Whip Wilson

Born: 1911-06-16

From Wikipedia Whip Wilson (born Roland Charles Meyers June 16, 1911, Granite City, Illinois – October 22, 1964, Los Angeles, California) was an American cowboy film star of the late 1940s and into the 1950s, known for his roles in B-westerns. His first film was alongside Monogram's singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely in the 1948 film Silver Trails, to give him experience in front of the camera. The next year Wilson starred in his own series films, the first being Crashin Thru, followed by Haunted Trails, Range Land and Riders of the Dusk. He first was given a horse named "Silver Bullet", later shortened to "Bullet", then changed to "Rocket" due to Roy Rogers having a dog in his films named "Bullet." Wilson may have come along too late to establish himself as a major star; studios were already phasing out low-budget westerns. Veteran comedian Andy Clyde was a valuable asset as co-star, but the series got little attention. After 12 films, Clyde left the cast, replaced by Fuzzy Knight and later by Jim Bannon. In 1950 Wilson starred in Gunslingers, Arizona Territory, Cherokee Uprising, Fence Riders, and Outlaws of Texas. In 1951 his character continued in Lawless Cowboys, Stage to Blue River, Canyon Raiders, and Abilene Trail. There was nothing novel or original about Wilson to distinguish himself from other cowboy stars. The name of his horse, the bullwhip gimmick, and the false past created by the producers were all derivative. Wilson's career never really took off, and by 1952 his Hollywood career was all but over, with him starring in Night Raiders, with his last film being that same year, titled Wyoming Roundup.


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Montana Incident

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1952-08-10

Whip is surveying land for a railroad but a land baron and one of his daughters stands in the way.

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Haunted Trails

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1949-08-21

Singing cowboy Whip Wilson, the foreman on a cattle drive, quits his job to pursue five bank...

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The Gunman

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1952-01-01

Terrorized citizens send for a Texas lawman to rid their town of bandits.

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Night Raiders

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1952-02-03

Whip arrives to investigate why night raiders are ransacking cabins but taking nothing....

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Gunslingers

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1950-04-09

Wilson and his saddle pal Andy Clyde come to the rescue of a group of ranchers who are being...

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Range Land

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1949-12-24

Monogram's Whip Wilson western series occasionally produced a better-than-average entry. In...

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Arizona Territory

as Jeff Malloy
Released: 1950-07-02

Prospector Jeff Malloy rescues Doris Devlin, owner of a trading post, from an ambush planned by...

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Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Marshal Whip Wilson - Posing as Alan Mason
Released: 1951-04-02

Taggart and his men are breaking wanted outlaws out of jail and then killing them for the reward...

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Stagecoach Driver

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1951-07-15

Jim Bannon and his partner own a stagecoach line. With the coming of the telegraph and the end...

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Fence Riders

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1950-01-19

Whip Wilson and Andy Clyde are back and Monogram's got 'em in Fence Riders. The Whipster comes...

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Silver Raiders

as Ranger Larry Grant
Released: 1950-10-19

Arizona Ranger Larry Grant is posing as an outlaw while hunting for an outlaw gang, secretly led...

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Crashing Thru

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1949-01-09

When Ranger Raymond is killed during a stage holdup, Wells Fargo Agent Whip Wilson assumes his...

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Cherokee Uprising

as Marshal Bob Foster
Released: 1950-10-07

The title insurrection in this low-budget Whip Wilson Western consists mainly of Iron Eyes Cody,...

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Nevada Badmen

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1951-05-27

The "badmen" of the title in this average western from Monogram are Waller, a greedy express...

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Abilene Trail

as Dave Hill aka The Kansas Kid
Released: 1951-02-04

Whip Wilson rides again in the Monogram western Abilene Trail. Wilson and his grizzled sidekick...

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Wyoming Roundup

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1952-11-09

When newcomers Whip and Bob break up a saloon fight they are made town Marshals. This puts then...

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Outlaws of Texas

as U.S. Marshal Tom Yeager
Released: 1950-12-10

Monogram's Outlaws of Texas is surprisingly bereft of the action highlights one might expect...

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Canyon Raiders

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1951-04-07

Whip Wilson only gets to crack his trademark weapon once in this economic Western filmed in toto...

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Lawless Cowboys

as Whip Wilson
Released: 1951-11-07

Monogram's Whip Wilson western series was in its final year of existence when Lawless Cowboys...

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Riders of the Dusk

as Marshal Whip Wilson
Released: 1949-11-13

Riders of the Dusk is another of Monogram's formula Whip Wilson westerns. Since the studio...

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Stage to Blue River

as Marshall Whip Wilson
Released: 1951-12-30

Whip Wilson has to stop bandits who are trying to take over a stage line.

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Shadows of the West

as Marshall Whip Wilson
Released: 1949-01-24

U.S. Marshal Whip Wilson (Whip Wilson) decides to take a vacation and visit his old friend Winks...

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Silver Trails

as Whip
Released: 1948-08-21

Jimmy and Cannonball find the body of Don Muquel after he has been shot and robbed by henchmen...

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