The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979  G, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Western
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Tim Matheson, Kenneth Mars, Elyssa Davalos, Jack Elam, Robert Pine, Harry Morgan, Ruth Buzzi, Audrey Totter, John Crawford, Cliff Osmond, Ted Gehring, Morgan Paull
In this poor slapstick sequel, Don Knotts and Tim Conway are inept outlaws who get mixed up with goings-on at an Army fort out West. For the young ones only. Disney.
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Artists and Models 1955  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tashlin
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone, Eddie Mayehoff, Eva Gabor, Anita Ekberg, Jack Elam, Herbert Rudley, Richard Shannon
Romance blooms among cartoonists in this delightful Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis film about Rick Todd (Martin) who gets ideas for his cartoons from Eugene Fullstack's (Lewis) dreams.
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Aurora Encounter 1986 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Jim McCullough Sr.
Cast: Jack Elam, Peter Brown, Carol Bagdasarian, Dottie West, Mickey Hays, Tracy Kuehnert, Paula Barrett, Will Mitchell, Charles B. Pierce, George "Spanky" McFarland, Mindy Smith, Carly McCullough
A friendly alien (Micky Hays) arrives in the small town of Aurora, Texas, in 1897, and after Charlie (Jack Elam) drunkenly invites him in for a visit, the town's newspaper editor, Alain Peebles (Carol Bagdasarian), prints a story about the alien. The governor (George "Spanky" McFarland) gets wind of the event and sends in a trigger-happy Texas Ranger (Will Mitchell) to investigate. Good sci-fi fun.
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Baby Face Nelson 1957   N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Carolyn Jones, Cedric Hardwicke, Ted de Corsia, Anthony Caruso, Jack Elam, Elisha Cook Jr., George E. Stone, Leo Gordon, Emile Meyer
This story of 1930's gangster Baby Face Nelson, one of John Dillinger's henchmen, features Mickey Rooney in the title role. 1 User Review
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| | SUPER MOVIE WITH MICKEY ROONEY | 02/21/2007 | Very great movie and acting by mickey rooney
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Big Bad John 1990  PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Jimmy Dean, Jack Elam, Ned Beatty, Doug English, Romy Windsor, Bo Hopkins, Jeff Osterhage, Ned Vaughn, Buck Taylor, Jerry Potter, Amzie Strickland, Red Steagall, Anne Lockhart
Based on the story told in Jimmy Dean's 1950's song, Dean plays retired Sheriff Cletus Morgan who travels across country to rescue his daughter who some think is in the car with Big Bad John Tyler (Doug English). Unknown to Cletus is that his nemesis, Charlie (Ned Beatty), has contracted for hired-guns to follow Cletus and then kill Big Bad John and Cletus' daughter.
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The Bushwackers 1952  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rodney Amateau
Cast: John Ireland, Wayne Morris, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone, Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Elam, Myrna Dell, Frank Marlowe, William Holmes, Ward Wood, Charles Trowbridge, Norman Leavitt
A Civil War veteran (John Ireland) returns home and hopes for peace. However, he is forced to fight again–this time against greed and corruption as well as for his love (Dorothy Malone).
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Cannonball Run II 1984  PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Needham
Cast: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Marilu Henner, Sid Caesar, Jack Elam, Jamie Farr, Frank Sinatra
This film features the same humor found in "Cannonball Run" and "Smokey and the Bandit;" however, Burt Reynolds fans will probably enjoy it.
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Cattle Queen of Montana 1954 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Ronald Reagan, Gene Evans, Lance Fuller, Anthony Caruso, Jack Elam, Yvette Dugay, Morris Ankrum, Chubby Johnson, Myron Healey
Indians are stirred into attacking ranchers in the area, but Sierra Nevada Jones (Barbara Stanwyck) fights to keep the ranch she worked so hard for.
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Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 1970 G, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ranald MacDougall
Cast: Dan Blocker, Nanette Fabray, Jim Backus, Wally Cox, Jack Elam, Henry Jones, Stubby Kaye, Mickey Rooney, Noah Beery Jr., Jack Cassidy
Blacksmith Charley (Dan Blocker) invests in a mail-order bride, and townsfolk of Calico County talk Sadie (Nanette Fabray) into posing as the bride-to-be when the real bride fails to appear. 2 User Reviews
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| | Terrific Movie !!! | GeneralMax 02/24/2008 | | Where Can I Buy It !!! |
| | Anonymous 05/01/2007 | | I Love this movie |
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The Comancheros 1961 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin, Bruce Cabot, Nehemiah Persoff, Ina Balin, Michael Ansara, Patrick Wayne, Jack Elam, Edgar Buchanan, Joan O'Brien, Henry Daniell, Richard Devon, Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Comancheros (White men who supplied the warring Comanches with guns) were in full swing in the middle 1800s. Enter Texas Ranger Jake Cutter (John Wayne) who teams up with his prisoner Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman) to ward off the Comancheros and bring peace to the Texas Territory.
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 Creature from Black Lake 1976 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joy Houck Jr.
Cast: John David Carson, Dennis Fimple, Jack Elam, Bill Thurman, Dub Taylor, Jim McCullough Jr., Catherine McClenny, Becky Smizer, Michelle Willingham, Joy Houck Jr.
Two anthropology students head to Louisiana in search of a creature that may be the missing link. Despite run-ins with the sheriff, they are finally successful. The low budget shows, but Jack Elam (and Dub Taylor, to a lesser extent) makes it worth watching.
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The Far Country 1955 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mason
Cast: James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Walter Brennan, Corinne Calvet, John McIntire, Jay C. Flippen, Harry Morgan, Steve Brodie, Royal Dano, Jack Elam
This tale is set during the Alaska Gold Rush when a cattleman (James Stewart) attempts to bring his herd of cattle northward. His daring undertaking is filled with adverse experiences and adventure.
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Finders Keepers 1951  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frederick De Cordova
Cast: Tom Ewell, Julie Adams, Evelyn Varden, Dusty Henley, Harold Vermilyea, Douglas Fowley, Richard Reeves, Jack Elam, Herbert Anderson, Harvey Lembeck
A little boy finds money that had been hidden by bank robbers and brings it home in his wagon. Thus starts a chain of events as his dad, who is on patrol, his grandmother, and mother all fuss on what should be done with it. Meanwhile, the robbers are out to get the loot back. This could have been much better. 1 User Review
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| | Great Memories | Anonymous 01/15/2007 | | Every year or so my father would break out old 16mm home movies, and this classic that we also had on 16mm. We looked forward to watching it all most as eagerly as we did the Wizard of Oz. I highly recommend introducing this short (11 minutes or so) movie to any child 10 or younger. It is very cute. We rescently dubbed this film onto a DVD and my 17 and 19 year old of course didn't get it's greatness, but it still brings back fond memories for my siblings and I who are now 55, 52, 45, 41, and 40. |
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Firecreek 1968 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Vincent McEveety
Cast: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Gary Lockwood, Inger Stevens, Dean Jagger, Ed Begley, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam, James Best, John Qualen
This Western involves a farmer (James Stewart) given the honorary title of sheriff. Events shortly go awry when Larkin (Henry Fonda) leads a gang of outlaws into town–goal: take over the town.
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Four for Texas 1963 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
aka: 4 for Texas
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson, Victor Buono, Richard Jaeckel, Mike Mazurki, Jack Elam, Bob Steele, Edric Connor, Nick Dennis, Wesley Addy, Ellen Corby
Zack Thomas (Frank Sinatra) and Joe Jarrett (Dean Martin) banter their way through this entertaining Western in which they join forces against the evil banker, Harvey Burden (Victor Buono).
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The Girl in Lovers Lane 1959 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles R. Rondeau
Cast: Brett Halsey, Joyce Meadows, Lowell Brown, Jack Elam, Selette Cole, Emile Meyer, Spencer Carlisle, Mabel Rea, Sed Cassaday, Nicholas King, Rodney Bell
A runaway, Danny (Lowell Brown), meets drifter Bix (Brett Halsey), and the two travel together from town to town. In one small burg, Bix meets and falls for waitress Carrie (Joyce Meadows). But he must keep moving on. However, on the eve of his leaving, Carrie is murdered and Bix is the prime suspect. Not to worry; Danny saves the day as he uncovers the creepy Jesse (Jack Elam) as the killer. Jack Elam makes this at least somewhat watchable.
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The Gun Runners 1958 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Audie Murphy, Eddie Albert, Patricia Owens, Everett Sloane, Richard Jaeckel, Jack Elam, Paul Birch, John Qualen, Edward Colmans, Steven Peck
Hanagan (Eddie Albert) plans to operate a gunrunning business out of the Florida Keys by selling guns to Cuban rebels.
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Hannie Caulder 1972 R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Culp, Strother Martin, Jack Elam, Christopher Lee, Diana Dors, Stephen Boyd
After her husband was brutally murdered and she was raped, Hannie Caulder (Raquel Welch) gets help from bounty hunter Thomas Luther Price (Robert Culp) as she sets out to seek revenge against the murderous Clemens brothers. With the great cast, this could have been better with a good script.
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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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High Lonesome 1950 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan Le May
Cast: John Drew Barrymore, Chill Wills, John Archer, Lois Butler, Kristine Miller, Basil Ruysdael, Jack Elam, Dave Kashner, Clem Fuller, Frank Cordell
A young cowboy, Cooncat (John Drew Barrymore), is suspected of murder and held prisoner on a ranch. But, Cooncat has been set up by the real killers who have returned and are seeking revenge on those involved in a range war that left them wounded.
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Hot Lead and Cold Feet 1978 G, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Jim Dale, Karen Valentine, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, Jack Elam, John Williams, Don "Red" Barry, Gregg Palmer, Don Brodie, James Van Patten
In this Disney spoof on Westerns, Jim Dale takes on three roles: a grouchy father as well as both of his sons. This is not a bad film and the Oregon scenery is great.
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Huckleberry Finn 1975 TV, 78 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Robert Totten
Cast: Ron Howard, Antonio Fargas, Jack Elam, Merle Haggard, Donny Most, Royal Dano, Dee Carroll, Rance Howard, Clint Howard, Jean Howard
This is a pretty good version of the Mark Twain classic tale. The Howard family plays many of the parts as Ron is Huck in this TV production. Fargas is the runaway slave Jim, as Huck and Jim raft down the Mississippi River. Most of the social bite of Twain's story is missing.
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Jinxed! 1982 R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn, Val Avery, Jack Elam, Benson Fong, Jacqueline Scott, F. William Parker, Ian Wolfe, George Dickerson
Las Vegas lounge singer Bonita (Bette Midler) teams up with blackjack dealer Willie (Ken Wahl), who has been "jinxed" by Bonita's lover, Harold (Rip Torn). Bonita and Willie hatch a plot to kill Harold and collect on his life insurance.
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Kansas City Confidential 1952 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Secret Four
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Lee Van Cleef, Neville Brand, Jack Elam, Dona Drake, Mario Siletti, Howard Negley, Carleton Young
Ex-cop Tim Foster (Preston Foster) sets up and executes the "perfect" heist using a trio of people who don't know each other and are sent to different countries. World War II veteran and ex-con Joe Rolfe (John Payne) is picked up by the police, since he is driving a similar van, but is let go when the real van is found. Joe, without a job, sets out to take care of the criminals himself. A tough crime caper that provides a good expose of the underworld scene.
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Kismet 1955  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Musical / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray, Vic Damone, Monty Woolley, Sebastian Cabot, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam, Ted de Corsia, Ross Bagdasarian, Mike Mazurki, Reiko Sato, Julie Robinson, Jamie Farr
Howard Keel plays Baghdad beggar, The Poet, whose daughter Marsinah (Ann Blyth) falls in love with the young Caliph (Vic Damone) while the sexy wife (Dolores Gray) of the Wazir (Sebastian Cabot) has her eyes on The Poet. Fate steps in, and all live happily ever after. The songs "Stranger in Paradise" and "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads" are highlights of this Arabian Nights musical.
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Kiss Me Deadly 1955  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Ralph Meeker, Maxine Cooper, Cloris Leachman, Gaby Rodgers, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Wesley Addy, Juano Hernandez, Jack Elam, Nick Dennis, Marian Carr, Jack Lambert, Jerry Zinneman, Percy Helton, Leigh Snowden
In this Mickey Spillane "Mike Hammer" story, Hammer (Ralph Meeker) picks up hitchhiker Christina (Cloris Leachman) and then is forced off the road and abducted by thugs who kill Christina. Hammer escapes and now tries to uncover the facts that led to Christina's murder. After talking to Christina's roommate Gabrielle (Gaby Rodgers) and to gangster Carl Evello (Paul Stewart), matters get very rough as Hammer unravels the mystery that ends with a "box"–described by Hammer's secretary Velda (Maxine Cooper) as the "great Whatsit." It turns out that the box is filled with atomic explosives ready to be unleashed on the world. Great job, especially for it's time.
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The Last Challenge 1967 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Glenn Ford, Chad Everett, Angie Dickinson, Gary Merrill, Jack Elam, Delphi Lawrence, Royal Dano, Kevin Hagen, Florence Sundstrom, Frank McGrath
Marshal Dan Blaine (Glenn Ford), a former gunslinger, now works on the side of law and order defending his Western town. Now, a young troublemaker, Lot McGuire (Chad Everett), rides into town, and a crisis brews.
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The Last Sunset 1961 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Joseph Cotten, Carol Lynley, Neville Brand, Regis Toomey, Jack Elam, Adam Williams, Jose Torvay
Dana Stribling (Rock Hudson) chases his old enemy, Brendan O'Malley (Kirk Douglas), into Mexico where Belle (Dorothy Malone) and Missy (Carol Lynley) Breckenridge enter their lives–BIG time.
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Lure of the Wilderness 1952  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Jean Peters, Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Smith, Walter Brennan, Tom Tully, Harry Shannon, Will Wright, Jack Elam, Harry Carter, Pat Hogan
A man accused of murder and his daughter spend years hiding from the law and learning to survive in the Okefenokee Swamp.
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The Man from Laramie 1955  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western / Mystery
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp, Cathy O'Donnell, Alex Nicol, Wallace Ford, Jack Elam, Aline MacMahon, James Millican, Gregg Barton, John War Eagle, Boyd Stockman, Frank DeKova, Eddy Waller
When Indians use rifles to do in a small cavalry patrol, they kill Will Lockhart's (James Stewart) brother. Will's mission is to find the culprit who illegally sold the rifles to the Indians.
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Man Without a Star 1955 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Western
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor, William Campbell, Richard Boone, Mara Corday, Jay C. Flippen, Jack Elam, George Wallace, Paul Birch
Dempsey Rae (Kirk Douglas) is a drifter who helps Jeff Jimson (William Campbell) learn the ropes of being a cowboy. At the same time, he stays in one place just long enough to help Reed Bowman (Jeanne Crain) protect her land while he carries on a romance with dancehall hostess, Idonee (Claire Trevor). By film's end, Rae is drifting on to the next town.
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The Moonlighter 1953 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Ward Bond, William Ching, John Dierkes, Morris Ankrum, Jack Elam, Charles Halton, Norman Leavitt, Sam Flint
Fred MacMurray plays cattle rustler Wes Anderson, and Barbara Stanwyck is his love interest in this run-of-the-mill Western.
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My Man and I 1952 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Shelley Winters, Ricardo Montalban, Wendell Corey, Claire Trevor, Jack Elam, Robert Burton, Jose Torvay, George Chandler, Pascual Garcia Pena, Juan Torena
A Mexican migrant worker, Chu Chu Ramirez (Ricardo Montalban), is entranced with a suicidal dancer, Nancy (Shelley Winters), and also runs into legal problems with his employer Ansel Ames (Wendell Corey) after an accidental shooting.
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Never a Dull Moment 1968 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Paris
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Edward G. Robinson, Dorothy Provine, Henry Silva, Joanna Moore, Tony Bill, Slim Pickens, Jack Elam, Ned Glass, Richard Bakalyan
While planning a heist, a gangster (Edward G. Robinson) hires an unsuspecting comedian (Dick Van Dyke) to help in his plot. Disney, but certainly not one of the best.
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Night Passage 1957 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James Neilson
Cast: James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Dianne Foster, Elaine Stewart, Brandon DeWilde, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix, Jack Elam, Ellen Corby
The Utica Kid (Audie Murphy) plans to make off with a railroad payroll that is guarded by his own brother, Grant McLaine (James Stewart).
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Once Upon a Texas Train 1988 PG, 96 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Texas Guns
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Willie Nelson, Richard Widmark, Angie Dickinson, Shaun Cassidy, Chuck Connors, Ken Curtis, Royal Dano, Jack Elam, Gene Evans, Kevin McCarthy, Dub Taylor, Stuart Whitman
Fresh out of prison, John Henry Lee (Willy Nelson) gathers his old-timers' gang for one last heist–a repeat of the train robbery that landed him in jail. Texas Ranger Oren Hayes (Richard Widmark)–who caught John the last time–and his old-timer sidekicks follow in hot pursuit, but so is a tough gang of young outlaws.
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 Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 PG, 165 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama
Director: Sergio Leone
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, Woody Strode, Jack Elam, Keenan Wynn, Lionel Stander, Paolo Stoppa, Frank Wolff, Gabriele Ferzetti, Frank Brana, Benito Stefanelli, Aldo Sambrell
This movie is a classic, telling the story of the railroad's effect on the American West and how great wealth could be attained by owning land around it. The owner of a railroad, Morton (Gabriele Ferzetti), hires Frank (Henry Fonda) to kill any landowners around the railroad line who threaten the railroad's completion. Frank does what he was hired to do and murders landowner Brett McBain (Frank Wolff). Now Brett's widow (Claudia Cardinale) arrives on the scene to ensure that the family's land remains in her name. She is also out for revenge and hires two killers of her own choice, Harmonica and Cheyenne (Charles Bronson and Jason Robards), to kill Frank. And the quest to get even begins.
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One-Way Street 1950 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hugo Fregonese
Cast: James Mason, Marta Toren, Dan Duryea, William Conrad, King Donovan, Jack Elam, Rock Hudson, Basil Ruysdael, Rodolfo Acosta, Tito Renaldo
Doc Matson (James Mason) helps a gang of robbers and then runs off with the girlfriend (Marta Toren) of the gang's leader. Check out Rock Hudson in an early role as a truck driver.
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The Over-the-Hill Gang 1969 TV, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Walter Brennan, Pat O'Brien, Edgar Buchanan, Chill Wills, Jack Elam, Andy Devine, Edward Andrews, Ricky Nelson, Gypsy Rose Lee, Kristin Harmon, Dennis Cross, Rex Holman, Lillian Bronson, Myron Healey, Bruce Glover
Four old-timers (Pat O'Brien, Walter Brennan, Chill Wills, and Edgar Buchanan), all retired Texas Rangers, come the aid of a town that is held hostage by political corruption. They must resort to bluffs and trickery to get the job done in this fun reunion of some great Hollywood senior citizens.
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Pardners 1956 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Lori Nelson, Jackie Loughery, Agnes Moorehead, Lon Chaney Jr., Mickey Finn, Lee Van Cleef, Jeff Morrow, Jack Elam
This remake (by the same director) of 1936's "Rhythm on the Range" features Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis as ranch hand and tenderfoot who fend off villains trying to gain control of the ranch.
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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 1973 R, 121 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Jason Robards, Elisha Cook Jr., Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Slim Pickens, Jack Elam
Sheriff Pat Garrett (James Coburn) is trailing Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson) who was once his friend. This is the much-edited story of that tension-filled time and is worth viewing for the chance to see great character actors in action.
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The Rare Breed 1966 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith, Juliet Mills, Don Galloway, Jack Elam, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., David Brian, Charles Lampkin
In the 1880s, Martha Price (Maureen O'Hara) strives to introduce a new breed of short-horned Hereford cattle to the ranges of Texas. She gets help–finally–from Burnett (James Stewart).
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Rawhide 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Desperate Siege
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Hugh Marlowe, Dean Jagger, Edgar Buchanan, Jack Elam, George Tobias, Jeff Corey, Kenneth Tobey, James Millican
This Western remake of 1935's "Show Them No Mercy!" is about Tom Owens (Tyrone Power) and Vinnie Holt (Susan Hayward) who are held captive by outlaws who have taken over the stagecoach depot.
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The Red Pony 1973 TV, 102 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Robert Totten
Cast: Henry Fonda, Ben Johnson, Maureen O'Hara, Lieux Dressler, Jack Elam, Clint Howard, Richard Jaeckel, Rance Howard, Julian Rivero, Victor Sen Yung
Pretty good TV remake of the John Steinbeck story about the stern father (Henry Fonda) and his son (Clint Howard) in the early 1900s. A pony for the boy is a way to demonstrate the father's love, which is hard for him to express in words.
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Ride, Vaquero 1953 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Anthony Quinn, Kurt Kasznar, Ted de Corsia, Charlita, Jack Elam, Frank McGrath, Walter Baldwin
Rio (Robert Taylor) and Jose Esqueda (Anthony Quinn) are members of a band of outlaws who terrorize settlers in Southwest Texas.
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 The Ring 1952 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Rita Moreno, Lalo Rios, Robert Arthur, Robert Osterloh, Martin Garralaga, Jack Elam, Peter Brocco, Lillian Molieri, Julia Montoya, Pepe Hern, Victor Millan, Tony Martinez
Mexican-American Tommy Cantanios (Lalo Rios) lives in White dominated East Los Angeles in the 1950s when he decides that the best way to improve his lot in life is to train as a boxer and excel in the ring. Tommy gets his training from boxing scout Pete Genusa (Gerald Mohr) and gains success as a boxer but learns that despite his standings in the ring, he is still considered to be an "outsider" in the neighborhood.
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 Rio Lobo 1970 G, 114 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: John Wayne, Jack Elam, Jennifer O'Neill, Jorge Rivero, Christopher Mitchum, Victor French, Mike Henry, David Huddleston, Bill Williams, Edward Faulkner
In this light-hearted Western, John Wayne plays a Union colonel with problems getting gold shipments to their proper destinations; it seems that Confederate guerillas are in need of the loot and are helping themselves. As usual, Jack Elam is great. This was Howard Hawks' final film.
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The Sacketts 1979 TV, 193 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Totten
Cast: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Glenn Ford, Ben Johnson, Jeff Osterhage, Gilbert Roland, John Vernon, Ruth Roman, Jack Elam, Gene Evans, L.Q. Jones, Paul Koslo, Mercedes McCambridge, Slim Pickens, Pat Buttram
This made-for-TV Western combines the plots of Louis L'Amour's "The Daybreakers" and "The Sacketts" and takes place at the end of the Civil War when the Sackett brothers–Tell (Sam Elliott), Orrin (Tom Selleck), and Ty (Jeff Osterhage)–escape from a family feud and head West from their Tennessee home. While Tell prospects for gold, Orrin and Ty join cowboys Tom Sunday (Glenn Ford) and Cap Roundtree (Ben Johnson) herding cattle on the journey to Santa Fe where new troubles await.
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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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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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Suburban Commando 1991 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall, Larry Miller, William Ball, JoAnn Dearing, Jack Elam, Roy Dotrice, Tony Longo, Michael Faustino
Intergalactic hero Shep (Hulk Hogan) lands his damaged spaceship on Earth and tries to "fit in" but is conspicuous due to his larger-than-human size. Meanwhile, Charlie (Christopher Lloyd) and his family are in need of cash, so they decide to rent out a small apartment in their backyard. Guess who rents the apartment and becomes the family's protector?
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The Sundowners 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Thunder in the Dust
Director: George Templeton
Cast: Robert Preston, Robert Sterling, Chill Wills, Cathy Downs, John Litel, Jack Elam, Don Haggerty, Stanley Price, Clem Fuller, John Barrymore Jr.
Lots of Western action is portrayed in this film, complete with range wars and a family feud between brothers.
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Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971 G, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam, Joan Blondell, Harry Morgan, Marie Windsor, John Dehner, Henry Jones, Chuck Connors, Dub Taylor, Kathleen Freeman, Dick Curtis, Willis Bouchey, Walter Burke, Grady Sutton
This is a fun Comedy/Western with James Garner in the role of con artist Latigo who arrives in the mining town of Purgatory. The opportunity presents itself for him to make some money out of a dispute by making people think that he is a gunslinger. Latigo is hired to rid the town of feared gunslinger Jug May (Jack Elam), and the fun begins. Elam, always good, is at his best. Despite the title, director, and cast, this is not a sequel to "Support Your Local Sheriff."
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Support Your Local Sheriff 1969 G, 93 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cast: James Garner, Joan Hackett, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, Henry Jones, Bruce Dern, Walter Burke, Gene Evans, Willis Bouchey, Dick Peabody, Chubby Johnson, Kathleen Freeman, Dick Haynes, Boyd "Red" Morgan
This delightful take-off of the tried-and-true Western has it all. James Garner is at his best as the handsome stranger James McCullough who is passing through a small town in the middle of a gold rush and is hired as the new sheriff. McCullough appoints town drunk Jake (Jack Elam) as his deputy and arrests Joe Danby (Bruce Dern). Now, the rest of the Danby gang–led by Pa Danby (Walter Brennan)–are determined to free Joe and rid the town of their new sheriff. And while all this is going on, McCullough is being pursued by the fair maiden Prudy Perkins (Joan Hackett) who is determined to marry the sheriff.
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A Ticket to Tomahawk 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Sale
Cast: Dan Dailey, Anne Baxter, Rory Calhoun, Walter Brennan, Arthur Hunnicutt, Will Wright, Charles Kemper, Jack Elam, Connie Gilchrist, Marilyn Monroe
In this Comedy/Western, Johnny (Dan Dailey) is a traveling salesman who has the bad luck to be the only passenger on a train derailed by competing stagecoach personnel. Look for Marilyn Monroe as one of the chorus girls backing up Dailey's song.
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Vera Cruz 1954 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Charles Bronson, George Macready, Morris Ankrum, Henry Brandon
When Trane (Gary Cooper) and Erin (Burt Lancaster) sign on to escort a countess (Denise Darcel) to Vera Cruz, they are unaware that she is carrying gold to Maximillian to aid his cause.
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The Villain 1979 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Hal Needham
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ann - Margret, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paul Lynde, Strother Martin, Ruth Buzzi, Jack Elam, Foster Brooks, Robert Tessier, Mel Tillis
In this very funny flick the bad guy, Cactus Jack (Kirk Douglas), just cannot manage to get the attention of Charming Jones (Ann-Margret) who has her sights set on Handsome Stranger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who is too innocent for his own good. Panned by many, this reviewer thinks this live-action roadrunner film is just what you need when you want to relax and have fun and a few laughs.
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The Way West 1967 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark, Lola Albright, Sally Field, Stubby Kaye, Jack Elam, Michael Witney, Katherine Justice, Michael McGreevey, Harry Carey Jr., Connie Sawyer, William Lundigan, Elisabeth Fraser, John Mitchum
A.B. Guthrie Jr. wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel on which this film is based. It depicts the 1840s' journey of Missouri farmers, led by Senator William J. Tadlock (Kirk Douglas), trekking along the Oregon Trail to resettle farther west. This was Sally Field's first feature film, and she stands out in her debut.
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Wichita 1955 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Joel McCrea, Vera Miles, Lloyd Bridges, Wallace Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Peter Graves, Keith Larsen, Carl Benton Reid, Jack Elam, Robert J. Wilke
Wyatt Earp (Joel McCrea) is hired by citizens of Wichita to clean up the violence. When Wyatt bans all guns inside the city limits, citizens revolt.
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The Wild Country 1971 G, 100 min.
Genre: Family
aka: The Newcomers
Director: Robert Totten
Cast: Steve Forrest, Vera Miles, Jack Elam, Ron Howard, Frank DeKova, Morgan Woodward, Clint Howard, Dub Taylor, Karl Swenson, Rance Howard
This Disney film involves the Tanner family relocating from Pittsburgh to the Wyoming wilderness where they face tornadoes, fire, a fight for water rights, and other adversities. All ends well.
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| 1. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
2. Appointment in Honduras (1953)
3. Artists and Models (1955)
4. Aurora Encounter (1986)
5. Baby Face Nelson (1957)
6. Big Bad John (1990)
7. Bird of Paradise (1951)
8. The Bushwackers (1952)
9. Cannonball Run II (1984)
10. Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
11. Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
12. The Comancheros (1961)
13. Creature from Black Lake (1976)
14. The Far Country (1955)
15. Finders Keepers (1951)
16. Firecreek (1968)
17. Four for Texas (1963)
aka: 4 for Texas
18. The Girl in Lovers Lane (1959)
19. The Gun Runners (1958)
20. Hannie Caulder (1972)
21. Hawmps! (1976)
22. High Lonesome (1950)
23. Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)
24. Huckleberry Finn (1975)
25. Jinxed! (1982)
26. Kansas City Confidential (1952)
aka: The Secret Four
27. Kismet (1955)
28. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
29. The Last Challenge (1967)
30. The Last Sunset (1961)
31. Lure of the Wilderness (1952)
32. The Man from Laramie (1955)
33. Man Without a Star (1955)
34. The Moonlighter (1953)
35. My Man and I (1952)
36. Never a Dull Moment (1968)
37. Night Passage (1957)
38. The Norseman (1978)
39. Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
aka: Texas Guns
40. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
41. One-Way Street (1950)
42. The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969)
43. Pardners (1956)
44. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
45. The Rare Breed (1966)
46. Rawhide (1951)
aka: Desperate Siege
47. The Red Pony (1973)
48. Ride, Vaquero (1953)
49. The Ring (1952)
50. Rio Lobo (1970)
51. The Sacketts (1979)
52. Sidekicks (1974)
53. Soggy Bottom, USA (1981)
54. Suburban Commando (1991)
55. The Sundowners (1950)
aka: Thunder in the Dust
56. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
57. Support Your Local Sheriff (1969)
58. Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)
59. A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
60. Vera Cruz (1954)
61. The Villain (1979)
62. The Way West (1967)
63. Wichita (1955)
64. The Wild Country (1971)
aka: The Newcomers
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