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The Last of the Fast Guns (1958)

Mark Franklin July 8, 2024
Lorne Greene as King O'Reilly comforts his daughter Maria (Linda Cristal) while Brad Ellison (Jock Mahoney) watches out for a gunman in The Last of the Fast Guns (1958)
Jock Mahoney is Brad Ellison, a tired gunfighter eager for a chance to earn a bundle so he can buy a ranch in Oregon, far away from his reputation. …
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Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)

Mark Franklin July 7, 2024
James Cagney as Jeremy Rodock, about to give the signal to proceed with a lynching while Steve Miller (Don Dubbins) looks on in Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
James Cagney is Jeremy Rodock, a tough-as-steel, no-nonsense horse rancher who controls the valley where he’s established his ranch. He makes his own law, and when someone steals from …
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Apache Drums (1951)

Mark Franklin July 6, 2024
Stephen McNally as Sam Leeds, Coleen Gray as Sally and Willard Parker as Joe Madden, awaiting an Apache attack in Apache Drums (1951)
Stephen McNally plays Sam Leeds, a worldly gambler, quick on the draw, not so quick to put in a good day’s work, but quick to criticize those who do. …
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Horizons West (1952)

Mark Franklin July 5, 2024
Robert Ryan as Dan Hammond, trying to use dad Ira (John McIntire) to get out of a jam in Horizons West (1952)
Brothers Dan and Neil Hammond and best friend Tiny McGilligan return to Texas after the Civil War, in which they fought on the losing side. Neil (Rock Hudson) and …
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Money, Women and Guns (1958)

Mark Franklin July 4, 2024
Jock Mahoney as 'Silver' Ward Hogan, trying to find Ben Merriweather's heirs and killler in Money, Women and Guns (1958)
An old prospector named Ben Merriweather is gunned down trying to protect his valuable little mine from three would-be thieves. But before he dies, he hastily scribbles out a …
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Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)

Mark Franklin July 2, 2024
Audie Murphy as Seven trying to fight off Apache as Jim Flood (Barry Sullivan) watches in Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
Audie Murphy is Seven “Ways from Sundown” Jones, a young man who joins the Texas Rangers because one of his older brothers, Two Jones, was killed while serving for …
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Destry (1954)

Mark Franklin June 30, 2024
Audie Murphy as Tom Destry, showing he's quite adept at using a gun while Decker (Lyle Bettger) looks on in Destry (1954)
When the sheriff of Restful decides to investigate a crooked card game, he’s shot in the back by one of Phil Decker’s henchmen. Decker (Lyle Bettger) and Mayor Hiram …
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Mark of the Gun (1969)

Mark Franklin June 29, 2024
Ross Hagen as Justin Kane and Brad Thomas as Jack Slade, preparing to defend themselves against a posse in Mark of the Gun (1969)
Ross Hagen is Justin Kane, a fast gun whose badge-wearing uncle is trying to direct him to a more lawful way of life, even if it takes tough love …
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Sierra Stranger (1957)

Mark Franklin June 28, 2024
Gloria McGehee as Meg Anderson and Howard Duff as Jess Collins, worried trouble is coming to Colton in Sierra Stranger (1957)
Howard Duff is Jess Collins, a down-on-his-luck miner who just happens along when Sonny Grover (Ed Kemmer) is being beaten by two men. He intervenes and saves Grover from …
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Destry Rides Again (1939)

Mark Franklin June 27, 2024
Marlene Dietrich as Frency trying to warn Destry (James Stewart) that he's asking too many questions in Destry Rides Again (1939)
A crooked businessman named Kent (Brian Donlevy) rigs a card game with the help of a fetching dance hall queen Frenchy (Marlene Dietrich). The result: A rancher loses his …
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