The Great Mike 1944  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Wallace Fox
Cast: Stuart Erwin, Robert "Buzz" Henry, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Edythe Elliott, Pierre Watkin, Gwen Kenyon, Bob Meredith, William Halligan, Lane Chandler, Marion Martin, Ed Cassidy, Charles King, Leon Tyler
Mike is a horse that pulls the cart from which his owner, Speck (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer), and his young friend, Jimmy (Robert "Buzz" Henry), deliver newspapers. Jimmy sees a great future for Mike and dreams of turning him into a race horse. Before Jimmy and trainer Spencer (Stuart Erwin) can fully prepare Mike for the big race, they encounter gangsters who have different plans for Mike, but courage and luck play roles in this fight for good over evil.
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Heart of the Rockies 1951 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Penny Edwards, Gordon Jones, Ralph Morgan, Fred Graham, Jack Ingram, Robert "Buzz" Henry, William Gould, Pepe Hern, Rand Brooks
A powerful–and shady–land baron wants no part of a new highway that is being built. He sends out his gang to stop the work, which brings Roy Rogers to the rescue. Between songs, Roy also has time to rehabilitate street urchins.
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Ridin' Down the Canyon 1942  N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Bob Nolan, Robert "Buzz" Henry, Linda Hayes, Addison Richards, Hal Taliaferro, Tom London, James Seay, Lorna Gray, Olin Howland, Forrest Taylor, Roy Barcroft, Pat Brady, Jack Kirk
The military needs horses, so, of course, horse rustlers can't be far away trying to make some money. Roy Rogers and his pals, the Sons of the Pioneers (played by themselves), are planning a one-night stand performing at the Lariat Lodge, which is managed by Gus Jordan (Addison Richards) who, unknown to Roy, is the leader of a gang of horse rustlers. Roy figures out what is going on, and he and his pals save the day.
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Rocky Mountain 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore, Scott Forbes, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Slim Pickens, Sheb Wooley, Yakima Canutt, Dickie Jones, Howard Petrie, Chubby Johnson, Robert "Buzz" Henry, Peter Coe, Rush Williams, Marianne Stone, Alex Sharp
While a band of Confederate soldiers, led by Captain Lave Barstow (Errol Flynn), is in California trying to recruit soldiers, they rescue Johanna (Patrice Wymore) who is aboard a stage coach that is being attacked by Indians. Johanna is the fiancee of Union soldier Lt. Rickey (Scott Forbes), and Barstow uses her as the bait to lure Rickey and his patrol of Union soldiers into battle. They capture the Union soldiers, but the Indians launch their own attack, and Barstow allows the Union soldiers and Johanna to escape the Indian massacre.
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Sheepman 1958 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan, Slim Pickens, Willis Bouchey, Pernell Roberts, Robert "Buzz" Henry, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
This Comedy/Western is about the conflicts between Jason Sweet (Glenn Ford), Johnny Bledsoe (Leslie Nielsen), and Jumbo McCall (Mickey Shaughnessy) as they extend their competition into the area of love–for the same woman.
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Tonka 1958  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Family
aka: A Horse Named Comanche
Director: Lewis Foster
Cast: Sal Mineo, Philip Carey, Jerome Courtland, Rafael Campos, H.M. Wynant, Joy Page, Herbert Rudley, Slim Pickens, Gregg Martell, Robert "Buzz" Henry
In this Disney film, a young Indian brave (Sal Mineo) develops an attachment to a wild stallion, captures the horse, and tames it. 2 User Reviews
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| | Shane 03/05/2010 | | I really enjoyed seeing it when I was 10yrs old in 1958. I hope it will be available on DVD soon |
| | Even after all these years... | rhaini 09/05/2007 | | I just loved this movie as a youngster and to this day wish that I had it in my collection. Any self-respecting horse-lover should definitely see and own this movie! |
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| 1. The Great Mike (1944)
2. Heart of the Rockies (1951)
3. Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942)
4. Rocky Mountain (1950)
5. Sheepman (1958)
6. Tonka (1958)
aka: A Horse Named Comanche
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