Max Terhune

Born: 1891-02-12

Max Terhune (12 February 1891 Franklin, Indiana, – 5 June 1973 Cottonwood, Arizona), was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 70 films, mostly B-westerns, between 1936 and 1956. Terhune performed in 21 episodes of The Three Mesquiteers (co-starring with Robert Livingston and Ray "Crash" Corrigan in the Republic series); The Range Busters (24 entries with Ray Corrigan and John King at Monogram Pictures); several supporting roles with Gene Autry (at Republic), and the Johnny Mack Brown westerns at Monogram. Terhune played the comic sidekick (usually named either Lullaby Joslin or just Alibi)--with a major distinction. He always traveled the range with his dummy Elmer sharing his saddle. Terhune was not only a splendid ventriloquist, but a fine magician. Card tricks were his forte, and he often performed such in his movies. His former vaudeville act included juggling and doing impressions, talents also incorporated into his sidekick roles. He joined the National Barn Dance radio program, along with Gene Autry, in 1933. It was Autry who introduced him to Republic Pictures. His last film role was in the major Hollywood film Giant, in which he played the dramatic role of the physician Dr. Walker. Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Terhune, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Rawhide

as Miner (uncredited)
Released: 1951-03-25

At a desolate relay station, a stagecoach attendant and a stranded woman traveller are held...

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The Range Busters

as 'Alibi' Terhune
Released: 1940-08-22

A phantom-like gunman is murdering the hands at the Circle T Ranch and the Range Busters are...

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Black Market Rustlers

as 'Alibi' Terhune (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune)
Released: 1943-08-27

In this WW II film meant to discourage the purchase of black market beef, the Range Busters are...

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Hit the Saddle

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1937-03-03

Unable to legally capture and sell a herd of protected wild horses, corrupt rancher Rance...

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Boots and Saddles

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Released: 1937-10-04

Young Englishman inherits ranch which he wants to sell, but Gene's gonna turn him into a real...

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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

as Self
Released: 1937-11-26

In this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers...

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Rock River Renegades

as Alibi Terhune
Released: 1942-02-27

In Old Wyoming, a gang is plundering stagecoaches of shipped currency and a crusading newspaper...

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Ride, Ranger, Ride

as Rufe Jones
Released: 1936-11-30

It is the story of Gene's, a Cavalry scout, who manages to quell an Indian uprising.

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Three Texas Steers

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1939-05-12

Nancy Evans, lovely circus owner, has a ranch that she's never visited, but for sentimental...

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Underground Rustlers

as Alibi
Released: 1941-11-21

Gold stages are being held up in the far west at a time when the U.S. government needs bullion,...

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Range Defenders

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1937-06-29

Stony's brother George has been accused of murder and the Mesquiteers have returned to prove his...

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Law of the West

as Alibi Jenkins
Released: 1949-02-20

With the railroad coming, Nixon is after the ranchers land. Using a stooge land agent, his...

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Overland Stage Raiders

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1938-09-20

After gold shipments from a mining town have been hijacked, the three Mesquiteers buy a plane to...

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Pals of the Saddle

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1938-08-28

The first of eight "Three Mesquiteers" Westerns to star John Wayne.

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Ghost-Town Gold

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1936-10-26

The three Mesquiteers try to recover the gold stolen by a gang in its effort to ruin the...

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Red River Range

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1938-12-22

The Cattlemen's Association has called in the Mesquiteers to find cattle rustlers. They get Tex...

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The Night Riders

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1939-04-12

Talbot uses a phony land grant to rule thirteen million acres, taxing everyone heavily and...

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Texas to Bataan

as Alibi Terhune
Released: 1942-10-16

As war looms in the Pacific, even cowboys are called on to fight the enemy. Horses are...

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Texas Trouble Shooters

as 'Alibi' Terhune
Released: 1942-06-12

The Range Busters are together again to try and stop a swindle.

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The Trail of the Silver Spurs

as Alibi Terhune
Released: 1941-01-04

The Range Busters are investigating a gold robbery from the Denver Mint in a supposedly deserted...

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Heart of the Rockies

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1937-09-06

Cattle are being routinely stolen from a local ranch, and suspicion centers on a local mountain...

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Call The Mesquiteers

as 'Lullaby' Joslin
Released: 1938-03-07

The Three Mesquiteers are forced to track down a train robbery ring after some of the gang...

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Thunder River Feud

as Alibi Terhune
Released: 1942-01-09

Attracted by a picture of Maybelle Pembroke, the Range Busters, bantering between themselves,...

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The Purple Vigilantes

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1938-01-24

David Ross organizes the ranchers into a vigilante group to rid the town of outlaws. The plan...

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Boot Hill Bandits

as 'Alibi' Terhune
Released: 1942-04-24

Bolton's men blow up the wagon carrying the mine payroll and Marshal Crash Corrigan is...

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Haunted Ranch

as 'Alibi' Terhune
Released: 1943-02-19

Both the Range Buster and Rance and his outlaw gang are looking for stolen gold bullion. To...

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Ladies in Distress

as Dave Evans
Released: 1938-06-13

Alison Skipworth plays female mayor Josephine Bonney, at present having trouble dealing with her...

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Wrangler's Roost

as Alibi Terhune
Released: 1941-06-04

The notorious outlaw Black Bart has reappeared and the Range Busters are sent to investigate....

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The Riders of the Whistling Skull

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1937-01-04

When Professor Marsh disappears while searching for the lost city of Lukachukai, his daughter...

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Trailing Double Trouble

as Max 'Alibi' Terhune
Released: 1940-10-10

When Moreland's henchman attack Bob Horner the Range Busters break it up. Horner dies but they...

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Western Renegades

as Sheriff Alibi
Released: 1949-10-08

Brown's principal antagonist this time is the town boss, an outlaw who has killed the...

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Outlaws of Sonora

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1938-04-14

Outlaws of Sonora is a 1938 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman.

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Riders of the Black Hills

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1938-06-15

Riders of the Black Hills is a 1938 American Western directed by George Sherman. The intrepid...

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Arizona Stage Coach

as Alibi Terhune
Released: 1942-09-04

In the midst of some friendly horseplay on their "Flying R" ranch, the Range Busters, Crash...

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Bullets and Saddles

as Alibi Terhune
Released: 1943-10-29

Hammond is after the Craig ranch and has framed Charlie Craig for murder. Mother Craig brings in...

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West of Pinto Basin

as Alibi
Released: 1940-11-25

The Range Busters head for Pinto Basin where a series of stage robberies have occurred. To try...

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Gunsmoke Ranch

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1937-05-05

A crooked real estate manipulator sells worthless land on mortgage to flood refugees, then tries...

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Trail Riders

as Max 'Alibi' Terhune
Released: 1942-12-04

In the 18th entry of Monogram's 24 "Range Buster" films, the bank of Gila Springs is robbed by...

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Harmony Trail

as Marshal Max
Released: 1944-12-01

Sent to investigate a payroll robbery, Marshall Rocky meets his old friends Ken, Eddie, and Max....

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Wild Horse Rodeo

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1937-12-06

A champion rodeo rider returns home to track down a legendary wild horse called "Cyclone."

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The Hit Parade

as Rusty Callahan
Released: 1937-04-26

Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio...

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Square Dance Jubilee

as Sheriff
Released: 1949-11-11

Two talent scouts for a New York-based country music TV show called "Square Dance Jubilee" are...

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Santa Fe Stampede

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1938-11-18

The Mesquiteers capture a horse thief who escapes justice through a crooked judge. They gather...

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Cowboy Commandos

as Alibi Terhune
Released: 1943-06-04

The Range Busters investigate sabotage at a mining community and uncover a gang of Nazi spies.

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Man of Conquest

as Deaf Smith
Released: 1939-05-15

The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the...

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Roarin' Lead

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1936-12-09

The Three Mesquiteers fight cattle rustlers.

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Fugitive Valley

as Alibi Terhune posing as The Professor (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune)
Released: 1941-07-30

The Range Busters have a plan to get into the outlaw's hideout in Fugitive Valley.

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The Kid's Last Ride

as Alibi Terhune
Released: 1941-02-10

The fifth film in the 24-film Range Busters series finds "Crash", "Dusty" and Alibi, on their...

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Land of Hunted Men

as 'Alibi' Terhune
Released: 1943-03-26

When a gang of outlaws led by Faro Wilson starts swiping payrolls and terrorizing the residents...

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Range Justice

as Alibi
Released: 1949-07-16

Johnny Mack goes to work on "Ma" Curtis' ranch, to the disapproval of his friends, rancher Glenn...

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Cowboy Canteen

as Professor Merlin
Released: 1944-02-09

Song and comedy revue, featuring Western talents, along with a theatrical troupe taking their...

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Along the Oregon Trail

as Max Terhune
Released: 1947-08-30

The period is the 1840's and Greg Thurston is out to establish his own empire out of a large...

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The Trigger Trio

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1937-10-18

In this western, the Three Mesquiteers must find a killer and his band after they murder an...

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Trails End

as Alibi
Released: 1949-04-02

Cowhand Drake discovers gold on the ranch of his boss, Joe Stuart and makes a deal with crooked...

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Hidden Danger

as Alibi
Released: 1948-12-12

Johnny and Banty come in contact with a cattlemen's protective organization. Ostensibly an...

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Gunning for Justice

as Alibi Parsons
Released: 1948-11-06

Three fellows band together to help a woman find her uncle's cache of gold in this western. All...

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The Big Show

as Ventriloquist
Released: 1936-11-16

At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt...

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West of El Dorado

as Alibi
Released: 1949-06-04

Johnny and Alibi try to straighten out a hostile young boy whose older brother was a notorious...

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Come on, Cowboys

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1937-05-24

Harris and Rigby own a circus. Rigby is a counterfeiter and frames his partner. The Mesquiteers...

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Sheriff of Sundown

as Third Grade Simms
Released: 1944-11-07

Bringing his large cattle herd to Sundown, rancher Tex Jordan must sell his cattle to corrupt...

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Tonto Basin Outlaws

as Alibi Terhune (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune)
Released: 1941-10-09

Number 10 in Monogram's series of 24 "Range Busters" westerns, Crash Corrigan, Dusty King and...

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Swing, Cowboy, Swing

as 'Alibi' Terhune
Released: 1946-03-07

An obscure entry in the musical Western cycle, Swing, Cowboy, Swing was produced by and starred...

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Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona

as 'Alibi' Terhune (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune)
Released: 1941-04-19

Rodeo contestants Johnny King and Corrigan meet, their fathers having been members of the Range...

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Heroes of the Hills

as Lullaby Joslin
Released: 1938-08-01

In this entry in the long-running series of westerns, the Three Mesquiteers transform their...

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Two Fisted Justice

as 'Alibi' Terhune (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune)
Released: 1943-01-08

Wells Fargo hires three cowboys to clean up a lawless town.

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The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

as Alibi
Released: 1948-10-02

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Saddle Mountain Roundup

as Alibi Terhune
Released: 1941-08-29

Someone wants to kill Magpie Harper. Crash and Dusty arrive too late, Magpie Harper is allready...

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I Love Lucy

as Ventriloquist
First aired: 1951-10-15

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife....

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