Celebrating 100 years of Chatsworth Movies -- Westerns 1940

Not long ago I was watching a video created by Dave Holland who hosted the Lone Pine Film Festival for many years.  The video titled On Location in Lone Pine is primarily about that location, but  Dave made a stop or two on his travels to Lone Pine.  One of those stops was Chatsworth where he did a pretty good job of covering the areas of the Iverson Ranch still open to the public in the 1990s.

Something I learned from Dave's video was that the Iverson Ranch was the most used filming location for B-Westerns (closely followed by Corriganville).  

That's one reason why I've elected to present my Celebration 100 years of Chatsworth Movies -- Westerns (1940 - 1949) one year at a time.  There are just too many titles to complete in a single blog post.

Arizona Gang Busters (1940) starring Tim McCoy (Brandeis Ranch) PRC

Beyond the Sacramento (1940) starring Bill Elliott (Corriganville) Columbia

Billy the Kid in Texas (1940) starring Bob Steele (Iverson Ranch) PRC

Billy the Kid Outlawed (1940) starring Bob Steele - (Brandeis Ranch) PRC

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940) starring Bob Steele and Al St. John - PRC

Blazing Six Shooters (1940) starring Charles Starrett - Columbia

The Border Legion (1940) starring Roy Rogers and George “Gabby” Hayes - Republic

Boss of Bullion City (1940) starring Johnny Mack Brown and Fuzzy Knight - Universal

Bullet Code (1940) starring George O'Brien (Brandeis and Iverson Ranches) RKO

Bullets for Rustlers (1940) starring Charles Starrett - Columbia

Carolina Moon (1940) starring Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette - Republic

The Carson City Kid (1940) starring Roy Rogers and George “Gabby” Hayes (Burro Flats) Republic

Cherokee Strip (1940) starring Richard Dix - Paramount

Cheyenne Kid (1940) starring Jack Randell (Iverson Ranch) Monogram

Covered Wagon Days (1940) starring Robert Livingston, Ray Hatton and Duncan Renaldo (Burro Flats) Republic

Deadwood Dick (1940) starring Donald Douglas - Columbia

The Fargo Kid (1940) starring Tim Holt/Ray Whitley (Iverson Ranch) RKO

Frontier Crusader (1940) starring Tim McCoy - PRC

Frontier Vengeance (1940) starring Don "Red" Barry (Burro Flats) Republic

Ghost Valley Raiders (1940) starring Don "Red" Barry (Iverson Ranch)(Corriganville)  Republic

Gun Code (1940) starring Tim McCoy - PRC

Heroes of the Saddle (1940) starring Robert Livingston, Ray Hatton and Duncan Renaldo - Republic

Hi-Yo-Silver (1940) starring Lee Powell and Chief Thundercloud - Republic

Kit Carson (1940) starring Jon Hall (Iverson Ranch) United Artists

Law and Order (1940) starring Johnny Mack Brown and Fuzzy Knight - Universal

Legion of the Lawless (1940) starring George O'Brien - RKO

Lone Star Raiders (1940) starring Robert Livingston/Bob Steele/Rufe Davis (Iverson Ranch) Republic

Lucky Cisco Kid (1940) starring Cesar Romero (Iverson Ranch) 20th Century-Fox

The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940) starring Bill Elliott (Iverson Ranch) Columbia

Mark of Zorro, The (1940) starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone (Iverson Ranch) 20th Century Fox

Oklahoma Renegades (1940) starring Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton and Duncan Renaldo - Republic

One Man's Law (1940) starring Don "Red" Barry - Republic

Phantom Rancher (1940) starring Ken Maynard (Brandeis Ranch) Colony

Pioneer Days (1940) starring Jack Randall (Iverson Ranch) Monogram

Pioneers of the Frontier (1940) starring Bill Elliott and Dub Taylor (Iverson Ranch) Columbia

Pioneers of the West (1940) starring Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton and Duncan Renaldo (Iverson Ranch) Republic

Pony Post (1940) starring Johnny Mack Brown and Fuzzy Knight (Iverson Ranch) Universal

Prairie Schooners (1940) starring Bill Elliott - Columbia

Rancho Grande (1940) starring Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette  (Iverson Ranch) Republic

The Range Busters (1940) starring Ray Corrigan, John King and Max Terhune (Iverson Ranch)(Corriganville) Monogram

The Return of Wild Bill (1940) starring Bill Elliott (Corriganville) Columbia

Riders of Black Mountain (1940) starring Tim McCoy - PRC

Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940) starring Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton and Duncan Renaldo (Iverson Ranch) Republic

Shooting High (1940) starring Gene Autry - 20th Century-Fox

The Showdown (1940) starring William Boyd (Iverson Ranch) 

Texas Stagecoach (1940) starring Charles Starrett - Columbia

Texas Terrors (1940) starring Don "Red" Barry (Iverson Ranch) Republic

The Trail Blazers (1940) starring Robert Livingston and Bob Steele (Iverson Ranch)(Corriganville) Republic

Trail of the Vigilantes (1940) starring Franchot Tone and Broderick Crawford (Iverson Ranch) Universal

Trailing Double Trouble (1940) starring Ray “Crash” Corrigan, John King and Max Terhune - Monogram

Triple Justice (1940) starring George O'Brien - RKO

The Tulsa Kid (1940) starring Don "Red" Barry (Iverson Ranch) Republic

Two Gun Sheriff (1940) starring Don "Red" Barry (Iverson Ranch) Republic

Under Texas Skies (1940) starring Robert Livingston, Bob Steele and Rufe Davis (Corriganville)(Iverson) Republic

Wagon Train (1940) starring Tim Holt/Ray Whitley - RKO

Wagons Westward (1940) starring Chester Morris and George “Gabby” Hayes - Republic

West of Carson City (1940) starring Johnny Mack Brown/Bob Baker/Fuzzy Knight - Universal

West of Pinto Basin (1940) starring Ray “Crash” Corrigan - Monogram

When the Daltons Rode (1940) starring Randolph Scott - Universal

The Wildcat of Tucson (1940) starring Bill Elliott - Columbia

Young Buffalo Bill (1940) starring Roy Rogers (Iverson Ranch) Republic

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. 

For more information about the Chatsworth filming locations visit http://www.cowboyup.com/ and learn about my books: Rendezvous at Boulder Pass: Hollywood's Fantasyland © 2010 (ISBN: 978-0-615-21522-8) and Reel Cowboys of the Santa Susanas © 2008 (ISBN: 978-0-615-21499-3)