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R.G. Springsteen
Director 1904 - 1989

R.G. Springsteen

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Robert G. Springsteen (September 8, 1904 – December 9, 1989) was an American director of Hollywood B movies and television shows. He was most often credited on screen as R. G. Springsteen. Born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1904, Springsteen started working in Hollywood during... Read full bio →

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24 titles
Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno

R.G. Springsteen 1966 1h 23m 6.0

The townsfolk are set on lynching an accused killer held in the town lockup. But US Marshal Johnny Reno stands in their way.

Taggart

Taggart

R.G. Springsteen 1964 1h 25m 5.0

Taggart's family is slaughtered by a rival rancher. Taggart mortally wounds the rancher and kills his son. Before he dies the rancher hires three bounty hunters to avenge him with the promise of $5000 as a reward. Taggart must flee into Apache territory to escape the wrath of the trio of hired killers.

Showdown

Showdown

R.G. Springsteen 1963 1h 19m 8.0

A cowboy has to get 12,000 dollars in stolen bonds from the ex-girlfriend of his partner, or the gang holding him hostage will kill him.

Operation Eichmann

Operation Eichmann

R.G. Springsteen 1961 1h 32m 6.0

Drama about the life Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer responsible for the deaths of countless Jewish people during World War II.

Come Next Spring

Come Next Spring

R.G. Springsteen 1956 1h 32m

Matt Ballot has returned home after 12 years of hard-drinking in all 48 states. His wife has managed to raise their 14-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son nicely without his help. Matt is considered a disgrace to the town he came from and now he finds himself trying to win the love of his children, his wife, and the respect of the townspeople.

Track the Man Down

Track the Man Down

R.G. Springsteen 1955 1h 15m 6.0

A newspaper reporter finds himself drawn into the aftermath of a racetrack robbery.

Honeychile

Honeychile

R.G. Springsteen 1951 1h 29m 5.0

Publishers discover that they've given Judy's song to another composer--before taking ownership of the rights themselves. Judy's personal life complicates her decisions about the song and about competing in a covered-wagon race.

Singing Guns

Singing Guns

R.G. Springsteen 1950 1h 31m

Notorious stagecoach robber Rhiannon is unintentionally appointed as deputy when he saves the sheriff's life and must wear two hats between his new job that he enjoys and his old occupation that he misses.

The Red Menace

The Red Menace

R.G. Springsteen 1949 1h 21m

A couple try to leave the Communist party after a murder by the group they were once loyal to.

Hellfire

Hellfire

R.G. Springsteen 1949 1h 30m 7.0

Zeb Smith is a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant preacher takes a bullet meant for him, Zeb vows to fulfill the preacher's mission of building a church. Frustrated in his attempts to get donations, Zeb attempts to capture fugitive Doll Brown in order to obtain the reward.

Vigilantes of Boomtown

Vigilantes of Boomtown

R.G. Springsteen 1947 56m

The ranch of Red Ryder (Allan Lane) and his aunt, The Duchess (Martha Wentworth), is being used as the training site for "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (George Turner) for his upcoming fight in Carson City, Nevada for the heavyweight championship against Bob Fitzsimmons (John Dehner). Molly McVey (Peggy Stewart), the daughter of a U.S.

Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

Rustlers of Devil's Canyon

R.G. Springsteen 1947 58m

Red Ryder returns to Sioux City, Wyoming, at the close of the Spanish-American War, settling down at the ranch of his aunt, The Duchess, with his pals Little Beaver and "Blizzard". But Red soon discovers that the country is over-run by rustlers.

Oregon Trail Scouts

Oregon Trail Scouts

R.G. Springsteen 1947 58m

Red Ryder battles an unscrupulous fur thief named Hunter for the right to trap beaver and otter on the land of Chief Running Fox.

Marshal of Cripple Creek

Marshal of Cripple Creek

R.G. Springsteen 1947 58m

Tom Lambert arrives and Long John Case gets him into trouble. To protect his wife and son he refuses to talk and is sent to prison. Long John then gets Lambert's son into his outlaw gang but Lambert is told the boy's problems are caused by Red Ryder. So Lambert breaks prison planning to kill Red. [Written by Maurice Van Auken]

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

Homesteaders of Paradise Valley

R.G. Springsteen 1947 59m

Red Ryder convinces homesteaders to settle in Paradise Valley. Business men in nearby Central City want control of the valley and water supply and propose to build a dam for half interest in the land. They use Red to generate interest in the dam but when the dam is completed, they rig the stockholder's meeting so Central City will get the water.

Sun Valley Cyclone

Sun Valley Cyclone

R.G. Springsteen 1946 56m

In this western, Red Ryder rounds up a gang of horse thieves who have been stealing cavalry horses.

Stagecoach to Denver

Stagecoach to Denver

R.G. Springsteen 1946 54m

Lambert has the stagecoach wrecked killing the Commissioner so his phony replacement can alter Coonskin's land survey. When Red Ryder exposes the survey hoax, Lambert has his stooge Sheriff put Red in jail.

Sheriff of Redwood Valley

Sheriff of Redwood Valley

R.G. Springsteen 1946 54m

Redwood Valley residents raise $50,000 for blasting a mountain tunnel to bring a new railroad there. Town leader Bidwell engineers a plot to steal the money and to blame it on the Reno Kid (Bob Steele) who has recently broken out of prison in order to clear himself of false charges that sent him there and caused him to lose his ranch.

Santa Fe Uprising

Santa Fe Uprising

R.G. Springsteen 1946 56m

The Duchess, the aunt of Red Ryder, comes to town to protect her property. Crawford, a town big-shot behind an outlaw gang, tries to prevent her from reaching her destination, but the attack is thwarted by Red.

Conquest of Cheyenne

Conquest of Cheyenne

R.G. Springsteen 1946 56m

Red Ryder and his comical sidekick take on a new batch of bad-guys in this western, the 16th in the Red Ryder series. This time the heroic duo try to save a female rancher from a greedy financier who wants her land so he can exploit the enormous oil fields lying under it.

California Gold Rush

California Gold Rush

R.G. Springsteen 1946 56m

California Gold Rush is set in 1849. Ryder heads to Sutter's Mill, where he must contend with claim-jumping and treachery.

Wagon Wheels Westward

Wagon Wheels Westward

R.G. Springsteen 1945 56m

In this western, Red Ryder leads a wagon train of homesteaders into a ghost town and discovers that it has become an outlaw's hideout.

Marshal of Laredo

Marshal of Laredo

R.G. Springsteen 1945 56m

Substituting for Allan Lane, who'd been called away to active military service, Bill Elliot stars in the Republic "Red Ryder" western Marshal of Laredo. This time, Red comes to the aid of a frontier lawyer, who is suspected of being an outlaw

Colorado Pioneers

Colorado Pioneers

R.G. Springsteen 1945 57m

In Chicago, Red catches the crook Bull and his two young accomplices. Hoping to reform the boys, he brings them back to the ranch. But upon returning he finds that part of the ranch has been burned and all the hands are quitting.

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