6 Best Kermit Maynard Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 8, 2026

Kermit Maynard was a talented stuntman and character actor who appeared in hundreds of B-westerns through the 1930s, 40s and 50s, often overshadowed by his more famous brother Ken. Hellgate sends a wrongly framed man to the territory’s toughest prison, Massacre River pits cavalry officers over a colonel’s daughter, Cast a Long Shadow has a young ranch hand inheriting a debt-laden ranch, and Toby Tyler lets a runaway boy join the circus. The First Texan and Father Is a Bachelor round out the list.

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Kermit Maynard features in this Disney film about a runaway boy who joins the circus and befriends a mischievous chimpanzee.

Directed by Charles Barton · 1h 35m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Massacre River (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Two rival Cavalry officers clash over a colonel's daughter at a remote outpost besieged by hostile forces.

Directed by John Rawlins · 1h 18m · Rated NR

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Cast a Long Shadow (1959)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A young ranch hand inherits a heavily indebted ranch and has to prove himself on a dangerous cattle drive.

Directed by Thomas Carr · 1h 22m

Where to watch

Stream: ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel

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Hellgate (1952)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A wrongly framed man is sent to the toughest prison in the territory and must fight to prove his innocence.

Directed by Charles Marquis Warren · 1h 27m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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The First Texan (1956)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Kermit Maynard appears as a lawyer fleeing scandal in the East who is reluctantly drawn into leading the fight for Texas independence.

Directed by Byron Haskin · 1h 22m

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Father Is a Bachelor (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A drifter poses as the uncle of five orphaned children to help them avoid being split up.

Directed by Norman Foster & Abby Berlin · 1h 23m

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Kermit Maynard Movies

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)

Massacre River (1949)

Cast a Long Shadow (1959)

Hellgate (1952)

The First Texan (1956)

Father Is a Bachelor (1950)

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