6 Best Reed Howes Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 8, 2026

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Reed Howes was a former male model turned Hollywood stuntman and character actor who appeared in over a hundred westerns and serials from the silent era through the 1950s. Decision at Sundown rides a vengeful man into a western town to kill the powerful man he blames, My Dog Shep runs an orphan boy and his stray dog away together, Red River Robin Hood rescues a town’s ranchers from a greedy businessman, and Strange Affair turns a cartoonist’s dinner party into a murder mystery. The Guns of Fort Petticoat and Confidential round out the list.

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Strange Affair (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Reed Howes features in this mystery where a cartoonist's dinner party turns into a murder mystery when a psychiatrist mysteriously vanishes and reappears as someone else entirely.

Directed by Alfred E. Green · 1h 18m · Rated NR

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Red River Robin Hood (1942)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Reed Howes features in this western about an honest cowpoke who rescues a town's ranchers after a greedy businessman seizes their property.

Directed by Lesley Selander · 0h 57m

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV

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My Dog Shep (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Reed Howes appears in this family film about an orphan boy and his loyal stray dog who run away together after his uncle wrongly accuses the dog of killing chickens.

Directed by Ford Beebe · 1h 02m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Artiflix

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Decision at Sundown (1957)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Reed Howes features in this western about a vengeful man and his partner who ride into a small town to kill the powerful man who wronged him.

Directed by Budd Boetticher · 1h 18m

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The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Reed Howes features in this Audie Murphy western about a Union officer who trains the women of a small Texas town to defend themselves against an impending Indian attack he tried to prevent.

Directed by George Marshall · 1h 22m · Rated NR

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Confidential (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Reed Howes appears in this crime drama about a Treasury agent who goes undercover to earn a mob gunman's trust and smash a dangerous crime ring.

Directed by Edward L. Cahn · 1h 05m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Vlad Zakh

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.