Westerns
The American West has always fascinated movie goers, even though much of the Old West never was. Russian nobility toured, eccentric Englishwomen toured, and authors wrote wild stories that seeped into the minds of us all. Gunslingers, cattle rustlers and savage Indians are part of the myth. Other iconic elements include the hanging tree, stetsons amd spurs, lassos and Colt 45s, stagecoaches, gamblers, long-horned cattle and cattle drives, prostitutes (or madams) with a heart of gold, and more.
Alice's Westerns, or Cowboy Films are listed alphabetically below, be sure to check out 'Spaghetti Westerns' sub-featured in green on the left, and 'TV Westerns' under 'Television Shows'.
Acquasanta Joe (1971)
4.9/10
Director: Mario Gariazzo
Starring: Ty Hardin, Richard Harrison
AKA Holy Water Joe. In the immediate aftermath of the War Between the States Jeff Donovan's outlaw gang disguised as soldiers of both the Confederacy... Read more
Brimstone (Blu-ray) (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Martin Koolhoven
Starring: Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Kit Harington, Emilia Jones, Carice Van Houten
'Brimstone' is an epic thriller set in the old west. A triumphant tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against a violent past that refuses to fad... Read more
True Grit (Blu-ray) (1969)
7.4/10
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: Glen Campbell, John Wayne, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Strother Martin, Jeremy Sla...
In 'True Grit' screen legend John Wayne finally received Oscar recognition for his performance as ageing gunslinger Rooster Cogburn. After her father... Read more
Westworld: Season 4: The Choice (2022)
7.5/10
Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Aaron Paul
In an amusement park that re-creates the Wild West with amazing accuracy, high-paying guests indulge in frontier fantasies with the help of state-of-t... Read more
Lady From Lousiana / Flame Of The Barbary Coast (1945)
Director: Joseph Kane, Bernard Vorhaus
Starring: John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut
'Lady From Lousiana' - Yankee John Wayne is sent to clean up the illegal lotteries run by the New Orleans mob. 'Flame of the Barbary Coast' - A ranch... Read more
The Return of Frank James (1940)
6.7/10
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper, Henry Hull
Fabled Missouri outlaw Frank James, brother of the legendary Jesse James straps on his six-shooters and rides out for revenge in director Fritz Lang's... Read more
The Over the Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
5.6/10
Starring: Walter Brennan, Fred Astaire, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, Chill Wills
Walter Brennan reprises his role as the cunning retired Texas Ranger, Nash Crawford. Together with Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine and Chill Wills, Crawf... Read more
HopaLong Cassidy: Hidden Gold (1940)
7.9/10
Director: Lesley Selander
Starring: William Boyd
'Hidden Gold' was the 29th installment in the "Hopalong Cassidy" western series. It perhaps goes without saying that "Hoppy" is played by William Boyd... Read more
Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
6.9/10
Director: Joseph Lewis
Starring: Sterling Hayden, Sebastian Cabot, Carol Kelly, Eugene Martin, Marilee Earle
This near-legendary western stars Sterling Hayden as George Hanson, the son of a Swedish seaman-turned-farmer (Ted Stanhope). When he runs afoul of to... Read more
The Stranger Wore A Gun (1953)
5.9/10
Director: Andre De Toth
Starring: Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine
Randolph Scott heads to Arizona after a stint with Quantrills' Raiders during the Civil War and is enlisted by another former Raider who once saved hi... Read more