Best Western Films of 1953

Arrowhead

Adapted from a novel ... from way back. Hardly politically correct, Arrowhead is worth seeing if only for the multitextured performance by Jack Palance. [ best western films - 1953 ]

The Stranger Wore a Gun

Randolph Scott makes his ... Gun was directed by Andre DeToth, whose previous foray into 3D had been the box-office smash House of Wax. [ best western films - 1953 ]

Escape From Fort Bravo

A nail-biting Indian deadlock ... party. Filmed on location at California's Death Valley, Escape from Fort Bravo was co-written by Australian-born actor Michael Pate. [ best western films - 1953 ]

The Tall Texan

Elmo Williams, the veteran ... none of the white characters is particularly sympathetic, the viewer is hard put not to root for the Indians. [ best western films - 1953 ]

The Redhead from Wyoming

The title character of ... to justice. Redhead from Wyoming was filmed in Technicolor; the producers would have been insane not to do so. [ best western films - 1953 ]

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Allan "Rocky" Lane's Republic ... buffs as the first Lois Lane on the Superman series, turns in a good performance as Anderson's troubled fiancee. [ best western films - 1953 ]

The Last of the Pony Riders

Last of the Pony ... film, Last of the Pony Riders is an immensely satisfying ride into the sunset for this personable western hero. [ best western films - 1953 ]

War Arrow

War Arrow is another ... a tower of strength as Maygro, the Seminole chief whose daughter Avis (Suzan Ball) falls in love with Brady. [ best western films - 1953 ]

Law and Order

The first film version ... his lady. Like most of Ronald Reagan's 1950s vehicles, Law and Order paid its way and was then forgotten. [ best western films - 1953 ]

Kansas Pacific

Walter Wanger's first production ... James Griffith. Kansas Pacific's leading lady is Eve Miller, best known as Kirk Douglas' vis-a-vis in The Big Trees. [ best western films - 1953 ]