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Evelyn Finley
Douglas, Arizona, USA
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 busi…
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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.
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1985
Silverado
Movie Stunts
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1974
Freebie and the Bean
Movie Old Lady in Bed (uncredited)
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1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Movie Stunts
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1960
Swiss Family Robinson
Movie Stunts
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1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Movie Blonde in Combat Practice (uncredited)
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1956
Perils of the Wilderness
Movie Donna Blaine (as Eve Anderson)
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1955
Blood Alley
Movie Stunts
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1954
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
Movie Stunts
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1954
Elephant Walk
Movie Stunts
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1953
The Diamond Queen
Movie Slave Girl
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1953
The Man from the Alamo
Movie Stunt Double
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1953
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Movie Stunt Double
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1953
One Girl's Confession
Movie Stunts
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1952
Woman of the North Country
Movie Stunts
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1952
Scaramouche
Movie Stunts
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1951
Westward the Women
Movie Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
More credits
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1951
Across the Wide Missouri
Movie Stunt Double
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1950
Mule Train
Movie Stunt Double
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1949
The Cowboy and the Indians
Movie Stunt Double
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1948
Gunning for Justice
Movie Winnie Stewart
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1948
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
Movie Nan Prentiss
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1945
Prairie Rustlers
Movie Helen Foster
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1945
Along Came Jones
Movie Stunt Double
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1944
Ghost Guns
Movie Ann Jordan
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1944
Take It Big
Movie Violet Thompson (uncredited)
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1944
Valley Of Vengeance
Movie Helen Miller
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1944
Sundown Riders
Movie Donna Frazier
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1943
Jack London
Movie Stunts
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1943
Black Market Rustlers
Movie Linda Prescott
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1943
Cowboy Commandos
Movie Joan Cameron
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1942
Trail Riders
Movie Mary Rand
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1942
Home in Wyomin'
Movie Stunt Double
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1942
Cowboy Serenade
Movie Stunt Double
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1942
Man from Cheyenne
Movie Stunt Double
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1941
Red River Valley
Movie Stunt Double
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1941
Jesse James at Bay
Movie Stunt Double
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1941
Dynamite Canyon
Movie Midge Reed
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1940
Arizona Frontier
Movie Honey Lane
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1939
The Light That Failed
Movie Stunts
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1936
The Texas Rangers
Movie Stunt Double
