Thursday, May 17, 2012

Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas -- Russell Hayden


Russell "Lucky" Hayden (1912 - 1981) was an American film and television actor.  He worked behind the scenes as an assistant cameraman before he became an actor in the mid-1930s.  At the beginning of his acting career he was voted one of the Top Ten cowboy stars, and he co-starred in several Westerns with Charles Starrett.

In the 1952-1953 season, Hayden teamed with Jackie Coogan (a former child actor) in the 39-episode syndicated series Cowboy G-Men.  He also produced and directed two syndicated western series, "26 Men" (starring Tristram Coffin), and "Judge Roy Bean" (with Edgar Buchanan and Jack Buetel). 

Hayden and fellow western actor Dick Curtis helped to develop Pioneertown (a western movie set near Palm Springs) which has been used in many western films and television episodes.

Russell Hayden's Santa Susana locations filmography:


Apache Chief (1949) starring Alan Curtis, Tom Neal and Russell Hayden - Lippert
Bad Men of the Hills (1942) starring Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden and Cliff Edwards - Columbia
Colorado Ranger (1950) starring Russell Hayden, James Ellison and Raymond Hatton - Lippert
Crooked River (1950) starring James Ellison, Russell Hayden and Raymond Hatton - Lippert


Fast on the Draw (1950) starring James Ellison, Russell Hayden and Raymond Hatton - Lippert


Frontier Law (1943) starring Russell Hayden and Fuzzy Knight (lobby photo courtesy of Bruce Hickey) - Universal
Hostile Country (1950) starring Jimmy Ellison, Russell Hayden, Fuzzy Knight and Ray Hatton - Lippert


Lawless Plainsmen (1942) starring Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden and Luana Walters - Columbia
The Lone Prairie (1942) starring Russell Hayden, Bob Wills and Dub Taylor (Corriganville) Columbia


Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944) starring Tex Ritter, Russell Hayden and Fuzzy Knight - Universal
Marshal of Heldorado (1950) starring James Ellison, Russell Hayden, Raymond Hatton and Fuzzy Knight - Lippert
'Neath Canadian Skies (1946) starring Russell Hayden, Inez Cooper and Douglas Fowley - Lippert
North of the Border (1946) starring Russell Hayden, Inez Cooper and Douglas Fowley - Screen Guild
Riders of the Badlands (1941) starring Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden and Cliff Edwards (Iverson Ranch) Columbia
Riders of the Northland (1942) starring Charles Starrett, Russell Hayden and Shirley Patterson (Iverson Ranch) Columbia


Silver City Raiders (1943) starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor and Bob Wills (photo courtesy of Bruce Hickey) - Columbia
A Tornado in the Saddle (1942) starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor and Alma Carroll (Iverson Ranch) Columbia
Trail of the Mounties (1947) starring Russell Hayden, Jennifer Holt and Emmett Lynn - Screen Guild


The Vigilantes Ride (1943) starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor and Bob Wills - Columbia
West of the Brazos (1950) starring James Ellison, Russell Hayden, Raymond Hatton and Fuzzy Knight - Lippert
Where the North Begins (1947) starring Russell Hayden, Jennifer Holt and Tristram Coffin - Screen Guild
Wyoming Hurricane (1944) starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor and Bob Wills - Columbia

Disclaimer: This list of movie titles and credits has been compiled from many sources.  It has not been independently verified.  Titles with location credits in parentheses are either movies I own or come from a source I feel has a higher level of creditability. 

'Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas' is a continuing series about "six-gun heroes that performed on movie location ranches in Chatsworth, California.  For more information about Chatsworth filming locations see http://www.cowboyup.com/ to find information about my books: Rendezvous at Boulder Pass: Hollywood's Fantasyland - 2010 and Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas - 2008.


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