An Eye for an Eye 1966  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Talion
Director: Michael D. Moore
Cast: Robert Lansing, Patrick Wayne, Slim Pickens, Gloria Talbott, Paul Fix, Strother Martin, Henry Wills, Jerry Gatling, Rance Howard, Clint Howard, Herman Hack, George Sowards
Two handicapped bounty hunters Talion and Benny Wallace (Robert Lansing and Patrick Wayne)–one crippled, the other blind–join forces to track down the vicious killer who has double-crossed them and murdered one of the hunter's family members.
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Last Train from Gun Hill 1959  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western / Horror / Thriller
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones, Earl Holliman, Ziva Rodann, Brad Dexter, Walter Sande, Val Avery, Brian G. Hutton, Bing Russell, Dabbs Greer, Ty Hardin, Dick Haynes, Henry Wills
U.S. Marshal Matt Morgan (Kirk Douglas) arrives in the town of Gun Hill while tracking down the vicious killer of his wife. He realizes that one of the killers is Rick (Earl Holliman) who is the son of one of his best friends, Craig Belden (Anthony Quinn). Morgan is able to take Rick prisoner and holes up in a hotel waiting for the last train from Gun Hill that is scheduled to leave at 9 P.M. A standoff ensues, and no one–including Sheriff Bartlett (Walter Sande)–will come to Morgan's aid. Then Morgan receives help from the local madam, Linda (Carolyn Jones), and gets a shotgun and handcuffs. But more violence lies ahead before that last train from Gun Hill leaves town.
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The Ranger and the Lady 1940  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Julie Bishop, Harry Woods, Noble Johnson, Si Jenks, Tom London, Henry Brandon, Ted Mapes, Yakima Canutt, Lloyd Ingraham, Davison Clark, Vester Pegg, Henry Wills, Art Dillard
A Texas Ranger, Captain Roy Colt (Roy Rogers), disagrees with territorial administrator Kinkaid (Henry Brandon) who imposes a tax on wagons using the Santa Fe Trail, but Kinkaid orders Colt and Sgt. Gabby Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes) to enforce the ruling. Jane Tabor (Julie Bishop), who owns freighter wagon trains, refuses to pay the tax. After some confusion, Jane, Colt, and Gabby join forces to fight Kinkaid's ruling.
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Saddle the Wind 1958  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Parrish, John Sturges
Cast: Robert Taylor, Julie London, John Cassavetes, Donald Crisp, Charles McGraw, Royal Dano, Richard Erdman, Douglas Spencer, Ray Teal, Jay Adler, Stanley Adams, Irene Tedrow, Lars Henderson, Henry Wills, Kelo Henderson
Ex-gunslinger Steve Sinclair (Robert Taylor) is engaged to Joan (Julie London) and wants to live quietly as a farmer. Then, along comes his younger brother, Tony (John Cassavetes), who not only demonstrates intense sibling rivalry but also is proud of his abilities with a gun. His temper results in a killing, leading to further tragedy. Good acting and writing (by Rod Serling), along with a fine musical score by Elmer Bernstein, make this an enjoyable tale.
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Sunset on the Desert 1942 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lynne Carver, Frank M. Thomas, Beryl Wallace, Glenn Strange, Pat Brady, Bob Nolan, Douglas Fowley, Roy Barcroft, Fred Burns, Henry Wills, Forrest Taylor, Ted Mapes, Art Dillard
Roy Rogers has a dual role-the good guy and the bad leader of the rustler's gang. When the good Roy is mistaken by the gang members for their boss, Roy plays along to get the goods on them. Then the bad Roy shows up. After songs, the good Roy wins.
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| 1. An Eye for an Eye (1966)
aka: Talion
2. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
3. The Ranger and the Lady (1940)
4. Saddle the Wind (1958)
5. Sunset on the Desert (1942)
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