George Pal Presents: 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 […]
Tag Archives: Western
Stories of cowboys, Indians, and frontier life
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, Tulsa) traveling with a baby are held hostage by […]
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, […]
