Subgenre Sampler
Western: 480 Films to Buy & Rent
Santa Fe Trail, The (1940)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Olivia de Havilland…
- Set in the leadup to the American Civil War, this professionally executed Western has future Confederate general Jeb Stuart (Flynn) lead the charge…
Westerner, The (1940)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan
- Gary Cooper stars in accomplished Texan yarn concerning land disputes. Most impressive, though, is Walter Brennan in an Oscar–winning…
Destry Rides Again (1939)
- Dir. George Marshall
Feat. James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Una Merkel
- James Stewart is once again a mild–mannered law–man while Marlene Dietrich makes her most sensational Hollywood turn as exotic saloon…
Dodge City (1939)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland
- Lusty western with Errol Flynn cutting the mustard as a cowboy hero. Olivia De Havilland is his gracious co–star once again.
Jesse James (1939)
- Dir. Henry King
Feat. Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly
- Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda play the legendary James brothers in this somewhat romanticised version of their fable. Sequel: THE RETURN OF FRANK…
Stagecoach (1939)
- Dir. John Ford
Feat. Claire Trevor, John Wayne, John Carradine
- As the first fully realised Western, this blazed the trail for all subsequent efforts, as well as carrying John Wayne to stardom. Panoramic…
Terror of Tiny Town (1938)
- Dir. Sam Newfield
Feat. Billy Curtis
- The infamous Western oddity featuring an entire cast of midgets.
Way Out West (1937)
- Dir. James W Horne
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
- One of Laurel and Hardy's best features, spreading their brand of chaos into the Old West.
Plainsman, The (1936)
- Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur
- A brash, implausible Western from grand master DeMille: Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur run amok in a spectacle that wildly bastardizes the Old West and…
Texas Rangers, The (1936)
- Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker…
- High–end, intricately plotted Western from King Vidor about three outlaws in a scheme to pose as Texas Rangers and gain the advantage in…