Evelyn Finley

Evelyn Finley

Evelyn Ruth Finley was known as the most accomplished stunt rider in the western genre. Famous director William A. Wellman was one of many who regarded her as the best in the business. She worked with horses from early childhood and grew up a tomboy on her father's ranch. Her dad had promised 'to put her into pictures', but how she eventually arrived in Hollywood is unclear. Winning a beauty contest as 'Miss Albuquerque' might have helped. The year was 1936 and her first picture was as stunt double to Jean Parker. By 1940, Evelyn was under contract at Monogram where her skills in the saddle quickly promoted her to leading lady opposite the likes of Tex Ritter, Tom Keene, Johnny Mack Brown and Buster Crabbe. As blonde Eve Anderson, she got to star in one of the last serials made at Columbia, Perils of the Wilderness (1956). However, Evelyn preferred the stunt work to acting, often doubling on horseback for glamorous stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Loretta Young. She remained involved in her area of expertise, either actively or as technical adviser, well into the 1980's. When not working in the film industry, she toured as an equestrian performer at different circuses. Evelyn was inducted into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.

  • Popularity : 0.604
  • Known For : Crew
  • Birthday : 1916-03-11
  • Place of Birth : Douglas, Arizona, USA
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Evelyn Finley Movies

  • 1951
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    Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

    7 1951 HD

    There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order...

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  • 1940
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    Arizona Frontier

    Arizona Frontier

    1 1940 HD

    A government agent uncovers the truth behind a series of raids on a freight company.

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  • 1941
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    Dynamite Canyon

    Dynamite Canyon

    1 1941 HD

    In this western, the bad guy kills a rancher and a Texas ranger so that the location of a copper mine will remain a secret. Another ranger goes...

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  • 1944
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    Take It Big

    Take It Big

    1 1944 HD

    Jack Haley plays Jack North, the nether end of a vaudeville horse act who inherits a western ranch. When he heads to the Great Outdoors to take...

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  • 1945
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    Prairie Rustlers

    Prairie Rustlers

    6 1945 HD

    Billy Carson is accused of the crimes committed by his dead-ringer, outlaw cousin Jim Slade, and barely escapes a lynching. With the aid of his pal...

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  • 1974
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    Freebie and the Bean

    Freebie and the Bean

    6.097 1974 HD

    Two San Francisco detectives want to bring down a local hijacking boss. But they'll have to get to him before a hitman does.

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  • 1943
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    Cowboy Commandos

    Cowboy Commandos

    1 1943 HD

    The Range Busters investigate sabotage at a mining community and uncover a gang of Nazi spies.

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    Black Market Rustlers

    Black Market Rustlers

    1 1943 HD

    In this WW II film meant to discourage the purchase of black market beef, the Range Busters are called on to fight cattle rustlers. This time they're...

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  • 1942
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    Trail Riders

    Trail Riders

    1 1942 HD

    In the 18th entry of Monogram's 24 "Range Buster" films, the bank of Gila Springs is robbed by Ace Alton and his gang, and Sheriff Frank Hammond, son...

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  • 1944
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    Valley Of Vengeance

    Valley Of Vengeance

    5 1944 HD

    Billy Carson arrives in King City looking for two men and kills them both. Caught by the Marshal he tells his story.

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    Ghost Guns

    Ghost Guns

    5.8 1944 HD

    Supernatural events on the range prompt an investigation by cowboy Brown in this western.

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  • 1944
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    Sundown Riders

    Sundown Riders

    1 1944 HD

    This film was produced and released in 1944 by Film Enterprises for the 16mm school-and-institutional market, and was picked up and released in 1948...

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  • 1948
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    Gunning for Justice

    Gunning for Justice

    1 1948 HD

    Three fellows band together to help a woman find her uncle's cache of gold in this western. All they have to help them is a tattered map that her...

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    The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

    The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1956
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    Perils of the Wilderness

    Perils of the Wilderness

    6 1956 HD

    In the 56th (and next-to-last serial) made by Columbia Pictures, Montana Deputy Dan Lawson, posing as an outlaw called Laramie, goes to the Canadian...

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  • 1957
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    The Guns of Fort Petticoat

    The Guns of Fort Petticoat

    6.3 1957 HD

    Opposing his commanding officer's decision to attack a group of innocent Indians and wipe them out, Lt. Frank Hewitt leaves his post and heads home...

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  • 1953
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    The Diamond Queen

    The Diamond Queen

    1 1953 HD

    A French jeweler travels to India in search of a fabulous diamond.

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  • 1953
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    Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

    Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

    6.5 1953 HD

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  • 1964
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    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    7.246 1964 HD

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  • 1955
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    Blood Alley

    Blood Alley

    5.9 1955 HD

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  • 1960
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    Swiss Family Robinson

    Swiss Family Robinson

    6.843 1960 HD

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  • 1954
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    Elephant Walk

    Elephant Walk

    5.8 1954 HD

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  • 1954
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    The Adventures of Hajji Baba

    The Adventures of Hajji Baba

    5.8 1954 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Man from the Alamo

    The Man from the Alamo

    6.6 1953 HD

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  • 1953
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    One Girl's Confession

    One Girl's Confession

    6.1 1953 HD

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  • 1952
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    Scaramouche

    Scaramouche

    7.1 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Woman of the North Country

    Woman of the North Country

    4.5 1952 HD

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  • 1951
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    Westward the Women

    Westward the Women

    7 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Across the Wide Missouri

    Across the Wide Missouri

    5.9 1951 HD

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  • 1950
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    Mule Train

    Mule Train

    5 1950 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Cowboy and the Indians

    The Cowboy and the Indians

    6.8 1949 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

    The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

    1 1948 HD

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  • 1944
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    Sundown Riders

    Sundown Riders

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Ghost Guns

    Ghost Guns

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Take It Big

    Take It Big

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Valley Of Vengeance

    Valley Of Vengeance

    5 1944 HD

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  • 1943
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    Jack London

    Jack London

    5.8 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Cowboy Commandos

    Cowboy Commandos

    1 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Home in Wyomin'

    Home in Wyomin'

    8 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Cowboy Serenade

    Cowboy Serenade

    5 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Man from Cheyenne

    Man from Cheyenne

    7.5 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    Red River Valley

    Red River Valley

    7.7 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Jesse James at Bay

    Jesse James at Bay

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Texas Rangers

    The Texas Rangers

    6.333 1936 HD

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  • 1945
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    Along Came Jones

    Along Came Jones

    5.8 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Light That Failed

    The Light That Failed

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1985
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    Silverado

    Silverado

    6.961 1985 HD

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