Directed by: André De Toth Synopsis: Federal Army Captain David Porter (Randolph Scott) finds himself caught between his duty to protect greedy carpetbaggers and his own down on their luck townspeople being taken advantage of by them. Purr Blur: One of the Robin Hood gang who are helping the poor, Walter Morgan (Trevor Bardette), is […]
Category Archives: Western
Ace High (1968)
Original Title: I quattro dell’Ave Maria Directed by: Giuseppe Colizzi Synopsis: Cacopoulos (Eli Wallach) manages to escape being hanged on a false charge then sets out to get revenge on those who wronged him. Purr Blur: During the opening credits a wagon rolls into a town. Several townspeople are going about their business, including an […]
The Man from Dakota (1940)
Directed by: Leslie Fenton Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: During the Civil War, Union officers Lt. Oliver Clark (John Howard) and Sgt. ‘Bar’ Barstow (Wallace Beery) enlist the aid of a woman named Eugenia Sanford (Dolores Del Rio) to help them cross enemy lines to […]
Stranger on Horseback (1955)
Starring: Orangey Directed by: Jacques Tourneur Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Circuit judge Rick Thorne (Joel McCrea) arrives to serve justice in a town owned almost exclusively by one family who doesn’t appreciate his presence. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Thorne meets with the town’s Sheriff, […]
The Lone Ranger (2013)
Directed by: Gore Verbinski This review contains a very slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: The legend of the Lone Ranger (Armie Hammer) as told by an aged Tonto (Johnny Depp). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): The Lone Ranger and Tonto visit a […]
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
Directed by: Robert D. Webb Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Jim Hadley (Alan Ladd) leads a group of loggers into a small town where they are unwelcome, mostly because they plan to strip the neighboring hills of their woods. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In one […]
The Undefeated (1969)
Starring: High Bred Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen This review contains a severe Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: At the end of the Civil War, Union Colonel John Henry Thomas (John Wayne) and Confederate Colonel James Langdon (Rock Hudson) head to Mexico […]
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Directed by: Kevin Costner Synopsis: Lieutenant Dunbar (Kevin Costner) is a Union soldier assigned to a remote outpost where he befriends wolves and Indians, leaving him torn between two worlds. Kitty Cameo: During the opening credits some union soldiers are resting after battle. One soldier is playing with a black kitten on his lap. You […]
Timber Stampede (1939)
Directed by: David Howard Synopsis: Scott Baylor (George O’Brien) tries to protect some timber region used for grazing cattle from being developed for a railway scam. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): In one scene the bad guys have Scott and his pal Whopper Hatch (Chill Wills) surrounded in a building. Scott sends Whopper out to get […]
Big Jake (1972)
Directed by: George Sherman Synopsis: Jacob McCandles (John Wayne) sets out to rescue his namesake grandson from kidnappers, enlisting the aid of his other two estranged sons. Kitty Cameo: Late in the film Jacob and his group are riding out with one of the kidnappers to deliver the ransom money. A pipe is standing upright […]