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), Westward Ho (1935), and Lawless Range (1935). These were inexpensively shot "Poverty Row" movies; many were also written by Bradbury and almost all of them featured character actor George "Gabby" Hayes. Bradbury also shot numerous similar films during this period starring his son Bob Steele or Johnny Mack Brown. Bradbury occasionally billed himself as "Robert North Bradbury", "R.N. Bradbury", or "Robert Bradbury". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Directed

1. Blue Steel (1934) — Director
2. The Star Packer (1934) — Director
3. Texas Terror (1935) — Director
4. The Dawn Rider (1935) — Director
5. The Lawless Frontier (1934) — Director
6. The Lucky Texan (1934) — Director
7. Riders of Destiny (1933) — Director
8. West of the Divide (1934) — Director
9. The Man from Utah (1934) — Director
10. The Trail Beyond (1934) — Director
11. Rainbow Valley (1935) — Director
12. Westward Ho (1935) — Director
13. Lawless Range (1935) — Director
14. The Courageous Avenger (1935) — Director
15. Forbidden Trails (1941) — Director
16. Alias John Law (1935) — Director
17. Trouble in Texas (1937) — Director
18. Sing Cowboy Sing (1937) — Director
19. Law of the West (1932) — Director
20. Between Men (1935) — Director
21. The Rider of the Law (1935) — Director
22. Last of the Warrens (1936) — Director
23. The Kid Ranger (1936) — Director
24. No Man's Range (1935) — Director
25. Riders of the Desert (1932) — Director
26. Riders of the Rockies (1937) — Director
27. Riders of the Dawn (1937) — Director
28. Desert Rider (1923) — Director
29. Kid Courageous (1935) — Director
30. Western von gestern (1978) — Director
31. Brand of the Outlaws (1936) — Director
32. Hittin' the Trail (1937) — Director
33. Hidden Valley (1932) — Director
34. Texas Buddies (1932) — Director
35. The Law Rides (1936) — Director
36. Cavalry (1936) — Director
37. The Trusted Outlaw (1937) — Director
38. The Man from Hell's Edges (1932) — Director
39. Behind Two Guns (1924) — Director
40. The Forbidden Trail (1923) — Director

Also appeared in

1. A Bathtub Bandit (1917) — Jimmy the Monkey Wrench / Bath Tub Bandit
2. North of Nome (1925) — Bruce McLaren
3. The Fighting Heiress (1916) — Jim Bliss
4. Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers (1918) — Sam Gregg
5. The Wild Strain (1918) — Col. Bull
6. Colorado (1915) — Col. Kincaid (as Ronald Bradbury)
7. To Have and to Hold (1916) — Jeremy Sparrow
8. The Turquoise Mine Conspiracy (1916) — Jim Bliss
9. The Gun Runners (1916) — Arenzo
10. The Poisoned Dart (1916) — Ripley
11. The Woman in the Web (1918) — Baron Kovsky
12. The Man from Tia Juana (1917) — Williams from Tia Juana
13. The Target (1916) — Jack Taylor (as Ronald Bradbury)
14. Tennessee's Pardner (1916) — Bill Kent
15. The Girl from Frisco (1916) — multiple roles
16. A Gutter Magdalene (1916) — Sheriff Barrett