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Monogram Ranch, Placerita Canyon
Johnny Mack Brown is "Gunning for Justice" through Placerita Canyon in this 1948 Monogram picture. The Monogram movie ranch covered more than 100 acres in Placerita Canyon. In 1952 it was purchased by Gene Autry and renamed "Melody Ranch." A contemporary of Autry, Bob Steele, Harry Carey, Hoot Gibson, Ken Maynard and Tom Tyler, Brown was one of the top ten "B" Western stars at the box office during the 1940s. Born Sept. 1, 1904 in Dothan, Ala., he appeared in 160 films from 1927 to 1953 — of which more than 60 were for Monogram, starting in 1943. He died Nov. 14, 1974 in Woodland Hills from a cardiac condition. Released Nov. 7, 1948, "Gunning for Justice" was a 55-minute, black-and-white Western directed by Ray Taylor and written by J. Benton Cheney. Brown and Raymond Hatton starred; also appearing were Ted Adams, Dee Cooper, Evelyn Finley, Carol Henry, I. Stanford Jolley, Artie Ortego, Bud Osborne, House Peters Jr., Bill Potter, Boyd Stockman, Max Terhune, Dan White and Bob Woodward. Further Reading: Melody Ranch: Movie Magic in Placerita Canyon.
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SEE ALSO:
Forbidden Trail 1941
Below the Border 1942 (Mult.)
Down Texas Way 1942
Ghost Town Law 1942
West of the Law 1942
Death Valley Rangers 1943 (Mult.)
The Law Rides Again 1943 x2
Arizona Whirlwind 1944
Outlaw Trail 1944
Code of the Saddle 1947
Gunning for Justice 1948
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow 1948
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