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High Plains Drifter (1973)

Mark Franklin August 17, 2015
Clint Eastwood as The Stranger,, about to teach a young woman a lesson in manners in High Plains Drifter (1973)
A stranger (Clint Eastwood) rides into Lago, kills three ruffians who give him a hard time and drags pretty Callie Travers (Marianna Hill) into a barn to rape her …
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Hidden Guns (1956)

Mark Franklin August 16, 2015
Faron Young in Hidden Guns (1956)
Richard Arlen is Ward Young, sheriff in a small town ruled by a crooked gambler named Stragg (Bruce Bennett). Stragg’s caught cheating during a card game and winds up …
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Hannah Lee (1953)

Mark Franklin August 16, 2015
Joanne Dru in Hannah Lee (1953)
Macdonald Carey is Bus Crow, the gun for hire who rides into Pearl City looking for work. He finds it because the cattlemen of Pearl City are sick and …
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El Cisco (1966)

Mark Franklin August 15, 2015
William Berger as El Cisco (Larry) in El Cisco (1966)
William Berger plays El Cisco, who escapes a hanging with an exploding cigar in the film’s opening scene, then returns to the town of Calabasas five years later looking …
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El Puro (1969)

Mark Franklin August 15, 2015
Robert Woods as El Puro, realizing he's going to have to kill again in El Puro (1969)
Robert Woods plays El Puro, a fast gun with a $10,000 price on his head who’s tired of living the life of a fast gun. So he retreats to …
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El Topo (1970)

Mark Franklin August 15, 2015
Alejandro Jodorowsky as El Topo in El Topo (1970)
El Topo has his son bury his first toy and a photo of his mother, then pulls him naked onto the back of a horse. His journey into manhood …
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Finders Killers (1971)

Mark Franklin August 14, 2015
Donald O'Brien as Jack Forrest gets a dying secret from Dino Strano as Dexter in Finders Killers (1971)
Donald O’Brien is Jack Forrest, a farmer who hears shots ring out one day while he’s chopping wood. He rushes back to his home to find it burned to …
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The Christmas Kid (1967)

Mark Franklin August 14, 2015
Jeffrey Hunter as Joe Novak, the headstrong youngster in Christmas Kid (1967)
Jeffrey Hunter plays Joe Novak. His mother dies giving birth to him in an abandoned way station on Christmas day. Then, when his grief-stricken father turns to drink, he’s …
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The Sheriff was a Lady (1964)

Mark Franklin August 14, 2015
Mamie Van Doren as Olivia finds herself sharing a stage with Freddy, aka Black Bill, (Freddy Quinn) in The Sheriff was a Lady (1964)
German singing star Freddy Quinn is Black Bill, a deadeye with a gun who’s returning to his hometown of Moon Valley. He’s looking forward to a reunion with the …
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$100,000 for Ringo (1966)

Mark Franklin August 14, 2015
Richard Harrison as Lee Barton in $100,000 for Ringo (1966)
Tom Cherry, town boss of Rainbow Valley, has a pretty young mother killed in order to provoke a massacre of a nearby Indian village. It’s all part of his …
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