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Indian Fighter, TheIndian Fighter, The (1955)
Dir. Andre De Toth
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau
Douglas plays a grizzled scout who must negotiate his way through hostile Indian territory on behalf of a wagon–train. Falling in love with a…
Kentuckian, TheKentuckian, The (1955)
Dir. Burt Lancaster
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Dianne Foster, Diana Lynn
Western directed by and starring Burt Lancaster, an adaptation of the novel The Gabriel Horn by Felix Holt. Beautifully shot in Kentucky and…
Man from Laramie, TheMan from Laramie, The (1955) Recommended
Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp
An angst–ridden James Stewart seeks retribution on arms dealers whose illegal trade resulted in the ambushing of his brother's cavalry patrol.…
Man with the GunMan with the Gun (1955)
Dir. Richard Wilson
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jan Sterling, Karen Sharpe
Brawny western with Mitchum typically taciturn as a mercenary hired by frightened citizens to vanquish a pack of murderous gunfighters.
Man Without A StarMan Without A Star (1955)
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor
Character–driven Western sees Kirk Douglas plays a laconic gunslinger with a dark–side, who drifts from scrape to scrape while working…
Tall Men, TheTall Men, The (1955)
Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert Ryan
Effortlessly enjoyable western with Gable as a Confederate who signs up for a grand cattle drive from Texas to Montana, Jane Russell and Robert Ryan…
Violent Men, TheViolent Men, The (1955)
Dir. Rudolph Mate
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Glenn Ford, Edward G. Robinson
Barbara Stanwyck, Glenn Ford and Edward G. Robinson transform a standard conflict of the land into a notable diversion.
White FeatherWhite Feather (1955)
Dir. Robert D. Webb
Feat. Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, John Lund
Superior liberal western, scripted by Delmer Dawes, concerns the surrender of the last Cheyenne warriors to the U.S. government. Though Wagner…
ApacheApache (1954)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Jean Peters, John McIntire
Although now dated in it's treatment of the subject – like casting the blue–eyed Lancaster as an Apache Indian – at the time this…
Broken LanceBroken Lance (1954)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters
King Lear loosely transposed as a gripping Western melodrama with proud yet stubborn patriarch Spencer Tracy at odds with his ungrateful sons over…

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