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Ride the Man Down (1952)

Mark Franklin December 8, 2015
Rod Cameron as Will Ballard with some of the Hatchet foes pinned down in a cabin in Ride the Man Down (1952)
Rod Cameron is Will Ballard, foreman of the Hatchet Ranch. When a blizzard claims the life of the owner and a large part of the ranch’s herd, smaller ranchers, …
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Red Sundown (1956)

Mark Franklin December 8, 2015
Dean Jagger as Sheriff Murphy and Rory Calhoun as Alec Longmire, watching for trouble in Red Sundown (1956)
Rory Calhoun is Alec Longmire, a wandering gunfighter who runs across a kindred spirit in Bud Purvis. Except Purvis is a bit older, has been hiring out his gun …
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Ride Lonesome (1959)

Mark Franklin December 8, 2015
Randolph Scott as Ben Brigade, expecting Sam Boone (Pernell Roberts) to keep a promise as Mrs. Lane (Karen Steele) looks on in Ride Lonesome (1959)
Randolph Scott plays Ben Brigade, a bounty hunter who captures Billy John in the film’s opening scene. He’s determined to take his prisoner back to Sante Fe to be …
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The Quiet Gun (1957)

Mark Franklin December 7, 2015
Jim Davis as Ralph Carpenter, on the run from Sheriff Carl Brandon with pretty Indian girl Irene (Mara Corday) in The Quiet Gun (1957)
Forrest Tucker is Carl Brandon, sheriff of Rock River, and he’s about to have a bad week. Seems the townsfolk are in an uproar because a local rancher (Jim …
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Quantrill’s Raiders (1958)

Mark Franklin December 7, 2015
Steve Cochran as Mike Davis in Quantrill's Raiders (1958)
Steve Cochran plays Capt. Allan Wescott, a Confederate officer working undercover as horse trader Mike Davis in order to help plot a Rebel attack on the federal armory in …
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The Proud Ones (1956)

Mark Franklin December 7, 2015
Robert Ryan is Cass Silver, marshal of a town about to host its first cattle drive. His town has been a peaceful one, and he’s freshly engaged to Sally …
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The Proud Rebel (1958)

Mark Franklin December 6, 2015
Olivia de Havilland as Linnett Moore, Alan Ladd as John Chandler and David Ladd as David Chandler in The Proud Rebel (1958)
Alan Ladd is John Chandler, a former Southern soldier roaming the countryside looking for a doctor who can cure his son David, who went mute when Union troops raided …
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The Peacemaker (1956)

Mark Franklin December 6, 2015
James Mitchell is Parson Terrell Butler, an ex-gunslinger turned preacher who’s determined to cleanse the town of Penbrook with the good word rather than a fast gun. He steps …
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The Pathfinder (1952)

Mark Franklin December 6, 2015
George Montgomery as Pathfinder and Jay SIlverheels as Chingachgook, sensing trouble ahead in The Pathfinder (1952)
War has broken out in the American colonies between the French and the English, and the Mingos tribe strikes the first blow by attacking and wiping out a Mohican …
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The Parson and the Outlaw (1957)

Mark Franklin December 6, 2015
Anthony Dexter plays Billy the Kid, and in this twist on the legend, he isn’t gunned down by Pat Garrett. Instead, that notorious gunfight is a ruse designed to …
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