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Subgenre Sampler
Naked Spur, The (1953)
- Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan… - Cited as one of the Great Westerns; a tough, hard little film about self–styled bounty hunter Stewart trying to capture Ryan, who stirs tension…
Redhead From Wyoming, The (1953)- Dir. Lee Sholem
Feat. Maureen O'Hara, Alex Nicol - Breakout Western for Maureen O’Hara – usually second fiddle to John Wayne – here as the plucky proprietress of saloon who’s equally adept on…
Seminole (1953)- Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale, Anthony Quinn… - Superlative Western set against the backdrop of 1835 Florida, where Rock Hudson plays a West Pointer Lieutenant who, on the insistence of Richard…
Shane (1953)
- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Alan Ladd, Jack Palance, Emile Meyer - Former gunfighter Alan Ladd comes to the defence of homesteaders menaced by Jack Palance (satanically clad all in black). Classic Western is splendid…
Bend of the River (1952)- Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Rock Hudson… - A gritty and compelling showdown on the Oregon Trail between settler James Stewart and double–crosser Arthur Kennedy. Beautiful Rocky Mountain…
Cimarron Kid, The (1952)- Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Audie Murphy, Beverly Tyler - Budd Boetticher directs Audie Murphy as a cowboy who is unjustly accused of robbing a train but then re–joins his old gang and becomes a…
Hangman's Knot (1952)- Dir. Roy Huggins
Feat. Randolph Scott, Donna Reed, Claude Jr. Jarman… - Handsome technicolour western with Randolph Scott leading a band of Confederate soldiers who are unaware that the war is over, and attack a wagon of…
High Noon (1952)- Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell… - Retiring marshal Gary Cooper faces a crisis of conscience when he learns an old adversary wants revenge. A classic that derives its impact through…
Horizons West (1952)- Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Robert Ryan, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson - Western with shades of film noir and gangster pic, set in post–civil war Texas, where two confederate soldier brothers return to their family…
Lusty Men, The (1952)- Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy - A nicely close–to–the–ground take on the life of the rodeo rider – and one of Wim Wenders' favourite films – this…
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