Subgenre Sampler
Classics > Western: 281 Films to Buy & Rent
- 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
- Dir. Delmer Daves
Feat. Glenn Ford, Van Heflin
- Outlaw Glenn Ford is escorted via train to his trial in Yuma by rookie bounty–man Van Heflin. A suspenseful yarn made of Elmore Leonard's novel.
- Decision at Sundown (1957)
- Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele…
- Another fruitful Boetticher/Scott collaboration is the grimmest of the lot with Scott on the trail of the man who drove his wife to suicide.
- Gun for a Coward (1957)
- Dir. Abner Biberman
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Jeffrey Hunter, Janice Rule…
- Character driven western with the tragic Jeffrey Hunter as a peaceful cowboy whose non–violent manner saddles him with a reputation for…
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming
- The legendary Doc Holliday–Wyatt Earp clash with the Clayton gang with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas in the leading spurs. A textbook Western.
- Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) (1957)
- Feat. Richard Boone, Hal Needham
- Popular classic Western series about the adventures of professional gunfighter Paladin and his manservant Hey Boy.
- Man in the Shadow, The (1957)
- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Ben Alexander
- Socially–conscious Western thriller starring Orson Welles as a property kingpin who provides most of the town a thriving economy. But when his…
- Night Passage (1957)
- Dir. James Neilson
Feat. James Stewart, Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea…
- A 'railroad western' with good guy Stewart defending the tracks against a gang of desperados led by Duryea. Tough cast give some distinction to a…
- Robbery Under Arms (1957)
- Dir. Jack Lee
Feat. Peter Finch, Ronald Lewis, Laurence Naismith…
- Seminal Aussie western with Peter Finch as charismatic outlaw Captain Starlight leading two brothers astray after they join his roving band of…
- Run of the Arrow (1957)
- Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Rod Steiger, Brian Keith, Charles Bronson…
- Technicolour western set in the aftermath of the American Civil War, with Confederate veteran Rod Steiger going rogue and joining the Sioux, but…
- Tall T, The (1957)
- Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, Maureen O'Sullivan
- The formidable Budd Boetticher–Randolph Scott alliance delivered this lean, mean stagecoach thriller – probably the finest of the duo’s…