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Comes a Horseman

Western

"Comes a Horseman" is an unforgettable saga of unrelenting action, adventure and romance on the American frontier. When a lovely widow (Fonda) is pressured to sell her failing cattle ranch to her unscrupulous and powerful ex-lover (Jason Robards), she enlists the aid of an antagonistic neighbor (Caan) in a desperate attempt to restore the ranch's fortunes. With great skill and determination, the duo struggle to rope enough cattle to pay off their debts...but their problems are just beginning. Driven by a deep-felt rage against their adversary and a growing affection for each other they stand tall against stampedes, betrayal and sabotage...and triumph with shotguns blazing in a dramatic climax of nerve-shattering intensity.

Broken Lance

Western

The feisty, domineering cattle baron Matt Devereaux (Spencer Tracy) rules his vast empire with a ruthless hand. Because Matt's greatest love is for his Indian wife, Princess (Katy Jurado) and their son Joe (Robert Wagner), Matt's three sons from a previous marriage deeply resent them. After Joe agrees to go to jail for a crime his father commits, he returns three years later to a different world; his father has died and his vengeful brothers control the land.

The Lonely Man

Western

The past—and the future—close in on a reformed gunslinger. Like Alan Ladd's Shane, Gregory Peck's The Gunfighter and Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, The Lonely Man belongs to that saddlebag full of Westerns about a gunslinger to coming to terms with his infamous past and uncertain future. Jack Palance stars as Jacob Wade, a notorious outlaw trying to ride the trail of respectability. But where Wade goes, his reputation follows. And so does trouble. Fearful citizens are quick to turn him out of their town. Vengeful killers have vowed to stalk him to his grave. And Wade's son (Anthony Perkins), embittered over his father's long absence, cannot quell the pain and hate in his heart. Neville Brand, Lee Van Cleef, Claude Akins and Elisha Cook co-star in this spare, ruggedly entertaining sagebrush saga.

Broken Arrow (1950)

Western

In 1870, when white men and Indians are fighting bitterly, Tom Jeffords (James Stewart) strongly believes the Apaches are treated unfairly. After befriending their leader Cochise (Jeff Chandler) and arranging a truce, he is called upon by a U.S. Army general to negotiate a government peace treaty. Though he fulfills his mission, Jeffords soon experiences great tragedy when he, his Indian wife (Debra Paget) and good friend Cochise become targets of a renegade ambush.

Buckskin

Western

The frontier was gone, the Indian way of life all but dead. For Chaddock, the frontiersman, his way of life was over too. With his Indian wife dead, he must now think of his 10-year old son, Akii. Chaddock has accepted a job as the territorial marshal for Montana. On arriving just outside the town of Gloryhole, they meet the Cody family that is preparing to move West to Oregon. Rep Marlowe has blocked off water to the south and the homesteaders. Chaddock says he will open the dam and the Codys decide to stay -- for the time being. In town Chaddock and Akii find Sheriff Tangley making his morning patrol of the streets. The night before Tangley lost all the money he had made to Rep Marlowe in a poker game. When Rep Marlowe and Patch, a hardened gunman who earned his name by the leather patch that covers his left eye, hear the name of Chaddock, they are ready and anxious to kill him. Chaddock refuses to run away from his duty. After a bloody gunfight, Chaddock, with the aid of the Cody's young son, manages to open the dam. In the morning, Marlowe and his henchmen line the street in order to kill the marshall. Chaddock is surprised to find himself aided by Patch, who sees a lot of Marlowe in himself, Doc, Travis, Perkins, a shop keeper, and Sung Li, the Chinese laundryman. Then the gun battle begins...

Pony Express

Western

In 1860, Buffalo Bill Cody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) are commissioned to establish the necessary Pony Express relay stations along a quicker route to Sacramento. Amongst those violently opposed to the Pony Express are Evelyn Hastings (Rhonda Fleming) and her brother - rebellious Californians who believe their state will fare better if it is isolated from the Union.

Red Garters

Western

A rootin-tootin' funfest! Songs, dances, laughs and purty girls! Yippie-ti-yi-yo! A spirited cast kicks up its heels in a lively musical spoof of cowboy films crammed with spur-jangling tunes by Jay Livingstone and Ray Evans (creators of The Paleface's Oscar.-winning "Buttons and Bows") and decked out with colorfully stylized, Oscar.-nominated sets. Rosemary Clooney heads up the high-kicking, red-gartered girls of the Red Dog Saloon. They can-can, but she won't-won't unless Jason (Jack Carson) asks her to get hitched. Guy Mitchell and Gene Barry are gun-totin' polecats who think they've got a feud to settle. And Frank Faylen and Buddy Ebsen are among the folks who hope the gunslingers get itchy fingered - so they can hold a town barbecue during the funeral!

Cahill: U.S. Marshall

Western

John Wayne is a U.S. Marshal beset by family problems in this dramatic western from the creators of "Dirty Harry." Compulsively dedicated to upholding the law, Wayne has neglected his family and now his sons (Gary Grimes of the "Summer of '42" and Clay O'Brien) have taken to a life of crime.

The Revengers

Western

Civil War veteran-turned-rancher John Benedict (William Holden) returns home from a hunting trip to discover that a ruthless renegade and his murderous gang of rogues have killed his wife and children. But when Benedict recruits six condemned men to help him extract fatal revenge, he realizes that his newly formed posse answers to no one – they are wild, dangerous and unpredictable killers, much like the men they are pursuing. Will they carry out Benedict’s plan or turn the tables and add him to their list of victims?

Warpath

Western

Alice Ericsson sets off on a cross country journey to find her missing husband. Along the way, she meets a bounty hunter named Emmet Cole and hires him to find her husband. On their adventure together they encounter thieves, Indians on the warpath, and other dangers in the old west.

The Train Robbers

Western

A feisty, beautiful widow bands together with three cowboy buddies to recover a cache of gold stolen by her husband and her attempt to clear his son's name. It's wide-open fun and dynamite excitement as The Duke meets his match in lovely Oscar-nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Ann-Margret ("Grumpy Old Men").

The 5-Man Army!

Western

Where this army leads, action fans – especially Spaghetti Western fans – will want to follow. Set during the Mexican Revolution, The Five Man Army is a niftily executed tale of mercenaries who, on behalf of rebel forces, take on a mission to rob a trainload of gold. Make that a suicide mission, because this train is heavily armored; armed with troops, cannon and machine guns, and traveling a route guarded by more soldiers. Peter Graves, then known for his role as mastermind Jim Phelps in TV's Mission: Impossible, faces another odds-defying task as the Dutchman, leader of a handpicked commando squad consisting of a strongman, an explosives expert, a circus acrobat and a Samurai swordsman. Famed composer Ennio Morricone's throbbing score amplifies the action of this ready-to-be-rediscovered film.

The Spoilers (1942)

Western

John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich and Randolph Scott shine in this all-star adventure classic about gold and greed in an Alaskan boomtown during the 1890s. When honest ship captain Roy Glennister (Wayne) gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to seductive saloon singer Cherry Malotte (Dietrich) for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara (Scott). It’s an adventure as wild as the Northwest Territory itself, featuring an all-out fight to the finish between Wayne and Scott that’s considered one of the most spectacular action sequences ever filmed during its time period.

Posse (1993)

Western

A rip-snortin' Western with a twist. After being given a mission to recover a chest of gold, a company of Black infantrymen desert their unit after the Spanish-American War when they realize that their sadistic commanding officer will kill them and claim the treasure for himself. With the commander on their tail, the company rides into town, and the tight-knit group finds itself headed for a showdown.

El Dorado

Western

Legendary producer-director Howard Hawks teams with two equally legendary stars, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, in this classic Western drama. Mitchum plays to perfection an alcoholic but gutsy sheriff who relentlessly battles the dark side of the wild West, ruthless cattle barons and crooked "businessmen." The Duke gives an equally adept performance as the sheriff's old friend who knows his way around a gunfight. Filled with brawling action and humour, El Dorado delivers the goods. James Caan and Ed Asner co-star.

Dark Frontier

Western

When dangerous mercenaries arrive on a family farm looking for shelter, a father must do whatever it takes to protect his family. During his stay, a villainous leader sets in motion a plan that threatens to tear the family apart with greed and passion. Vividly gritty, Dark Frontier is a harsh tale of survival and greed on the frontier.

Branded

Western

Three years before he made film history with Shane, Alan Ladd saddled up for another memorable, action-packed western: Branded, filmed in Technicolor in hauntingly beautiful Arizona and New Mexico locales. Ladd plays Choya, a bandit who poses as the long-lost son of a wealthy Texas rancher. Shamed by the kindness of his new family and attracted to his lovely "sister," Choya vows to right the wrong he's done them. He rides out in search of the real missing heir...and into adventure as big as the western sky.

Skinwalker

Western

After looting a Native American burial site, a hunter unleashes the legendary Skinwalker, a shape shifting demon, onto an unsuspecting world. Once thought to be only a legend, this ancient evil returns from the grave to wreak a terrible vengeance on all who are unfortunate enough to cross its path.

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

Western

Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman is a schemer, a charmer and quite popular among his fellow convicts — especially with $500,000 in stolen loot hidden away and a plan to escape and recover it. New Warden Woodward Lopeman has other ideas about Pittman. Each man will have the tables turned on him. Academy Award-winner Joseph L. Mankiewicz cleverly lassoes a twisting, turning Wild West tale of brawls, chases, shootouts and wry wit, courtesy of a script by David Newman and Robert Benton (Bonnie and Clyde). Kirk Douglas as Pitman and Henry Fonda as Lopeman headline a sterling cast, with Hume Cronyn, Burgess Meredith, Warren Oates and Lee Grant among the solid support. Boisterous yet blistering, lighthearted yet lacerating, There Was a Crooked Man... is, throughout all its moods, delivishly entertaining.

Wichita (1955)

Western

An all-star cast headed by Joel McCrea ("The Virginian," "Foreign Correspondent") is featured in this classic Western about Wyatt Earp, who concedes to the pleas of the town leaders and accepts the dangerous job as law enforcement officer in the wild settlement of Wichita in 1874. Always a popular story, particularly with the recent theatrical pictures, "Tombstone" and "Wyatt Earp."

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