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'.
The Big Country (1958)
7.9/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Gregory Peck, Burl Ives, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston
Gregory Peck is the retired sea captain who comes to marry Carroll Baker, but instead is thrown into a battle against Burl Ives and his son's over wat... Read more
The Big Sombrero (1949)
6.1/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Gene Autry
Gene heads South in a fiesta of melody and a jamboree of romance. He fights for the right of rancheros to live on their rancho. Outlaws fear him and s... Read more
The Big Stampede (1932)
5.8/10
Director: Tenny Wright
Starring: Luis Alberni, Mae Madison, John Wayne, Noah Beery
John Wayne stars as deputy sheriff John Steele, in search of a nasty cattle rustler responsible for the death of his town's lawman. A classic early w... Read more
The Big Trail (1930)
7.2/10
Director: Raoul Walsh
Starring: John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, Tyrone Power
This early western was John Wayne's big career break and chronicles the journey of hundreds of settlers in covered wagons from the Mississippi River t... Read more
The Brothers O'Toole (1973)
4.5/10
Director: Richard Erdman
Starring: John Astin, Pat Carroll, Lee Meriwether
The Old West has never been funnier than when two ne'er-do-well siblings turn a sleepy mining town upside-down in their search for quick riches. John... Read more
The Burrowers (2008)
5.8/10
Director: JT Petty
Starring: Karl Geary, William Mapother, Sean Patrick Thomas, Clancy Brown, Galen Hutchison
A creepy horror/western, set in 1879, as an intrepid community of pioneers find themselves the target of unknown assailants. When a family is mysterio... Read more
The Cheyenne Social Club / Firecreek (1967)
Director: Gene Kelly, Vincent McEveety
Starring: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones, Sue Ane Langdon, Gary Lockwood, Dean...
'The Cheyenne Social Club' (1970) - Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda team in the wry western satire about aging cowpokes who inherit a Wyoming brothel an... Read more
The Cisco Kid Collection (1950)
Director: Derwin Abrahams, George Cahan
Starring: Bill Catching, Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Marshall Reed
Based on the early stories of O Henry. Follow the hilarious adventures of the heroic Cisco Kid (Duncan Renaldo) and his bungling sidekick Pancho (Leo... Read more
The Claim (2000)
6.5/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Nastassja Kinski, Peter Mullan, Sarah Polley
Inspired by Thomas Hardy's "The Mayor of Casterbridge", this sumptuosly photographed saga from Michael Winterbottom ("Jude") is set in a small town in... Read more
The Comancheros (1961)
6.9/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Lee Marvin
An action classic from the director of 'Casablanca' about a member of the Texas Rangers who works undercover to foil a notorious gang of outlaws. Also... Read more