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The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Michael Landon as Tom Dooley and Jo Morrow as Laura Foster in The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959)
Michael Landon is the title character, one of Mosby’s men at the close of the Civil War. He and two buddies raid a Union stage, killing four men. It’s …
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Love Me Tender (1956)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Elvis Presley as Clint Reno, Richard Egan as Vance Reno and Debra Paget as Cathy Reno in Love Me Tender (1956)
A band of Confederate cavalry led by Vance Reno (Richard Egan) raid a Union train and make off with a $12,00 army payroll, only to find the war has …
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The Longhorn (1951)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Bill Elliott as Jim Kirk and Phyllis Coates as Gail Robinson in The Longhorn (1951)
Bill Elliott plays Jim Kirk, a Wyoming rancher at a time when the going price for longhorns is plummeting. But Jim has a plan. He wants to breed his …
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The Lone Ranger (1956)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Clayton Moore as The Lone Ranger (1956)
Clayton Moore is the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels is Tonto and this time their mission is to halt hostilities between the whites and Indians in Texas territory, near …
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The Lone Hand (1953)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Jimmy Hunt as Joshua Hallock with Barbara Hale as Sarah Jane Skaggs in The Lone Hand (1953)
Joel McCrea is Zachary Hallock, a farmer trying to make a new start with his son Joshua (Jimmy Hunt) in the town of Timberline, where a group of “regulators” …
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The Lawless Breed (1953)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Julie Adams as Rosie treating a shoulder wound for John Wesley Hardin (Rock Hudson) in The Lawless Breed (1953)
Rock Hudson is John Wesley Hardin in this supposedly autobiographical tale of how he wound up a wanted man. Beaten by his preacher father, Hardin sets out on his …
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The Lawless Eighties (1957)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Buster Crabbe (right) as Linc Prescott, coming to the aid of a wounded Brother Van (John Smith) in The Lawless Eighties (1957)
A young preacher named Brother Van (John Smith) heads West to bring a message of peace and hope to the Indians. Almost immediately, he witnesses a gang of white …
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The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Scott Brady as Billy the Kid in The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)
Scott Brady plays the title character. In this retelling, Billy and Pat Garrett (James Griffith) are cowpokes working side by side on a small ranch. The ranch owner tries …
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The Last Command (1955)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Sterling Hayden, Richard Carlson, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Virginia Grey and John Russell in The Last Command (1955)
Sterling Hayden is Jim Bowie in this version of the story of the Alamo. He arrives in Texas and immediately sympathizes with those growing anxious under Santa Anna’s rule. …
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The Last Hunt (1956)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Robert Taylor as Charlie Gilson and Debra Paget as the Indian woman in The Last Hunt (1956)
Sandy McKenzie (Stewart Granger) is a buffalo hunter supreme, but he’s tired of that life, feels guilty about the carnage and wants to settle down and raise cattle … …
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