Western Movies of 1956

The Searchers

If John Ford is the greatest Western director, The Searchers is arguably his greatest film, at once a grand outdoor spectacle like such Ford classics as She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950) and a film about one ... [ Western movie - 1956 ]

The Proud Ones

A small Kansas town braces itself for the arrival of the first Texas trail herd. The marshal (Robert Ryan) expects trouble from the herd drivers, who'll be thirsty and lascivious after months on the trail. ... [ Western movie - 1956 ]

Jubal

Jubal could just as easily have been titled Othello Out West, even though it was ... [ Western movie - 1956 ]

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger was the first of two Technicolor theatrical features ... [ Western movie - 1956 ]

Seven Men from Now

Ben Stride (Randolph Scott, in a role originally slated for John Wayne) trudges stoically through the West, hunting down the seven men responsible for the murder of his wife in a Wells Fargo station holdup. As the ... [ Western movie - 1956 ]

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer was lensed in the Trucolor process. Brice Bennett plays the titular 18th century frontiersman, carving out a home for himself, his family and his fellow settlers in the wilds of ... [ Western movie - 1956 ]

Mohawk

Though released by 20th Century-Fox, Mohawk was produced independently by Edward L. Alperson, who ... [ Western movie - 1956 ]

Love Me Tender

Elvis Presley made his motion picture debut in the Civil War drama Love Me Tender. Elvis, however, is not ... [ Western movie - 1956 ]

The Last Wagon

Richard Widmark once again essays a character who could be either hero or heel in the rugged western The Last Wagon. After cold-bloodedly shooting down the three men responsible for the death of his wife, Widmark is ... [ Western movie - 1956 ]