Red Ryder appeared in more than 35 movies and serials. They began in 1940 with the 12-chapter Republicmovie serialThe Adventures of Red Ryder, played by Don "Red" Barry, who got his nickname "Red" from the role and Tommy Cook as Red Ryder's young Indian sidekick Little Beaver. Subsequently Wild Bill Elliott and Allan "Rocky" Laneportrayed Red Ryder in a number of films, both working with Robert Blake as Little Beaver. The last four Red Ryder movies starred Jim Bannon as Red Ryder and Don Kay ("Little Brown Jug") Reynolds as Little Beaver and all four of these movies were done in color. Both Bannon and Lane filmed pilots for a Red Rydertelevision series, but neither version sold. Both pilots survive and appear on various western DVD collections.
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