Some Stars that filmed in Pioneertown during its heyday.
During the 1940s and 1950s Pioneertown was an active Western filming location. Here you will some of the posters and lobby cards from some of the films that used Pioneertown. You can also watch a sampling of movie trailers and television episodes. To see a list of productions that used Pioneertown as a location check out the IMDb’s list for Pioneertown.
Silver Screen
“The Valiant Hombre” (United Artists 1948) Directed by: Wallace Fox. Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carillo, John Litel, Barbara Billingsley, Lee “Lasses” White, Stanley Andrews, Frank Ellis, Herman Hack, Ralph Peters.
“The Gay Amigo” (United Artists 1949) Directed by: Wallace Fox. Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Armida, Joe Sawyer, Clayton Moore, Fred Kohler Jr., Walter Baldwin, Kenneth MacDonald, George DeNormand, Fred Crane, Helen Servis, Bud Osborne, Sam Flint, Beverly Jons.
“The Daring Caballero” (United Artists 1949) Directed by: Wallace Fox. Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Kippee Valez, Charles Halton, Pedro de Cordoba, Stephen Chase, David Leonard, Edmund Cobb, Frank Jaquet, Mickey Little.
“Satan’s Cradle” (United Artists 1949) Directed by: Ford Beebe. Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo.
“Cody of the Pony Express” (Columbia 1950) Directed by: Spencer G. Bennet. Cast: Jock O’Mahoney, Dickie Moore, Peggy Stewart, William Fawcett, Tom London, Helena Dare, George J. Lewis, Pierce Lyden, Jack Ingram, Rick Vallin, Frank Ellis, Ross Elliott, Ben Corbett, Rusty Westcoatt.
“Silver Canyon” (Columbia 1951) Directed by: John English. Cast: Gene Autry, Jim Davis.
“Indian Territory” (Columbia 1950) Directed by: John English. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, Kirby Grant, Chief Thundercloud.
“The Girl from San Lorenzo” (United Artists 1950) Directed by: Derwin Abrahams. Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Edmund Cobb.
“Barbed Wire” (Columbia 1952) Directed by: George Archainbaud. Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Anne James, William Fawcett, Leonard Penn, Michael Vallon.
“The Last of the Pony Riders” (Columbia 1953) Directed by: George Archainbaud. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Dick Jones, Kathleen Case.
“On Top of Old Smokey” (Columbia 1953) Directed by: George Archainbaud. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette.
“Jeopardy” (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1953) Directed by: John Sturges. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Barry Sullivan, Ralph Meeker, Lee Aaker
“Whirlwind” (Columbia 1951) Directed by: John English. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Dick Curtis.
“Winning of the West” (Columbia Pictures 1953) Directed by: George Archainbaud. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Gail Davis, Richard Crane, Robert Livingston, House Peters, Jr., Gregg Barton, William Forrest.
“Indian Territory” (Columbia Pictures 1950) Directed by: John English. Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, Kirby Grant, James Griffith, Phillip Van Zandt, Pat Collins, Roy Gordon.
“The Capture” (RKO Radio Pictures 1950) Directed by: John Sturges. Cast: Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright, Victor Jory, Jacqueline White
“The Capture” (United Artists 1950) Directed by: Derwin Abrahams. Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Jane Adams, William F. Leicester. Byron Foulger, Don C. Harvey
“Riders in the Sky” (Columbia Pictures 1949) Directed by: John English. Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gloria Henry, Mary Beth Hughes, Robert Livingston, Steve Darrell, Alan Hale, Jr., Tom London.
“The Cowboy and the Indians” (Columbia Pictures 1949) Directed by: John English. Cast: Gene Autry, Champion, Sheila Ryan, Frank Richards, Hank Patterson, Jay Silverheels, Claudia Drake
“Son of Geronimo Serial” (Columbia Super Serial 1952) Directed by: Spencer Gordon Bennet. Cast: Clayton Moore, Bud Osborne, Tommy Farrell, Rodd Redwing, Eileen Rowe, Lyle Talbot, Chief Yowlachie
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(1969)
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