Western

  • Edward L. Cahn – Law and Order (1932)

    Edward L. Cahn1931-1940ClassicsUSAWestern

    Traveling west, former peace officer Frame Johnson and his three friends arrive in Tombstone, a lawless town controlled by the three Northrup brothers. Preceded by his reputation, the town Council tries to get him to take the job of Marshal. He says he will not wear a badge again but seeing the ruthless Northrup murders he accepts. After a killing on both sides, although outnumbered, Johnson and his two remaing friends head to the OK Corral for a shoot out with the two remaining Northrups and their men.Read More »

  • Eugenio Martín – Réquiem para el gringo AKA Duel in the Eclipse (1968)

    1961-1970ClassicsEugenio MartínSpainSpanish cinema under FrancoWestern

    Gringo is a notorious gunfighter. After his brother is tortured and killed by bandits, Gringo joins the group to eliminate them one by one from the inside! A nice looking and somewhat offbeat movie starring Lang Jeffries with Femi Benussi, Fernando Sancho, Carlo Gaddi, Rubén Rojo, Aldo Sambrell , Carlo Simoni, Giuliana Garavaglia, Glenn Saxson, Ángel Álvarez and Marisa Paredes.
    Lang Jeffries, Fernando Sancho, Femi Benussi, Carlos Gaddi. A unique Euro-western with the hero as an astrologist who wears a leopard suit. Sure, there’s a revenge theme, but overall this is a different brand of spaghetti. It’s very moody and feels like a Euro-horror film in spots.Read More »

  • Jack Arnold – Man in the Shadow (1957)

    Jack Arnold1951-1960CrimeUSAWestern

    The town of Spurline is basically run at the beck and call of local cattle rancher Virgil Renchler (Orson Welles), who owns many acres of grazing land in the area. But with that kind of power comes a recklessness, and a lack of control over the worst instincts of his men, who he supports unconditionally no matter what. The breaking point may have arrived, however, when two of his employees march into the living quarters of the Mexican labourers Renchler employs and drag out one of the younger members, into a tool shed where he is beaten to death, it would seem these men believe they can get away with anything. But what they didn’t reckon on is a witness…Read More »

  • Tonino Valerii – Il prezzo del potere AKA The Price of Power AKA A Bullet for the President (1969)

    Tonino Valerii1961-1970ActionEuro WesternsItalyWestern

    The Price of Power (Italian: Il prezzo del potere, 1969) is a Spaghetti Western directed by Tonino Valerii. The film stars Giuliano Gemma as the hero Bill Willer who tries to get revenge against the killers of his father while at the same time trying to prevent an assassination plot against president James Garfield (played by Van Johnson, with José Suárez playing Vice President Chester A. Arthur) in 1881.Read More »

  • John Huston – The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)

    John Huston1971-1980USAWestern

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    Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker, Judge Roy Bean, rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.Read More »

  • Anthony Mann – Devil’s Doorway (1950)

    1941-1950Anthony MannUSAWestern

    Devil’s Doorway (1950)

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    After the Civil War, a highly decorated Shoshone Indian veteran plans to raise cattle in Wyoming but white farmers plan to grab fertile tribal lands by pitting the whites against the Indians.Read More »

  • Budd Boetticher – The Man from the Alamo (1953)

    1951-1960Budd BoetticherDramaUSAWestern

    Synopsis:
    The Man From the Alamo manages to pack a few nuances and surprises in its traditional western plotline. During the siege at the Alamo, John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is chosen by lot to leave the fort and warn the families of the mission’s defenders of the impending arrival of General Santa Ana. But when everyone around him is wiped out by the Mexicans, Stroud has no proof that he was ordered to leave his post, and is therefore branded a coward. He spends the rest of the film performing acts of conspicuous bravery to clear his name–and also tracks down the film’s real villain, Jess Wade (Victor Jory), who robbed the Alamo victims of their possessions after the smoke cleared. Julie Adams, Chill Wills, Hugh O’Brien, Neville Brand, Arthur Space and future soap-opera star Jeanne Cooper round out the cast. — Hal EricksonRead More »

  • Enzo G. Castellari – Quella sporca storia nel west AKA Johnny Hamlet (1968)

    1961-1970DramaEnzo G. CastellariEuro WesternsItalyWestern

    Back from the Civil War, Johnny Hamilton learns that his father was murdered by Santana the bandit and that his mother Gertrude married his uncle Claude but Johnny is determined to find out the truth.Read More »

  • Bethel Buckalew – Revenge of the Virgins (1959)

    1951-1960Bethel BuckalewEroticaUSAWestern

    Plot Synopsis from AMG
    This is an entry in the short-lived genre of “nudie” westerns. In this one, a tribe of Indian women (topless, of course) vow to protect their land from a group of white men who want to take it. They decide to use any means necessary to do it.
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