5 Card Stud 1968  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Western / Mystery
aka: Five Card Stud
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Inger Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Denver Pyle, Ted de Corsia, Katherine Justice, John Anderson, Ruth Springford, Yaphet Kotto, Bill Fletcher, Whit Bissell, Ted de Corsia, Roy Jenson, Don Collier
After a stranger is lynched for cheating at cards, members of the lynching party become victims of a succession of unsolved murders. Van Morgan (Dean Martin), who had witnessed the hanging and tried to stop the lynching, sets out with hail-and-brimstone minister, Rev. Jonathan Rudd (Robert Mitchum), to find the murderer. Is the murderer closer than Morgan imagines?
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7th Cavalry 1956 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Seventh Cavalry
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Randolph Scott, Barbara Hale, Jay C. Flippen, Jeanette Nolan, Frank Faylen, Leo Gordon, Denver Pyle, Harry Carey Jr., Michael Pate, Donald Curtis, Frank Wilcox, Pat Hogan
Captain Tom Benson (Randolph Scott) is branded a coward at the Army outpost because he missed Custer's battle at Little Big Horn, which resulted in no survivors. He volunteers to lead a detail to retrieve and bury the bodies at the battlefield and accomplishes his mission despite threats by the Indians.
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 The Alamo 1960   N/R, 161 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama / Adventure
Director: John Wayne
Cast: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Frankie Avalon, Richard Boone, Laurence Harvey, Chill Wills, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Ken Curtis, Denver Pyle, Joan O'Brien, Joseph Calleia, Carlos Arruza, Veda Ann Borg, John Dierkes
John Wayne directed and starred (as Davy Crockett) in this major production about the famous battle of Texas' independence in 1836 against an attack by the Mexican army at a small fort near San Antonio. Great musical score by Dimitri Tiomkin, and the final attack is a real spectacle. Several Oscar nominations were received with one winner: Best Sound. Nominations included Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Chill Wills). 1 User Review
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| | Mt. Everest of western epics | crocketteer 02/22/2008 | Mighty and glorious in the old style of vast Hollywood epics, directed by the Paul Bunyan of the genre himself, John "Duke" Wayne.
After being schooled by master directors Walsh, Wellman, Hathaway, De Mille, Von Sternberg, Hawks and Ford - the actor put his self on the line, by producing and directing, as well as heading the cast - to release the immortal story of the doomed patriots, awaiting reinforcements that never came, as they battled the Army of Mexico and meglomaniacal dictator Santa Anna.
Though padded out with unneccesary subplots and occasional historical inaccuracies - it rises to the levels of greatness with a heartfelt soundtrack, sumptous cinematography, and vivid battle action that ranks among the best, in historic recreations. Later versions of the story - lack the folkloric essence of Manifest Destiny, that Wayne infused in his version. Mocked upon its release, it has been justly rewarded with continuous sales in the VHS / DVD market worldwide, and is now getting the respect it deserves.
Recent remake of story is morose and lacking in spirit and vigor. Though Wayne's panoramic release was never made for tiny TV screens, it is getting it's due - when seen on a large plasma screen - and eventually will be given the DVD release it deserves. Ghost riders of the West salute you, John Wayne. |
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Bandolero! 1968 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch, Will Geer, George Kennedy, Andrew Prine, Denver Pyle, Sean McClory, Don "Red" Barry, Dub Taylor
James Stewart and Dean Martin star as two outlaws on the run who meet up with Mexican renegades south of the border.
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 Bonnie and Clyde 1967  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Michael J. Pollard, Denver Pyle, Gene Wilder, Dub Taylor, Evans Evans, Ken Mayer, Frances Fisher, Patrick Cranshaw, Mabel Cavitt
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway became household names after their much-lauded performances as Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker (ruthless bank robbers who terrorized the South during the depression). The film provoked much controversy when released because of its violent content. Estelle Parsons won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and the film was nominated for eight other Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Actress, Actor, Director, and Supporting Actor (Michael J. Pollard and Gene Hackman). This was Gene Wilder's first film.
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History... 1976  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Paul Newman, Kevin McCarthy, Joel Grey, Burt Lancaster, Geraldine Chaplin, Harvey Keitel, Frank Kaquitts, Will Sampson, Allan F. Nicholls, John Considine, Robert DoQui, Mike E. Kaplan, Bert Remsen, Bonnie Leaders, Denver Pyle
Buffalo Bill Cody (Paul Newman) uses the legends of his life as the basis of his Wild West show. Chief Sitting Bull (Frank Kaquitts) agrees to be part of the show, but problems arise when Sitting Bull wants authenticity, and Buffalo Bill's lies about the past begin to catch up with him. This film points out the fraudulence of Buffalo Bill's accounts. However, the film is interesting as it shows how egotistic personalities write their own versions of history.
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Cahill U. S. Marshall 1973 PG, 103 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Cahill: United States Marshall
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: John Wayne, Gary Grimes, George Kennedy, Neville Brand, Marie Windsor, Denver Pyle, Jackie Coogan, Harry Carey Jr., Pepper Martin, Paul Fix, Clay O'Brien, Morgan Paull, Royal Dano, Dan Vadis, Hank Worden
A United States Marshal (John Wayne) must deal with the fact that one of his sons has chosen a life of crime.
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China Doll 1958  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Victor Mature, Ward Bond, Lili Hua, Bob Mathias, Johnny Desmond, Stuart Whitman, Denver Pyle, Elaine Devry, Ann McCrea, Danny Chang, Don "Red" Barry, Tige Andrews
John Wayne was the executive producer of this film about U.S. Air Force Captain Cliff Brandon (Victor Mature) who, while in China during World War II, marries a Chinese woman and fathers her child. The couple is killed, and 13 years later their daughter (Lili Hua) travels to the United States.
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Escape to Witch Mountain 1975 G, 94 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: John Hough
Cast: Eddie Albert, Donald Pleasence, Ray Milland, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann, Walter Barnes, Reta Shaw, Denver Pyle, Alfred Ryder, George Chandler, Lawrence Montaigne, Shepherd Sanders, Don Brodie, Terry Wilson, Dermott Downs
In this Disney film, orphaned adolescents, brother and sister Tony and Tia Malone (Ike Eisenmann and Kim Richards), have unusual psychic powers but suffer from amnesia, which prevents them from being aware that they are space aliens. Evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt (Ray Milland) realizes that Tony and Tia have supernatural powers and tries to exploit them. Aristotle holds them in his mansion against their will–until Jason (Eddie Albert), who is grieving over his wife's death, takes Tony and Tia in his RV on a cross-country trek during which Aristotle is in hot pursuit. After the RV is transformed into a space ship, they arrive at Witch Mountain where long-hidden secrets are revealed.
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Father and Scout 1994 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Richard Michaels
Cast: Bob Saget, Brian Bonsall, Heidi Swedberg, Troy Evans, Stuart Pankin, David Graf, Kimberly Scott, Denver Pyle, Brian Levinson, Chachi Pittman, Lucy Butler
Urban-oriented Spencer Paley (Bob Saget) takes his son and scout Michael (Brian Bonsall) on a camping trip and shows his ineptness in the out-of-doors in this weak made-for-TV effort that has just a few good one-liners.
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The Flying Saucer 1950 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Mikel Conrad
Cast: Mikel Conrad, Pat Garrison, Hantz von Teuffen, Lester Sharpe, Russell Hicks, Frank Darien, Denver Pyle, Roy Engel, Garry Owens, Virginia Hewitt, George Baxter, Robert Boon
Playboy Mike Trent (Mikel Conrad) and Special Agent Vee Langley (Pat Garrison) search Alaska's pubs for any information from possible eyewitnesses to a UFO sighting. The "UFO" is discovered to be a Russian aircraft, and Soviet spies have their own use for the "UFO."
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Goldtown Ghost Riders 1953 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Steve Conte, Gail Davis, John Doucette, Denver Pyle, Kirk Riley, Carleton Young, John Doucette, Denver Pyle
Gene Autry is a singing judge who hears the case of a man who claims to have already served a prison term for a murder he is now accused of.
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Good Day for a Hanging 1959 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Nathan Juran
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Maggie Hayes, Robert Vaughn, Joan Blackman, James Drury, Denver Pyle, Harry Lauter, Edmon Ryan, Bing Russell, Stacy Harris
After Ben Cutler (Fred MacMurray) captures the killer of the town's sheriff, the citizens sympathize with the prisoner, "The Kid" (Robert Vaughn), and lose respect for Cutler.
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Hawmps! 1976 G, 125 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joe Camp
Cast: James Hampton, Christopher Connelly, Slim Pickens, Jack Elam, Denver Pyle, Mimi Maynard, Jesse Davis, Don Starr
Based on a true incident, this is the story of an Army lieutenant who trains cavalrymen to ride camels, instead of horses, in the Texas desert and his subsequent fight with the U.S. Government when he is ordered to set the camels free.
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Hills of Utah 1951 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Donna Martell, Elaine Riley, Onslow Stevens, Kenne Duncan, Harry Lauter, Denver Pyle, William Fawcett, Harry Harvey, Tom London
Gene Autry does it all. Water pollution was a problem even back when Gene rode as he handles a sticky situation where the farmers are not at all happy with the copper miners. While taking care of that issue, he solves the murder of his father.
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Hitched 1971 TV, 73 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Boris Sagal
Cast: Tim Matheson, Sally Field, Neville Brand, Kathleen Freeman, Slim Pickens, Denver Pyle, Don Knight, John Fiedler, John McLiam, Bo Svenson, Bill Zuckert, Charles(2) Lane, John Davis Chandler, Henry Jones, John Anderson
Newlyweds Roselle and Clare Bridgeman (Sally Field and Tim Matheson) head West in search of a better life, but end up having to deal with crooks. To make matters worse, they become separated, and their adventures continue This Comedy/Western is a sequel to "Lock, Stock and Barrel."
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Jet Pilot 1957 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix, Richard Rober, Hans Conried, Denver Pyle, Roland Winters, Kenneth Tobey
Anna (Janet Leigh) is a Soviet agent in the United States to gather military intelligence when she meets air-ace Colonel Shannon (John Wayne). Although their relationship is supposed to be strictly business, they soon fall in love. A Howard Hughes movie that was filmed in 1950, but sat on the shelf for seven years.
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The Left-Handed Gun 1958 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Paul Newman, Lita Milan, John Dehner, Hurd Hatfield, James Congdon, James Best, John Dierkes, Denver Pyle, Paul Smith, Nestor Paiva
This psychological Western explores the motives of Billy The Kid (Paul Newman) from his days in the Lincoln County cattle wars through the events that ended in his killing by Pat Garrett (John Dehner).
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The Lonely Man 1957 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Jack Palance, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand, Robert Middleton, Lee Van Cleef, Denver Pyle, Claude Akins, Elisha Cook Jr., Elaine Aiken, Harry Shannon
Ex-outlaw Jacob Wade (Jack Palance) tries to go straight and reconcile with his son Riley (Anthony Perkins) but finds many obstacles in his way.
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The Man from Colorado 1948 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Glenn Ford, Ellen Drew, William Holden, Ray Collins, Edgar Buchanan, Denver Pyle, Jerome Courtland, James Millican, Ian MacDonald, James Bush, Jim Bannon, William "Bill" Phillips, Eddie Fetherston, Ben Corbett, Stanley Andrews
Colonel Owen Devereaux (Glenn Ford) is a disturbed Civil War veteran who becomes a federal judge after returning from the war. His Army buddy Del Stewart (William Holden) has been appointed marshal, and he tries to help Owen overcome his psychologically motivated need to condemn men to death. Making matters worse is the fact that Del shares an unrequited love with Owen's wife Caroline (Ellen Drew) that causes jealousy. Tensions mount and lead to a violent conclusion.
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962  N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Western
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine, Jeanette Nolan, John Carradine, John Qualen, Ken Murray, Willis Bouchey, Carleton Young, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle
This film begins with Senator Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) arriving at the frontier town of Shinbone to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). The visit peaks the interest of reporter Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young), and Stoddard tells the story of what took place years before when Stoddard was a young lawyer and was attacked by Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) because of Stoddard's desire for statehood. Stoddard was left for dead, but Doniphon found him, took him to Shinbone, and helped him find a job. Later, Valance challenged Stoddard to a gun fight, which ended with Valance dead. By story's end, it is learned that it is Doniphon, not Stoddard, who killed Liberty Valance. But when asked if the truth will be published, the reporter replies, "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." A John Ford classic.
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 Maverick 1994 PG, 129 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene, James Coburn, Alfred Molina, Dub Taylor, Geoffrey Lewis, Dan Hedaya, Denver Pyle
In the film version of the popular 1960s' television series, James Garner is back, but this time he is not the gambler Maverick–he is Marshal Zane Cooper. Garner's old role of Maverick is well-performed by Mel Gibson. Maverick needs money to enter a winner-take-all poker game and uses devious means to gain the needed funds, and Annabelle Bransford (Jodie Foster) is always on guard for the chance to take Maverick's money.
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Please Murder Me 1956 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Raymond Burr, Angela Lansbury, Dick Foran, Lamont Johnson, John Dehner, Robert Griffin, Denver Pyle, Alex Sharp, Russell Thorson, Lee Miller, Madge Blake
Attorney Craig Carlson (Raymond Burr) defends Myra (Angela Lansbury)–the widow of his best friend–after she has been accused of her husband's murder. He "proves" her innocence and falls in love with her only to learn that, indeed, she really did murder her husband.
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Red Canyon 1949 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Ann Blyth, Howard Duff, George Brent, Edgar Buchanan, John McIntire, Chill Wills, Jane Darwell, Lloyd Bridges, Denver Pyle
Lin Slone (Howard Duff) is in love with Lucy Bostel (Ann Blyth), but her father, Matthew (George Brent), is against the match because of the Slone family's notorious reputation. This story revolves around Slone's acceptance after he captures an elusive wild stallion and races the horse in a community event.
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Return from Witch Mountain 1978 G, 93 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: John Hough
Cast: Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann, Jack Soo, Denver Pyle, Richard Bakalyan, Anthony James, Ward Costello, Christian Juttner, Brad Savage, Stu Gilliam, William Bassett, Pondexter Yothers, Jeffrey Jacquet
In Disney's sequel to "Escape from Witch Mountain," teenagers Tia (Kim Richards) and Tony (Ike Eisenmann) leave Witch Mountain and visit Los Angeles for a vacation. They meet mad scientist Victor (Christopher Lee) who realizes that Tia and Tony have supernatural powers, and he kidnaps Tony with the intent of brainwashing him into helping him and his accomplice Letha (Bette Davis) accomplish their evil deeds. But, Tia uses her telepathic powers to contact Tony, and she and a gang of kids (Christian Juttner, Brad Savage, Pondexter Yothers, and Jeffrey Jacquet) set out to rescue Tony.
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Rim of the Canyon 1949 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Alan Hale Jr., Thurston Hall, Nan Leslie, Jock Mahoney, Denver Pyle, Francis McDonald, Clem Bevans, Walter Sande, Amelita Ward
Gene's (Gene Autry) father jailed the robbers. Now, the robbers are out of jail and return to a ghost town where the loot was left. Gene must finish his dad's job.
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 The Rounders 1965 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Ane Langdon, Hope Holiday, Chill Wills, Edgar Buchanan, Denver Pyle, Barton MacLane, Doodles Weaver, Kathleen Freeman
Two angry cowhands (Glenn Ford and Henry Fonda) find trouble handling a difficult horse in this low-key comedy.
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Sidekicks 1974 TV, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Larry Hagman, Louis Gossett Jr., Blythe Danner, Jack Elam, Harry Morgan, Hal Williams, Gene Evans, Noah Beery Jr., Denver Pyle, John Beck
Quince (Larry Hagman) and Jason (Louis Gossett Jr.) are inept con men out West in the Civil War era. They are bounty hunters also working a scam in which Quince continuously sells Jason as a slave. OK fun, but the TV pilot didn't generate a series.
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Singing Guns 1950 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Vaughn Monroe, Ella Raines, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Jeff Corey, Harry Shannon, Billy Gray, Barry Kelley, Tom Fadden, Ralph Dunn, George Chandler, Denver Pyle
Singer Vaughn Monroe takes on the serious role of Rhiannon who, when cheated out of his gold mine, resorts to robbing that same mine to obtain what he believes is rightfully his.
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Tammy and the Millionaire 1967 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leslie Goodwins, Sidney Miller, Ezra Stone
Cast: Debbie Watson, Frank McGrath, Denver Pyle, George Furth, Dorothy Green, Donald Woods, Linda Marshall, David Macklin, Jay Sheffield, Jeff York, Roy Roberts, Teddy Quinn
Now it is Debbie Watson's turn to play sweet Tammy. This time around, Tammy has her hands full with a mother (Dorothy Green) scheming to lure Tammy's boss in her daughter's (Linda Mashall) direction. The film is derived from several TV episodes.
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 To Hell and Back 1955 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Cast: Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake, Jack Kelly, Gregg Palmer, Paul Picerni, David Janssen, Paul Langton, Denver Pyle, Brett Halsey
Audie Murphy was the nation's most decorated soldier in World War II, and in this film he plays himself as his daring wartime feats are recreated. He received more than 20 awards for heroism, which included the Congressional Medal of Honor. 1 User Review
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| | DON M227 10/27/2009 | | This is the best movie I have ever watched. |
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Too Late for Tears 1949 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Killer Bait
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy, Kristine Miller, Barry Kelley, Denver Pyle, Virginia Mullen, Richard Irving, George Mann, Billy Halop, June Storey
While driving on a secluded highway, the Palmers–Jane (Lizabeth Scott) and Alan (Arthur Kennedy)–are so intent on their argument that their convertible veers off the road. Alan turns on the blinkers, another car passes them, the driver thinks the lights are a signal, and he tosses a bag containing $60,000 into the Palmers' car. Jane's insistence on keeping the cash leads to a tangled web of deceit and murder.
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Welcome to Hard Times 1967 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Henry Fonda, Janice Rule, Keenan Wynn, Janis Paige, Aldo Ray, Lon Chaney Jr., Warren Oates, Edgar Buchanan, Fay Spain, Denver Pyle
When a stranger from Bodie (Aldo Ray) victimizes a small Western town, the mayor, Will Blue (Henry Fonda) must save his townspeople at all cost.
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| 1. 5 Card Stud (1968)
aka: Five Card Stud
2. 7th Cavalry (1956)
aka: Seventh Cavalry
3. The Alamo (1960)
4. Bandolero! (1968)
5. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
6. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History... (1976)
7. Cahill U. S. Marshall (1973)
aka: Cahill: United States Marshall
8. China Doll (1958)
9. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
10. Father and Scout (1994)
11. The Flying Saucer (1950)
12. Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953)
13. Good Day for a Hanging (1959)
14. Hawmps! (1976)
15. Hills of Utah (1951)
16. Hitched (1971)
17. Jet Pilot (1957)
18. The Left-Handed Gun (1958)
19. The Lonely Man (1957)
20. The Man from Colorado (1948)
21. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
22. Maverick (1994)
23. The Naked Hills (1956)
24. Please Murder Me (1956)
25. Red Canyon (1949)
26. Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
27. Rim of the Canyon (1949)
28. The Rounders (1965)
29. Sidekicks (1974)
30. Singing Guns (1950)
31. Tammy and the Millionaire (1967)
32. To Hell and Back (1955)
33. Too Late for Tears (1949)
aka: Killer Bait
34. Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
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