Shadows of Death (1945)

An American western directed by Sam Newfield, starring Buster Crabbe.
A good cowboy has a bearded friend who runs a shop. There is an outlaw who breaks matches and a romantic interest as well.
This was standard and badly presented. The plot and characters were not clear, except for the leading man and his friend. The style looked more like 1925 than 1945 to me and the pacing didn't really matter. I didn't like it, but it wasn't annoying. I'll rate it poor.

Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)

An American western directed by Sam Newfield, starring Buster Crabbe and Anne Jeffreys.
A trio of noble and honest cowboys are mistaken for a trio of look-alike outlaws. After saving the sheriff from a bullet wound, they endeavor to clear their names.
This was pretty standard, but a fine way to spend 54 minutes. Despite the series-indicative title, it has nothing to do with Roy Rogers' Returns film, except the similar premise. The production wasn't stellar and I noticed some lack of wind-screen on the audio. The video had some artifacts as well. The plot kept my interest and the characters were few and easily identifiable. Relatively quick pacing paired with that good old western setting definitely helped. I rate it o.k. because it's just a regular western flick.

Planet Outlaws (1953)

An American action science fiction film directed by Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind, starring Buster Crabbe and Anthony Warde.
After his dirigible crashes, an American soldier and his friend are frozen for 500 years in suspended animation. Being found in the future, they are revived and help the future people of Earth fight an interplanetary tyrant who turns men into mindless drones using helmets.
I can't really tell if this is so bad that it's good or just plain bad. The spaceships sound like leafblowers and when travelling through space, they look like they are flying through Earth sky with clouds. The hero's great plans are obvious, proving that the antagonist is stupid. It was in black and white and there was a little bit of dead air hiss on the audio. The plot was on the murky side because of this being edited from a serial.
For those who aren't familiar with serial films, a description: In the first half of the 20th century in America, movie theaters would play a short chapter of a multi-part series called a serial before the feature films. These sections always ended in cliffhangers with the hero in a perilous situation to encourage returns to view the next chapter.
Considering the history lesson and the "so bad it's good" nature of the film. I have to give this a weird pink rating. Beats me whether you should watch it or not.