J. Farrell MacDonald
25 titles
Filmography
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Men Without Women
(1930)
The Thirteenth Guest
(1932)Thirteen years after a mysterious dinner party at which the wealthy host died, a black-hooded maniac begins killing off the dead man’s heirs.

Heritage of the Desert
(1932)In White Sage, Utah, a young tenderfoot from the East falls for a rancher's daughter while being forced to defend his land against claim jumpers.

Danger Ahead
(1935)A newspaper reporter attempts to return $40,000 in cash to the right hands after witnessing a sea captain getting robbed of a payment for a shipment.

Susannah of the Mounties
(1939)Rescued by kindly Mounted Police officers after barely surviving an Indian attack on the Canadian frontier, cute orphan Susannah Sheldon (Shirley Temple) befriend the Mounties, especially Inspector "Montie" Montague (Randolph Scott). Moreover, the adorable Susannah proves a capable negotiator between the tribes and the Mounties.

Our Little Girl
(1935)A troubled child tries to patch up her parents' broken marriage by running away.

One Thrilling Night
(1942)A couple, honeymooning in New York for one night before he joins the army, become involved with gangsters after they find a corpse under their bed.

In Old Cheyenne
(1941)A singing newspaper reporter travels to Wyoming, where he investigates a supposed criminal. Who it turns out, has surprising truths to reveal.

The Painted Desert
(1931)When two men find an abandoned baby, a fight over the custody of the foundling results in a lifelong rivalry that escalates during a mining dispute.

Private Snuffy Smith
(1942)A moonshiner who enlists in the army to be rid of the IRS discovers his sergeant is a revenue officer and decides to desert back to Smokey Mountain.

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
(1927)A sophisticated city woman’s scheme doesn’t work out as planned when she tries to cajole her farmer boyfriend into murdering his neglected wife.
Me and My Gal
(1932)
Riders of the Timberline
(1941)Some Easterners intend to seize a tract of valuable timber land. Hoppy must try to stop them before they blow up a major dam and achieve their goal.

Gang Bullets
(1938)A ruthless but clever gangster who knows every loophole in the law has the tables turned by a dedicated district attorney and his assistant.

Song o' My Heart
(1930)A once-famous opera tenor who gave up his career to live near his true love in an Irish village goes on tour in America to lift her out of poverty.

3 Bad Men
(1926)Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her mother is killed.

The Spirit of Notre Dame
(1931)The original story of Notre Dame football comes to life in this tale of two friends who play football, one of whom is a self-centered quarterback.

The Living Ghost
(1942)A former detective comes out of retirement to solve the case of a wealthy banker who goes missing and then returns home in a zombie-like trance.

Phantom Killer
(1942)A deaf-mute philanthropist is accused of brutal murders despite an ironclad alibi, sparking a suspenseful mystery where nothing is as it seems.

The Light of Western Stars
(1940)Guns flash and hooves stamp, as a knight of the sagebrush dances with a cantina girl and plays a part in shooting the sheriff, in this Zane Grey tale.