Directing · b. 1886 · Walla Walla, Washington, USA

Robert N. Bradbury

Biography

Robert N. Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) was an American film director and screenwriter who directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941. He is most famous for directing early western films starring John Wayne in the 1930s, including Riders of Destiny (1933; an early singing cowboy movie), The Lucky Texan (1934), West of the Divide (1934), Blue Steel (1934), The Man From Utah (1934), The Star Packer (1934), The Trail Beyond (1934; co-starring Noah Beery, Sr. and Noah Beery, Jr.), The Lawless Frontier (1934), Texas Terror (1935), Rainbow Valley (1935), The Dawn Rider (1935), Westwar...

Directed
Forbidden Trails 1941 Sing Cowboy Sing 1937 Trouble in Texas 1937 Hittin' the Trail 1937 Riders of the Rockies 1937 The Trusted Outlaw 1937 Where Trails Divide 1937 Danger Valley 1937 Stars Over Arizona 1937 Romance of the Rockies 1937 Riders of the Dawn 1937 God's Country and the Man 1937 Brand of the Outlaws 1936 The Law Rides 1936 Last of the Warrens 1936 Cavalry 1936 The Gun Ranger 1936 Headin' for the Rio Grande 1936 Valley of the Lawless 1936 The Kid Ranger 1936 Texas Terror 1935 Alias John Law 1935 Westward Ho 1935 Rainbow Valley 1935 The Dawn Rider 1935 Lawless Range 1935 Between Men 1935 The Courageous Avenger 1935 The Rider of the Law 1935 No Man's Range 1935 Sundown Saunders 1935 Tombstone Terror 1935 Smokey Smith 1935 Big Calibre 1935 Kid Courageous 1935 Trail of Terror 1935 Avenging Angel 1935 The Lucky Texan 1934 The Trail Beyond 1934 West of the Divide 1934 The Lawless Frontier 1934 The Man from Utah 1934 Blue Steel 1934 The Star Packer 1934 Happy Landing 1934 Western Justice 1934 Claim Jumpers 1934 Rodeo Rocketeers 1934 The Shadow Gang 1934 Next Of Kin 1934 Klondike Gold 1934 Vengence is Mine 1934 Bandits of the Badlands 1934 Riders of Destiny 1933 Galloping Romeo 1933 Ranger's Code 1933 The Gallant Fool 1933 Breed of the Border 1933 Hidden Valley 1932 Law of the West 1932 Texas Buddies 1932 Riders of the Desert 1932 The Man from Hell's Edges 1932 Son of Oklahoma 1932 Dugan of the Badlands 1931 A Son of the Plains 1931 Headin' for Danger 1928 Lightning Speed 1928 With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre 1927 The Mojave Kid 1927 The Border Sheriff 1926 With Daniel Boone Thru the Wilderness 1926 Looking for Trouble 1926 With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo 1926 Just Plain Folks 1925 The Danger Zone 1925 Hidden Loot 1925 Riders of Mystery 1925 Behind Two Guns 1924 The Phantom Horseman 1924 The Man from Wyoming 1924 The Galloping Ace 1924 Wolf Tracks 1923 The Forbidden Trail 1923 The Red Warning 1923 Desert Rider 1923 Dangerous Trails 1922 Mysterious Tracks 1922 The Opossum 1922 Riders of the Law 1922 The Civet Cat 1921 Trapping the Wildcat 1921 Catching a Coon 1921 The American Badger 1921 Trailing the Coyote 1921 Mother o' Dreams 1921 The Heart of Doreon 1921 Trapping The Bob Cat 1921 Trapping the Mountain Lion 1921 Trapping the Coyote 1921 A Day in the Wilds 1921 Capturing a Canadian Lynx 1921 Catching a Fox 1921 The Skunk 1921 Catching a Koala Bear 1921 The Honor of Rameriz 1921 The Spirit of the Lake 1921 The Adventures of Bob and Bill 1920 Perils of Thunder Mountain 1919 The Last of His People 1919
Acting
North of Nome Bruce McLaren 1925 The Woman in the Web Baron Kovsky 1918 Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers Sam Gregg 1918 The Wild Strain Col. Bull 1918 The Man from Tia Juana Williams from Tia Juana 1917 A Bathtub Bandit Jimmy the Monkey Wrench / Bath Tub Bandit 1917 To Have and to Hold Jeremy Sparrow 1916 The Turquoise Mine Conspiracy Jim Bliss 1916 The Fighting Heiress Jim Bliss 1916 The Gun Runners Arenzo 1916 The Poisoned Dart Ripley 1916 Tennessee's Pardner Bill Kent 1916 The Girl from Frisco multiple roles 1916 A Gutter Magdalene Sheriff Barrett 1916 Colorado Col. Kincaid (as Ronald Bradbury) 1915
Other Credits
West of the Brazos Screenplay 1950 The Phantom Stage Story 1939 The Bantam Cowboy Story 1928 Red Riders of Canada Supervising Producer 1928 Driftin' Sands Supervising Producer 1928 Cyclone of the Range Supervising Producer 1927 The Courage of Marge O'Doone Writer 1920 Jacques of the Silver North Writer 1919 Nobody's Wife Story 1918 The Fighting Grin Story 1918 The Target Writer 1916
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