Jim Bannon

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​   Jim Bannon (April 9, 1911 - July 28, 1984) was an actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950. He appeared in numerous western television series, including the 1958 episode "Attack" of Richard Carlson's Mackenzie's Raiders. Bannon was also the first husband of American actor and comedian Bea Benaderet. Their son, Jack Bannon, was a regular on the CBS drama series, Lou Grant, starring Ed Asner.

Most Popular Jim Bannon Trailers

Total trailers found: 49

The Man from Colorado Trailer (1948)

07 August 1948

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries to find a way to help him.

A Gathering of Eagles Trailer (1963)

21 June 1963

Rock Hudson plays an Air Force Colonel who has just been re-assigned as a cold war B-52 commander who must shape up his men to pass a grueling inspection that the previous commander had failed, and had been fired for.

They Came to Cordura Trailer (1959)

01 June 1959

An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916.

Sergeant Mike Trailer (1944)

09 November 1944

A soldier becomes quite upset when he is transferred from the highly coveted machine-gun unit to the canine corps.

Jack Slade Trailer (1953)

08 November 1953

A young boy witnesses his father murdered by bandits and grows into adulthood vowing revenge.

Unknown World Trailer (1951)

26 October 1951

With the cyclotram, an atomic-powered rock-boring vehicle, Dr. Jerimiah Morley leads an expedition into a subterranean world.

Trail to Laredo Trailer (1948)

11 August 1948

Filmed at the Providencia Ranch (today's Forrest Lawn in Burbank, CA), this typical "Durango Kid" Western featured the Cass County Boys performing "Go West Young Lady" by Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin, in addition to series regular Smiley Burnette singing his own "It's My Turn" and "The Yodeler.

Johnny O'Clock Trailer (1947)

07 January 1947

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino.

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted Trailer (1948)

01 January 1948

Crooks discover a Genghis Khan treasure ship on the Canada-Alaska border but the treasure is hidden somewhere on land.

Rodeo Trailer (1952)

09 March 1952

Nancy Cartwright is determined to collect an $1,800 feed bill owed to her father Harry Cartwright by a rodeo association.

The Texas Rangers Trailer (1951)

03 June 1951

It's 1874 and the Texas Rangers have been reorganized. But Sam Bass has assembled a group of notorious outlaws into a gang the Rangers are unable to cope with.

Chicago Confidential Trailer (1957)

30 August 1957

In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.

The Fighting Redhead Trailer (1949)

05 October 1949

Red Ryder gets a telegram from his old friend Dan O'Connor asking for help in his fight against Faro Savage and his gang of rustlers.

Renegades Trailer (1946)

13 June 1946

The daughter of a prominent citizen marries an outlaw's son.

Miraculous Journey Trailer (1948)

17 September 1948

The passengers and crew of an airplane are stranded in an unfamiliar jungle. Unknown to most of the survivors is a criminal among them who caused the crash.

Frontier Revenge Trailer (1948)

26 December 1948

Marshals Lash and Fuzzy are sent to get the goods on Duce Rago. To join Rago's gang, Lash decides to pose as an outlaw by wearing the known belt buckle of a notorious outlaw.

Tonight and Every Night Trailer (1945)

09 January 1945

An American girl falls for an RAF pilot while performing at a British music hall.

War Arrow Trailer (1953)

26 December 1953

A thrilling Cavalry-versus-Indians adventure starring Jeff Chandler as an Army official recruiting Seminole allies, against his superior's wishes, to stop a planned Kiowa attack.

The Great Jesse James Raid Trailer (1953)

17 July 1953

The famed outlaw is talked into saddling up for one more bank robbery.

The Missing Juror Trailer (1944)

16 November 1944

A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.

Roll, Thunder, Roll! Trailer (1949)

26 August 1949

Jim Bannon is back as enduring cowboy hero Red Ryder in Eagle-Lion's Roll, Thunder, Roll. As ever, Ryder's cohorts are Little Beaver and the Duchess, here played by "Little Brown Jug" and Marin Sais.

The Soul of a Monster Trailer (1944)

17 August 1944

A man recovers on his death bed after his wife makes a mysterious pact with a strange woman. But is he really alive?

Man's Favorite Sport? Trailer (1964)

31 January 1964

Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life.

T-Men Trailer (1947)

15 December 1947

Two U.S. Treasury ("T-men") agents go undercover in Detroit, and then Los Angeles, in an attempt to break a U.

Stagecoach Driver Trailer (1951)

15 July 1951

Jim Bannon and his partner own a stagecoach line. With the coming of the telegraph and the end of the Pony Express, two men plot to take over and get the new mail contract.

The Devil's Mask Trailer (1946)

23 May 1946

A San Francisco airplane bound for South America crashes, and among the scorched debris is found a shrunken native human head, neatly packaged.

The Unknown Trailer (1946)

04 July 1946

"The Unknown" was the final entry in Columbia’s I Love A Mystery series. A woman hires two detectives to keep her alive long enough to claim her inheritance.

I Love a Mystery Trailer (1945)

25 January 1945

In San Francisco, detective partners Jack Packard and Doc Long are hired by socialite Jefferson Monk who believes someone is following him with the aim to kill him.

Sierra Passage Trailer (1950)

31 December 1950

When young Johnny York witnesses the murder of his father, he joins a travelling variety troupe and trains up as a sharpshooter so he might one day get his revenge.

Out of the Depths Trailer (1945)

27 December 1945

Told in flashback, Out of the Depths strives to explain why its four male protagonists are bobbing around the Pacific in a lifeboat.

Canyon Raiders Trailer (1951)

07 April 1951

Whip Wilson only gets to crack his trademark weapon once in this economic Western filmed in toto at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, CA.

Phantom from Space Trailer (1953)

15 May 1953

After a UFO sighting, a mysterious phantom in a bizarre outfit starts attacking people in San Fernando Valley.

The Gay Senorita Trailer (1945)

08 August 1945

Romance with a lovely senorita convinces a contractor to abandon his plans to take over a Mexican housing district.

The Corpse Came C.O.D. Trailer (1947)

02 June 1947

Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the box she receives with a dead man inside.

Framed Trailer (1947)

25 May 1947

Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress.

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail Trailer (1951)

23 February 1951

Charles Starrett plays lawman Steve Forsythe in Ridin' the Outlaw Trail. Somewhere along the line, of course, Steve is obliged to don the mask of The Durango Kid, mysterious righter of wrongs.

Confederate Honey Trailer (1940)

29 March 1940

Nett Cutler (Elmer Fudd) romances Crimson O'Hairoil in this send-up of Gone With the Wind (1939).

Lawless Cowboys Trailer (1951)

07 November 1951

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

Cowboy and the Prizefighter Trailer (1949)

14 December 1949

Red Ryder KO's a fight racket with sidekick Little Beaver (Little Brown Jug) and a new friend.

Nevada Badmen Trailer (1951)

27 May 1951

The "badmen" of the title in this average western from Monogram are Waller, a greedy express agent and Banker Jensen, who conspire to separate Bob Bannon from the gold found on his property.

I Married Adventure Trailer (1940)

24 July 1940

A 1940 Columbia Picture feature film, "I Married Adventure" stars Osa Johnson and closely follows her 1940 best-selling book of the same name.

No Time at All Trailer (1958)

13 February 1958

An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from radar.

Good Neighbor Sam Trailer (1964)

22 July 1964

To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.

Jiggs and Maggie Out West Trailer (1950)

23 April 1950

Monogram's Bringing Up Father series, based on the popular comic strip by George McManus, hit a high point of sorts with 1950's Jiggs and Maggie Out West.

Ride, Ryder, Ride! Trailer (1949)

02 February 1949

Riding the plains with Little Beaver and Buckskin Blodgett, Red Ryder encounters bandits trying to hr

Wanted: Dead or Alive Trailer (1951)

02 April 1951

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

The Thirteenth Hour Trailer (1947)

06 February 1947

In this drama, a trucker's business is nearly destroyed after he is wrongfully accused of killing a policeman with whom he recently quarreled.

It's Murder Trailer (1944)

12 October 1944

Documentary short film explaining the need for secrecy in the exchange of sensitive government information, so as to prevent sabotage or subversion of the American war effort.

Daughter of the Jungle Trailer (1949)

08 February 1949

An airplane carrying a pair of police officers escorting gangsters to prison crash-lands in the African jungle.