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Buster Crabbe

Date of birth: 1908-02-07

Place of birth: Oakland, California, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Clarence Linden Crabbe, Larry Crabbe, Clarence Linden Crabbe II, Larry 'Buster' Crabbe

Buster Crabbe

Biography

Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe was an American athlete and actor, who starred in a number of popular screen serials in the 1930s and 1940s.

Movie Credits

Hollywood on Parade No. B-7
0

Hollywood on Parade No. B-7

1933-01-01

Features Chico Marx and W.C. Fields

Flash Gordon
3.2

Flash Gordon

1936-04-06

Disaster seems imminent when scientists discover that the planet Mongo is about to crash into Earth.

Destination Saturn
0

Destination Saturn

1966-01-01

Made-for-TV feature version of the 1940 movie serial, Buck Rogers.

Buck Rogers
2.6

Buck Rogers

1977-01-01

Edited version of the 1939 Universal serial "Buck Rogers." A 20th Century pilot named Buck Rogers a

Planet Outlaws
2.3

Planet Outlaws

1953-01-01

A 20th Century pilot named Buck Rogers and his young friend Buddy Wade awake from 500 years in suspe

Nabonga
2.1

Nabonga

1944-01-25

When a treasure hunter seeks a downed airplane in the jungles of Africa, he encounters one of the pa

The Alien Dead
1.5

The Alien Dead

1980-06-01

A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by Yankees with fake accen

Jungle Siren
2

Jungle Siren

1942-08-14

A woman - raised in the jungle - tries to help an American stop a native uprising spurned on by Nazi

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
2.9

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940-03-03

A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship

Billy the Kid Trapped
2.5

Billy the Kid Trapped

1942-02-27

Stanton breaks Billy and his two friends Fuzzy and Jeff out of jail. He wants them free so three of

Caged Fury
2

Caged Fury

1948-03-05

Big cats are killing people... after being trained by a twisted lion tamer.

Stagecoach Outlaws
2.5

Stagecoach Outlaws

1945-08-17

Kirby sends his henchmen to break killer Matt Brawley out of jail. But Brawley has already broken ou

Fuzzy Settles Down
2.8

Fuzzy Settles Down

1944-06-25

Billy Carson and Fuzzy Jones have just collected a reward and Fuzzy indulges in a dream of getting a

Rose Bowl
3

Rose Bowl

1936-11-30

Paddy O'Riley and Ossie Merrill, Bellport high school football heroes, enroll in distant colleges; P

Tarzan the Fearless
1.9

Tarzan the Fearless

1933-08-11

Mary Brooks' father, who has been studying ancient tribes, falls into the hands of "the people of Za

Drift Fence
2.5

Drift Fence

1936-02-14

Although Larry "Buster" Crabbe earns top billing, the hero of Drift Fence is former Western star Tom

The Kid Rides Again
2.8

The Kid Rides Again

1943-01-27

Billy the Kid has been wrongfully arrested for robbing a train. In order to prove his innocence, the

Daughter of Shanghai
2.7

Daughter of Shanghai

1937-12-17

A Chinese-American woman tries to expose an illegal alien smuggling ring.

Pirates of the High Seas
3

Pirates of the High Seas

1950-11-02

For decades, pirates roamed the seas, searching for booty to plunder and coastal villages to terrori

Wanderer of the Wasteland
2.5

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1935-09-09

Adam Larey becomes a fugitive from justice when he escapes after being blamed for a crime he did not

Nevada
1.5

Nevada

1935-11-29

A gambler wins a ranch in a round of poker, then joins his neighbors on a rustler-ridden cattle driv

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
3.1

Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

1938-03-21

When a deadly Nitron ray strikes Earth, Flash Gordon and his friends travel to Mars to battle Ming t

Purple Death from Outer Space
2.6

Purple Death from Outer Space

1966-01-01

Edited version of the 1940 Universal serial "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe", released in a synd

You're Telling Me!
3.3

You're Telling Me!

1934-04-06

Sam Bisbee is an inventor whose works (e.g., a keyhole finder for drunks) have brought him only pove

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

Gunfighters of Abilene
2.5

Gunfighters of Abilene

1960-01-01

A gunman receives a request for help from his brother, but arrives too late to save him from the law

Captive Girl
1.9

Captive Girl

1950-07-01

Jungle Jim is out to save Joan from an evil witch doctor whilst simultaneously fighting evil treasur

Arizona Raiders
3.2

Arizona Raiders

1965-08-01

Murphy plays an ex-Quantrill's Raider who's released from jail with buddy Cooper to be deputized as

Lightning Raiders
0

Lightning Raiders

1946-01-07

A cowboy and his sidekick track mail thieves to a hide-out.

Buffalo Stampede
1.6

Buffalo Stampede

1933-03-01

A buffalo hunter tries to stop a thief and his minions from stealing hides.

Sophie Lang Goes West
3

Sophie Lang Goes West

1937-09-10

Reformed jewel-thief Sophie Lang, tired of being questioned by the New York City police every time a

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
2.3

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

1933-10-25

A campus flirt who has been "pinned" by most of the boys of Sigma Chi fraternity falls for a no-nons

To the Last Man
2.9

To the Last Man

1933-09-15

In Kentucky just after the Civil War, the Hayden-Colby feud leads to Jed Colby being sent to prison

Man of the Forest
2.8

Man of the Forest

1933-08-24

Beasley, who is after Gayner's land, plans to kidnap his daughter. But Dale overhears their plan and

His Brother's Ghost
2.6

His Brother's Ghost

1945-02-03

When a group of gunmen are running sharecroppers off their land, rancher Andy Jones sends for his fr

Fighting Bill Carson
2

Fighting Bill Carson

1945-10-31

Fuzzy and Billy discover a woman they rescued during a stagecoach holdup is actually a member of the

Gun Brothers
2.1

Gun Brothers

1956-09-15

Recently discharged cavalry sergeant Chad Santee (Buster Crabbe) joins his brother, Jubal (Neville B

The Lawless Eighties
0

The Lawless Eighties

1957-05-31

After deceitful Indian agent Grat Bandas has his men shoot Brother Van, gunfighter Linc Prescott sav

Overland Riders
1.8

Overland Riders

1946-08-21

A honest stranger arrives in Devil's Gap and helps the local sheriff expose the murderer of a ranche

Desert Gold
2.7

Desert Gold

1936-03-26

Chet Kasedon is after the Indians hidden gold mine but Chief Moya will not reveal it's location. He

The Arizona Raiders
2.5

The Arizona Raiders

1936-06-27

After saving himself from hanging, Laramie Nelson saves Tracks Williams from the same fate. They the

Last of the Redmen
3

Last of the Redmen

1947-08-01

A family-oriented adaption of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans." As the French-Indi

She Had to Choose
2.5

She Had to Choose

1934-10-01

A young actress hits Hollywood determined to be a movie star and runs into a lot of roadblocks along

The Oil Raider
0

The Oil Raider

1934-11-01

"Wildcatter" Dave Warren and his crew are trying to bring in a new oil well. Dave gives troublemaker

Oath of Vengeance
2

Oath of Vengeance

1944-12-09

Steve Kinney and his henchman, Mort, are trying to stir up trouble between the local ranchers and fa

King of the Congo
0

King of the Congo

1952-04-10

An Air Force captain is assigned to find some missing top-secret microfilm.

Frontier Outlaws
3.4

Frontier Outlaws

1944-03-04

Billy Carson, looking for rustlers, kills Bradley in a gun fight. Arrested, the judge finds him inno

We're Rich Again
2.6

We're Rich Again

1934-07-13

A polo-playing grandmother and her broke brood get back in the money with a Wall Street bet.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
4.5

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976-05-01

A Western-genre narrative, loosely woven from old clips from B-Western features.

Red Barry
0

Red Barry

1938-10-18

A police detective is caught up in a plot to steal two million dollars in bonds.

The Sea Hound
2.9

The Sea Hound

1947-09-04

Columbia's 34th serial production starring Buster Crabbe, the Serial King himself

Law and Order
3

Law and Order

1942-08-21

Billy the Kid and his pals Jeff Travis and Fuzzy Jones are arrested and brought to Fort Culver, wher

Forlorn River
2.5

Forlorn River

1937-07-02

"Nevada" and "Weary" Pierce hijack the loot taken in a bank hold-up by Les Setter, and his gang. The

Thrill of a Lifetime
2.5

Thrill of a Lifetime

1937-12-03

"Howdy" Nelson believes there is no such think as real love and that romance can be cooked up betwee

The Contender
1.5

The Contender

1944-05-10

A truck driver turns to prizefighting with hopes of earning enough cash to send his son to military

Border Badmen
2

Border Badmen

1945-10-10

As a 32nd cousin of the recently deceased Silas Stockton, Fuzzy heads for the reading of the will. T

Wild Horse Phantom
2.5

Wild Horse Phantom

1944-10-28

A lawman stages a prison break so a gang of imprisoned robbers will lead him to their hidden loot.

Call a Messenger
0

Call a Messenger

1939-11-03

A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he

Tip-Off Girls
3

Tip-Off Girls

1938-04-01

A federal agent goes after a hijacking ring that uses beautiful women to help it hijack the rigs of

Search for Beauty
2.9

Search for Beauty

1934-02-02

Three con artists dupe two Olympians into serving as editors of a new health and beauty magazine whi

Wildcat
1.8

Wildcat

1942-09-03

Wildcatter Johnny Maverick and his pal go to a town in oil country offering $25,000 to the person wh

Maker of Men
0

Maker of Men

1931-08-03

Bob plays football badly so his father Coach Dudley, his girlfriend Dorothy and his school reject hi

Murder Goes to College
1.5

Murder Goes to College

1937-02-24

The policy-racket reaches it lean, bony fingers into the ivy-towers of a large university and the un

The Mysterious Rider
2.5

The Mysterious Rider

1942-11-20

Billy the Kid and his pal Fuzzy escape from the Marshal and find themselves in the ghost town of Lar

Hunted Men
3

Hunted Men

1938-05-27

Notorious racketeer Joe Albany kills James Flowers when he discovers he is embezzling from the club

Illegal Traffic
3.3

Illegal Traffic

1938-11-02

G-Man Charles Bent Martin is sent out to break up a nationwide racket. A transport company is aiding

Good News
2.5

Good News

1930-08-22

A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

Swim Team
1.1

Swim Team

1979-05-02

A new swimming coach is hired to break a team's seven-year losing streak.

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
0

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933-12-01

Comedian Lloyd Hamilton escorts a group of beauty contest winners to various Hollywood night spots.

Thundering Gun Slingers
0

Thundering Gun Slingers

1944-03-25

When Billy Carson's uncle is lynched as a supposed rustler, Billy arrives looking for the murderers.

Buck Rogers
3

Buck Rogers

1939-04-10

Buck Rogers and Buddy Wade are in the middle of a trans-polar dirigible flight when they are caught

King of the Jungle
2.5

King of the Jungle

1933-03-10

A white youth raised in the jungle by animals is captured by a safari and brought back to civilizati

The Drifter
0

The Drifter

1944-06-14

A Robin Hood-type outlaw rides the range and helps others. Another outlaw who looks just like him tr

Sailor's Lady
2

Sailor's Lady

1940-07-05

Sailor is going to marry his girlfriend when he returns, but she becomes foster mother to baby whose

Outlaws of the Plains
2.5

Outlaws of the Plains

1946-09-22

A gang of swindlers takes advantage of simple-minded Fuzzy Jones.....

Arizona Mahoney
3

Arizona Mahoney

1936-12-04

When Sue Bixby becomes his new boss, stagecoach robber Talbot reforms and goes after her rustled cat

Billy the Kid Wanted
2.9

Billy the Kid Wanted

1941-10-03

Billy the Kid and his pal Jeff help their friend Fuzzy Jones escape from jail, and the trio heads fo

Shadows of Death
2.8

Shadows of Death

1945-04-19

With the railroad coming to Red Rock, trouble is expected and Billy has been sent to help his friend

Prairie Badmen
2.3

Prairie Badmen

1946-07-16

Medicine show proprietor Doc Lattimer has in his possession a map showing the location of a cache of

Rocket Ship
2.4

Rocket Ship

1938-03-05

A heavy condensation of the 1936 serial Flash Gordon, with altered musical score. Flash Gordon, Dale

Swamp Fire
2.7

Swamp Fire

1946-09-06

Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller battle it out in Cajun country! Johnny, a riverboat pilot on th

Unmarried
1.5

Unmarried

1939-05-20

Pals Pat Rogers and Slag Bailey try to collect a debt from Slag's recently deceased boxing promoter

Rustlers' Hideout
3

Rustlers' Hideout

1945-09-02

A cowboy and his sidekick fight evil guys who want to rustle cattle in order to get hold of land.

Million Dollar Legs
2.5

Million Dollar Legs

1939-07-13

At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But Freddie F

King of Gamblers
3.5

King of Gamblers

1937-04-22

Working for a slick restaurateur who has fallen for her, a down-on-life songstress falls instead for

Jungle Man
1.4

Jungle Man

1941-09-19

An expedition sets out to darkest Africa to find the fabled City of the Dead, and must battle thick

The Bounty Killer
2.9

The Bounty Killer

1965-07-30

Willie Duggans, a tenderfoot from the east, arrives in the wild west and soon experiences its violen

Queen of Broadway
2.5

Queen of Broadway

1942-11-24

There are no queens and very little Broadway (except for an opening establishing shot) in Queen of B

Tarzan the Fearless
2.5

Tarzan the Fearless

1964-01-01

Re-edited, feature film version of the 1933 serial, Tarzan the Fearless, sold to television in the m

Gangster's Den
2.5

Gangster's Den

1945-06-14

Fuzzy purchases a saloon with a large sack of gold from the mine he owns with his partner Billy. Whe

Prairie Rustlers
3

Prairie Rustlers

1945-11-07

Billy Carson is accused of the crimes committed by his dead-ringer, outlaw cousin Jim Slade, and bar

Terrors on Horseback
0

Terrors on Horseback

1946-05-01

Fuzzy's niece is killed in a stagecoach hold-up. Billy and Fuzzy quickly learn that the culprit, who

Blazing Frontier
2.5

Blazing Frontier

1943-09-04

A feud develops between the settlers and the railroad detectives in Red Rock Valley. Clem Barstow se

The Renegade
2.5

The Renegade

1943-08-25

Town banker John Martin calls on Billy and Fuzzy for help in capturing the men that robbed his bank.

Mars Attacks the World
3

Mars Attacks the World

1938-11-07

Feature version of the 1938 film serial FLASH GORDON'S TRIP TO MARS. Flash Gordon fights Ming the Me

Cattle Stampede
2.6

Cattle Stampede

1943-08-16

Billy the Kid and Fuzzy Jones are on their way out of Arizona being chased by some riders who hope t

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
2.3

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns

1942-05-01

Knowing the Army is arriving to establish a post. Doc Hagan and his gang and the crooked Sheriff are

Sheriff of Sage Valley
2.8

Sheriff of Sage Valley

1942-09-02

Billy and his pals, on the run from the law again, travel to Sage Valley where Billy is made Sheriff

Billy The Kid's Round-Up
2.5

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

1941-12-12

When Sheriff Hanley sends for Billy and his pals, they arrive to find him murdered and Ed Slade temp

Fugitive of the Plains
2.4

Fugitive of the Plains

1943-04-01

Billy joins an outlaw band led by woman to clear his name of their crimes, which are being blamed on

Western Cyclone
2.5

Western Cyclone

1943-05-14

Billy the Kid is framed for murder.

Valley Of Vengeance
2.5

Valley Of Vengeance

1944-05-05

Billy Carson arrives in King City looking for two men and kills them both. Caught by the Marshal he

Gentlemen With Guns
3

Gentlemen With Guns

1946-03-26

While Fuzzy is waiting for his mail order bride, McCallister frames him for murder. McCallister then

Ghost Of Hidden Valley
0

Ghost Of Hidden Valley

1946-06-04

Dawson is running rustled cattle across the abandoned Trenton ranch and has given it the reputation

Badman's Country
2.7

Badman's Country

1958-08-02

Pat Garrett arrives in Abilene where he catches five of Butch Cassidy's gang. He calls in Wyatt Earp

Colorado Sunset
0

Colorado Sunset

1939-07-30

When his well-meaning sidekick (Smiley Burnette) buys a cow farm instead of a cattle ranch, singing

Lady Be Careful
2.3

Lady Be Careful

1936-09-03

Previously filmed in 1930 as True to the Navy, Kenyon Nicholson's old stage farce Sailor Beware retu

The Comeback Trail
2.5

The Comeback Trail

1982-03-01

Sketchy producers hire an ailing movie star, hoping to cash in on the insurance when he dies.

Badge of Honor
2.2

Badge of Honor

1934-04-01

Hoping to impress a pretty girl he's after, a playboy poses as a newspaperman and goes after a big s

Movie-Town
1.3

Movie-Town

1931-07-04

In this fictional film with fictional characters, Baron Gonzola (Luis Alberni)is trying to sell Mack

Hold 'Em Yale
3.5

Hold 'Em Yale

1935-04-27

A pretty young socialite falls for a charming but shady hustler, who abandons her when he finds that

It's Showtime
3.5

It's Showtime

1976-03-31

A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.

Parade of Aquatic Champions
0.5

Parade of Aquatic Champions

1945-07-22

Johnny Weismuller, Esther Williams and other aquatic champions present an exhibition of swimming and

Hollywood Hobbies
3

Hollywood Hobbies

1935-07-05

This short documentary narrated by sportscaster Ted Husing explores the free-time activities of some

Spaceship to the Unknown
3

Spaceship to the Unknown

1966-01-01

A heavy condensation of the original serial compresses the original thirteen episodes into an effici

Starlit Days at the Lido
2.5

Starlit Days at the Lido

1935-09-28

Basically this is a commercial for Hollywood's Lido Lounge and for MGM contract players. The Lido is

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars
5

Flash Gordon: The Deadly Ray From Mars

1938-03-21

Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
0

Tarzan: Lord of the Movies

2017-01-01

The history of the Tarzan films is presented through behind-the-scenes footage and scenes from the J

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
0

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls

1979-09-27

The majority of Earth's fighter squadron becomes incapacitated after using poisoned food discs. Buck

Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
0

Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan

1996-06-08

Hollywood remembers the other Tarzans. A history of Hollywood Tarzans featuring profiles of the many

The Boy from Mercury
3

The Boy from Mercury

1996-12-06

Set in 1960s Dublin, a fatherless eight-year-old boy who feels alienated by his family, escapes his