Courage of Black Beauty 1957  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Harold D. Schuster
Cast: Johnny Crawford, Mimi Gibson, John Bryant, Diane Brewster, J. Pat O'Malley, Russell Johnson, Ziva Rodann
Young Bobby Adams (Johnny Crawford) feels alienated from his father, and, thus, spends his time with his young horse. As the boy grows, he learns lessons from caring for his horse, especially after Black Beauty is nearly put to death. Bobby and father finally get together in this weakest of the "Black Beauty" films.
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El Dorado 1966  N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Paul Fix, Arthur Hunnicutt, R.G. Armstrong, Edward Asner, Christopher George, Jim Davis, Michele Carey, Marina Ghane, Robert Donner, John Gabriel, Johnny Crawford
John Wayne and Robert Mitchum in the same film makes for one very good Western. Hired gunman Cole Thornton (Wayne) comes to the aid of his alcoholic friend, J.B. Harrah (Mitchum), who is embroiled in a land war between the evil Bart Jason (Ed Asner) and Kevin MacDonald (R.G. Armstrong). Follow-up to "Rio Bravo."
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The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw 1991  TV, 180 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Kenny Rogers, Rick Rossovich, Reba McEntire, Jere Burns, Juliana Donald, Gene Barry, Linda Evans, Brian Keith, Claude Akins, Paul Brinegar, David Carradine, Chuck Connors, Dion Anderson, Johnny Crawford, James Drury
Kenny Rogers is back as gambler Brady Hawkes. This time the year is 1906, and he is preparing to play one last poker game in San Francisco before the government bans gambling. In order to play the last poker game, Brady must pay $100,000 to enter the competition, and saloon girl Burgundy Jones (Reba McEntire) tells him that she has the money if he competes first in a poker game in Dodge City. Brady agrees and wins the game, but the trip West to the poker table in San Francisco will prove very difficult.
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Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues 1983  TV, 195 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Director: Dick Lowry
Cast: Kenny Rogers, Bruce Boxleitner, Linda Evans, Johnny Crawford, Charles Fields, Cameron Mitchell, Gregory Sierra, David Hedison, Brion James, Robert F. Hoy, Ken Swofford, Harold Gould, Paul Koslo, Mitch Ryan, Macon McCalman
Kenny Rogers as Brady Hawkes, "The Gambler," is back for a second made-for-TV effort in a two-part episode. Brady, Billy (Bruce Boxleitner), and young Jeremiah (Charles Field) are riding the train to a major gambling event when the train is taken over by killers in search of money. After they take Jeremiah hostage for ransom, Brady and Billy form their own gang–including bounty hunter Kate (Linda Evans)–to rescue Jeremiah.
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| 1. Courage of Black Beauty (1957)
2. El Dorado (1966)
3. The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)
4. Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983)
aka: The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
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