 (Courtesy of Les Adams) Lee Powell puts a necklock on I. Stanford Jolley in PRAIRIE PALS (PRC, 1942), one of the half-dozen oaters in PRC's short-lived Frontier Marshal trio series.  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Left to right are Marjorie Manners, Archie Ricks, Ray Jones, Buster Crabbe, unidentified man and woman, Frank Hagney, unidentified woman, I. Stanford Jolley (with the six-shooter), and on the far right is an unidentified player. Production still from Crabbe's BLAZING FRONTIER (PRC, 1943). Don't be fooled by the badge on Hagney as he and Stan Jolley are the gang leaders in this Billy the Kid yarn.  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) L-to-R are Forrest Taylor, Hoot Gibson, Bob Baker (wearing the badge), Betty Miles, Kenneth Harlan (at the desk), Ken Maynard and I. Stanford Jolley in WILD HORSE STAMPEDE (Monogram, 1943), the initial entry in the Trail Blazers series.  (From Old Corral collection) Above - the skeletal villain is about to administer a mind control serum to scientist Chambers (played by Kenne Duncan) in THE CRIMSON GHOST (Republic, 1946) cliffhanger. The voice of the Crimson Ghost belonged to I. Stanford Jolley. Some reports indicate that it was Joe Forte that wore the cape and mask; other reports suggest it was stunt people; and who knows. On the left is henchman Ashe, ably portrayed by Clayton Moore of later LONE RANGER TV show fame.  (Courtesy of Les Adams) L-to-R are Jim Diehl, Smith Ballew and I. Stanford Jolley in a scene from the chapterplay TEX GRANGER (Columbia, 1948).  (From Old Corral collection) Above - James Ellison (in his buckskins) has the drop on Russell Hayden, and on the far left is Raymond Hatton (wearing blue suit) and I. Stanford Jolley (in bar apron). Background performers include George Sowards (red shirt) and Carl Mathews (white hat behind Ellison). COLORADO RANGER (Lippert, 1950) was one of the six quickies that former Hopalong Cassidy saddle pals Russell Hayden and James Ellison made for producer Ron Ormond and director Thomas Carr.  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Above - Whip Wilson has the grip on I. Stanford Jolley in CANYON RAIDERS (Monogram, 1951).  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Left to right are House Peters Jr., I. Stanford Jolley, Stanley Price, Whip Wilson and Tommy Farrell in Whip's last starring film, WYOMING ROUNDUP (Monogram, 1952).  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Left to right are Rand Brooks (back to camera), Lane Bradford, I. Stanford Jolley, James Ellison and Johnny Mack Brown in MAN FROM THE BLACK HILLS (Monogram, 1952). There were only a couple more Monograms before Brown hung up his spurs. And this was one of the final appearances for Ellison before retiring from film work and concentrating on his California home construction and contracting business.  (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Above are Emily "Peggy" Jolley, Chill Wills, and I. Stanford Jolley in Las Vegas ... must have won some $$$ since all are smiling.  (Courtesy of Minard Coons)
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 (Courtesy of Minard Coons) |  | I. Stanford Jolley is surprised by the photographer at one of the 1970s film conventions ... visualize him as a younger man with dark hair and dark moustache. This was the voice of THE CRIMSON GHOST in the 1946 cliffhanger from Republic Pictures. |
 Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has information on I. Stanford Jolley and his son Stan Jolley:
I. Stanford Jolley: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427157/ The Internet Broadway database has a couple 1920s credits for Jolley as both a performer and stage manager: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/stanford-jolley-47130 Daniel Neyer's "The Files of Jerry Blake" website has a webpage on Jolley doing lots of serials: https://filesofjerryblake.com/serial-villains/i-stanford-jolley/
The Morristown, New Jersey and Morris Township Public Library, and the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center have several great photos of Stan's father, Robert B. Jolley and the R. B. Jolley radio store in Morristown: The Family Search website (free), Ancestry.com (subscription), California Death Index, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), and the death certificate provide more on Stan Jolley and family:
Stan's wife Emily Mae Jolly passed away on October 18, 2003 at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital:
Find A Grave website has a photo of the marker for I. Stanford Jolley who is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. Note that the marker shows his birth year as 1900. His marker reads "A gentle man and as jolly by nature as he was by name. Loved by all and especially his family.": https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5895398/i.-stanford-jolley Son Stan Jolley passed away on June 4, 2012 and the Los Angeles Times newspaper has an obituary: https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2012-jun-10-la-me-stan-jolley-20120610-story.html A Memorial page for Stan's son Stan Jolley is at: http://stanjolley.com/ |
