Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
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…
Three Godfathers (3 Godfathers) (1948)- Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne - Sentimental, exquisitely–shot Western parable of the Three Wise Men with John Wayne leading the outlaws who adopt a newborn baby.
Whispering Smith (1948)- Dir. Leslie Fenton, Mel Epstein
Feat. Alan Ladd, Robert Preston, Brenda Marshall… - Swish, action–packed western features Alan Ladd chasing train robbers and sentimental skirt. Good stuff.
Yellow Sky (1948)- Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Gregory Peck, Anne Baxter, Richard Widmark… - Tough–minded western shot largely in Death Valley has Anne Baxter coming across a band of bank robbing bandits taking refuge in a neighboring…
Angel and the Badman (1947)- Dir. James Edward Grant
Feat. John Wayne, Gail Russell - Classic model Western with big John Wayne as a gunfighter tamed by the love of a good woman.
Last of the Redmen (1947)- Dir. George Sherman
Feat. Jon Hall, Michael O'Shea - Economy–sized take on the Last Of The Mohicans story.
Pursued (1947)- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright, Dame Judith Anderson… - This moody western is one of the best Mitchum performances, in a film famous for it's unusual (at the time) use of Freudian psychology. A nightmarish…
Canyon Passage (1946)- Dir. Jacques Tourneur
Feat. Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward… - Jacques Tourneur's grand western is a sub–plot heavy ode to community. Dana Andrews is a fledgling businessman whose friendship with…
Duel in the Sun (1946)- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten… - Brothers Gregory Peck and James Cotton feud over the family ranch and legacy. Lauded by the likes of Martin Scorsese for its visual splendour, this…
My Darling Clementine (1946)- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, Walter Brennan - Masterful retelling of the O.K. Corrall incident by John Ford, is also a note–perfect rendition of many classical Western themes. Henry Fonda…
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