Raymond Hatton
Raymond Hatton’s filmography lists five hundred films dating back to silent pictures. Talkies put a damper on his career until he caught on as Rusty Joslin in Republic Pictures B Western series The Three Mesquiteers. That series was one of my favorites as a kid growing up. Republic did fifty one films in the series from 1936 to 1943. Hatton appeared in nine films in 1939 and 1940.
The series featured a trio of cowboys, Stony Brooke, Tucson Smith and comedic sidekick Lullaby Joslin for most of the series. Actors playing the parts revolved over time. Stony Brooke was played by Bob Livingston (29 films), John Wayne (8) and Tom Tyler (13). Stony Brooke is my earliest memory of The Duke. Hatton played opposite Wayne in two films, replacing Lullaby Joslin with Rusty. Ray Corrigan played Tucson Smith in those films before Duncan Renaldo”s Rico Rinaldo replaced the Smith character for seven films with Taylor in the Stony Brooke role. Following Hatton’s Rusty films Tucson Smith and Lullaby returned played by Bob Steele (another of my boyhood favorites) and Rufe Davis respectively.
Hatton appeared as Rusty in Wyoming Outlaw with John Wayne (’39), New Frontier with John Wayne, The Kansas Terrors, Cowboys from Texas, Rocky Mountain Rangers (’40), Covered Wagon Days, Pioneers of the West and Heroes of the Saddle. The Three Mesquiteers revived Hatton’s career. He went on to do other notable Western films including Tall in the Saddle with John Wayne (’44), West of the Rio Grande, Gunsmoke (’45), Silver Range as Tucson Smith (’46).
Raymond made the jump to the small screen later in his career with guest appearances on some of the top Western series including, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Maverick, Cheyenne, Tombstone Territory, Bat Masterson, Wanted Dead or Alive, Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke and Whispering Smith.
Raymond Hatton passed away October 21, 1971 at the age of 84. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Next Week: Matt Dillon (Yeah, I know he’s not a sidekick; but wait . . .)
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Paul
The series featured a trio of cowboys, Stony Brooke, Tucson Smith and comedic sidekick Lullaby Joslin for most of the series. Actors playing the parts revolved over time. Stony Brooke was played by Bob Livingston (29 films), John Wayne (8) and Tom Tyler (13). Stony Brooke is my earliest memory of The Duke. Hatton played opposite Wayne in two films, replacing Lullaby Joslin with Rusty. Ray Corrigan played Tucson Smith in those films before Duncan Renaldo”s Rico Rinaldo replaced the Smith character for seven films with Taylor in the Stony Brooke role. Following Hatton’s Rusty films Tucson Smith and Lullaby returned played by Bob Steele (another of my boyhood favorites) and Rufe Davis respectively.
Hatton appeared as Rusty in Wyoming Outlaw with John Wayne (’39), New Frontier with John Wayne, The Kansas Terrors, Cowboys from Texas, Rocky Mountain Rangers (’40), Covered Wagon Days, Pioneers of the West and Heroes of the Saddle. The Three Mesquiteers revived Hatton’s career. He went on to do other notable Western films including Tall in the Saddle with John Wayne (’44), West of the Rio Grande, Gunsmoke (’45), Silver Range as Tucson Smith (’46).
Raymond made the jump to the small screen later in his career with guest appearances on some of the top Western series including, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Maverick, Cheyenne, Tombstone Territory, Bat Masterson, Wanted Dead or Alive, Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke and Whispering Smith.
Raymond Hatton passed away October 21, 1971 at the age of 84. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Next Week: Matt Dillon (Yeah, I know he’s not a sidekick; but wait . . .)
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Ride easy,
Paul
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