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The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

Mark Franklin September 1, 2023
Bill Mauldin as Tom Wilson and Audie Murphy as Henry Fleming, listening to plans for an upcoming battle in The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
Audie Murphy is Henry Fleming, a young Union soldier who has never seen battle. His Ohio regiment drills and marches, drills and marches, but never seems to see action, …
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Column South (1953)

Mark Franklin August 26, 2023
Ray Collins as Brig. Gen. Storey finding himself under the knife of Navajo Chief Menguito (Dennis Weaver) in Column South (1953)
Audie Murphy is Lt. Jed Sayre, a cavalry officer doing his best to keep the peace between the whites and the Navajo. Years earlier, his father led a massacre …
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Hell’s Crossroads (1957)

Mark Franklin August 25, 2023
Peggy Castle as Paula Collins and Stephen McNally as Vic Rodell in Hell's Crossroads (1957)
Stephen McNally is Vic Rodell, a member of the James gang who’s wounded in a bank robbery gone wrong. He reluctantly agrees to be taken to the Ford farm …
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Johnny Reno (1966)

Mark Franklin August 18, 2023
Jane Russell as Nona Williams and Dana Andrews as Johnny Reno in Johnny Reno (1966)
Dana Andrews plays Johnny Reno, a marshal who survives an ambush, killing one man and hauling another to the nearest jail. But the folks in the Stone Junction — …
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At Gunpoint (1955)

Mark Franklin August 17, 2023
Fred MacMurray as Jack Wright with his wife Martha (Dorothy Malone) in At Gunpoint (1955)
Fred MacMurray is Jack Wright, a shopkeeper in the small town of Plainview, happily married and with a young son. One day, a gang of outlaws ride into town …
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Pony Express (1953)

Mark Franklin August 15, 2023
Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill Cody, Rhonda Fleming as Evelyn Hastings and Michael Moore as her brother Rance in Pony Express (1953)
Buffalo Bill Cody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) are determined to link California to the United States with a new venture called the Pony Express. But …
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Cattle Empire (1958)

Mark Franklin August 14, 2023
Joel McCrea as John Cord, enjoying a drink with old friends Thomas Jefferson Jeffrey (Paul Brinegar, middle) and George Washington Jeffrey (Hal K. Dawson) in Cattle Empire (1958)
Joel McCrea is Joe Cord, a cattle drive boss who’s just served five years in prison and gets a rude welcome upon his return to the town of Hamilton. …
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Fort Massacre (1958)

Mark Franklin August 13, 2023
Joel McCrea as Sgt. Vinson, mourning the loss of another member of his patrol in Fort Massacre (1958)
C Troop has been ambushed by Apaches; all the officers killed except for Sgt. Vinson (Joel McCrea). Now he has to lead the small band of survivors through the …
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The Quick and the Dead (1987)

Mark Franklin August 12, 2023
Sam Elliott as Con Vallian in The Quick and the Dead (1987)
Sam Elliott plays Con Vallian, a frontiersman who comes to the rescue of an Eastern family heading West after they’ve piqued the interest of the Doc Shabitt gang. Duncan …
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Plunderers of Painted Flats (1959)

Mark Franklin August 11, 2023
Corinne Calvet as Kathy Martin under the gun of Ed Sampson (George Macready) in Plunderers of Painted Flats (1959)
John Carroll plays Clint Jones, a gunman brought to Painted Flats to help cattle king Ed Sampson (George Macready) clear out the “squatters.” He’s a fast gun with just …
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