Subgenre Sampler
Classics > Western: 281 Films to Buy & Rent
- Rio Grande (1950)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson
- Concluding instalment of John Ford's cavalry trilogy has John Wayne in more trouble with Indians on the Mexican border. Even minor Ford stands tall.
- Wagon Master, The (1950)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Ben Johnson
- Pioneering saga starring Ben Johnson. A personal favourite of its director.
- Winchester '73 (1950)
- Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Shelley Winters
- Lean, mean, and superbly photographed, this helped repopularise the Western in the '50s. Stewart wins a rare 'perfect' rifle, which is subsequently…
- Man from Colorado, The (1949)
- Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. Glenn Ford, William Holden, Ellen Drew
- Gritty technicolor psycho–drama set during the American Civil War starring Glenn Ford as a Union officer who becomes addicted to killing.
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar…
- Cavalry officer John Wayne is about to retire on the eve of impending war with Indians. Followed by RIO GRANDE.
- Streets of Laredo (1949)
- Dir. Leslie Fenton
Feat. William Holden, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman…
- Middling western with Holden as an outlaw who separates from his two partners in crime when they join the Texas Rangers, and he continues to commit…
- Fort Apache (1948)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Shirley Temple
- The first film of Ford's cavalry trilogy tells of a maverick martinet (Henry Fonda) at odds with his peers and the Injuns. Followed by SHE WORE A…
- Paleface, The (1948)
- Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong…
- One of Bob Hope's most popular comedies is a western spoof in which he stars as a hapless dentist who through a series of misfortunes winds up…
- Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
- Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. William Holden, Loretta Young, Robert Mitchum
- Western 'rom–com' with husband William Holden and 'stranger' Robert Mitchum competing for the affections of Loretta Young ('Rachel') towards…
- Red River (1948)
- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru
- Another contender for the best of the west. John Wayne is in prime mode as a tyrannical rancher whose adopted son is determined to prove his…