Australian star Paul Hogan just couldn't seem to come up with a hit comparable to his 1986 international hit...
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1990
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Nearly three decades after climbing the top-ten charts with his ballad "Big Bad John", Jimmy Dean stars in a film version of...
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1990
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The made-for-TV Once Upon a Texas Train offers us the once-in-a-lifetime teaming of Richard Widmark, Willie Nelson and Angie...
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1988
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In this sci-fi/western film set two hundred years from now, a bank robber, Grange is captured and sentenced to the penal...
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1986
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Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky's second American film may well be the only existential adventure flick in Hollywood...
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1985
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In this undistinguished parody of the sci fi genre, Robert Urich is Jason who leads a band of pirates in redistributing the...
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1984
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Not to be confused with another Scream -- that of a jubilant Wes Craven when he went to the bank in 1993 with the release of...
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John
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1983
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Set during Prohibition in a tiny Southern town filled with colorful characters, this all-star comedy follows the exploits of...
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1983
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In this horror film, two teenage girls are kidnapped in Chinatown. Then, via flashbacks, we see an elderly couple living on...
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1983
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Director Wim Wenders made his American film bow with the ultra-stylish Hammett. Based on the speculative novel by Joe Gores,...
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1982
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A small California town is gripped by UFO fever in this well-acted, surprisingly rich comedy. At the center of the mania is...
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1981
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Bronco Billy stars Clint Eastwood (who also directed) as the impresario of a seedy wild west show. Going along for the ride...
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1980
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Pop star Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees star in this musical, loosely based on the popular 1967 Beatles album Sergeant...
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1978
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1978
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In this broad, occasionally slapstick comedy, Dewey and Wallace (Tim Conway and Chuck McCann) are small-town lawmen who are...
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1978
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Clint Eastwood's first comedy feature proved to be one of his most profitable vehicles. Eastwood plays Philo Beddoe, a...
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1978
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1977
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A quick-shot rifleman with a tragic past seeks refuge in a God-fearing Arizona town, only to discover that there's no running...
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1977
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"Smokey," aka Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason), is the prospective father-in-law of unwilling bride Carrie...
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1977
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In this made-for-TV movie, a group of ambitious thieves steal a helicopter carrying $10 million worth of gold bullion and...
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1975
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Steve Forrest, in his last starring role before moving permanently to series television with S.W.A.T., plays James Devlin, a...
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1974
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John Wayne plays a lawman who has to deal with the problems of fatherhood in a big way in Cahill: United States Marshall....
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1973
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Dennis Weaver plays a tow-truck driver sent to prison on a trumped-up charges of attempted murder. Out after serving four...
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1972
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1971
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks was produced several years after Walt Disney's death and released in the fall of 1971. As it turned...
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1971
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1971
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John Wayne toplines this biography of the cattle owner John Simpson Chisum, a controversial figure who was the most powerful...
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1970
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This western is permeated with the culture of the early '70s; it features contributions by writers for the Firesign Theatre,...
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1970
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John Wayne, in the last of his Civil War characterizations, portrays Cord McNally, a Union Army colonel who loses a gold...
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1970
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In the conclusion of a three-part story arc, Oliver (Eddie Albert) has successfully argued that Arnold the pig should be the...
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Man
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1969
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In fine Hollywood tradition, John Wayne had to play a "one-eyed fat man" before the Motion Picture Academy considered him...
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1969
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Returning from their Hooterville holiday, Granny and Elly May arrive in Beverly Hills to discover that both Mr. Drysdale --...
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1969
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Voodoo, hungry 'gators, and love abound in this Z-grade exploitationer set within the steamy Florida Everglades. There a man...
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1969
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Future game-show host Geoff Edwards makes his first series appearance as Jeff Powers, the journalist boyfriend of Bobbie Jo...
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1968
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Everyone in Hooterville -- including Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) has entered a national contest with hopes of...
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Farmer
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1968
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Pop singers Sonny and Cher are featured in this fluffy film that chronicles the popular duo's ideas for the film in which...
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1967
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There's been a slight increase in the population of Hooterville Valley, requiring the services of a new county supervisor....
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1967
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Kate (Bea Benaderet) is given an opportunity to sell the Shady Rest at a huge profit. At first, Kate's daughters are in favor...
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1967
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Sam Drucker's store becomes a beehive of activity when Kate (Bea Benadaret) shows up expecting a long-distance call from...
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1967
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Hooterville becomes a hotbed of activity when promoter Syd Sparks (Peter Leeds) stages a talent contest at the Shady Rest....
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1967
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Hooterville Valley comes to a complete standstill when the Hooterville Cannonball ceases operation. The reason? Longtime...
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1966
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George Washington McLintock (John Wayne) has a saddlebag full of trouble. The owner of the largest ranch in the territory,...
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1963
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Meredith Wilson's hit 1957 Broadway musical was transferred to the screen in larger-than-life fashion in 1962....
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1962
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Western bandit Kid Rio (Marlon Brando) is betrayed by his partner, Dad Longworth (Karl Malden). Escaping from prison, Rio...
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1961
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During Ben Cartwright's absence, a woman named Jennifer (Suzanne Lloyd) shows up at the Ponderosa, claiming to be Ben's new...
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1961
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The first big budget Western to feature a black hero, this military courtroom drama from director John Ford starred his...
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1960
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John Wayne's directorial debut The Alamo is set in 1836: Wayne plays Col. Davy Crockett, who, together with Colonels Jim...
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1960
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Lloyd Nolan guest-stars as New Orleans police inspector Charles Leduque, a man who harbors a deep and festering grudge...
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1960
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Based on an actual Civil War mission, Colonel Marlowe (John Wayne) and Major Kendall (William Holden) are ordered by General...
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1959
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In this dark drama a hapless hitchhiker takes a ride with a drunk driver who takes him to his house. There he meets the...
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1958
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In this musical drama, a popular rock star leads a successful and happy life while his grandfather, a stern, traditional...
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1958
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The Toughest Gun in Tombstone, at least according to this film, as Arizona ranger Matt Sloane (George Montgomery). Working...
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1958
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1958
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Every time Republic Pictures head honcho Herbert J. Yates starred his minimally talented wife Vera Ralston in a film, the...
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1957
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Cult hero Samuel Fuller wrote and directed this visually inventive western, which didn't fare well with American audiences...
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1957
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In this western, the town sheriff must look into a scandal involving his friend who is reportedly having an affair with a...
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1957
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Dragoon Wells Massacre is a topnotch western from the Allied Artists factory. Barry Sullivan stars as wanted killer Link...
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1957
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War Drums manages to be pro-Indian, pro-Mexican, pro-tolerance and pro-feminist without ever resorting to speechmaking or...
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1957
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Patricia Medina plays the title character in The Buckskin Lady. Medina is cast as female gambler Angela Medley, who is forced...
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1957
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A whole slew of guest stars makes Meet Me in Las Vegas a special treat for movie buffs. The central plot concerns wealthy...
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1956
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1956
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If John Ford is the greatest Western director, The Searchers is arguably his greatest film, at once a grand outdoor spectacle...
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1956
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Nightclub singer Ilona Vance (Vera Ralston) is Accused of Murder in this Republic programmer. And from the looks of things,...
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1956
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In the second episode of Walt Disney's two-part miniseries The Legends of Davy Crockett, frontiersman Davy Crockett (Fess...
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1955
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Though running 90 minutes, Road to Denver moves along at a much faster clip than most Republic "A" westerns. John Payne and...
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1955
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The oft-filmed Zane Grey yarn The Vanishing American is given respectful treatment in this Republic "A" production....
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1955
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The Indian Fighter is trail guide Kirk Douglas, who agrees to shepherd a wagon train through Sioux territory. Douglas tries...
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1955
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A car with two men visible in it pulls up to a Los Angeles service station at night, with a single attendant (Dub Taylor)...
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1954
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Jet Cosgrave (John Derek) is The Outcast in this big-budget Republic western. Thanks to the chicanery of his crooked uncle...
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1954
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1954
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This fifth entry in Universal's "Ma and Pa Kettle" series finds the Kettle family taking a trip to Paris (courtesy of the...
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1953
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Poordevil
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1952
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Returning to the Ireland of his birth, director John Ford fashions a irresistable valentine to the "Auld Sod" in The Quiet...
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1952
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1952
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The Lawless Breed is based on the exploits of Texas bad man John Wesley Hardin, played here quite convincingly by...
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1952
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Sky Full of Moon gets under way when Vegas gambling-joint owner Al (Keenan Wynn) rescues rodeo rider Harley Williams...
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1952
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Ruth Hussey stars in this big-budget Republic actioner. She plays Christine Powell, the grasping, conniving sister of...
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1952
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Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former...
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1951
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1951
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Randolph Scott stars as a former Confederate Army officer known only as "Sugarfoot." Hoping to start life anew in Arizona,...
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1951
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William Holden plays Boots Malone, a dishonest--and impoverished--jockey's agent. Malone sees a chance to crack the big time...
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1951
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Joe Palooka in Triple Cross, like its predecessors, was based on Ham Fisher's comic strip Joe Palooka. This time around,...
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1951
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Curtain Call at Cactus Creek is a combination of the western, comedy and musical genres. Donald O'Connor plays Edward...
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1950
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Father is a Bachelor is a pleasant throwback to the "rural" comedies of the 1930s. William Holden plays Johnny Rutledge, a...
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1950
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Wagon Master, splendidly directed by John Ford, is a superlative western. The film is the outwardly simple tale of a Mormon...
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1950
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A rare comedy from director John Ford, this story about a WWII soldier trying to gain some respect is based on the published...
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1950
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1949
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Set shortly after the Battle of New Orleans, the film casts John Wayne as John Breen, a Kentucky trooper making the long...
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1949
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Red Canyon was one of several medium-budget, Technicolor westerns turned out by Universal-International between 1949 and...
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1949
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1949
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Lightnin' in the Forest is a rare Republic Studios foray into the comedy field, kept alive by the rapport between its stars....
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1948
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John Ford had already directed one of the three previous film versions of Peter Kyne's novel under the title Marked Men...
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1948
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John Wayne -- showing off a darker side to his screen persona than we'd previously seen -- portrays Thomas Dunson, a...
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1948
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Set at the beginning of the Civil War, Tap Roots is all about a county in Mississippi which chooses to secede from the state...
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1948
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William Wellman's westerns always seemed a little claustrophobic, but in Yellow Sky the director's technique works to the...
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1948
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1948
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A safecracker risks his own life to save an endangered child from an oncoming truck and finds his life changes forever in...
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1948
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1948
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Former army pilot Robert Taylor is accused, on the basis of strong circumstantial evidence, of his wife's murder. Suffering...
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1947
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Usually associated with erudite, urbane comedies, the legendary screen team of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy goes...
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1947
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Johnny Mack Brown comes to the aid of a beleaguered female freight line operator in this standard Monogram oater directed by...
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1947
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One of John Wayne's most mystical films, Angel and the Badman is also the first production that Wayne personally produced....
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1947
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In this musical set in late 19th-century Boston, a suffragette secretary finds that her political beliefs are standing in the...
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1947
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James Thurber wasn't too happy with the Sam Goldwyn film adaptation of his 1939 short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,...
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1947
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A change of pace for both director Vincente Minnelli and star Katharine Hepburn, this taut drama features the latter as Ann...
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1946
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1946
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When a local banker is killed in the West, G-man Kirby Grant and partner Fuzzy Knight investigate and uncover an insurance...
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1946
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Laurel & Hardy's last American film is a marked improvement over their previous 20th Century-Fox features, though still not...
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1945
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In this drama, a crippled German veteran of WW I attempts to reconcile his recent experiences with his former ideologies in...
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1944
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Though it's not readily obvious from the title, Lumberjack is the 52nd entry in the long-running "Hopalong Cassidy" series....
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1944
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In this western a pugnacious cowboy tries to prevent a city-slicker from conning the local ranchers and the utility company....
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1943
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Like many of Johnny Mack Brown's western vehicles of the 1942-43 season, Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground draws its...
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1943
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1943
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1943
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The Three Mesquiteers are back in the saddle in Republic's Code of the Outlaws. In this outing, the Mesquiteers are played by...
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1942
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Just before entering the armed services, Gene Autry delivered one of his best Republic westerns, Cowboy Serenade. Many of...
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1942
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Tim Holt plays a rancher named Drummond who runs up against a gang of crooked frontier land agents. When Drummond complains...
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1941
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Corn Cob Kelly (Marvin Stephens) is a young jockey whose ambition is dwarfed only by his ego. All set to ride in his first...
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1941
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Tim Holt is, of course, a true red-blooded cowboy in this overly tuneful RKO Western and only pretends to be the title...
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1941
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1941
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An average Tim Holt oater from RKO, Riding the Wind is set in the New Mexico desert where the ranchers are at the mercy of...
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1941
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Border Vigilantes was the 34th entry in the "Hopalong Cassidy" western series, with 32 more still on the way. William Boyd...
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1941
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Gene Autry rescues a young boy from a gang of kidnappers in this delightful musical-Western from Republic Pictures. Having...
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1940
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Chip of the Flying U was Johnny Mack Brown's first western entry for 1940. Brown essays the title role of Chip Bennett,...
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1940
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While Cesar Romero could usually be relied upon to ladle out the charm in his film roles, Romero's handful of appearances as...
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1940
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A wedding ceremony is rudely interrupted by a bank robbery next door, the bridegroom is shot and the best man is accused of...
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1940
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Inspired by the true story of the leader of the Mormon Church, this film features Dean Jagger in the title role. The members...
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1940
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1940
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1940
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In emulation of Republic's "Three Mesquiteers" western series, Monogram launched its own three-star sagebrush property, "The...
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1940
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Kenneth Roberts' fact-based novel Northwest Passage would seem too raw and explicit a book to be considered for an MGM film...
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1940
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Although there were Westerns before it, Stagecoach quickly became a template for all movie Westerns to come. Director...
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1939
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1939
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This "Three Mesquiteers" western is based upon the exploits of one James Addison Reavis, a clever 19th century con artist who...
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1939
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In this western, a courageous rancher single-handedly tries to stop avaricious land grabbers from destroying important...
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1939
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In this mildly entertaining Tex Ritter music Western, a crooked attorney, Watkins (Harry Harvey), attempts to drive the...
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1939
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A typical Tex Ritter "Boots and Saddle" singing Western from low-budget company Monogram, Sundown on the Prairie featured...
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1939
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Oklahoma Frontier was Johnny Mack Brown's second starring western for Universal. On the eve of his honeymoon with new bride...
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1939
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Filmed after the star and his producer already had signed a new deal with rival company Monogram, this Grand National Tex...
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1938
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After directing the first few Bob Baker westerns for Universal, Joseph H. Lewis passed the cudgel to George Waggner, who did...
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1938
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Produced by Coronet Productions and released by Columbia, The Stranger from Arizona represented a change of pace for cowboy...
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Skeeter
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1938
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After an eccentric young woman (Merle Oberon) is left on her father's estate to keep her from spoiling his Presidential bid,...
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1938
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In his second music Western for Monogram, Tex Ritter had the dubious honor of being accompanied by hillbilly acts Louise...
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1938
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In his fourth starring Western, Universal's singing cowboy Bob Baker comes to the aid of Molly Taylor (Fay Shannon), an...
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1938
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Based on the notorious Black Legion which had created quite a turmoil in Michigan a few years earlier, screenwriter Edmund...
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1937
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1937
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Co-starring Troop 13 of the Los Angeles District Boy Scouts of America, this Tex Ritter music Western opens with footage from...
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1937
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1937
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Filmed on location at Kernville, California, this otherwise average Tex Ritter singing Western employed on of the better...
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1937
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Singing cowboy Tex Ritter once again battled the ornery Charles King in this average music Western from poverty row company...
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1937
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In this western, a singing outlaw and a US marshal kill each other in a fight. Their demise is witnessed by an opportunistic...
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1937
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This average Tex Ritter music Western provided the former radio and Broadway performer with not one but two comedy sidekicks:...
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1937
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Ghost Town Gold was the second entry in Republic's long-running "Three Mesquiteers" western series. Ray "Crash" Corrigan and...
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1936
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Set in the woodlands of Wisconsin, Come and Get It stars Edward Arnold as a logger-turned-lumber tycoon. In his rise to the...
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1936
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