Subgenre Sampler
Western: 476 Films to Buy & Rent
- 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…
- Tin Star, The (1957)
- Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer…
- Anthony Perkins stars in one of his earliest roles playing a young sheriff eager to prove himself in a small town, who accepts help and advice from a…
- True Story of Jesse James, The (1957)
- Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lange…
- Remake of the 1939 film Jesse James, but hardly a true story, as it is only loosely based on the notorious outlaw's life and his relationship to…