25

The gang attends a radio station amateur show.

The More the Merrier
3.4

The More the Merrier

1943-05-13

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C.

Vagabond Lady
3.6

Vagabond Lady

1935-05-03

Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store o

David Harum
3.5

David Harum

1934-03-02

Rogers plays a small town banker in the 1890s whose chief rival is the deacon (Middleton) with whom

Forced Landing
0

Forced Landing

1935-12-02

In this high-flying mystery set aboard a cross-country flight to New York, some of the passengers ar

The Fuller Brush Man
3

The Fuller Brush Man

1948-06-01

Poor Red Jones gets fired from every job he tries. His fiancée gives him one last chance to make goo