Monogram Cowboy Collection, Vol. 2

When Monogram Pictures was formed in 1931, new Poverty Row studios were opening their doors on an almost weekly basis. Everyone was scrambling for the quick dollar that could be had playing off quickies in smaller theaters. By 1935, Republic was taking the lead, specializing in serials; no doubt, its success was due to its merger with six other poverty row companies, including Monogram. Two years later, Monogram revived itself and, by the 1940s, the studio carried on with Charlie Chan, the Bo