ing ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁movie ▁name . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁he ▁star red ▁in ▁Western ▁features ▁and ▁serial s ▁for ▁Columbia ▁and ▁Universal ▁Pictures . ▁ ▁His ▁star ▁w an ed ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁when ▁singing ▁cow bo ys ▁became ▁the ▁ra ge ▁and ▁Jones , ▁then ▁in ▁his ▁late ▁ 4 0 s , ▁was ▁un com fort ably ▁cast ▁in ▁conventional ▁leading - man ▁roles . ▁He ▁rejo ined ▁Columbia ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁st arring ▁in ▁the ▁serial ▁White ▁E agle ▁( an ▁expansion ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ). ▁The ▁new ▁serial ▁was ▁a ▁hit , ▁and ▁Jones ▁was ▁again ▁re - est ab lished . ▁His ▁final ▁series ▁of ▁Western ▁features , ▁co - produ ced ▁by ▁Jones ▁and ▁his ▁friend ▁Scott ▁R . ▁Dun lap ▁of ▁Mon ogram ▁Pictures , ▁featured ▁The ▁R ough ▁R iders ▁tri o : ▁Buck ▁Jones , ▁Tim ▁Mc Co y ▁and ▁Raymond ▁Hat ton . ▁ ▁Radio ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Jones ▁star red ▁in ▁Ho of be ats , ▁a ▁ 1 5 - min ute ▁radio ▁program ▁synd ic ated ▁via ▁elect rical ▁trans cription . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁stud ios ▁of ▁Record ings , ▁Inc ., ▁with ▁Gra pe ▁N uts ▁F la kes ▁as ▁spons or . ▁ ▁Mer ch and ising ▁Buck ▁Jones ▁l ent ▁his