The Silver Nitrate Trail — Robert M. Fells

In 1913 the old west is fading away while Hollywood is better known for orange groves than for movies. Ben Wade is a young director sent to Arizona by a fledgling motion picture company back east to organize a troupe to make westerns. Ben meets Mary Malone, a rancher, who helps him hire experienced riders and tries to keep Ben from getting fleeced by local con men. The odd thing is that whatever location the troupe moves to, bank robberies occur nearby. Ben starts to wonder if some of his ''actors'' have old habits that are hard to break, bringing new meaning when he calls for ''Action.''