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Stories of cowboys, Indians, and frontier life

High Plains Drifter (1973)

June 4, 2020by Eric Binford 10 Comments

Synopsis: A nameless drifter (Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven) suddenly appears in a small town, where his presence immediately makes residents nervous. After he proves himself handy with a gun, local leaders […]

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1973

Bad Company (1972)

December 4, 2019by Eric Binford 18 Comments

Synopsis: During the American Civil War, a pious young man (Barry Brown, Daisy Miller) dodges the draft by fleeing west. He joins a gang of young thieves led by a […]

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1972

Joe Kidd (1972)

November 22, 2019by Eric Binford 13 Comments

Synopsis: A corrupt and ruthless land baron (Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies) hires a gunslinger (Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry) to hunt down a Mexican bandido (John Saxon, A Nightmare on Elm […]

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1972

The Beguiled (1971)

May 24, 2019by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: During the American Civil War, a wounded Yankee soldier (Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven) is rescued by the staff and pupils of a Southern all-girls school. The soldier quickly tries to […]

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1971

Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

February 19, 2019by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: In late 1800s, Mexico, an American mercenary (Clint Eastwood, Coogan’s Bluff) comes to the aid of a feisty nun (Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment) who is working with Mexican rebels […]

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1970

Paint Your Wagon (1969)

February 18, 2019by Eric Binford 8 Comments

Synopsis: In California in the 1800s, two gold prospectors (Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven, and Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou) vie for the affections of a feisty pioneer woman (Jean Seberg, Breathless), who, to […]

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1969

7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)

November 24, 2018by Eric Binford 5 Comments

Synopsis: In the late 19th century, a mysterious Chinese man and circus owner, Dr. Lao (Tony Randall, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?), arrives in a small Arizona town and proceeds to […]

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1964

Hang ‘Em High (1968)

May 24, 2018by Eric Binford 8 Comments

Synopsis:  Accused of cattle rustling, cowboy Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven) is hung by the neck by an angry posse. Cooper survives the ordeal, and when a judge (Pat Hingle, […]

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1968

Cimarron (1960)

March 10, 2018by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: In the 1880s, a cowboy-lawyer (Glenn Ford, 3:10 to Yuma) and his wife (Maria Schell, The Hanging Tree) join land rushers in Oklahoma. Over the next forty years, the […]

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1960

Cimarron (1931)

March 8, 2018by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: Forty years — from 1880s to 1920s — of Oklahoma history. The story is told from the perspective of a lawyer and newspaper editor, Yancey Cravat (Richard Dix, The […]

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1931

Billy the Kid (1941)

September 11, 2017by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: The life and times of the infamous 19th century gunfighter, played by Robert Taylor (Quo Vadis and Ivanhoe), whose exploits have become the stuff of legends. Reaction & Thoughts: […]

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1941

Rancho Notorious (1952)

June 20, 2017by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: After his fiancée is brutally raped and murdered by a bandit, cowhand Vern Haskell (Arthur Kennedy, Peyton Place) sets out to find the man responsible for the death of […]

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1952

Rawhide (1952)

August 16, 2016by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In a remote mail outpost, a stagecoach employee (Tyron Power, The Black Swan), his boss (Edgar Buchanan, Ride the High Country) and a woman (Susan Hayward, I Want to Live!) traveling with a baby […]

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1952

Wild Rovers (1971, Roadshow Edition)

August 15, 2016by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: Two cowboys, one old and cynical (William Holden, The Bridge on the River Kwai), the other one young and cocky (Ryan O’Neal, Love Story), decide to rob a bank, and yes, […]

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