Tag Archives: Western
Stories of cowboys, Indians, and frontier life
High Plains Drifter (1973)
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 […]
Bad Company (1972)
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 […]
Joe Kidd (1972)
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 […]
The Beguiled (1971)
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 […]
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: 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 […]
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
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 […]
Hang ‘Em High (1968)
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, […]
Cimarron (1960)
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 […]
Cimarron (1931)
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
