Doye O'Dell
Allen Doye O'Dell was born in Gustine, Texas in 1912 to Joe and Carrie O'Dell. His Dad was a cotton farmer and later moved the family to the far west Texas town of Plainview. Doye's uncle Tom Gregory, a fiddle player, would visit and taught Doye how to play the fiddle, sparking a love of music that would last a lifetime. Doye started playing at radio station WDAG in Amarillo and eventually got his own radio show with NBC. After many years on radio and as a prolific recording artist and even becoming a member of the Sons of the Pioneers, Doye ended up in southern California on KTLA, one of the country's pioneer TV stations. Doye's 'Western Varieties' TV show was a Friday night staple for many years. Doye was also an actor and besides appearing with Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers in some of their late 1940s movies like Under California Stars, Doye appeared in many movies with such names as Ronald Reagan, Jack Lemmon, Ava Gardner and many more. He appeared in many late 50s and early 60s TV series like Maverick, Sugarfoot and Empire. He had parts in two Billy Wilder movies, The Days of Wine and Roses and Irma La Douce. Doye continued playing music and making personal appearances into his 80s until a stroke forced him into retirement. Doye passed away in 2001 at the age of 88. His vast music library is still popular all over the world and his records are collector's items.
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1955
Tight Spot
6.3/29
A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the Distri...
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Tight Spot
1948
Under California Stars
5.2/8
On vacation at his ranch, western actor Roy quickly finds himself involved with a horse rustling operation and a boy ward of one of the rustlers, lead...
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Under California Stars
1946
Man from Rainbow Valley
0/0
When unscrupulous rodeo promoter Colonel Winthrop gets the idea of capturing "Outlaw" and making him a show horse, his niece Kay North tricks Monte in...
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Man from Rainbow Valley
1948
Whirlwind Raiders
5/1
It's 1873 and the disbanded Texas Rangers have been replaced by the corrupt Texas State Police. Steve Lanning arrives posing as a wanted outlaw to get...
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Whirlwind Raiders
1963
Days of Wine and Roses
7.5/183
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
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Days of Wine and Roses
1940
The Cowboy from Sundown
0/0
The drought-plagued ranchers of Sundown have to market their cattle at a loss in order to meet mortgage payments held by banker Cylus Cuttler. Then, S...
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The Cowboy from Sundown
1958
Auntie Mame
7/104
Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues w...
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Auntie Mame
1941
The Pioneers
0/0
A frontiersman leads a group of pioneers to their destination in the Old West and then helps them settle it.
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The Pioneers
1941
Fugitive Valley
6/2
The Range Busters have a plan to get into the outlaw's hideout in Fugitive Valley.
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Fugitive Valley
1945
Along the Navajo Trail
0/0
U.S. Deputy Marshal Roy investigates the disappearance of a government agent who has come to Dale's father's Ladder A Ranch. The bad guys want the lan...
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Along the Navajo Trail
1947
Last Frontier Uprising
0/0
Singing cowboy Monte Hale plays "himself" in the Republic western Last Frontier Uprising. Actually, he's not really himself, but a federal agent, disp...
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Last Frontier Uprising
1949
Home in San Antone
0/0
Posing as unemployed musicians, Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys, are being helped by Ted Gibson owner of the Harmony Inn in San Antonio, Texas....
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1949
Son of a Badman
0/0
Lash and Fuzzy come to town to unmask the mysterious outlaw kingpin, El Sombre.
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Son of a Badman
1958
Born Reckless
3.2/12
Rider Kelly Cobb travels to county rodeos to win money so he can buy a patch of land he wants to call his own. He rescues trick rider Jackie Adams fro...
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