Evelyn Finley
Evelyn Ruth Finley was known as the most accomplished stunt rider in the western genre. Famous director William A. Wellman was one of many who regarded her as the best in the business. She worked with horses from early childhood and grew up a tomboy on her father's ranch. Her dad had promised 'to put her into pictures', but how she eventually arrived in Hollywood is unclear. Winning a beauty contest as 'Miss Albuquerque' might have helped. The year was 1936 and her first picture was as stunt double to Jean Parker. By 1940, Evelyn was under contract at Monogram where her skills in the saddle quickly promoted her to leading lady opposite the likes of Tex Ritter, Tom Keene, Johnny Mack Brown and Buster Crabbe. As blonde Eve Anderson, she got to star in one of the last serials made at Columbia, Perils of the Wilderness (1956). However, Evelyn preferred the stunt work to acting, often doubling on horseback for glamorous stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Loretta Young.
She remained involved in her area of expertise, either actively or as technical adviser, well into the 1980's. When not working in the film industry, she toured as an equestrian performer at different circuses. Evelyn was inducted into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.
Known For | Crew |
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Most Rating | 0.86 |
Birthday | 1916-03-11 |
Place of Birth | Douglas, Arizona, USA |
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1951
Westward the Women
7/71
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1940
Arizona Frontier
0/0
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1941
Dynamite Canyon
0/0
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Dynamite Canyon
1944
Take It Big
0/0
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1945
Prairie Rustlers
6/1
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Prairie Rustlers
1974
Freebie and the Bean
6.098/61
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1943
Cowboy Commandos
0/0
The Range Busters investigate sabotage at a mining community and uncover a gang of Nazi spies.
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Cowboy Commandos
1943
Black Market Rustlers
0/0
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1942
Trail Riders
0/0
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Trail Riders
1944
Valley Of Vengeance
5/2
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1944
Ghost Guns
5.8/2
Supernatural events on the range prompt an investigation by cowboy Brown in this western.
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Ghost Guns
1944
Sundown Riders
0/0
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1948
Gunning for Justice
0/0
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1948
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
0/0
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1956
Perils of the Wilderness
6/1
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1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3/31
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The Diamond Queen
0/0
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