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Homestead (2023)

Mark Franklin July 18, 2023
avan Tonascia as Brian and Betsy Sligh as Irene in Homestead (2023)
Brian Krause is Robert Smith, a man trying to make a go of a homestead with his new family on the Western frontier. That family includes wife Beth and …
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1883 (2022) Review

Mark Franklin July 17, 2023
LaMonica Garrett as Thomas, Tim McGraw as James Dutton and Sam Elliott as Shea Brennan in 1883 (2021-22)
Sam Elliott is Shea Brennan and LaMonica Garrett is Thomas, Civil War veterans who accept a job leading a large group of German emigrants to Oregon. First stop, Fort …
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1883 (2021-22) Memorable Lines

Mark Franklin July 17, 2023
Isabel May as Elsa Dutton during a Sioux attack in 1883 (2021-22)
Memorable lines: James Dutton, arriving in Fort Worth: “What’s the rules on firearms in this town? Supplier: “They’ll pick up apart if you ain’t got one.” Shea Brennan of …
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1883 (2021-22) Elsa’s Journey

Mark Franklin July 17, 2023
Tim McGraw as James Dutton and daughter Elsa (Isabel May), on their way to Paradise Valley in 1883 (2021-22)
The West, according to Elsa Elsa Dutton: “When I looked out over this land, I only saw the freedom it promised. I knew nothing of the horror that hides …
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Along the Great Divide (1951)

Mark Franklin July 16, 2023
Virginia Mayo as Ann Keith, held as a humand shield by Dan Roden (James Anderson) in Along the Great Divide (1951)
Kirk Douglas plays Len Merrick, a U.S. marshal who interrupts the hanging of Pop Keith (Walter Brennen). The old man has been accused of killing the favorite son of …
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Advance to the Rear (1964)

Mark Franklin July 15, 2023
Col. Brackenbury (Melvyn Douglas) and his Union soldiers have found a quiet little spot in the middle of the Civil War. The Confederates fire a few artillery rounds at …
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The Tin Star (1957)

Mark Franklin July 14, 2023
Anthony Perkins as Sheriff Ben Owens and Henry Fonda as Morg Hickman, closing in on two killers in The Tin Star (1957)
Bounty hunter Morg Hickman (Henry Fonda) turned his back on a career as a lawman when the town he served turned its back on him. He blames them for …
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Blood Arrow (1958)

Mark Franklin July 13, 2023
Paul Richards as Brill and Scott Brady as Dan Kree in Blood Arrow (1958)
Phyllis Coates is Bess, a Mormon girl sent to a trading post to fetch medical supplies her settlement needs to fight a smallpox epidemic. But it seems the Blackfeet …
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Red Headed Stranger (1986)

Mark Franklin July 12, 2023
R.G. Armstrong as Reese Scobie and WIllie Nelson as Julian Shay in Red Headed Stranger (1986)
Willie Nelson is Julian Shay, a preacher who arrives in Driscoll, Montana, with his pretty wife Raysha (Morgan Fairchild) to find a town that cowers to the Claver clan. …
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The Law and Jake Wade (1958)

Mark Franklin July 11, 2023
Richard Widmark as Clint Hollister and Robert Taylor as Jake Wade in The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
Robert Taylor is Jake Wade, a one-time outlaw turned respected sheriff who decides to pay back a long-ago favor. He breaks condemned killer Clint Hollister out of prison, saving …
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