Western Movies of 1950
The Furies
Barbara Stanwyck and Walter Huston give standout performances in this dark, psychological western, which Martin Scorsese has compared to the work of Dostoevsky. T.C. Jeffords (Huston) is a cunning and highly successful ranch owner who ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Winchester '73
Lin McAdam (James Stewart) and his friend High-Spade (Millard Mitchell) arrive in Dodge City for a ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Only the Valiant
Originally conceived as a Gary Cooper western, Only the Valiant reached the screen with ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Rio Grande
John Wayne stars as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke, whose devotion to duty has cost ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Copper Canyon
Set just after the close of the Civil War, a former Confederate officer (Ray Milland) joins a vaudeville target-shooting show to avoid detection by the Union army. Working his way West, ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Trail of Robin Hood
Filmed in eye-pleasing Trucolor, Republic's Trail of Robin Hood is one of the most entertaining and likable of Roy Rogers' starring films. Roy comes to the rescue of veteran cowboy star Jack Holt (playing himself) when the ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Branded
Rancher Charles Bickford comes to believe that drifter Alan Ladd is his long-lost son. In truth, Ladd is a crook, in league with Brian Keith to con Bickford out of his fortune. Intending to go through with the scheme, Ladd has second ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Mule Train
Though the hit song "Mule Train" is most closely associated with Frankie Laine, it was Gene Autry who first sang the tune on film, in a picture titled ... what else? .... Mule Train. This time, Autry plays a federal marshal who comes to the ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Beyond the Purple Hills
Gene Autry and his horse Champion play "themselves" in Columbia's Beyond the Purple Hills. This one finds Autry serving as a cattle-town sheriff. When his best friend is accused of ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Indian Territory
Columbia's final release for 1950 was the Gene Autry western Indian Territory. Set during the Reconstruction Era, the story finds Autry working as an undercover agent for the U.S. cavalry. His mission: to neutralize a former Austrian ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
North of the Great Divide
Roy Rogers goes "PC" in North of the Great Divide. In this one, Roy champions the cause of the Oseka Indians, whose supply of salmon has ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Annie Get Your Gun
Judy Garland was originally slated to star in MGM's film ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
The Sundowners
Filmed in a two-tone process called Cinecolor, The Sundowners is a compact little ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Trigger, Jr.
According to Roy Rogers himself, this action-packed ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
The Capture
Virtually ignored at the time of its release, Capture has built up a small but enthusiastic ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Cow Town
At first glance, Cow Town seems to be a documentary, as an unseen ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
Twilight in the Sierras
The King of the Cowboys and the Queen of the West perform their noublesse oblige in Twilight in the Sierras. Roy ... [ Western movie - 1950 ]
