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Robert N. Bradbury

Directing
1886-03-23
Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Robert N. Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) was an American film director and screenwriter who directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941. He is most famous for directing early western films starring John Wayne in the 1930s, including Riders of Destiny (1933; an early singing cowboy movie), The Lucky Texan (1934), West of the Divide (1934), Blue Steel (1934), The Man From Utah (1934), The Star Packer (1934), The Trail Beyond (1934; co-starring Noah Beery, Sr. and Noah Beery, Jr.), The Lawless Frontier (1934), Texas Terror (1935), Rainbow Valley (1935), The Dawn Rider (1935), Westward Ho (1935), and Lawless Range (1935). These were inexpensively shot "Poverty Row" movies; many were also written by Bradbury and almost all of them featured character actor George "Gabby" Hayes. Bradbury also shot numerous similar films during this period starring his son Bob Steele or Johnny Mack Brown. Bradbury occasionally billed himself as "Robert North Bradbury", "R.N. Bradbury", or "Robert Bradbury".

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Known For 13 titles
To Have and to Hold (1916) subtitle poster
To Have and to Hold
1916 Movie
as Jeremy Sparrow
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The Woman in the Web (1918) subtitle poster
The Woman in the Web
1918 Movie
as Baron Kovsky
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The Target (1916) subtitle poster
The Target
1916 Movie
as Jack Taylor (as Ronald Bradbury)
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A Gutter Magdalene (1916) subtitle poster
A Gutter Magdalene
1916 Movie
as Sheriff Barrett
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Colorado (1915) subtitle poster
Colorado
1915 Movie
as Col. Kincaid (as Ronald Bradbury)
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North of Nome (1925) subtitle poster
North of Nome
1925 Movie
as Bruce McLaren
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The Girl from Frisco (1916) subtitle poster
The Girl from Frisco
1916 Movie
as multiple roles
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The Fighting Heiress (1916) subtitle poster
The Fighting Heiress
1916 Movie
as Jim Bliss
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The Wild Strain (1918) subtitle poster
The Wild Strain
1918 Movie
as Col. Bull
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Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers (1918) subtitle poster
Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers
1918 Movie
as Sam Gregg
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The Man from Tia Juana (1917) subtitle poster
The Man from Tia Juana
1917 Movie
as Williams from Tia Juana
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A Bathtub Bandit (1917) subtitle poster
A Bathtub Bandit
1917 Movie
as Jimmy the Monkey Wrench / Bath Tub Bandit
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The Turquoise Mine Conspiracy (1916) subtitle poster
The Turquoise Mine Conspiracy
1916 Movie
as Jim Bliss
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