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California Conquest (1952)

Mark Franklin December 18, 2015
Cornel Wilde as Don Arturo Bordega and Teresa Wright as Julia Lawrence in California Conquest (1952)
Cornel Wilde is Don Arturo Bordega, a Mexican who has settled in California. He would like nothing more than to see his adopted home become a territory of the …
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Cattle Queen (1951)

Mark Franklin December 18, 2015
Maria Hart as Queen Hart in Cattle Queen (1951)
Maria Hart is Queenie Hart, an orphaned girl who accepts the challenge of running a ranch in the West and succeeds in creating one of the biggest spreads around. …
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The Big Sky (1952)

Mark Franklin December 17, 2015
The story of one of the first fur-trading expeditions up the Missouri River into what is now Montana, opening up the Great Northwest. Kirk Douglas is Jim Deakins and …
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Band of Angels (1957)

Mark Franklin December 16, 2015
Amantha Starr (Yvonne De Carlo) is the spoiled daughter of a rich Southern slave holder who doesn’t understand why her mother isn’t buried with the rest of the family …
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Border River (1954)

Mark Franklin December 15, 2015
Baron Kurtvan Triesault as Baron Von Hollden and Joel McCrea as Clete Mattson in Border River (1954)
Joel McCrea is Clete Mattson, who just makes it across the Mexican border ahead of a troop of Union cavalry. He’s taken in by Gen. Eduardo Callegja (Pedro Armendariz) …
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The Burning Hills (1956)

Mark Franklin December 15, 2015
Natalie Wood as Maria Colton and Tab Hunter as Trace Jordan in The Burning Hills (1956)
Tab Hunter is Trace Jordon, a young rancher whose brother is gunned down in the film’s opening scene. Trace tracks the killers to the ranch of cattle baron Joe …
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Black Patch (1957)

Mark Franklin December 15, 2015
George Montgomery as Clay Morgan, confronted with an angry young man who once wanted to be his deputy in Black Patch (1957)
George Montgomery plays Clay Morgan, nicknamed Black Patch. He’s the marshal in Santa Rita who gets an unexpected visit from two old friends, former saddlemate Hank Danner (Leo Gordon) …
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Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956)

Mark Franklin December 15, 2015
Victor Jory as Jared Tetlow and Howard Duff as Tom Ketchum in Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956)
Howard Duff plays Tom Ketchum, a former fast gun who wants to settle down on a ranch and live a quiet life in Horshoe Valley. But he won’t marry …
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The Searchers (1956)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
John Wayne as Ethan Edwards in The Searchers (1956)
Three years after the end of the Civil War, Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) shows up at his brother’s Texas homestead, still wearing the gray coat and saber he donned …
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Utah Blaine (1957)

Mark Franklin December 13, 2015
Rory Calhoun as Utah Blaine with Angie Kinyon, one of the landowners he's trying to help in Utah Blaine (1957)
Rory Calhoun is Utah Blaine, a fast gun for hire who’s on a mission to get vengeance against a fellow gunman, Rink Witter, who did him wrong. He rides …
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