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The Big Land (1957)

Mark Franklin April 13, 2022
Alan Ladd as Chad Morgan with Virginia Mayo as Helen Jagger in The Big Land (1957)
Alan Ladd plays Chad Morgan, an ex-Confederate soldier turned cattleman. He’s tired of killing and needs to get his beef to market. So he convinces other Texas ranchers to …
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The Left Handed Gun (1958)

Mark Franklin April 12, 2022
Paul Newman as William Bonney in The Left Handed Gun (1958)
Paul Newson is William Bonney, a wandering cowboy who stumbles upon the Tunstall ranch and right into the Lincoln County range war. Tunstall gives him a job and becomes …
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Two Flags West (1950)

Mark Franklin April 11, 2022
Joseph Cotton and Linda Darnell in Two Flags West (1950)
Near the end of the Civil War, Confederate prisoners are offered a way out — they can volunteer to go West to protect the frontier from marauding Indians. Col. …
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The Great Missouri Raid (1951)

Mark Franklin April 10, 2022
Frank James (Wendell Corey), Mrs. Samuels (Anne Revere) and Dr. Samuels (Edgar Buchanan) with Jesse James (Macdonald Carey) in The Great Missouri Raid (1951)
Feared Rebel raiders during the Civil War, Frank James (Wendell Corey) and Jesse James (Macdonald Carey) hear about an offer of amnesty when it ends. Frank goes to meet …
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Untamed Frontier (1952)

Mark Franklin April 9, 2022
Scotty Brady as Glenn Denbow and Joseph Cotton as his cousin Kirk Denbow in Untamed Frontier (1952)
Joseph Cotton stars as Kirk Denbow, the man who keeps the Denbow spread running as homesteaders eye the free land where their cattle graze. The ranch is owned by …
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The Showdown (1950)

Mark Franklin April 8, 2022
Marie Windsor as Adelaide showing Shadrach Jones (Bill Elliott) her derringer, as proof that she didn't kill his brother in The Showdown (1950)
Bill Elliott is Shadrach Jones, a former Texas State Police officer investigating his brother’s murder. Someone shot him in the back with a derringer, then dumped his body on …
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The Winds of Autumn (1976)

Mark Franklin April 7, 2022
Chuck Pierce Jr. as Joel Rigney with Earl E. Smith as Mr. Pepperdine in The Winds of Autumn (1976)
Chuck Pierce Jr. is Joel Rigney, an 11-year-old Mormon boy who returns home from visiting a neighbor to find his entire family slain. The trouble started when Ora Mae …
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Savage State (2019)

Mark Franklin April 6, 2022
Maryne Bertieaux as Abigaelle, Alice Isaaz as Esther and Pierre Yves Cardinal as Samuel in Savage State (2019)
Bruno Teeschini is Edmond, a well-off French businessman operating in Mississippi during the Civil War. He’s already had to resort to using smugglers to get his goods through the …
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The Nightingale (2018)

Mark Franklin April 5, 2022
Aisling Franciosi as Claire Carroll and Baykali Ganambarr as Billy Mangana in The Nightingale (2018)
Aisling Franciosi is Claire Carroll, a pretty Irish girl with a lovely voice working off her time as a convict in Van Dieman’s Land (Tasmania, 1825). She’s already served …
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No Name and Dynamite (2022)

Mark Franklin April 4, 2022
Chris Northrup as No Name and Rich Ting as Dynamite in No Name and Dynamite (2022)
Chris Northrup is No Name, Rich Ting is Davenport, and they’re buddies roaming the West collecting bounties on wanted men. At least they collect the bounties when Dynamite leaves …
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