Max Terhune

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    MAX TERHUNE


    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Date of birth
    12 February 1891
    Amity, Johnson County, Indiana, USA


    Date of death
    5 June 1973
    Los Angeles, California, USA. (heart attack and stroke)


    Sometimes Credited As:
    Max 'Alibi' Terhune


    Nickname
    Alibi


    Spouse
    Maude Cassidy (1922 - 5 June 1973) (his death) 3 children


    Trivia
    Three Children: daughter, Doris Maxine Terhune, two sons, Roltaire Terhune and Robert Max Terhune Jr.


    Listed as one of the 'top ten' money-making western films stars of 1937, 1938 and 1939.


    As an expert card manipulator, Max was signed up to double Clark Gable's hands for a close-up card scene in the movie The King and Four Queens (1956).
    Where are they now


    Max's dummy, Elmer, now resides (and can be seen) at the Vent Haven Museum, 33 West Maple, Fort Mitchell, K


    Mini Biography
    Four years after appearing with Gene Autry on a national radio show in 1932 he went to Hollywood. By that time he Max was a skilled vaudevillain (magician, juggler, whistler, impressionist, card tricks). His specialty was ventriloquism. On the Orpheum Circuit his dummy was named Skully Null; he became Elmer Sneezeweed in the movies. His debut was in "Ride Ranger Ride" in 1936, the same year he took over the part of Lullaby in the "Three Mesquiteer" series. He played the part in 21 films, leaving in 1939. After that he did 24 "Range Buster" pictures, co-starred in Ken Maynard's last picture and co-starred eight times with Johnny Mack Brown. He played a doctor in "Giant" (1956). After leaving movies he continued to appear in television shows such as "Ramar of the Jungle". He died in Cottonwood AZ.
    IMDb mini-biography by Ed Stephan


    Filmography
    Actor
    1. Giant (1956) (uncredited) .... Dr. Walker
    2. "Annie Oakley"
    - Sharpshooting Annie (1954) TV Episode
    3. "I Love Lucy"
    ... aka Lucy in Connecticut (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Sunday Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka The Top Ten Lucy Show (USA: rerun title)
    - Ricky Loses His Temper (1954) TV Episode .... Ventriloquist
    4. "Ramar of the Jungle"
    - White Man's Magic (1953) TV Episode .... Jack Conway
    5. Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) (uncredited) .... Farmer
    ... aka Man of Bronze (UK)
    6. Rawhide (1951) .... Miner
    ... aka Desperate Siege (USA: reissue title)
    7. "The Lone Ranger"
    - Danger Ahead (1950) TV Episode .... Sidney Boswell
    8. Square Dance Jubilee (1949) .... Sheriff
    9. Western Renegades (1949) .... Sheriff Alibi
    10. Range Justice (1949) .... Alibi
    11. West of El Dorado (1949) .... Alibi
    12. Trail's End (1949) .... Alibi
    13. Law of the West (1949) .... Alibi Jenkins
    14. Hidden Danger (1948) .... Alibi
    15. Gunning for Justice (1948) .... Alibi Parsons
    16. The Sheriff of Medicine Bow (1948) .... Alibi
    17. Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946) .... 'Alibi' Terhune
    ... aka Bad Man from Big Bend (USA)
    18. Harmony Trail (1944) .... Marshal Max Terhune
    ... aka White Stallion (USA: reissue title)
    19. Sheriff of Sundown (1944) .... Third Grade Simms
    20. Cowboy Canteen (1944) .... 'Professor' Merlin
    ... aka Close Harmony (UK)
    21. Bullets and Saddles (1943) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... Alibi Terhune
    ... aka Vengeance in the Saddle (UK)
    22. Black Market Rustlers (1943) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... 'Alibi' Terhune
    23. Cowboy Commandos (1943) .... Alibi Terhune, (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune)
    24. Land of Hunted Men (1943) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... 'Alibi' Terhune
    25. Haunted Ranch (1943) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... 'Alibi' Terhune
    26. Two-Fisted Justice (1943) .... Alibi Terhune
    27. Trail Riders (1942) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... Alibi Terhune
    ... aka Overland Trail
    28. Texas to Bataan (1942) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... Alibi Terhune
    ... aka The Long, Long Trail (UK)
    29. Arizona Stage Coach (1942) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... Alibi Terhune
    30. Texas Trouble Shooters (1942) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... 'Alibi' Terhune
    31. Boot Hill Bandits (1942) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... 'Alibi' Terhune
    32. Rock River Renegades (1942) .... Alibi Terhune
    33. Thunder River Feud (1942) .... Alibi Terhune
    34. Underground Rustlers (1941) .... Alibi
    35. Tonto Basin Outlaws (1941) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... Alibi Terhune
    36. Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941) .... Alibi Terhune
    37. Fugitive Valley (1941) .... Alibi/The Professor
    38. Wrangler's Roost (1941) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... Alibi Terhune
    39. Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona (1941) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... 'Alibi' Terhune
    40. The Kid's Last Ride (1941) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... Alibi Terhune
    41. Trail of the Silver Spurs (1941) .... Alibi Terhune
    42. West of Pinto Basin (1940) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... Alibi
    43. Trailing Double Trouble (1940) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... 'Alibi' Terhune
    44. The Range Busters (1940) (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) .... 'Alibi' Terhune
    45. Three Texas Steers (1939) .... Lullaby Joslin
    ... aka Danger Rides the Range
    46. Man of Conquest (1939) .... Deaf Smith
    47. The Night Riders (1939) .... Lullaby Joslin
    48. Red River Range (1938) .... Lullaby Joslin
    49. Santa Fe Stampede (1938) .... Lullaby Joslin
    50. Overland Stage Raiders (1938) .... Lullaby Joslin
    51. Pals of the Saddle (1938) .... Lullaby Joslin
    52. Heroes of the Hills (1938) .... Lullaby
    53. Riders of the Black Hills (1938) .... 'Lullaby' Joslin
    54. Ladies in Distress (1938) .... Dave Evans
    55. Outlaws of Sonora (1938) .... Lullaby Joslin
    ... aka Guns of Sonora
    56. Call the Mesquiteers (1938) .... 'Lullaby' Joslin
    ... aka Outlaws of the West (UK)
    57. The Purple Vigilantes (1938) .... 'Lullaby' Joslin
    ... aka Purple Riders (UK)
    58. Mama Runs Wild (1937) .... Applegate
    59. Wild Horse Rodeo (1937) .... Lullaby Joslin
    60. The Trigger Trio (1937) .... Lullaby Joslin
    61. Heart of the Rockies (1937) .... Lullaby Joslin
    62. Range Defenders (1937) .... Lullaby Joslin
    63. Come On, Cowboys! (1937) .... Lullaby Joslin
    64. Gunsmoke Ranch (1937) .... Lullaby Joslin
    65. Hit Parade of 1937 (1937) .... Rusty Callahan
    ... aka I'll Pick a Star (reissue title)
    ... aka I'll Reach for a Star (USA: TV title (reissue title))
    ... aka The Hit Parade
    66. Hit the Saddle (1937) .... Lullaby Joslin
    67. Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937) .... Lullaby Joslin
    ... aka The Golden Trail (UK)
    68. Roarin' Lead (1936) .... Lullaby Joslin
    69. The Big Show (1936) .... Ventriloquist
    70. Ghost-Town Gold (1936) .... Lullaby Joslin
    71. Ride Ranger Ride (1936) .... Rufe Jones


    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 4 times, last by ethanedwards ().

    Max Terhune as Lullaby Joslin, and Elmer the Dummy,
    were the true Pals of the Saddle,the title of course,
    I chose for these biographies
    .
    The 6, The Three Mesquiteers,
    Duke made with Max and Elmer were,


    Three Texas Steers (1939)
    The Night Riders(1939)
    Red River Range(1938)
    Santa Fe Stampede(1938)
    Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
    Pals Of The Saddle (1938)



    A series of 'B' Westerns, was being updated, with Duke
    being invited into the role of Stony Brooke, recently vacated by
    by Bob Livingston.


    The Three Mesquiteers, westerns in contemporary settings.
    was a poplular series for REPUBLIC, and Duke's winning personality,
    soon worked in, with the established characters,
    Ray Corrigan, as Tuscon Smith,Max Terhune as Lullaby
    Johnson, and Terhune's dummy, Elmer.

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited once, last by ethanedwards ().

    I haven't thought about this in many years until not but, one of our current local TV Weathermen here is named after him: Max (Matt) Terhune. And another who was a Weatherman here in town and on another station, was named after: Tom Mix who, sadly, passed away some years ago. And lastly, a great person I knew when I was growing up in Kingsville, TX, was named after: Hoot Gibson. Interesting cooincidences, aint it?

    Keith, thanks for these pages and they sure do bring up a lot of pleasant memories out of the dust bins and cobwebs; that make up my mind. ;-))

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