KERNVILLE


History coming!

The following 4 photographs are
From the collection of B-western baddie, Slim Whitaker,
courtesy of Leota Whitaker Gandrau


DIRECTIONS: From Los Angeles, take Interstate 5 north to the Antelope Valley Freeway (14) north. Travel past Red Rock Canyon. Before you reach the intersection of the 14 and 395 in order to head north to Lone Pine, turn left onto Highway 178 (west) and head up into the mountains until you reach Lake Isabella.


SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:

"Borderland Rangers" (Phil Goldstone 1924) Directed by: Alvin J. Neitz. Cast: William Fairbanks, Dorothy Revier.

"Branded a Bandit" (Arrow 1924) Directed by: Paul Hurst. Cast: Yakima Canutt.

"The King of the Wild Horses" (Pathe 1924) Directed by: Fred Jackman. Cast: Charles Parrott, Edna Murphy.

"White Thunder" (FBO 1925) Directed by: Ben Wilson. Cast: Yakima Canutt.

"Wild Horse Canyon" (Goodwill 1925) Directed by: . Cast: Yakima Canutt, Helene Rosson.

"The Lightning Warrior" (Mascot 1931) Directed by: Armand Schaefer and Benjamin Kline. Cast: Frankie Darro, Hayden Stevenson, George Brent, Pat O'Malley, Georgia Hale, Theodore Lorch, Lafe McKee.

"The Phantom of the West" (Mascot 1931) Directed by: D. Ross Lederman. Cast: Tom Tyler, Dorothy Gulliver, William Desmond, Tom Santschi, Tom Dugan, Philo McCullough, Joe Bonomo, Kermit Maynard, Frank Lanning, Frank S. Hagney, Dick Dickinson, Hallee Sullivan, Al Taylor.

"The Vanishing Legion" (Mascot 1931) Directed by: B. Reeves Eason. Cast: Harry Carey, Edwina Booth, Frankie Darro, Olive Fuller Golden.

"Border Devils" (Artclass 1932) Directed by: William Nigh. Cast: Harry Carey Sr., Olive Carey, George "Gabby" Hayes, Murdock MacQuarrie, Merrill McCormick.

"Come On, Tarzan" (World Wide 1932) Directed by: Alan James. Cast: Ken Maynard.

"Last of the Mohicans" (Mascot 1932) Directed by: Ford Beebe and B. Reeves Eason. Cast: Harry Carey Sr., Hobart Bosworth, Frank Coghlan Jr., Edwina Booth, Lucille Browne, Mischa Auer, Chief John Big Tree, Yakima Canutt.

"The Man from Hell's Edges" (World Wide 1932) Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury. Cast: Bob Steele, George Hayes, Nancy Drexel, Julian Rivero.

"Partners" (RKO 1932) Directed by: Fred Allen. Cast: Tom Keene.

"Without Honors" (Artclass 1932) Directed by: William Nigh. Cast: Harry Carey, Gibson Gowland, Mae Bush, George Hayes.

"Riders of Destiny" (Monogram 1933) Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury. Cast: John Wayne, Cecilia Parker, George Hayes, Yakima Canutt.

"Sagebrush Trail" (Monogram 1933) Directed by: Armand L. Schaefer. Cast: John Wayne, Yakima Canutt.

"Strawberry Roan" (Universal 1933) Directed by: Alan James. Cast: Ken Maynard, William Desmond, Harold Goodwin, Ruth Hall, Charles King, James A. Marcus, Bill Patton, Frank Yaconelli.

"Trailing North" (Monogram 1933) Directed by: J. P. McCarthy. Cast: Bob Steele, Doris Hill, George Hayes, Arthur Rankin.

"Blue Steel" (Monogram 1934) Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury. Cast: John Wayne, Eleanor Hunt, George "Gabby" Hayes, Edward Piel Sr., Yakima Canutt, Lafe McKee, George Cleveland, Earl Dwire.

"The Lawless Frontier" (Monogram 1934) Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury. Cast: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George Hayes, Yakima Canutt.

"Lucky Texan" (Monogram 1934) Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury. Cast: John Wayne, Barbara Sheldon, George Hayes, Yakima Canutt.

"The Star Packer" (Monogram 1934) Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury. Cast: John Wayne, Verna HIllie, George Hayes, Yakima Canutt.

"West of the Divide" (Monogram 1934) Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury. Cast: John Wayne, Virginia Browne Faire, Lloyd Whitlock, George Hayes, Yakima Canutt.

"Wild Gold" (Fox 1934) Directed by: George Marshall. Cast: John Boles, Claire Trevor.

"The Desert Trail" (Monogram 1935) Directed by: Cullen Lewis. Cast: John Wayne, Mary Kornman, Paul Fix.

"The Eagle's Brood" (Paramount 1935) Directed by: Howard Bretherton. Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes, Paul Fix.

"Kid Courageous" (Supreme 1935) Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury. Cast: Bob Steele.

"The New Frontier" (Republic 1935) Directed by: Carl L. Pierson. Cast: John Wayne, Muriel Evans.

"Outlawed Guns" (Universal 1935) Directed by: Ray Taylor. Cast: Buck Jones, Ruth Channing, Frank McGlynn Sr., Roy D'Arcy, Pat J. O'Brien, Joseph W. Girard, Charles King.

"Paradise Canyon" (Monogram 1935) Directed by: Carl L. Pierson. Cast: John Wayne, Marion Burns, Earle Hodgins, Yakima Canutt.

"Powdersmoke Range" (RKO 1935) Directed by: Wallace Fox. Cast: Harry Carey, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Tom Tyler.

"The Sagebrush Troubador" (Republic 1935) Directed by: Joseph Kane. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette.

"The Singing Vagabond" (Republic 1935) Directed by: Carl L. Pierson. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ann Rutherford, Chief Big Tree, Chief Thundercloud.

"Western Justice" (Supreme 1935) Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury. Cast: Bob Steele.

"Aces Wild" (Commondore 1936) Directed by: Harry Fraser. Cast: Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger, Theodore Lorch, Roger Williams, Chuck Morrison, Phil Dunham, Snowflake, Sonny.

"Avenging Waters" (Columbia 1936) Directed by: Spencer Gordon Bennet. Cast: Ken Maynard, Ward Bond.

"Call of the Prairie" (Paramount 1936) Directed by: Howard Bretherton. Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes, James Ellison, Muriel Evans.

"Cavalry" (Republic 1936) Directed by: Robert N. Bradbury. Cast: Bob Steele.

"Frontier Justice" (Grand National 1936) Directed by: Robert McGowan. Cast: Hoot Gibson, Jane Barnes.

"Heart of the West" (Paramount 1936) Directed by: Howard Bretherton. Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes.

"Heroes of the Range" (Columbia 1936) Directed by: Spencer G. Bennet. Cast: Ken Maynard.

"Three on the Trail" (Paramount 1936) Directed by: Howard Bretherton. Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes, Clara Kimball Young.

"Trail Dust" (Paramount 1936) Directed by: Nate Watt. Cast: William Boyd, James Ellison, George Hayes.

"Forlorn River" (Paramount 1937) Directed by: Charles Barton. Cast: Buster Crabbe, June Martel.

"Heart of the Rockies" (Republic 1937) Directed by: Joseph Kane. Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Yakima Canutt.

"Hills of Old Wyoming" (Paramount 1937) Directed by: Nate Watt. Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden, Clara Kimball Young, Chief Big Tree.

"Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen" (Grand National 1937) Directed by: Ray Taylor. Cast: Tex Ritter.

"Public Cowboy No. 1" (Republic 1937) Directed by: Joseph Kane. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ann Rutherford.

"Rustler's Valley" (Paramount 1937) Directed by: Nate Watt. Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden, Lee Colt.

"Tall Timber" (RKO 1937) Directed by: David Howard. Cast: George O'Brien, Ward Bond, Beatrice Roberts.

"Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts" (Grand National 1937) Directed by: Ray Taylor. Cast: Tex Ritter, Marjorie Reynolds, Forrest Taylor, Horace Murphy, Edward Cassidy, Charles King, Tommy Bupp, Snub Pollard, Tim Davis, Philip Ahn, Karl Hackett, Lynton Brent.

"Thunder Trail" (Paramount 1937) Directed by: Charles Barton. Cast: Gilbert Roland, Charles Bickford, Marsha Hunt, J. Carrol Naish.

"The Trigger Trio" (Republic 1937) Directed by: William Witney. Cast: Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune.

"Wells Fargo" (Paramount 1937) Directed by: Frank Lloyd. Cast: Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, Johnny Mack Brown, Francis Dee.

"The Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge" (Republic 1937) Directed by: Joseph Kane. Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Russell Simpson.

"The Young Dynamite" (Ambassador 1937) Directed by: Leslie Goodwins. Cast: Frankie Darro.

"Come On, Rangers" (Republic 1938) Directed by: Joseph Kane. Cast: Roy Rogers, Raymond Hatton.

"The Frontiersman" (Paramount 1938) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden, William Duncan, Clara Kimball Young.

"Gun Packer" (Monogram 1938) Directed by: Wallace Fox. Cast: Jack Randall.

"Heart of Arizona" (Paramount 1938) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden.

"The Lone Ranger" (Republic 1938) Directed by: William Witney & John English. Cast: Lee Powell, Chief Thundercloud.

"Overland Express" (Columbia 1938) Directed by: Drew Eberson. Cast: William Arnold, Buck Jones, Marjorie Reynolds.

"Partners of the Plains" (Paramount 1938) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden.

"Sudden Bill Dorn" (Universal 1938) Directed by: Ray Taylor. Cast: Buck Jones.

"Sunset Trail" (Paramount 1938) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden.

"The Texans" (Paramount 1938) Directed by: James Hogan. Cast: Randolph Scott, Joan Bennett, Walter Brennan, Francis Ford, Raymond Hatton, Alan Ladd.

"Where the West Begins" (Monogram 1938) Directed by: J. P. McGowan. Cast: Jack Randall, Fuzzy Knight.

"Desperate Trails" (Universal 1939) Directed by: Albert Ray. Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Russell Simpson, Charles Stevens.

"The Lone Ranger Rides Again" (Republic 1939) Directed by: William Witney & John English. Cast: Robert Livingston, Duncan Renaldo, J. Farrell MacDonald.

"The Oregon Trail" (Universal 1939) Directed by: Ford Beebe & Saul A. Goodkind. Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Louise Stanley, Bill Cody Jr., Fuzzy Knight.

"Silver on the Sage" (Paramount 1939) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: William Boyd, George Hayes, Russell Hayden.

"Stagecoach" (United Artists 1939) Directed by: John Ford. Cast: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Thomas Mitchell, John Carradine.

"Cherokee Strip" (Paramount 1940) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: Richard Dix, Florence Rice, Victor Jory, Tom Tyler, Hal Taliaferro.

"Hidden Gold" (Paramount 1940) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden.

"The Man from Dakota" (MGM 1940) Directed by: Leslie Fenton. Cast: Wallace Beery, Dolores Del Rio, Robert Barrat.

"Showdown" (Paramount 1940) Directed by: Howard Bretherton. Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden.

"Stagecoach War" (Paramount 1940) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: William Boyd.

"Trail of the Vigilantes" (Universal 1940) Directed by: Allan Dwan. Cast: Franchot Tone, Broderick Crawford.

"Doomed Caravan" (Paramount 1941) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden.

"Riders of Death Valley" (Universal 1941) Directed by: Dick Foran, Jean Brooks, Charles Bickford, Buck Jones, Lon Chaney Jr., Leo Carrillo, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Noah Beery Jr., Glenn Strange, Jack Rockwell, Richard Alexander, Roy Barcroft, Monte Blue.

"Twilight in the Trail" (Paramount 1941) Directed by: Howard Bretherton. Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde.

"American Empire" (United Artists 1942) Directed by: William McGann. Cast: Richard Dix, Leo Carillo, Preston Foster.

"Hoppy Serves A Writ" (United Artitst 1942) Directed by: George Archainbaud. Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, Victor Jory, George Reeves, Jan Christy, Hal Taliaferro, Forbes Murray, Bob Mitchum, Byron Foulger, Earle Hodgins, Roy Barcroft.

"Ridin' Down the Canyon" (Republic 1942) Directed by: Joseph Kane. Cast: Roy Rogers, George Hayes.

"Undercover Man" (United Artists 1942) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde.

"Border Patrol" (United Artists 1943) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Duncan Renaldo, Robert Mitchum.

"Buckskin Frontier" (United Artists 1943) Directed by: Lesley Selander. Cast: Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Victor Jory, Albert Dekker.

"Idaho" (Republic 1943) Directed by: Joseph Kane. Cast: Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Virginia Grey.

"Silver Spurs" (Republic 1943) Directed by: Joseph Kane. Cast: Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, John Carradine.

"Texas Masquerade" (United Artists 1944) Directed by: George Archainbaud. Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde.

"Frontier Gal" (Universal 1945) Directed by: Charles Lamont. Cast: Rod Cameron, Yvonne De Carlo, Andy Devine.

"Fool's Gold" (United Artists 1946) Directed by: George Archainbaud. Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Jane Randolph, Robert Emmett Keane, Steve Barclay, Harry Cording, Earle Hodgins, Forbes Murray.

"Roll On, Texas Moon" (Republic 1946) Directed by: William Witney. Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George Hayes.

"The Michigan Kid" (Universal 1947) Directed by: Ray Taylor. Cast: Jon Hall, Rita Johnson, Victor McLaglen, Andy Devine.

"Wyoming" (Republic 1947) Directed by: Joseph Kane. Cast: William Elliott, Vera Ralston, George Hayes.

"On the Old Spanish Trail" (Republic 1948) Directed by: William Witney. Cast: Roy Rogers, Andy Devine, Tito Guizar.

"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (Warner Bros 1948) Directed by: John Hoston. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett.

"Drums Across the River" (Universal 1954) Directed by: Nathan Juran. Cast: Audie Murphy, Lisa Gaye, Walter Brennan, Mara Corday.

"The Burning Hills" (Warner Bros 1956) Directed by: Stuart Heisler. Cast: Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Earl Holliman.

"Cattle King" (MGM 1963) Directed by: Tay Garnett. Cast: Robert Taylor, Joan Caufield, Robert Loggia.

"Showdown" (Universal 1973) Directed by: George Seaton. Cast: Dean Martin, Rock Hudson, Susan Clark.