Writing
Robert Emmett Tansey
- Titles
- 105movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1918 to 1978, with a break from 1955 to 1977, busiest in 1934 and 1937 with 10 main titles each.
- Directed
- 50titles as director
- Average score
44/100
- Highest rated
The New Frontier50/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Physical Comedy5.0average 2.5
- Sports3.0average 0.7
- Crime6.0average 3.7
- Wholesome5.3average 3.3
- Adrenaline6.3average 5.1
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.3, average 5.2
- Psychological3.3, average 5.6
- Melancholy3.0, average 4.7
- Social Commentary3.3, average 4.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Classic Western 14
- Historical Setting 7
- Good vs. Evil 5
- Action-Packed 5
- Singing Cowboy 4
- Frontier Justice 4
- Simple Morality 3
- Good vs Evil 3
- Western 3
- Outlaw Gang 2
- Cowboy Adventure 2
- Vigilante Justice 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- FFrances KavanaughWriterForbidden Jungle, Sonora Stagecoach, Arizona Round-Up, Riding the Sunset Trail, Wild West, +20 more
Charles KingActorHeadin' for the Rio Grande, Danger Valley, Trouble in Texas, Men of the Plains, Riders of the Rockies, +14 more
Tex RitterActorHeadin' for the Rio Grande, The Cowboy from Sundown, Song of the Gringo, Trouble in Texas, Rollin' Home to Texas, +13 more
Glenn StrangeActorWestern Mail, The Cowboy from Sundown, Westward Ho, Sonora Stagecoach, Pals of the Silver Sage, +10 more
Gene AlsaceActorWestern Mail, Sonora Stagecoach, Take Me Back to Oklahoma, Rainbow Over the Range, Harmony Trail, +9 more
James SheridanActorWestern Mail, Riders of the Dawn, Riding the Sunset Trail, God's Country and the Man, Riders of the Rio, +9 more- MMarcel Le PicardCinematographerThe Cowboy from Sundown, Rhythm of the Rio Grande, Arizona Round-Up, Take Me Back to Oklahoma, Rainbow Over the Range, +9 more
Warner RichmondActorHeadin' for the Rio Grande, Riders of the Dawn, Song of the Gringo, Rhythm of the Rio Grande, Rainbow Over the Range, +8 more
Tom KeeneActorWestern Mail, Arizona Round-Up, Romance of the Rockies, Riding the Sunset Trail, God's Country and the Man, +7 more
Slim AndrewsActorThe Cowboy from Sundown, Rollin' Home to Texas, Pals of the Silver Sage, Riding the Sunset Trail, Take Me Back to Oklahoma, +7 more
Forrest TaylorActorHeadin' for the Rio Grande, Song of the Gringo, Forbidden Jungle, Men of the Plains, Romance of the West, +7 more
Eddie DeanActorRollin' Home to Texas, Harmony Trail, Wild West, Romance of the West, Stars Over Texas, +7 more
Movies and TV shows
1051950s
6 titles
Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush (1954)
Writer, Director
Badman's Gold (1951)
Story, Director
Cattle Queen (1951)
Story, Director
Federal Man (1950)
Director
Forbidden Jungle (1950)
Director
The Fighting Stallion (1950)
Associate Producer, Director
1940s
47 titles · average score 40
Wild West (1946)
Producer, Director
Stars Over Texas (1946)
Producer, Director
Sonora Stagecoach (1944)
Director, Writer
Arizona Whirlwind (1944)
Producer, Story
Harmony Trail (1944)
Associate Producer, Director
Death Valley Rangers (1943)
Director, Producer
Haunted Ranch (1943)
Director
Western Mail (1942)
Director, Story
Arizona Round-Up (1942)
Screenplay, Producer
Riding the Sunset Trail (1941)
Story, Director
The Cowboy from Sundown (1940)
Production Supervisor, Screenplay
Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940)
Screenplay
1930s
49 titles · average score 44
Where the Buffalo Roam (1938)
Screenplay, Story
49
Trouble in Texas (1937)
Screenplay
Danger Valley (1937)
Story, Screenplay
49
Song of the Gringo (1936)
Screenplay
Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936)
Screenplay
Men of the Plains (1936)
Assistant Director, Story
47
Westward Ho (1935)
Screenplay
41
Paradise Canyon (1935)
Screenplay
50
The New Frontier (1935)
Story, Screenplay
The Law of 45's (1935)
Screenplay
The Way of the West (1934)
Dialogue, Director
1920s
2 titles
Riding to Fame (1927)
as Spec (as Bert Tansey)
Daily Dozens (1926)
Director
1910s
1 title
The Witch Woman (1918)
as Paul Martinet (as Robert Tansey)