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'.
Classic John Mills: O.H.M.S. / The History of Mr Polly / The Singer Not the Song (1937)
Director: Raoul Walsh, Roy Ward Baker, Anthony Pelissier
Starring: Anna Lee, Dirk Bogarde, John Mills, Mylene Demongeot, Sally Ann Howes, Wallace F...
The career of John Mills spanned an amazing seven decades. He was the quintessential English hero and gentleman, exuding strength and authority but wi... Read more
Mystery of the Hooded Horseman (1937)
Director: Ray Taylor
Starring: Tex Ritter, Earl Dwire, Lafe McKee, Iris Meredith
The 'Masked Raiders' are a gang of hooded and robed outlaws who are trying to steal all of the land rights from the local ranchers, in this classic Te... Read more
Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
6.8/10
Director: Joseph Kane
Starring: Gene Autry
Rustlers using modern technology (airplanes, shortwave radios, refrigerated trucks) are Gene's target. Shannon is running a modern rustling operation... Read more
Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
6.3/10
Director: Joseph Kane
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene and Frog arrive with a herd of horses for Gene'e brother, a diamond prospector whose work has attracted the interest of a bunch of badguys. Read more
The Plainsman (1936)
6.9/10
Director: Cecil B DeMille
Starring: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison, Charles Bickford
Gary Cooper is Wild Bill Hickok and Jean Arthur is his Calamity Jane in Cecil B. Demille's grand western about profiteering white men running guns to... Read more
The Texas Rangers (1936)
6.7/10
Director: King Vidor
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker, Lloyd Nolan
When three outlaws barely escape after committing a stagecoach robbery, they saddle up their horses and head south to Texas, where two of them go unde... Read more
The Singing Cowboy (1936)
6.3/10
Director: Mack V Wright
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene heads for the big city to convince a coffee company to sponsor a radio broadcast so he can raise the money for an operation which will save a gir... Read more
Guns And Guitars (1936)
6.5/10
Director: George Sherman
Starring: Gene Autry
After being framed for murdering the sheriff, Gene proves his innocence, then gets elected sheriff to go after the baddie who framed him. Read more
Man Of The Frontier (1936)
5/10
Director: B Reeves Eason
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene and Frog set out to find out who has been causing the accidents at a dam construction site. Read more
The Adventures of Rex And Rinty (1935)
6.4/10
Director: Ford Beebe, B Reeves Eason
Starring: Rin Tin Tin, Kane Richmond
A 12 episode serial starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is brought from the island of Sujan, where he is worshiped as a... Read more