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Rex Lease

Rex Lease

From Wikipedia Rex Lloyd Lease (February 11, 1903 – January 3, 1966) was an American actor. He appeared in over 300 films, mainly in westerns. Lease arrived in Hollywood in 1924. He found bit and supporting parts at Film Booking Office (FBO), Rayart, more, and was given the opportunity to play a few leads. His first film was A Woman Who Sinned (1924). Rex's earliest westerns were a pair of Tim McCoy silents at MGM, one of which was The Law of the Range (1928) which had a very young Joan Crawford as the heroine and Rex as the "Solitaire Kid". Tim and Lease became friends, and over the next dozen or so years he appeared in seven more McCoy westerns. He had a featured role in director Frank Capra's The Younger Generation (1929), a tale of a Jewish family that move to a more upscale neighborhood. He successfully made the transition to talkies, and starred in melodramas, action flicks, old dark house mysteries, and comedies as well as a couple of western serials and about a dozen low-budget sagebrush yarns and outdoor adventures. In between lead roles, Lease did featured parts in some B westerns. He was Hoot Gibson's brother in Cavalcade of the West (1936); Rex played the "Pecos Kid" in McCoy's Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936); and he worked in a couple of Tom Tylers, Ridin' On (1936) and Fast Bullets (1936). Rex's finale as a star had him teaming up with Rin-Tin-Tin Jr. in The Silver Trail (1937). Though no longer afforded star billing, he continued in smaller roles into the 1950s in films and on TV.

Personal information

Birthday

1903-02-11

Birth Place

Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford

1940

6.8

Movie
A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

1948

7.0

Movie
A Hatful of Rain

A Hatful of Rain

1957

6.8

Movie
Aces and Eights

Aces and Eights

1936

6.0

Movie
Arizona Terrors

Arizona Terrors

1942

0.0

Movie
Backlash

Backlash

1956

6.3

Movie
Bad Man of Deadwood

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

4.4

Movie
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

Billy the Kid in Santa Fe

1941

4.0

Movie
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice

1940

4.0

Movie
Billy the Kid's Range War

Billy the Kid's Range War

1941

6.5

Movie
Bordertown Trail

Bordertown Trail

1944

0.0

Movie
Borrowed Wives

Borrowed Wives

1930

4.6

Movie
Boss of Hangtown Mesa

Boss of Hangtown Mesa

1942

0.0

Movie
Broadway Daddies

Broadway Daddies

1928

1.0

Movie
Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

6.3

Movie
California

California

1947

6.5

Movie
Call of the Rockies

Call of the Rockies

1944

6.0

Movie
Calling Dr. Death

Calling Dr. Death

1943

6.5

Movie
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

1946

6.6

Movie
Cavalcade of the West

Cavalcade of the West

1936

4.2

Movie
Chalk Marks

Chalk Marks

1924

0.0

Movie
Chinatown After Dark

Chinatown After Dark

1931

3.7

Movie
Code of the Prairie

Code of the Prairie

1944

0.0

Movie
Code of the Rangers

Code of the Rangers

1938

0.0

Movie
Code of the Silver Sage

Code of the Silver Sage

1950

6.0

Movie
Colorado Sundown

Colorado Sundown

1952

3.3

Movie
Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

6.2

Movie
Covered Wagon Raid

Covered Wagon Raid

1950

5.8

Movie
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

1950

6.3

Movie
Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand

1936

4.5

Movie
Custer's Last Stand

Custer's Last Stand

1936

0.0

Movie
Cyclone of the Saddle

Cyclone of the Saddle

1935

5.2

Movie
Daredevils of the West

Daredevils of the West

1943

0.0

Movie
Days of Buffalo Bill

Days of Buffalo Bill

1946

0.0

Movie
Dead Man's Eyes

Dead Man's Eyes

1944

6.5

Movie
Dead Man's Gulch

Dead Man's Gulch

1943

0.0

Movie
Death Valley Outlaws

Death Valley Outlaws

1941

0.0

Movie
Desert Patrol

Desert Patrol

1938

0.0

Movie
Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron

1942

0.0

Movie
Earl Carroll Vanities

Earl Carroll Vanities

1945

5.0

Movie
Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle

Episodes in the Life of a Gin Bottle

1925

4.5

Movie
Eyes of the Underworld

Eyes of the Underworld

1942

4.7

Movie
Fast Bullets

Fast Bullets

1936

4.5

Movie
Fighting Caballero

Fighting Caballero

1935

5.0

Movie
Firebrands of Arizona

Firebrands of Arizona

1944

6.0

Movie
Flame of Barbary Coast

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

5.6

Movie
Frisco Lil

Frisco Lil

1942

8.0

Movie
Frisco Tornado

Frisco Tornado

1950

6.0

Movie
Fury Below

Fury Below

1936

1.0

Movie
Girls Who Dare

Girls Who Dare

1929

0.0

Movie
Gun Belt

Gun Belt

1953

6.3

Movie
Gun Cargo

Gun Cargo

1949

0.0

Movie
Haunted Ranch

Haunted Ranch

1943

6.0

Movie
Heroes of the Alamo

Heroes of the Alamo

1937

6.0

Movie
Hills of Oklahoma

Hills of Oklahoma

1950

0.0

Movie
Hot Curves

Hot Curves

1930

5.7

Movie
Idaho

Idaho

1943

5.7

Movie
In Old California

In Old California

1942

5.0

Movie
In Old Cheyenne

In Old Cheyenne

1931

0.0

Movie
In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey

1939

5.3

Movie
Inside Information

Inside Information

1934

5.5

Movie
Jesse James at Bay

Jesse James at Bay

1941

5.0

Movie
Keep 'Em Slugging

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

5.5

Movie
King of the Cowboys

King of the Cowboys

1943

5.5

Movie
Lady in a Jam

Lady in a Jam

1942

5.5

Movie
Land of Fighting Men

Land of Fighting Men

1938

0.0

Movie
Lightnin' Bill Carson

Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936

5.0

Movie
Lone Texas Ranger

Lone Texas Ranger

1945

6.0

Movie
Lost in Alaska

Lost in Alaska

1952

6.0

Movie
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

1952

5.9

Movie
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

1950

6.1

Movie
poster

Maverick

1957

6.8

TV
Midnight Intruder

Midnight Intruder

1938

5.2

Movie
Midnight Morals

Midnight Morals

1932

0.0

Movie
Moulders of Men

Moulders of Men

1927

0.0

Movie
Nevada City

Nevada City

1941

5.0

Movie
Night Time in Nevada

Night Time in Nevada

1948

6.2

Movie
On Stage Everybody

On Stage Everybody

1945

0.0

Movie
One Man's Law

One Man's Law

1940

0.0

Movie
Out of the Storm

Out of the Storm

1948

6.5

Movie
Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail

1941

0.0

Movie
Outlaws of the Rio Grande

Outlaws of the Rio Grande

1941

0.0

Movie
Pals of the Golden West

Pals of the Golden West

1951

0.0

Movie
Pals of the Range

Pals of the Range

1935

0.0

Movie
Perils of the Wilderness

Perils of the Wilderness

1956

6.0

Movie
Phony Express

Phony Express

1943

5.4

Movie
Professor Beware

Professor Beware

1938

6.1

Movie
Queen of the Chorus

Queen of the Chorus

1928

0.0

Movie
Raiders of the West

Raiders of the West

1942

0.0

Movie
Rancho Grande

Rancho Grande

1940

0.0

Movie
Red Riders of Canada

Red Riders of Canada

1928

0.0

Movie
Ride, Vaquero!

Ride, Vaquero!

1953

5.8

Movie
Riders of Black Mountain

Riders of Black Mountain

1940

0.0

Movie
Riders of the Rio Grande

Riders of the Rio Grande

1943

0.0

Movie
Ridin' On

Ridin' On

1936

0.0

Movie
Roarin' Guns

Roarin' Guns

1936

6.5

Movie
Rough Riding Ranger

Rough Riding Ranger

1935

0.0

Movie
S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

5.7

Movie
Saboteur

Saboteur

1942

6.9

Movie
Santa Fe Saddlemates

Santa Fe Saddlemates

1945

5.0

Movie
Shadows of Tombstone

Shadows of Tombstone

1953

6.0

Movie
Sierra Sue

Sierra Sue

1941

0.0

Movie
Singing Guns

Singing Guns

1950

5.8

Movie
So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle

1943

5.0

Movie
South of the Border

South of the Border

1939

5.0

Movie
Springtime in Texas

Springtime in Texas

1945

0.0

Movie
Stolen Love

Stolen Love

1928

0.0

Movie
Sun Valley Cyclone

Sun Valley Cyclone

1946

5.0

Movie
Sunny Skies

Sunny Skies

1930

4.2

Movie
Sunset Serenade

Sunset Serenade

1942

5.5

Movie
Swing It, Sailor!

Swing It, Sailor!

1938

5.0

Movie
Swingin' on a Rainbow

Swingin' on a Rainbow

1945

0.0

Movie
Ten Laps to Go

Ten Laps to Go

1936

4.0

Movie
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

1943

0.0

Movie
poster

The Adventures of Champion

1955

5.3

TV
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand

1936

4.8

Movie
The College Hero

The College Hero

1927

4.3

Movie
The Cowboy and the Bandit

The Cowboy and the Bandit

1935

6.0

Movie
The Crimson Ghost

The Crimson Ghost

1946

5.0

Movie
The Cyclone Kid

The Cyclone Kid

1942

0.0

Movie
The Gallant Legion

The Gallant Legion

1948

7.0

Movie
The Ghost Rider

The Ghost Rider

1935

5.0

Movie
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

7.8

Movie
The Last Alarm

The Last Alarm

1926

0.0

Movie
The Last Edition

The Last Edition

1925

5.0

Movie
The Law of the Range

The Law of the Range

1928

2.5

Movie
The Lone Ranger Rides Again

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939

6.0

Movie
The Man from Guntown

The Man from Guntown

1935

0.0

Movie
The Monster Walks

The Monster Walks

1932

4.2

Movie
The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

1942

5.7

Movie
The Mysterious Pilot

The Mysterious Pilot

1937

0.0

Movie
The Mystery Pilot

The Mystery Pilot

1926

0.0

Movie
The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945

6.8

Movie
The Outlaw Dog

The Outlaw Dog

1927

0.0

Movie
The Phantom Cowboy

The Phantom Cowboy

1941

6.0

Movie
The Phantom Rider

The Phantom Rider

1946

6.0

Movie
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

7.4

Movie
The Shadow

The Shadow

1940

6.5

Movie
The Sign of the Wolf

The Sign of the Wolf

1931

0.0

Movie
The Silver Bullet

The Silver Bullet

1942

4.0

Movie
The Silver Trail

The Silver Trail

1937

5.0

Movie
The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives

1946

6.9

Movie
The Trail Blazers

The Trail Blazers

1940

0.0

Movie
The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife

1957

4.5

Movie
The Utah Kid

The Utah Kid

1930

0.0

Movie
The Wild North

The Wild North

1952

6.9

Movie
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

1947

6.1

Movie
The Younger Generation

The Younger Generation

1929

6.2

Movie
Tomorrow We Live

Tomorrow We Live

1942

4.3

Movie
Tonto Basin Outlaws

Tonto Basin Outlaws

1941

0.0

Movie
Toughest Man in Arizona

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

0.0

Movie
Troopers Three

Troopers Three

1930

7.0

Movie
Two Sisters

Two Sisters

1929

6.0

Movie
Under Texas Skies

Under Texas Skies

1940

5.0

Movie
White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails

1946

7.0

Movie
Why Girls Leave Home

Why Girls Leave Home

1945

5.0

Movie
Wings of Adventure

Wings of Adventure

1930

5.3

Movie
You Came Along

You Came Along

1945

7.0

Movie