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Director: Jacques Tourneur    More Info
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, Robert Douglas, Aline MacMahon, Frank Allenby, Nick Cravat, Gordon Gebert, Norman Lloyd, Victor Kilian, Lynn Baggett

 Dardo the Arrow (Burt Lancaster) leads a revolution against the warlord, Ulrich (Frank Allenby). In the process, he frees Lombardy from Ulrich's rule and falls in love with Ulrich's niece, Anne (Virginia Mayo).

Director: Lewis Milestone    More Info
Starring: Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Reginald Gardiner, Richard Boone, Philip Ahn, Skip Homeier, Jack Webb, Bert Freed

 U.S. Marine struggles in the Pacific theater of World War II are enacted in this tense war film.

Director: Ray Enright    More Info
Starring: Audie Murphy, Brian Donlevy, Marguerite Chapman, Scott Brady, Tony Curtis, Richard Arlen, Richard Long, Dewey Martin, Richard Egan, James Best

 During the Civil War, a young Jessie James (Audie Murphy) and his gang, team up with Quantrill's Raiders, led by Quantrill (Brian Donlevy), to fight the Yankees. When it is almost too late, Jesse realizes that Quantrill is up to no good and, after a confrontation, rides off with his gang.

Director: Compton Bennett    More Info
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson, Hugo Haas, Lowell Gilmore, John Banner, Henry Rowland, Kimursi, Siriaque, Sekaryongo

 Set in the heart of Africa, this is the story of an expedition headed by Allan Quatermain (Stewart Granger) and Elizabeth Curtis (Deborah Kerr) in search of Elizabeth's missing husband and lost diamond mines. Along the way, they fight cannibals and wild animals, and, while Allan is not happy at first to have Elizabeth accompanying him on the quest, they do fall in love. This film won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Film Editing and was nominated for Best Picture.

Director: Gordon Douglas    More Info
Starring: James Cagney, Barbara Payton, Helena Carter, Ward Bond, Luther Adler, Barton MacLane, William Frawley, Steve Brodie, Rhys Williams, Kenneth Tobey

 This fast-paced gangster film highlights James Cagney as the ruthless gangster Ralph Cotter. Cotter and his partner, Jinx Raynor (Steve Brodie), break out of jail, and then Cotter murders him. He returns to his life of crime, which even involves robberies and blackmailing crooked cops Inspector Charles Weber (Ward Bond) and Lt. John Reese (Barton MacLane). Cotter kills Brodie's sister Holiday's (Barbara Payton) husband (Neville Brand) and later beats her up when she turns him down. When Cagney prepares to leave town with another woman, Holiday kills him, the crooked cops are exposed, and justice is finally served.

Director: Ray Enright    More Info
Starring: Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, S.Z. Sakall, Douglas Kennedy, James Brown, Ian MacDonald, Monte Blue, Charles Irwin, Paul E. Burns, Lester Matthews

 Morgan Lane (Errol Flynn) is an Australian sheepherder who arrives in the Montana territory where he plans to graze his sheep. But, cattle ranchers–including Maria Singleton (Alexis Smith) and Rodney Ackroyd (Douglas Kennedy)–are already there and lead the neighboring cattlemen against the intruders. Battles ensue. But, later, Morgan and Maria find time for love and agree that cattle ranchers and sheepherders are able to live together.

Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet    More Info
Starring: Buster Crabbe, Lois Hall, Symona Boniface, Gene Roth, Tristram Coffin, Stanley Price, Marshall Reed, I. Stanford Jolley, Terry Frost, Pierce Lyden

 There's a lot happening on a tropical island what with pirates raiding the place and the search for a cache of diamonds stolen by Nazis during World War II (among other goings-on). The pirate ship is particularly troublesome since it can turn into a submarine. Things change for the good guys when Navy-buddy Jeff (Buster Crabbe) is called in by his friends in this cheap, but fun, 15-episode serial.

Director: William Keighley    More Info
Starring: Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Scott Forbes, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Slim Pickens, Sheb Wooley, Yakima Canutt, Dickie Jones, Howard Petrie, Chubby Johnson

 While a band of Confederate soldiers, led by Captain Lave Barstow (Errol Flynn), is in California trying to recruit soldiers, they rescue Johanna (Patrice Wymore) who is aboard a stage coach that is being attacked by Indians. Johanna is the fiancee of Union soldier Lt. Rickey (Scott Forbes), and Barstow uses her as the bait to lure Rickey and his patrol of Union soldiers into battle. They capture the Union soldiers, but the Indians launch their own attack, and Barstow allows the Union soldiers and Johanna to escape the Indian massacre.

Director: George Templeton    More Info
Starring: Robert Preston, Robert Sterling, Chill Wills, Cathy Downs, John Litel, Jack Elam, Don Haggerty, Stanley Price, Clem Fuller, John Drew Barrymore

 Lots of Western action is portrayed in this film, complete with range wars. In the midst of the wars are the Cloud brothers: desperado "Kid Wichita" (Robert Preston), Jeff (John Drew Barrymore), and Tom (Robert Sterling). While "Kid Wichita" wants to control the family, Tom wants only to have his own land apart from the family, and a showdown is inevitable.

Director: Emilio Fernandez    More Info
Starring: Paulette Goddard, Pedro Armendariz, Gilbert Roland, Walter Reed, Jose Torvay, Julio Villarreal, Carlos Muzquiz, Margarito Luna, Pascual Garcia Pena, Antonia Daneem

 After taking over a small town in Mexico, General Jose Juan Reyes (Pedro Armendariz) falls in love with one of the town's beautiful residents, Maria Dolores Penafiel (Paulette Goddard) whose father Don Carlos (Julio Villarreal) is one of the town's wealthy men. At first, Maria hates Jose and slaps him in the face. This act–and others–only serve to encourage Jose, and he sets out to win Maria's love.

Director: Rudolph Mate    More Info
Starring: William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald, Lyle Bettger, Jan Sterling, Allene Roberts, James Seay, Herbert Heyes, Fred Graff, Parley Baer

 Joyce Willecombe (Nancy Olson) witnesses the kidnapping of Lorna (Allene Roberts) at Union Station. Lorna is the blind daughter of millionaire Henry Murchison (Herbert Heyes), and there is a demand for $100,000 as ransom. With only a few clues to go on, Chief of Police at Union Station, Lieutenant William Calhoun (William Holden) and his associate, Inspector Donnelly (Barry Fitzgerald), take part in a suspense-filled effort to trap Joe Beacom (Lyle Bettger) and his gang of kidnappers, and the bloody chase is on.

Director: Jacques Tourneur    More Info
Starring: Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Debra Paget, Herbert Marshall, Thomas Gomez, James Robertson Justice, Sean McClory, Holmes Herbert, Francis Pierlot, Carleton Young

 A legendary pirate, Captain Anne Providence (Jean Peters), seizes a ship but spares the captain, Pierre La Rochelle (Louis Jourdan), from walking the plank. But, La Rochelle is a spy working against pirates, and when Anne catches on, she kidnaps his wife Molly (Debra Paget) and leaves her on a desert island. She later rescues Molly and redeems herself only to fall into the clutches of Blackbeard (James Robertson Justice).

Director: Lewis Allen    More Info
Starring: Alan Ladd, Phyllis Calvert, Paul Stewart, Jan Sterling, Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, David Wolfe, Geraldine Wall, Dan Riss, Harry Antrim

 Postal inspector Al Goddard (Alan Ladd) investigates the murder of his partner and a gang plotting to steal one million dollars in post office funds. He finds Sister Augustine (Phyllis Calvert) who is the only witness to the murder, and she identifies George Soderquest (Harry Morgan) as the killer. Now, Goddard poses as a crook and joins Soderquest's gang, which includes Joe Regast (Jack Webb) and its leader Earl Boettiger (Paul Stewart). When the crooks discover Goddard's deception, they take Goddard and Sister Augustine captive, and a deadly gun fight ensues. "Dragnet" fans will enjoy Jack Webb and Harry Morgan portraying villains.

Director: Fred F. Sears    More Info
Starring: Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Fred F. Sears, Luther Crockett, Myron Healey, Charles Horvath, Slim Duncan, Ted Jordan, Al Wyatt, Paul McGuire

 The Durango Kid (Charles Starrett) arrives in Bonanza Town in search of Henry Hardison. He finds a job with Crag Bozeman and believes that Hardison is still alive. It turns out that Hardison is now planning to get rid of both Hardison and the Durango Kid.

Director: Budd Boetticher    More Info
Starring: Robert Stack, Joy Page, Gilbert Roland, Virginia Grey, John Hubbard, Katy Jurado, Rodolfo Acosta, Antonio Gomez, Ismael Perez, Ruben Padilla

 Skeet-shooting champion Johnny Regan (Robert Stack) wants to become a bullfighter in order to impress beautiful Anita de la Vega (Joy Page). A popular matador, Manolo Estrada (Gilbert Roland) teaches him the art of bullfighting and, later, he is responsible for the death of his mentor. The new matador fights another bull in his friend's honor. John Wayne was the producer.

Director: Henry Hathaway    More Info
Starring: James Mason, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Luther Adler, Everett Sloane, Leo G. Carroll, George Macready, Richard Boone, Eduard Franz, Dan O'Herlihy

 Germany's Field Marshal Erwin Johannes Rommel (James Mason) and tank warfare in Africa during World War II are highlighted in this film. Actual war film footage is interspersed with studio filming, but the human story of Rommel's disfavor upon his return to Germany is what stands out in this excellent film.

Director: Nicholas Ray    More Info
Starring: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter, Jay C. Flippen, William Harrigan, Carleton Young, Harry Lauter, Adam Williams, Barry Kelley

 This story about United States Marine Corps pilots stationed in the Pacific during World War II focuses on the interplay between the commanding officer Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby (John Wayne) and his executive officer Capt. Carl "Griff" Griffin (Robert Ryan) who often do not see eye-to-eye.

Director: Lloyd Bacon    More Info
Starring: Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, Gary Merrill, Jeffrey Hunter, Warren Stevens, Robert Wagner, Harvey Lembeck, Robert Rockwell, Henry Slate, Robert Adler

 LCdr. John Lawrence (Richard Widmark) commands a Navy Underwater Demolition Team whose members are resentful of him. But, their opinions change after he risks his life to neutralize a live torpedo. The Film received Academy Award nominations for Best Story and Cinematography.

Director: Phil Karlson    More Info
Starring: John Derek, Anthony Quinn, Jody Lawrance, Arnold Moss, Trevor Bardette, Tristram Coffin, Harry Cording, Gregory Gaye, Minerva Urecal, Philip Van Zandt

 When Captain Renato Dimorna (John Derek) returns from the war, he learns that his father has been killed. He then puts on a black mask and vows to avenge the murder.

Director: Joseph Kane    More Info
Starring: Rod Cameron, Lorna Gray, Forrest Tucker, Chill Wills, William Ching, Jim Davis, Wally Cassell, Jimmy Lydon, Douglas Kennedy, William Haade

 Cavalry officer Captain Calhoun's (Rod Cameron) charter to protect the Sioux Indians and their land from prospectors is made even more difficult due to his boss, cavalry unit leader Lieutenant Colonel Unger (Forrest Tucker), who is an Indian hater. When war breaks out, the Indians attack Unger's fort, and only Calhoun survives.

Director: Irving Pichel    More Info
Starring: Randolph Scott, Janis Carter, Jerome Courtland, Peter M. Thompson, John Archer, Warner Anderson, Roy Roberts, Billy House, Olin Howland, Allene Roberts

 Britt Canfield (Randolph Scott) fought as a Confederate in the war, but now he finds a job working with ex-Union forces building the Santa Fe Railroad. He tries to keep his brothers–Terry, Tom, and Clint (Jerome Courtland, Peter M. Thompson, and John Archer)–out of trouble, but after they try to rob the railroad, Britt is forced to help bring them to justice.

Director: Curtis Bernhardt    More Info
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Marta Toren, Lee J. Cobb, Everett Sloane, Gerald Mohr, Onslow Stevens, Zero Mostel, Nick Dennis, Ludwig Donath, Harry Guardino

 Gunrunner Harry Smith (Humphrey Bogart) is an American expatriate who operates in the middle of the 1925 war between the French and the Syrians in Damascus during the French occupation.

Director: William Witney    More Info
Starring: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pinky Lee, Douglas Fowley, Willie Best, Charlita, Pat Brady, Ric Roman, Leonard Penn, Lillian Molieri

 Doris Stewart (Dale Evans) needs money to save her ranch, so she must sell her horse, and Roy Rogers is hired to take it to Mexico and get a good price. Doris and her horse trainer Dave Norris (Douglas Fowley) join Roy on the trip to the border. Unbeknownst to Doris, Dave wants the horse and Doris' ranch as well. Once Roy crosses the border at Caliente, big problems lie in store when Dave plots to steal the horse. Can Roy save the day?

Director: William Witney    More Info
Starring: Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Grant Withers, William Forrest, Don Haggerty, House Peters Jr., George Meeker, Fred Kohler Jr., Keith Richards

 This doesn't sound too much like a Western when you learn that we're talking about spies, rocket-launchings, and satellites as being a part of the tale. Roy Rogers owns a pipeline near a rocket missile site, and, with help from Trigger and his dog Bullet, fights it out with the bad guys, led by Gregory Camwell (Grant Withers), who have their own plans for the missiles. Of course, Roy comes away the hero.

Director: Samuel Fuller    More Info
Starring: Gene Evans, Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards, Richard Loo, Sid Melton, Richard Monahan, William Chun, Harold Fong, Neyle Morrow

 Set during the Korean War, in this film Gene Evans plays the role of cantankerous Sgt. Zack who is rescued by Korean orphan Short Round (William Chun). They meet a group of American soldiers, and Zack leads them to a Buddhist temple where they set up an observation post while awaiting enemy action.