Adventures of Gallant Bess 1948  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Audrey Long, Fuzzy Knight, James Millican, John Harmon, Edward Gargan, Harry Cheshire, Cliff Clark, Evelyn Eaton
Good scenery enhance this otherwise tame, but heartwarming, story. Ted (Cameron Mitchell) wanders from rodeo to rodeo performing amazing tricks with his horse, Bess. But when love comes in the form of pretty Peggy (Audrey Long), he must make decisions concerning his future.
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Barnacle Bill 1941  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Leo Carrillo, Virginia Weidler, Donald Meek, Barton MacLane, Irving Bacon, Connie Gilchrist, Sara Haden, William Edmunds, Don Terry, Alec Craig, Milton Kibbee, James Millican, William Forrest
Wallace Beery plays old salt Bill Johansen who is being pursued by Marge Cavendish (Marjorie Main) who would like to marry him. When not trying to escape the clutches of Marge, Bill must deal with 12-year-old Virginia (Virginia Weidler)–the young girl he has just learned is his daughter. Marge loans Bill money to purchase his dream schooner that is on the auction block, and the adventures begin. But, after more than a few complications, Bill returns home to a smiling Virginia and marries Marge.
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Beyond the Purple Hills 1950 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Jo-Carroll Dennison, Don Beddoe, Hugh O'Brian, Gregg Barton, Robert J. Wilke, James Millican, Don Reynolds, Harry Harvey, Roy Gordon, Kermit Maynard, Merrill McCormick, Pat O'Malley, Jerry Scoggins
Gene Autry has just been appointed sheriff when he is forced to arrest his good friend Jack Beaumont (Hugh O'Brian) for the murder of Jack's father Judge Beaumont (Roy Gordon). Gene is convinced that Jack is innocent, and the way to prove it is to find the real killers. So, Gene and his sidekick Mike Rawley (Pat Buttram) follow the trail that leads to Rocky Morgan (James Millican) and Amos Rayburn (Don Beddoe). The film features good stunt riding by young Don Reynolds.
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Bugles in the Afternoon 1952  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Ray Milland, Helena Carter, Hugh Marlowe, Forrest Tucker, Barton MacLane, George Reeves, Gertrude Michael, Sheb Wooley, Bob Steele, James Millican
Sergeant Kern Shafter (Ray Milland) finds love and excitement when he heads to America's West and enlists in the cavalry.
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Devil's Doorway 1950 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond, Marshall Thompson, James Mitchell, Edgar Buchanan, Rhys Williams, Spring Byington, James Millican, Harry Antrim
This average flick started a trend to present Native Americans as the "good guys" and whites as the "bad guys." Lance (Robert Taylor) returns to his tribal lands after the Civil War to find that his people are being persecuted by whites who want the land. He must become a renegade to right the wrongs.
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Diplomatic Courier 1952  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal, Stephen McNally, Karl Malden, Hildegarde Neff, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Michael Ansara, James Millican, Stefan Schnabel
During a train ride from Salzburg to Trieste, the Cold War heats up as an American agent (Tyrone Power) seeks revenge over his friend's death and determines to get the KGB agents who were responsible. Look for Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, and Michael Ansara in small roles.
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The Gunfighter 1950  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Jean Parker, Karl Malden, Skip Homeier, Verna Felton, Ellen Corby, Richard Jaeckel, Alan Hale Jr., Anthony Ross, Mae Marsh, Cliff Clark, James Millican, Harry Harvey
Gunfighter Jimmie Ringo (Gregory Peck) wants to settle down and rekindle the love he and his wife, Peggy (Helen Westcott), once shared. While waiting for Peggy in a saloon, Ringo learns that he cannot escape his past.
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The Lost Weekend 1945  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen, Mary Young, Anita Sharp-Bolster, Frank Orth, Byron Foulger, Lillian Fontaine, Lewis L. Russell, James Millican, Emmett Vogan, David Clyde
Ray Milland won the Oscar for his portrayal of Don Birnam, writer and alcoholic. Birnam's problem reaches a crisis during one long weekend of drinking, after which he suffers the D.T.s as his girlfriend Helen St. James (Jane Wyman) begs him to stop drinking. Ray Milland: "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation. I can't take quiet desperation." This film also won the Best Picture Academy Award, as did Billy Wilder for his directing and writing.
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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 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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Mister 880 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dorothy Maguire, Edmund Gwenn, Millard Mitchell, Howard St. John, Minor Watson, Hugh Sanders, James Millican, Howland Chamberlin, Larry Keating
Based on real characters, this is the story about a nice, old man (Edmund Gwenn) who finds success in counterfeiting–until he is hunted down by FBI agent Steve Buchanan (Burt Lancaster). Gwenn was nominated for an Oscar.
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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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Riding Shotgun 1954 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris, Joan Weldon, Joe Sawyer, James Millican, Charles Bronson, James Bell, Fritz Feld, Richard Garrick, Vic Perrin
Randolph Scott rides shotgun on a stagecoach and must clear his reputation after the bad guys accuse him of being a crook.
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Rimfire 1949 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: B. Reeves Eason
Cast: James Millican, Mary Beth Hughes, Reed Hadley, Henry Hull, Fuzzy Knight, Victor Kilian, Chris-Pin Martin, George Cleveland, Margia Dean, Ray Bennett, Glenn Strange, I. Stanford Jolley, John L. Cason, Jason Robards Sr.
After thwarting a stagecoach robbery, Tom Harvey (James Millican) rides into a New Mexico town presumably looking for work–but we know that he's a Secret Service agent investigating stolen gold. Hired as Deputy Sheriff, Tom soon becomes involved in a case of multiple murders that some superstitious townsfolk believe are the result of a hanged man's ghost. Tom is able to solve both his case as well as the town's problem.
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Scandal Sheet 1952 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Dark Page
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: John Derek, Donna Reed, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp, Henry O'Neill, Harry Morgan, James Millican, Griff Barnett, Jonathan Hale, Pierre Watkin
An ambitious and ruthless newspaper editor (Broderick Crawford) is hired to turn a respected New York paper around. He does it by turning the paper into a tabloid, to the dismay of many. At a party to celebrate the success, the editor's wife, whom he had run out on several years before, shows up. After she threatens to blackmail him, he kills her and makes it look as if it was an accidental death. Now, two of the paper's reporters seek the truth. A very good, and gripping, tale.
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Springfield Rifle 1952 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Paul Kelly, Lon Chaney Jr., Philip Carey, Martin Milner, Alan Hale Jr., James Millican, Fess Parker
Major "Lex" Kearney (Gary Cooper) develops a scheme in which he poses as a traitor to uncover espionage involving the supply of needed horses for the Union during the Civil War.
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Torpedo Alley 1953 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Mark Stevens, Dorothy Malone, Charles Winninger, Bill Williams, James Seay, Carleton Young, James Millican, Warren Douglas, John Alvin, William Henry
An ex-pilot is sent on a dangerous mission aboard a submarine where he must deal with his part in the death of two cohorts.
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 Winchester '73 1950 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: James Stewart, Stephen McNally, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Steve Brodie, Millard Mitchell, Charles Drake, John McIntire, Will Geer, Jay C. Flippen, John Alexander, James Millican, Abner Biberman
While visiting Dodge City, Lin McAdam (James Stewart) wins a Winchester rifle in a marksmanship contest. But, the prized rifle is stolen by the contest runner-up, Dutch Henry Brown), and McAdam follows the trail of his stolen prize. Along the way, he meets assorted characters–including grifter Steve Miller (Charles Drake), sociopath Waco Johnny Dean (Dan Duryea), and beautiful Lola Manners (Shelly Winters). When he finally reaches the end of the trail, a big shootout awaits. One of the great Westerns.
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The Winning Team 1952 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Doris Day, Ronald Reagan, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Miller, Russ Tamblyn, James Millican, Gordon Jones, Hugh Sanders, Frank Ferguson, Walter Baldwin
This film is loosely based on the biography of baseball great, Grover Cleveland Alexander (Ronald Reagan). The story emphasis is on Alexander's marriage to Aimee (Doris Day) and his problems with alcohol.
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| 1. Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)
2. Barnacle Bill (1941)
3. Beyond the Purple Hills (1950)
4. Bugles in the Afternoon (1952)
5. Devil's Doorway (1950)
6. Diplomatic Courier (1952)
7. The Gunfighter (1950)
8. The Lost Weekend (1945)
9. The Man from Colorado (1948)
10. The Man from Laramie (1955)
11. Mister 880 (1950)
12. Rawhide (1951)
aka: Desperate Siege
13. Riding Shotgun (1954)
14. Rimfire (1949)
15. Scandal Sheet (1952)
aka: The Dark Page
16. Springfield Rifle (1952)
17. Torpedo Alley (1953)
18. Winchester '73 (1950)
19. The Winning Team (1952)
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