Western Movies
Snow Dog (1950)
The third installment in low-budget producer Lindsley Parson’s “Chinook” series, Snow Dog was ostensibly based on pulp writer James Oliver Curwood’s 1915 short-story “The Tentacles of the North,” which was…
Winchester ’73 (1950)
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting competition against him. McAdam wins the prize, a one-in-a-thousand Winchester rifle,…
Trigger Jr. (1950)
Evil Grant Withers lets a killer horse loose to ruin valuable horses on nearby ranches. He hopes to shake down the ranchers for his “protection”. Roy tracks down the bad…
Return of the Frontiersman (1950)
A sheriff’s son is falsely accused of murder, and a friend determines to clear his name and find the real killer.
Colt .45 (1950)
Gun salesman Steve Farrell gets two of his new Colt .45 pistols stolen from him by ruthless killer Jason Brett but vows to recover them.
The Gunfighter (1950)
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Sierra (1950)
Ring Hassard and his father Jeff, wild horse breakers, live in a hidden mountain eyrie as Jeff is wanted for a murder he didn’t commit. Things change when they take…
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
A cowboy is hired by a stagecoach boss to stop the railroad reaching his territory and putting him out of business. He uses everything from Indians to dancehall girls to…
Rock Island Trail (1950)
A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
Stars in My Crown (1950)
Civil War veteran Josiah Grey comes to a small town to be a gospel minister. In time, he has a family and many friends but also finds friction with a…
Comanche Territory (1950)
Silver has been found on comanche territory and the government accomplished a peaceful agreement with the indians. When James ‘Jim’ Bowie comes into the scene he finds the white settlers…
Wagon Master (1950)
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.
Western Pacific Agent (1950)
An agent searches for a psychopath guilty of robbery and murder, and falls in love with a murder victim’s sister.
Gunslingers (1950)
Wilson and his saddle pal Andy Clyde come to the rescue of a group of ranchers who are being victimized by villain Ace Larabee (Douglas Kennedy). Ace has inside information…
The Capture (1950)
A badly injured fugitive explains to a priest how he came to be in his present predicament.
Barricade (1950)
Western remake of Jack London’s The Sea Wolf. A sadistic mining camp owner “hires” scoundrels to work the mine. He just won’t let them quit.
The Baron of Arizona (1950)
The U.S. government recognizes land grants made when the West was under Spanish rule. This inspires James Reavis to forge a chain of historical evidence that makes a foundling girl…
The Outriders (1950)
Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They soon fall into the hands of pro-Confederate raiders, who force them to act…
Singing Guns (1950)
Notorious stagecoach robber Rhiannon is unintentionally appointed as deputy when he saves the sheriff’s life and must wear two hats between his new job that he enjoys and his old…
Mule Train (1950)
A prospector discovers natural cement and suggests it should be used for a new dam. But this is the last thing the badmen of Trail End want, as they have…
Trail of the Rustlers (1950)
Charles Starrett goes up against an entire family of criminals posing as respectable citizens in this entry in Columbia’s long-running Durango Kid Western series.
Montana (1950)
An Australian sheep man comes to Montana looking for grazing space, is opposed by local ranchers and a wealthy cattle-woman.
Ambush (1950)
A Westerner searches for a white woman held by the Apaches.
The Nevadan (1950)
A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.
Bells of Coronado (1950)
An insurance investigator must track down thieves before they take off in a plane with stolen uranium ore.
Davy Crockett Indian Scout (1950)
It’s 1848 and a wagon train with an Army escort is heading west through Indian territory, It’s scout is Davy Crockett, nephew of his more famous namesake. There is spy…
Riders in the Sky (1949)
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the…
Call of the Forest (1949)
A prospector is looking for a lost gold mine and finds aid in his search through the efforts of his friend, Stormcloud, whom he has aided in the past. Stormcloud…
Fighting Man of the Plains (1949)
Former bandit Jim Dancer becomes marshal of a Kansas town and cleans up the criminal element – with the help of his old pal, Jesse James.
Tough Assignment (1949)
A meddlesome reporter sporting a young bride takes on a gang of modern day cattle rustlers. Donald “Red” Barry plays Dan Reilly, a newspaper reporter just returned to LA with…
The Wolf Hunters (1949)
A Canadian Mountie follows a fugitive to a small fur-trapping community. Most of the action is handled by Chinook, a handsome German Shepherd.
Deputy Marshal (1949)
A lawman takes on gangsters attempting to steal property wanted for a railroad.
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his…
Black Midnight (1949)
A young man with a love of horses, Scott Jordan (Roddy McDowall) lives on the family ranch with his uncle Bill (Damian O’Flynn). When he buys a wild stallion from…
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
Drifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work. Before long, he attracts the attention of pretty storekeeper Katherine Egan (the…
Diamond City (1949)
Set in the diamond fields of South Africa, Stafford Parker is a lawman trying to maintain a semblance of law and order in the “Wild South”.
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
John Breen (John Wayne), a Kentucky militiaman falls in love with French exile Fleurette De Marchand (Vera Ralston). He discovers a plot to steal the land that Fleurette’s exiles plan…
The Mysterious Desperado (1949)
A cowboy is accused of his father’s murder.
Down Dakota Way (1949)
In Roy Rogers’ Down Dakota Way, the deadly hoof-and-mouth disease has struck the herd owned by evil rancher H. T. McKenzie (Roy Barcroft). To avoid an expensive quarantine on his…