The Beguiled (1971)
Synopsis: During the American Civil War, a wounded Yankee soldier (Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry) is rescued by the staff and pupils of a Southern all-girls school. The soldier quickly tries […]
Tag Archives: Western
Stories of cowboys, Indians, and frontier life
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
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 […]
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Synopsis: Set in California in the 1800s, two gold prospectors (Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, and Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou) vie for the affections of a feisty pioneer woman (Jean Seberg, Breathless), […]
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century, a mysterious Chinese man and circus owner, Dr. Lao (Tony Randall, Pillow Talk), arrives in a small Arizona town and proceeds to teach townies a few […]
The Malpaso Collection: Hang ‘Em High (1968)
Synopsis: Although he protests his innocence, Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry) is hung by the neck by an angry posse for cattle rustling. He survives the ordeal, and when a […]
Cimarron (1960)
Synopsis: In the 1880s, a lawyer (Glenn Ford, A Stolen Life) and his wife (Maria Schell, The Hanging Tree) join land rushers in Oklahoma. Over the next 40 years, the couple are eyewitnesses to the […]
Cimarron (1931)
Synopsis: Sprawling epic covering 40 years — from the 1880s to 1920s — of Oklahoma history. The story is told from the perspective of a lawyer & newspaper editor, Yancey […]
Billy the Kid (1941)
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: […]
Rancho Notorious (1952)
Synopsis: After his fiancee 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 […]
Rawhide (1952)
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 […]
Wild Rovers (1971, Roadshow Edition)
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, […]
High Noon (1952)
Synopsis: On the day of his wedding and last day as the town’s top lawman, Marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper, Sergeant York) finds out that a criminal he put in […]
Garden of Evil (1954)
Synopsis: In a Mexican village, a woman (Susan Hayward, I Want to Live!) hires a group of men (Gary Cooper, High Noon, Richard Widmark, Kiss of Death, Cameron Mitchell, House […]
Shane (1953)
Synopsis: A passing stranger Shane (Alan Ladd, This Gun for Hire) befriends rancher Joe Starrett (Van Heflin, Airport) and his family. Joe offers Shane a job at the ranch, […]
The Virginian (1929)
Synopsis: A cowhand, ‘The Virginian’ (Gary Cooper, High Noon), and his best friend, Steve (Richard Arlen, Wings), vie for the affections of the newly-arrived school teacher, Molly Wood (Mary Brian, […]
Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century, a widower (William Holden, The Bridge on the River Kwai) realizes that he needs a woman to take care of his young son (Gary […]
Jesse James (1939)
Synopsis: Brothers Jesse (Tyron Power, The Mark of Zorro) and Frank James (Henry Fonda, Once Upon a Time in the West) are poor Missourian farmers who become bank robbers after greedy […]
Shoot Out (1971)
Synopsis: A gunfighter, Clay Lomax (Gregory Peck, To Kill A Mockingbird), is released from prison and he immediately starts looking for his ex-partner, Sam Foley (James Gregory, The Manchurian Candidate), […]
Ulzana’s Raid (1972)
Synopsis: In post-Civil War Arizona, a charismatic Apache named Ulzana (Joaquín Martínez, Jeremiah Johnson) escapes from an Indian Reservation. He begins killing local settlers to the dismay of government officials. […]
Soldier Blue (1970)
Synopsis: In 1864, soldiers transporting a chest filled with money are attacked by the Cheyenne. Only two people survive: a naive soldier (Peter Strauss, The Jericho Mile) and a white […]
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
Synopsis: Lyle Swann (Fred Ward, Remo Williams) is a champion road racer who is accidentally sent 100 years back into the past by a time-travel machine. Reaction & Thoughts: The […]
Sunset (1988)
Synopsis: Legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (James Garner, Victor/Victoria) arrives in Hollywood, circa 1929, to supervise a movie about his life. Earp quickly establishes a friendship with the star of the […]
