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Subgenre Sampler

 
Two Rode Together (1961)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones
Overlooked Jimmy Stewart and Richard Widmark starrer with the master of the genre at the helm.
Alamo, The (1960)
Dir. John Wayne
Feat. John Wayne
Duke's sprawling historical epic centres around a small fort where Texas fought for its independence. Slow pace builds to an exciting climax.
Bonanza (TV Series)Bonanza (TV Series) (1960)
Dir. Lewis Allen, Arthur Lubin
Feat. Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts
Iconic, larger–than–life western TV show set near Virginia City, Nevada, in which Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his sons help protect…
Comanche StationComanche Station (1960) Recommended
Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Randolph Scott, Nancy Gates, Claude Akins
Last of the Boetticher/Scott westerns with Randolph Scott again essaying the taciturn hero brilliantly. Here he's attempting to resuce saving a…
Flaming StarFlaming Star (1960)
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Elvis Presley, Barbara Eden, Dolores Del Rio
Elvis Presley plays a half Native American rancher whose neighbourhood starts getting raided by people from the same tribe he is descended from, in…
Hell Bent for LeatherHell Bent for Leather (1960)
Dir. George Sherman
Feat. Audie Murphy, Felicia Farr, Stephen McNally
Another "mistaken identity" western for Murphy. This time he's an honest horse–trader wanted for a murder he didn't commit pursued across Texas…
Heller in Pink TightsHeller in Pink Tights (1960)
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn
Dysfunctional stagecoach high jinx with Anthony Quinn and Sophia Loren fleeing with a theatre company into the American's heartland. While lush as a…
Magnificent Seven, TheMagnificent Seven, The (1960) Recommended
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson
Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson head other famous faces–to–be in this popular remake of Kurosawa's THE SEVEN SAMURAI.
One Foot in HellOne Foot in Hell (1960)
Dir. James B. Clark
Feat. Alan Ladd, Don Murray, Dan O'Herlihy
Alan Ladd's final western –scripted by Aaron Spelling – has him cast as a psychotic killer exacting revenge on a small town by assuming…
Sundowners, TheSundowners, The (1960)
Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov
Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr play a devoted couple in 1920s Australia who come to a crossroads over their gypsy lifestyle. Affectionate saga about…
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