3 Godfathers 1948  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Three Godfathers
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond, Mae Marsh, Jane Darwell, Ben Johnson, Mildred Natwick, Guy Kibbee, Dorothy Ford, Charles Halton, Hank Worden, Jack Pennick, Fred Libby, Michael Dugan
Three outlaws, Robert Marmaduke Hightower, Pedro "Pete" Roca Fuente, and William Kearney "the Abilene Kid" (John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz, and Harry Carey Jr.), become godfathers to an orphaned baby. When two of them die, the remaining guardian, Hightower, undergoes a spiritual change and cares for the baby.
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The Buckskin Lady 1957  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Carl K. Hittleman
Cast: Patricia Medina, Richard Denning, Gerald Mohr, Henry Hull, Hank Worden, Robin Short, Richard Reeves, Dorothy Adams, Frank Sully, George Cisar, Byron Foulger, John Dierkes
Gambler Angela (Patricia Medina) supports her drunken father, Doc (Henry Hull), and runs around with a gunslinger (Gerald Mohr). But she really loves the new doctor in town (Richard Denning)–and the inevitable showdown looms. Henry Hull's performance is the only highlight in this Western.
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The Bullfighters 1945  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Margo Woode, Richard Lane, Carol Andrews, Diosa Costello, Rory Calhoun, Edward Gargan, Jay Novello, Hank Worden
In their final American feature film (one French movie was made in 1950), Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy play detectives in Mexico City. Laurel resembles a famous matador and finds himself substituting for the matador in the bullring.
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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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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates 1956  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey, Clem Bevans, Irvin Ashkenazy, Frank Richards, Walter Catlett, Douglass Dumbrille, Paul Newlan, Mort Mills, Troy Melton, Hank Worden, Dick Crockett, William Fawcett
This film splices together TV episodes of the story of Davy Crockett (Fess Parker) and his sidekick George Russell (Buddy Ebsen) when they encounter keel-boater Mike Fink (Jeff York). Mike challenges Davy and George to a river race to New Orleans, during which they deal not only with the dangerous rapids but with the River Pirates as well. Following the race, Davy and Mike join forces to try to prevent an Indian war. Enjoy the ride!
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Ghost Town Gold 1936 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Kay Hughes, LeRoy Mason, Burr Caruth, Bob Kortman, Milburn Morante, Frank Hagney, Don Roberts, Yakima Canutt, Hank Worden
The Three Mesquiteers (Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, and Max Terhune) retrieve stolen gold, and they must hurry to get it back in the bank before foreclosure proceedings. But the gang that stole the money wants it back. Ventriloquist Max Terhune and his dummy Elmer add some laughs.
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Hittin' the Trail 1937 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Tex Ritter, Jerry Bergh, Tommy Bupp, Earl Dwire, Ray Whitley, Charles King, "Snub" Pollard, Ed Cassidy, Jack C. Smith, Archie Ricks, Hank Worden
In this Tex Ritter film, Tex is mistaken for a notorious outlaw, cleared, and then talked into driving a herd of stolen horses to who-knows-where. Several songs are sung by Tex and others as they sort out the good guys from the bad.
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The Horse Soldiers 1959  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Althea Gibson, Strother Martin, Hoot Gibson, Anna Lee, Russell Simpson, Carleton Young, Ken Curtis, Judson Pratt, Willis Bouchey, Bing Russell, O.Z. Whitehead, Hank Worden
This story is based on a true event during the Civil War; a Union cavalry unit, led by Col. Marlowe (John Wayne), invaded the Confederacy in an attempt to weaken it into early submission. John Ford/John Wayne do their usual good job of entertaining. 1 User Review
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| | liked the movie | dirtyways 08/14/2009 | | IT WAS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS SO THAT MAKES IT ONE YOU SHOULD WATCH +JOHN WAYNE,WILLIAM HOLDEN |
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McLintock! 1963 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy / Romance
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Yvonne De Carlo, Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers, Chill Wills, Jerry Van Dyke, Edgar Buchanan, Strother Martin, Aissa Wayne, Jack Kruschen, Bruce Cabot, Perry Lopez, Robert Lowery, Hank Worden
Rancher George Washington McLintock (John Wayne) tries to keep peace between cattlemen and homesteaders, although he almost has more than he can handle with his estranged wife, Katherine (Maureen O'Hara), in this Comedy/Western version of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
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The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen 1937 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor
Cast: Tex Ritter, Iris Meredith, Horace Murphy, Charles King, Earl Dwire, Forrest Taylor, Joseph W. Girard, Lafe McKee, Hank Worden, Jack C. Smith
When a group of hooded outlaws terrorize the area, Tex, between songs, comes to the rescue–but not before some adventures.
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The Range Busters 1940 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Luana Walters, Earle Hodgins, LeRoy Mason, Frank LaRue, Kermit Maynard, Bruce King, Carl Mathews, Horace Murphy, Karl Hackett, Hank Worden, Herman Hack, Ed Brady
Former "Three Mesquiteers," Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune team up with John "Dusty" King for a new series as "The Range Busters." The Range Busters are called in to deal with a mysterious "phantom" who is killing ranch hands. They get the job done, and the audience may be surprised at the identity of the culprit.
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Red River 1948  N/R, 133 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson
Cast: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan, Joanne Dru, Coleen Gray, John Ireland, Noah Beery Jr., Harry Carey, Harry Carey Jr., Paul Fix, Chief Yowlachie, Hank Worden, Mickey Kuhn, Hal Taliaferro, Shelley Winters
A cattle baron, Tom Dunson (John Wayne), has built up a huge estate, but trouble brews when his adoptive son Matt (Montgomery Clift)–who Tom had rescued as a boy (Mickey Kuhn) from an Indian raid–is not quite ready to put up with the hardships involved in moving cattle to the railroad in Abilene. Matt has just returned from the Civil War and stampedes and pressures of the cattle drive on a difficult route cause tension for Matt, and he is driven to the point of confrontation with his father. One of the best Westerns of the 1940s.
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Riders of the Rockies 1937 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Tex Ritter, Louise Stanley, Horace Murphy, "Snub" Pollard, Earl Dwire, Charles King, Yakima Canutt, Martin Garralaga, Jack Rockwell, Tex Palmer, Hank Worden, The Texas Tornadoes, Jack Kirk, Chick Hannon, Fred Parker
Arizona Rangers Tex, Doc, and Pee Wee (Tex Ritter, Horace Murphy, and "Snub" Pollard) rescue stagecoach passenger Louise Rogers (Louise Stanley). It turns out that Louise is a secret agent who will help the trouble-prone Ranger trio bring a gang of rustlers, led by Butch Regan (Charles King), to justice.
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Rollin' Plains 1938 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Tex Ritter, Horace Murphy, "Snub" Pollard, Harriet Bennet, Hobart Bosworth, Ed Cassidy, Karl Hackett, Charles King, Ernie Adams, Lynton Brent, Horace B. Carpenter, Hank Worden
Ranger Tex (Tex Ritter) rides into town to settle a feud between cattlemen and sheep men. But it's not all that simple since the feud is being fueled by a respected citizen who has his eyes set on being the big boss. One of Tex's weakest films, which was completed after Tex had signed with a rival company. So the small budget was even smaller for this film, and the last reel was completely lifted from a previous film.
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Runaway Train 1985 R, 107 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Cast: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, John P. Ryan, Kenneth McMillan, Kyle T. Heffner, T.K. Carter, Reid Cruickshanks, Walter Wyatt, Stacey Pickren, Edward Bunker, Hank Worden, Dan Wray
Two prison escapees (Jon Voight and Eric Roberts) take their hostage (Rebecca De Mornay) on the trip of a lifetime when they hop on an out-of-control train, with no engineer and no brakes, that travels through the Alaskan wilderness. Academy Award nominations went to Voight for Best Actor and to Roberts as Best Supporting Actor.
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 The Searchers 1956 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Western / Drama / Adventure
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Jeffrey Hunter, Ward Bond, Vera Miles, John Qualen, Harry Carey Jr., Patrick Wayne, Henry Brandon, Antonio Moreno, Lana Wood, Olive Carey, Hank Worden, Pippa Scott, Ken Curtis
Indians have captured nine-year-old Debbie (Lana Wood). During a five-year search, an embittered cowboy (John Wayne) and his partner (Jeffrey Hunter) search for Debbie (now played by Natalie Wood). One of the great Westerns and another John Ford treasure. 1 User Review
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| | Among the most complex Ford westerns, if not the best | 1fatts 03/14/2007 | Anyone who knows American movies knows this one. I don't think it is more quintessentially "American" than the Ford Cavalry Trilogy, but there is an edge to it which sets it apart. There is an emptiness in John Wayne's Ethan Edwards that marks him and separates him so fundamentally from everything around him that we are limited in our sympathy for him and find it only appropriate that he both begins and ends the film as the outsider and perhaps the outcast.
The movie is not without flaws. Structurally, we never see what it is that changes Ethan's intention to kill Debbie and, therefore, while we are willing to accept it emotionally, it doesn't really work in terms of the plot setup.
More seriously, the whole film sets us up for a confrontation between Edwards and Scar, and, in the end, we don't get that confrontation. That is a significant weakness.
But it is a great western. Monument Valley has rarely been used to better effect. Ford's stock company all acquit themselves well, and we have a chance to appreciate John Wayne in a more complex role than we usually get to see him. |
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Sing, Cowboy, Sing 1937 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Tex Ritter, Louise Stanley, Al St. John, Charles King, Karl Hackett, Robert McKenzie, Horace Murphy, Budd Buster, Hank Worden, Chick Hannon, "Snub" Pollard, Milburn Morante
Tex (Tex Ritter) and sidekick Duke (Al St. John) come to the aid of Madge Summers (Louise Stanley) when the dastardly Kalmas (Karl Hackett), with help from Judge Roy Dean (Robert McKenzie), seeks to take over her freight line. Some fun and songs thrown in for good measure.
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Soggy Bottom, USA 1981 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Theodore J. Flicker
Cast: Ben Johnson, Ann Wedgeworth, Lois Nettleton, Dub Taylor, Anthony Zerbe, Jack Elam, P.J. Soles, Cloris Leachman, Lane Smith, Don Johnson, Earl Boen, Hank Worden
Set in a Southern town during Prohibition, a sheriff tries to keep law and order with virtually no support from the townsfolk. The fine cast makes this otherwise weak film watchable.
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They Went That-A-Way and That-A-Way 1978 PG, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Stuart E. McGowan, Edward Montagne
Cast: Tim Conway, Chuck McCann, Dub Taylor, Reni Santoni, Richard Kiel, Lenny Montana, Ben Jones, Timothy Blake, Hank Worden, Joe Dorsey
Funny interplay between Dewey and Wallace (Tim Conway and Chuck McCann) is the only highlight in this otherwise poor film. They are cops who go undercover as convicts to find missing money. But, they are caught and sent to prison. Their problem: the only one who knew they are cops was the Governor, and he died.
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Zachariah 1971 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Englund
Cast: John Rubinstein, Patricia(2) Quinn, Don Johnson, Elvin Jones, Doug Kershaw, William Challee, Dick Van Patten, Hank Worden, Country Joe McDonald, Barry Melton
During their 1870 journey through the West, Zachariah (John Rubinstein) and Matthew (Don Johnson) plan to become gunfighters. Along the way, they separate but reunite after Matthew comes gunning for Zachariah and realizes that peace, not violence, is the better way to live.
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| 1. 3 Godfathers (1948)
aka: Three Godfathers
2. The Buckskin Lady (1957)
3. The Bullfighters (1945)
4. Cahill U. S. Marshall (1973)
aka: Cahill: United States Marshall
5. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
6. Ghost Town Gold (1936)
7. Hittin' the Trail (1937)
8. The Horse Soldiers (1959)
9. McLintock! (1963)
10. The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937)
11. The Range Busters (1940)
12. Red River (1948)
13. Riders of the Rockies (1937)
14. Rollin' Plains (1938)
15. Runaway Train (1985)
16. The Searchers (1956)
17. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937)
18. Soggy Bottom, USA (1981)
19. They Went That-A-Way and That-A-Way (1978)
20. Zachariah (1971)
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