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Quirt Evans, a notorious gunman, is wounded and nursed back to health by a Quaker family. He falls in love with their daughter, Penelope, and is influenced by their peaceful way of life. He has to choose between his violent past and his new-found love.
1947 American Western Romance Drama Film
John Wayne plays Quirt Evans, a wanted man who has a reputation as a ruthless killer. He is chased by a posse and wounded in a shootout. He arrives at a farm...
2) Blue Steel
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An U.S. Marshal is suspected of a robbery when he witnesses it. As he investigates, he realizes the town's leading citizen is planning a massive heist. He must clear his name and stop the real culprits.
1934 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury. The film stars John Wayne in one of his earlier leading roles. The story revolves around a U.S. marshal who gets caught up in a robbery where he is suspected of being the culprit.
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Government agent Singin' Sandy Saunders infiltrates a small town to investigate a corrupt land baron who is hoarding water and extorting ranchers. Saunders teams up with a young woman whose mine has been stolen by the baron, and together they fight to bring him down.
1933 pre-Code Western musical film starring 26-year-old John Wayne as Singin' Sandy Saunders. It was the first of a series of sixteen Lone Star Westerns made for Monogram Pictures between...
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A town Cowboy and his sidekick will be mistaken for the kidnappers of a runaway teenager. After escaping from the authorities, they find the lost girl and learn the truth. She and her half-sister are being taken advantage of by an unscrupulous man, who is trying to steal their gold mine. The cowboy and his sidekick team up with the children to find the hidden treasure and bring the evil man to justice.
1944 American Action Western film directed by...
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A rancher dies under mysterious circumstances, and his fortune is inherited by a young boy. Roy Rogers, a newspaper editor, investigates his possible murder with the assistance of big city reporter Connie.
1946 American Musical Crime Western Film
Ranch owner Sam Talbot passes away under mysterious circumstances, allegedly for falling from a horse. St. Louis reporter Connie Edwards comes to check a rumor that he might have been murdered. She goes...
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During the civil war, Army officers sold their entire regiment to the enemy, who brutally massacred them. One survived, (or did he?) and his name is Django. 13 years later he comes back to get revenge on the Officers and kill ANYONE who gets in his way. Some people think Django is supernatural, is he?
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Set against the backdrop of the impending Civil War, the film follows the construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway. As workers progress, they face sabotage from Southern agents, leading to a tense showdown.
1953 American Classic Western Film
Set in the 1860s, just before the Civil War, the U.S. government commissions the construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway to fasten California's ties to the Union. As the construction begins, Southern agents...
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John Wayne returns for his latest adventure in, the Lawless Frontier! Notorious outlaw Pandro Zanti has met his match in John Tobin! After murdering Tobin's parents Zanti attempts to kill a local man and kidnap his daughter. Fueled by the desire of revenge and affections for the young lady, Tobin saddles up, and prepares for the fight of his life as the two square off in an confrontation the likes of which Texas has never seen!
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Graduates from West Point Military Academy are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume. However, tensions arise as a conflict erupts between the graduates and the abolitionist John Brown, along with his supporters.
1940 American Drama War Western Film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures
At West Point Military Academy in 1854, cadet Rader, an agent of the abolitionist John Brown, is discharged...
10) The Star Packer
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Loner U.S. Marshal John Travers foils the hold-up of a stagecoach, rescuing young woman Anita Matlock from the clutches of the crooks and helping her back to town. But there, the sheriff is gunned down by bandits, so Travers starts investigating and connects the murder to a gang led by an unidentified bandit known as the Shadow, who's been running the town ragged for some time. Travers then makes it his mission to restore order to the town and bring...
11) The Lucky Texan
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John Wayne returns in an adventure so large that Texas can barely contain it! Returning from College, Jerry Mason reunites with his father's friend, and the two strike it rich when they stumble upon a gold mine. Greedy bankers decide to kill the old man to steal his ranch and gold mine while framing Jerry for his murder! Luckily the Old man survives to tell the tale to Jerry, and now he is on the trail to catch the criminals, clear his name and save...
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Chris Morrell (John Wayne), the guardian of half-Indian girl Nina, is helping her find her missing white father, so she can cash in on her late mother's oil lease. Meanwhile outlaw Sam Black is after the girl and her father as well, looking to steal the oil lease for himself. Along the way, he meets a lady who's the sister of Jim Moore, another bad hombre who's in cahoots with Sam Black, and an old friend who takes in Nina and helps Chris locate her...
13) Sitting Bull
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Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by General Custer to react with violence resulting in the famous Last Stand at Little Bighorn. Major Robert Parrish, a friend of the Sioux, tries to prevent the bloodshed but is court-martialed for "collaborating" with the enemy. After the battle, Parrish, aware of a new Army attack plan, leads the Sioux to safety in the North but is court-martialed again. This time he is stripped of his rank and sentenced...
14) Rainbow Valley
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The locals of Rainbow Valley are in need of a road, but a heinous gang is preventing them from making any progress. John Martin, an undercover agent with an assignment to stop the gang, happens upon the small town of Rainbow Valley. They believe this fearless man could be the answer to all of their problems, but does Martin actually have what it takes to save the town and get the girl?
15) The Drift Fence
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Cowboy pretends to be city dude sent to manage uncle's ranch, when he learns the ranch is being menaced by an outlaw who the cowboy badly wants to catch.
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A famous ballerina flees Europe during the Austro-Prussian War after she is accused of being a spy. Eventually, she reaches a small town in Arizona where she captivates her audience with a performance of Salome and falls in love with a local bandit.
1945 American Western Drama Adventure Music Film
The film that catapulted Yvonne DeCarlo to stardom! It tells the story of Anna Marie, a Viennese ballerina who flees Europe after she is accused of being...
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Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo volume 2
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Call finds he has more than just teenage killer Joey Garza to hunt down but the infamous "man-burner" Mox Mox and his gang.
18) The Drifter
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A man known as The Drifter returns home to his cabin in the woods and winds up getting involved with an escaped convict, a revenge plot, a gunfighter, lumber company rivals, mysterious family ties and murder! A Hollywood, pre-code western drama set in French Canada with surpriing plot twists and tangled relationships that result in frontier justice.
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The mysterious death of a man who is about to leave a small town in Kansas with his girlfriend sets off a series of unfortunate events that will only end when her brother, the legendary and notorious gunslinger Frank Dalton (Paul Piaget, Hour of Death) exacts a ruthless and bloody revenge.
20) Abilene Town
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In this dramatic antebellum tale, homesteaders battle each other in the legendary cow town of Abilene, Kansas. Director Edwin L. Marin (Tall in the Saddle) coaxes fine performances from the likes of Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Thonda Fleming, Lloyd Bridges, and Randolph Scott, who headlines the star-studded cast, so saddle up and hang on!
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