Robert Emmett Tansey

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1897-06-28 (54 years old)

Deathday

1951-06-17

Place of Birth

Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

Robert Emmett Tansey

Biography

Robert Emmett Tansey was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, primarily known for his work in the Western genre during the 1930s and 1940s. He directed and wrote numerous films, including Badman's Gold (1951) and Timber Terrors (1935). Tansey's contributions to B-Westerns were significant, often working with limited budgets to produce engaging stories that resonated with audiences of the time. His ability to manage multiple roles in film production showcased his dedication and versatility in the industry.

Acting

1927

Riding to Fame

as Spec (as Bert Tansey)

1918

The Witch Woman

as Paul Martinet (as Robert Tansey)

Production

1940

The Golden Trail

as Screenplay

1940

1937

Sing Cowboy Sing

as Screenplay

1938

The Mexicali Kid

as Screenplay

1934

1934

Sundown Trail

as Director

1934

Pals of the West

as Director

1934

The Lone Rider

as Director

1934

1934

West of the Law

as Director

1934

1946

God's Country

as Director

1937

Trouble in Texas

as Screenplay

1946

1946

1946

Driftin' River

as Producer

1946

1946

1950

Federal Man

as Director

1936

Roamin' Wild

as Story

1940

1937

Hittin' the Trail

as Screenplay

1944

1944

Harmony Trail

as Director

1943

1934

Arizona Cyclone

as Director

1949

1942

Trail Riders

as Writer

1942

Trail Riders

as Director

1934

1934

1926

Daily Dozens

as Director

1935

1939

1935

Courage of the North

as Supervising Producer

1944

Outlaw Trail

as Director

1941

1941

1946

Tumbleweed Trail

as Director

1936

Men of the Plains

as Assistant Director

1946

1940

Arizona Frontier

as Screenplay

1942

Texas to Bataan

as Director

1946

Driftin' River

as Director

1937

Stars Over Arizona

as Screenplay

1937

1938

Gun Packer

as Supervising Producer

1938

Gun Packer

as Writer

1937

1939

Drifting Westward

as Original Story

1939

Drifting Westward

as Production Supervisor

1943

1943

Blazing Guns

as Original Story

1944

1943

1943

Blazing Guns

as Producer

1944

Westward Bound

as Producer

1944

Westward Bound

as Director

1943

Blazing Guns

as Director

1943

1944

1944

1944

1939

Trigger Smith

as Screenplay

1939

Trigger Smith

as Producer

1945

Wildfire

as Director

1940

Rainbow Over the Range

as Production Supervisor

1940

Rainbow Over the Range

as Assistant Director

1940

1936

Pinto Rustlers

as Screenplay

1936

1940

1935

Westward Ho

as Screenplay

1942

Western Mail

as Director

1935

Paradise Canyon

as Screenplay

1936

The Oregon Trail

as Screenplay

1939

1942

Arizona Round-Up

as Director

1938

1942

Arizona Round-Up

as Screenplay

1938

The Painted Trail

as Screenplay

1942

Arizona Round-Up

as Producer

1941

Dynamite Canyon

as Director

1943

1942

Where Trails End

as Director

1946

1942

1934

1934

1934

1934

West of the Law

as Dialogue

1934

1934

Pals of the Prairie

as Screenplay

1939

1938

1938

1938

Man's Country

as Screenplay

1939

1941

The Driftin' Kid

as Director

1936

Song of the Gringo

as Screenplay

1937

Riders of the Dawn

as Screenplay

1950

Forbidden Jungle

as Director

1937

1937

Danger Valley

as Screenplay

1938

1941

Dynamite Canyon

as Screenplay

1941

1941

1940

1944

1944

1937

Where Trails Divide

as Screenplay

1935

Alias John Law

as Assistant Director

1942

Western Mail

as Story

1935

The Law of 45's

as Screenplay

1930

1930

1950

1951

1951

Badman's Gold

as Screenplay

1951

Badman's Gold

as Director

1946

Stars Over Texas

as Director

1941

1941

Silver Stallion

as Screenplay

1941

1941

The Pioneers

as Writer

1940

1943

Haunted Ranch

as Director

1945

1946

1946

Wild West

as Director

1949

Riders of the Dusk

as Screenplay

1935

Timber Terrors

as Director

1951

Cattle Queen

as Director

1951

Cattle Queen

as Story

1936

Men of the Plains

as Screenplay

1936

1939

1939

Overland Mail

as Screenplay

1934

Badge of Honor

as Assistant Director

1948

1935

1935

The New Frontier

as Screenplay

1946

Stars Over Texas

as Producer

1950

The Fighting Stallion

as Associate Producer

1946

Tumbleweed Trail

as Producer

1940

1940

The Cowboy from Sundown

as Production Supervisor

1944

Harmony Trail

as Associate Producer

1940

Rhythm of the Rio Grande

as Production Supervisor

1940

Pride of the Bowery

as Production Manager

1946

God's Country

as Screenplay

1946

Wild West

as Producer

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