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on Page One:
Western Movie Collections
The Modern Cowboy
Directors
Links

on Page Two:
Cowboy Stars & Actors
Books About Cowboy Stars & Actors

               still photo from "Shane" [1953] directed by George Stevens, starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin & Brandon DeWilde               

here on Page Three:

Lesser-Known Western Movies
(alphabetical)

Favorite Western Movies
(chronological)


For other Western movies that either won or were nominated
for Academy Awards [Oscars], visit our separate webpage (no duplications):
Oscar-Winning Western Movies Page



Lesser-Known  Western  Movies

"Appaloosa" [New Line Sept 2008]
Appaloosa feature film   The town of Appaloosa in New Mexico Territory has fallen under the rule of a ruthless rancher, who shoots the town marshal and two deputies in cold blood. The town merchants hire a new marshal and his sidekick to rid them of their oppressor. Complications begin with the arrival of a mysterious widow who takes a job playing piano at the town's hotel. Co-written & directed by and starring Ed Harris; co-produced, co-written by & co-starring Robert Knott; also starring Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons, Lance Henriksen, James Gammon, Timothy Spall & Rex Linn; filming locations included Abiquiu, Rio Chama, Diablo Canyon, Galisteo Basin & Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico
New Line Home Video widescreen color Blu-ray [1/2009] 2 disks for $14.99
New Line Home Video widescreen color DVD [1/2009] for $17.99
Lakeshore Records soundtrack CD [10/2008] 25 tracks for $14.99
27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99
latest credits from IMDbofficial movie site

Appaloosa novel by Robert B. Parker   "Appaloosa: A Novel" [2005] by Robert B. Parker
"A stunning Western ... one of Parker's finest." — Publishers Weekly
Berkley mass pb [6/2006] for $7.99
Putnam 9¼x6½ hardcover [6/2005] for $16.47
Random House UNABR audio CD [6/2005] for $18.15
Random House UNABR audio [6/2005] for $16.50

"Buffalo Bill & The Indians, or Sitting
Bull's History Lesson"
[De Laurentiis June 1976]
Buffalo Bill & The Indians movie directed by Robert Altman, starring Paul Newman   Directed by Robert Altman [1925-2006]; based on the stage play by Arthur L. Kopit; starring Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Geraldine Chaplin, Frank Kaquitts, Will Sampson, Frank Kaquitts, Pat McCormick, Shelley Duvall, Noelle Rogers & Burt Lancaster
MGM/UA widescreen DVD [5/2001] for $17.98
MGM/UA color VHS [5/2000] for $14.95
full credits from IMDb
Bantam movie tie-in pb [1976] out of print/used
Based on the 1969 stage play "Indians: A Play" by Arthur L. Kopit
Bantam movie tie-in pb [1976] out of print/used

"The Great Train Robbery"
[Edison Mfg. Dec 1903]
Great Train Robbery silent movie directed by Edwin S. Porter, starring Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson   The first movie with a plotted storyline was a Western!; made in 1903, listed in National Film Registry 1990 Co-written & directed by Edwin S. Porter; starring Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
V.C.I. 100th Anniversary b&w DVD [12/2003] for $17.99
the DVD includes "Tumbleweeds" [1925 silent] by William S. Hart; "The Battle of Elderbush Gulch" [1913 silent] by D.W. Griffith [1875-1948]; "The Heart of Texas Ryan" [1917 silent] with Tom Mix, plus extras
"Great Train Robbery" credits from IMDb

"Heaven's  Gate"
[Partisan/United Artists Nov 1980]
Heaven's Gate movie poster written & directed by Michael Cimino, starring Kris Kristofferson   Based on a real range war in Wyoming; a sheriff tries to prevent bloodshed between cattle barons and immigrant sodbusters, while vying with a ruthless hired gun for the lovely owner of a bordello.
Written & directed by Michael Cimino; cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond; starring Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif, Isabelle Huppert, Joseph Cotten, Jeff Bridges, Ronnie Hawkins, Paul Koslo, Geoffrey Lewis, Richard Masur, Rosie Vela, Mary Catherine Wright, Terry O'Quinn, Mickey Rourke & Willem Dafoe
M.G.M. widescreen color DVD [2/2002] for $12.99
M.G.M. widescreen color VHS [9/96] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used
M.G.M. color VHS [7/96] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used
full credits from IMDb
Final Cut / Heaven's Gate book by Steven Bach  
"Final Cut: Dreams & Disaster In The Making of Heaven's Gate, The Film That Sank United Artists" [1985]
by Steven Bach

WmMorrow 9¼x6 pb [1/94] out of print/used
Plume mass pb [6/86] out of print/used
WmMorrow hardcover [6/85] out of print/used

"Jeremiah Johnson" [Warner Bros. Dec 1972]
Jeremiah Johnson movie directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Robert Redford   Jeremiah Johnson movie poster   Directed by Sydney Pollack; script by John Milius & Edward Anhalt from two books (below); starring Robert Redford, Will Geer, Delle Bolton, Joaquín Martínez, Allyn Ann McLerie & Stefan Gierasch
Warner widescreen color DVD [9/98] out of prodn/many used
Warner color VHS [6/2001] out of prodn/many used
Warner widescreen color VHS [6/2001] out of prodn/used
full credits from IMDb
"Jeremiah Johnson" posters at AllPosters [dot] com
11"x17" white poster (at left) from Amazon for $9.99
11"x17" color poster from Amazon for $9.99
Mountain Man novel about 'Liver-Eating Johnson' by Vardis Fisher  Crow Killer novel about 'Liver-Eating Johnson' by Raymond W. Thorp & Robert Manson Bunker   "Mountain Man: A Novel of Male & Female In The Early American West"
[1967] by Vardis Fisher

Univ Idaho Press pb [12/2000] for $9.95
Amereon hardcover [10/80] for $30.95
"Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson" [1969]
by Raymond W. Thorp & Robert Manson Bunker

Indiana Univ Press 8x5¼ pb [9/83] for $10.36
Indiana Univ Press hardcover [10/69] for $29.95

"The King of The Wild Horses"
[Hal Roach April 1924 silent Western feature]
King of The Wild Horses 1924 movie poster  The son of a horse rancher is determined to capture & tame a wild stallion; he saves the horse during a forest fire, and together they prove that the foreman has been rustling horses and laying the blame on the boy. Directed by Fred Jackman, Sr.; script by Hal Roach & Carl Himm; starring Edna Murphy, Sidney De Gray, Charley Chase (as Charles Parrott), Léon Bary, Pat Hartigan & Rex the Wonder Horse
Televista b&w silent DVD [6/2009] for $17.99  
full credits at IMDb

"Lemonade Joe: A Horse Opera"
[Czechoslovakia 1964]
Lemonade Joe silent Western movie parody directed by Oldrich Lipsky   I remember this as being a silent film, perhaps because this total sendup of the old cowboy silents was filmed in Czech, with subtitles. The hero, a teetotaling salesman for KolaLoca, wears spotless white even after climbing down a chimney, the bad guys wear black – all the cliches. A hilarious spoof, finally available on VHS & DVD.
Co-written & directed by Oldrich Lipsky
Facets Video b&w DVD [4/2006] for $26.99
Facets Video b&w VHS [3/2002] for $28.45
full credits from IMDb

"The Missouri Breaks" [Devon/Persky-Bright May 1976]
The Missouri Breaks movie directed by Arthur Penn, starring Marlon Brando & Jack Nicholson   Directed by Arthur Penn; starring Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid, Kathleen Lloyd, Frederic Forrest, Harry Dean Stanton & John McLiam
M.G.M. widescreen color DVD [11/2005] for $8.49
MGM/UA widescreen VHS [7/2001] out of stock/used
MGM/UA color VHS [7/2002] out of stock/used
RykoDisc import soundtrack CD [11/99] for $38.99
full credits from IMDb

"The Missouri Breaks: An Original Screenplay" [1976]
by Thomas McGuane
Ballantine pb [1976] out of print/used

"Monte Walsh"
Monte Walsh movie directed by William A. Fraker, starring Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau & Jack Palance   1970 feature film [Cinema Center Oct 1970]
Directed by William A. Fraker; starring Lee Marvin, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Palance, Mitch Ryan, Jim Davis & G.D. Spradlin
Fox color VHS [2/93] out of stock/used
full credits from IMDb
Monte Walsh 2003tv movie directed by Simon Wincer, starring Tom Selleck   TNT TV movie [air date 17 Jan 2003]
Directed by Simon Wincer; starring Tom Selleck, Joanna Miles, Keith Carradine, George Eads, Robert Carradine, William Devane & Isabella Rossellini
Warner widescreen DVD [7/2003] for $21.49
Warner color VHS [7/2003] for $50.97
Warner VHS w/Spanish subtitles [7/2003] for $50.97
full credits from IMDb
TNT official website
Monte Walsh novel by Jack Schaefer  
based on the 1963 novel by Jack Schaefer
Univ NE Press 8x5¼ pb [1/2002] for $11.17
Buccaneer hardcover [1/63] out of print/used

"Nevada" [R.K.O. Dec 1944]
1944 Zane Grey's Nevada movie directed by Edward Killy, starring Robert Mitchum   A miner carrying cash to buy equipment is murdered, and the local gang boss blames drifter Nevada. Directed by Edward Killy; starring Robert Mitchum, Anne Jeffreys, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Nancy Gates, Richard Martin, Craig Reynolds & Harry Woods
LionsGate b&w DVD [9/2005] for $9.98
Bridgestone b&w VHS [5/2001] for $12.95
full credits from IMDb
other versions: 1935 credits | 1927 Gary Cooper silent credits

based on the 1928 novel by Zane Grey
HarperCollins mass pb [2/94] out of print/used
Amereon hardcover [1/46] for $26.95

"Nevada Smith" [Embassy June 1966]
Nevada Smith movie directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Steve McQueen  Directed by Henry Hathaway; starring Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Arthur Kennedy & Paul Fix
Paramount color VHS [5/90] for $9.95
full credits from IMDb
11"x17" insert poster available at AllPosters [dot] com
based on characters from the 1962 novel
"The Carpetbaggers" by Harold Robbins
Pocket pb [7/97] out of print/used

"One-Eyed Jacks" [Paramount March 1961]
One-Eyed Jacks movie poster directed by & starring Marlon Brando   "wonderfully amazing, cool as can be"; begun as a film about Billy The Kid, the script changed into a tale of betrayal and revenge between two unapologetic Western-era crooks.
Directed by & starring Marlon Brando; co-starring Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Pina Pellicer, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, Larry Duran & Sam Gilman
Madacy color DVD [8/98] for $7.98
Paramount color VHS [5/91] for $9.95
Madacy color VHS [4/98] for $4.95
full credits from IMDb
loosely based on "The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones" [Harper 1956]
by Charles Neider

Univ NV Press 9x6.3 pb [4/93] out of print/used
Brando Rides Alone book by Barry Gifford  
"Brando Rides Alone: A Reconsideration of The Film One-Eyed Jacks" [2004]
by Barry Gifford

a witty history and critique of the only movie that Marlon Brando directed
North Atlantic Books 7x5 pb [1/2004] for $10.95

"Open Range" [Tig/Touchstone Aug 2003]
Open Range movie poster directed by & starring Kevin Costner   Directed by & starring Kevin Costner; screenplay by Craig Storper, based on Lauran Paine's novel "Open Range Men"; co-starring Robert Duvall, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon & Diego Luna
Buena Vista color VHS [1/2004] for $20.99
Buena Vista VHS dubbed in Spanish [1/2004] for $24.99
Buena Vista widescreen DVD [1/2004] for $20.99
Hollywood Rcds soundtrack CD [8/2003] for $14.99
full credits from IMDb
"Open Range" posters at AllPosters [dot] com
Open Range novel  
based on the 1990 novel by Lauran Paine
Dorchester movie tie-in pb [9/2003] for $5.99
Blackstone audio [8/2003] for $39.95
Blackstone audio CD [8/2003] for $24.95

"Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid"
[M.G.M. May 1973]
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid movie directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring James Coburn & Kris Kristofferson   The new sheriff is ordered to capture a former pardner, who is now the outlaw Billy the Kid. Directed by Sam Peckinpah; starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson {as Billy}, Richard Jaeckel, Katy Jurado, Chill Wills, Barry Sullivan, Jason Robards, Bob Dylan, R.G. Armstrong, Rita Coolidge, Jack Elam, Paul Fix, L.Q. Jones, Slim Pickens & Harry Dean Stanton
Warner widescreen restored 237-min. version color DVD [1/2006] 2 disks for $14.99
Warner color VHS [10/89] out of prodn/used
Sony soundtrack CD [7/73] for $9.98
full credits from IMDb
11"x17" poster available at AllPosters.com
Authentic Life of Billy the Kid book by Pat Garrett & Ash Upton  
"The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid" [1882]
by Pat F. Garrett & Ash Upton

Univ OK Press pb [8/85] for $10.47
Univ OK Press 9½x6½ hardcover [10/89] for $20.97

Billy The Kid Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

"Red Garters" Western spoof [1954]

"Ride The High Country" [M.G.M. June 1962]
Ride The High Country movie directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Joel McCrea & Randolph Scott   An aging ex-lawman is hired to guard a shipment of gold; his old friend (Scott, in his final feature role) agrees to help, but intends to take the gold for himself. They meet a young woman on the trail who is running away from her mean rancher father and her fiance & his psycho brothers. Directed by Sam Peckinpah; starring Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley, Edgar Buchanan, Warren Oates & L.Q. Jones; listed in US National Film Registry 1992
Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [1/2006] for $14.99
Warner color VHS [3/91] out of prodn/many used
full credits from IMDb

"3:10 To Yuma" [Columbia Aug 1957]
3:10 To Yuma 1957 movie directed by Delmer Daves, starring Glenn Ford   An outlaw leader is captured in a small town, and a rancher agrees to escort the prisoner to the nearest railroad stop, where the rest of the gang try to free their leader. Directed by Delmer Daves; story by Elmore Leonard; starring Glenn Ford, Van Heflin, Felicia Farr & Richard Jaeckel
Sony Special Edition b&w DVD [8/2007] for $14.99
Sony b&w DVD [4/2002] for $12.49
Columbia/TriStar b&w VHS [9/94] out of prodn/used
full credits from IMDb
Three-Ten To Yuma & Other Stories by Elmore Leonard  
"Three-Ten To Yuma and Other Stories" [1952-56]
by Elmore Leonard

HarperTorch mass pb [11/2007] for $5.99
3:10 To Yuma 2007 color remake directed by James Mangold, starring Christian Bale & Russell Crowe   "3:10 To Yuma" color remake  [LionsGate Sept 2007]
A hardscrabble rancher, eager for the offered fee, agrees to take charge of a captured killer and deliver him to the railhead. Directed by James Mangold; starring Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Kevin Durand, Peter Fonda, Ben Foster, Logan Lerman & Gretchen Mol
LionsGate widescreen color DVD [1/2008] for $16.99
LionsGate color DVD [1/2008] for $16.99
full credits from IMDb

"Under A Texas Moon" [Warner Bros. April 1930]
sheet music for "Under A Texas Moon" Technicolor Western feature directed by Michael Curtiz   The first sound Western filmed in color; one print exists, copied at the UCLA Archive.
Directed by Michael Curtiz; adapted by Gordon Rigby, from Stewart Edward White's novel "Two-Gun Man"; starring Frank Fay, Raquel Torres, Myrna Loy, Armida Vendrell & Noah Beery Sr.
DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits from IMDb

"The Vanishing American" [Paramount 1925]
Zane Grey's The Vanishing American silent Western movie directed by George B. Seitz, starring Richard Dix   Directed by George B. Seitz; starring Richard Dix, Lois Wilson & Noah Beery
Image Ent b&w DVD for $22.49
full credits from IMDb
1955 version: full credits from IMDb
"The Vanishing American" posters at AllPosters.com

based on the 1925 novel by Zane Grey [1872-1939]
Harper pb [10/91] for $5.49

"Yellowstone Kelly" [Warner Bros. 1959]
cover of 'Yellowstone Kelly' comic book featuring Clint Walker   A fur trapper takes on a partner, then shelters a runaway Arapaho woman; the two youngsters fall in love, and then a Sioux chief arrives to reclaim the girl. Directed by Gordon Douglas; starring Clint Walker, Edd Byrnes, John Russell, Ray Danton & Andra Martin
video/DVD not available; full credits from IMDb

based on the 1957 novel by Heck Allen (writing as Will Henry)
Leisure mass pb [3/98] for $4.99



Your  Favorite  Westerns

★           ★

"The Winning of Barbara Worth" [1926]
article on the making of The Winning of Barbara Worth
http://www.hbw.addr.com/blackrock.htm

★           ★

"The Big Trail" [1930]
Directed by Raoul Walsh; starring John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, Tyrone Power Sr. &
David Rollins; listed at National Film Registry 2006; DVDcredits from IMDb

"The Making of The Big Trail" [2008 video release] /tt1346899/

★           ★

"Destry Rides Again" [1939]
Directed by George Marshall; based on the novel by Max Brand; starring Marlene Dietrich, James
Stewart & Brian Donlevy; listed at National Film Registry 1996; DVDcredits from IMDb

★           ★

"Virginia City" [1940]
Directed by Michael Curtiz; starring Errol Flynn, Randolph Scott & Humphrey Bogart

★           ★

"The Outlaw" [United Artists Feb 1943]
classic publicity photo of Jane Russell for "The Outlaw" [1943]   Gunfighter Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico, looking for his stolen horse. Sheriff Pat Garrett finds it in the possession of cowboy outlaw Billy The Kid. Doc and Billy become friends, the sheriff wounds Billy, and Doc asks his girlfriend Rio to hide Billy. Romance ensues, Billy assumes possession of both the girl and the horse, and the final showdown is expectedly tragic (and non-historical). Produced & co-directed by Howard Hughes, co-directed by Howard Hawks; cinema- tography by Gregg Toland; starring Jack Buetel (as Billy), Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Huston, Ben Johnson & Mimi Aguglia
Platinum Disc b&w DVD [6/99] for $6.99
R.O.A.N. b&w DVD [10/99] for $12.99
Madacy Ent. b&w VHS [9/97] out of prodn/used
Starcuts b&w VHS [4/2002] out of prodn/used
full credits from IMDb
16"x20" Jane Russell art print available at AllPosters.com

★           ★

"Tall In The Saddle" [1944] starring John Wayne
videos/DVDscredits from IMDb

★           ★

"San Antonio" [studio mo 1945]
full credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Red River" [1948]: listed at National Film Registry 1990
1948 feature film: videos/DVDscredits from IMDb
Directed by Howard Hawks; starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru & Walter Brennan

1988 tv movie: credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Montana" [studio mo 1950]
full credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Winchester '73" [Universal July 1950]
Winchester '73 movie poster directed by Anthony Mann, starring James Stewart   Mad for revenge, McAdam tracks a killer to Dodge City where Marshall Earp disarms them both; McAdam wins a shooting contest for a special Winchester rifle against his quarry, who then steals the rifle and leaves town. Directed by Anthony Mann; based on a story by Stuart N. Lake; starring James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell, Steve Brodie, John McIntire, Jay C. Flippen, Rock Hudson & Will Geer {as Wyatt Earp}; WGA nomination for Best Western Script
Universal b&w DVD [5/2003] for $11.49
Universal b&w VHS [5/92] out of prodn/many used
full credits from IMDb
credits for 1967 TV movie remake
11"x17" poster available at AllPosters.com

★           ★

"Springfield Rifle" [1952]
videos/DVDscredits from IMDb

★           ★

"The Naked Spur" [1953]
listed at National Film Registry 1997

★           ★

"The Man From Laramie" [1955]
videos/DVDscredits from IMDb

★           ★

"Man With The Gun" [1955]
videos/DVDscredits from IMDb

★           ★

"Tin Star" [1957]: videos/DVDscredits from IMDb

★           ★

"Gunfight At The O.K. Corral"
[Paramount May 1957]
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral 1957 movie poster directed by John Sturges, starring Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas   Captures the spirit of the legend, if not the facts. Directed by John Sturges; written by George Scullin & Leon Uris; starring Burt Lancaster {as Wyatt Earp}, Kirk Douglas {as Doc Holliday}, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger, Frank Faylen, Earl Holliman, Ted de Corsia, Dennis Hopper, Whit Bissell, George Mathews, John Hudson, DeForest Kelley, Martin Milner & Kenneth Tobey {as Bat Masterson}
Paramount color DVD [4/2003] for $9.98
Warner widescreen color VHS [2/97] out of prodn/many used
full credits from IMDb

★           ★

"The Tall T" [1957]: listed at National Film Registry 2000

★           ★

"The Left Handed Gun" [Warner May 1958]
Left Handed Gun movie directed by Arthur Penn, starring Paul Newman   James Dean was cast as the rebellious teenage outlaw, but died in a car crash; young cowhand Billy The Kid vows revenge when his peaceful rancher boss is murdered, escalating the Lincoln County War. Directed by Arthur Penn; script by Leslie Stevens, from the play by Gore Vidal; starring Paul Newman {as Billy}, John Dehner, Denver Pyle, James Congdon, James Best & Lita Milan
Warner b&w VHS [1/94] out of prodn/many used
full credits from IMDb
DVD available only as part of Paul Newman Boxed Set [2006]
Warner DVD box set [11/2006] 7 disks for $29.99

★           ★

"Man of The West" [1958]: videos/DVDscredits from IMDb

★           ★

"The Hanging Tree" [1959]: videos/DVDscredits from IMDb

★           ★

"Rio Bravo" [1959] directed by Howard Hawks; starring John Wayne
videos/DVDscredits from IMDb

★           ★

'The Magnificent Seven' [1960]
The Magnificent Seven movie directed by John Sturges  Director Sturges developed a Western script based closely on the plot of Akira Kurosawa's hit epic "Seven Samurai" [1954]; filming took place on location in Mexico, using widescreen Cinemascope cameras. Poor farmers in Mexico hire an American gunman to defend their village from bandits. He brings along six others, who defend the village against 40 attackers in a climactic shootout.
Co-produced & directed by John Sturges; music by Elmer Bernstein; starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Horst Buchholz, Brad Dexter & Whit Bissell; Oscar nomination for Best Music Score
M.G.M. Special Edition widescreen color DVD [5/2001] for $9.99
M.G.M. color VHS [4/92] out of prodn/many used
Varese Sarabande soundtrack CD [3/2004] 24 tracks for $13.99
credits at IMDbofficial movie sitefilm entry at Wikipedia

more details (synopses, remakes & sequels, books, posters, links) on
Magic Lantern's "Seven Samurai" & "Magnificent Seven" Movies Page

★           ★

"The Misfits" [1961]
Directed by John Huston; written by Arthur Miller [1915-2005]; starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe,
Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter & Eli Wallach;
videos/DVDscredits from IMDb

★           ★

"A Fistful of Dollars"  [1964]

"For A Few Dollars More"  [1965]

"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly"  [1966]
http://www.amazon.com/Good-Bad-Ugly-Blu-ray/dp/B001U6YI92/

Man With No Name Trilogy on Blu-ray  
"The Man With No Name Trilogy" [2010]
M.G.M. Home Video widescreen color Blu-ray [6/2010] 3 disks for $54.99  
M.G.M. Home Video widescreen color DVD [10/99] 3 disks for $15.99
contains the three feature films above; extras unknown
★           ★

"The Rounders" [M.G.M. March 1965]
The Rounders 1965 feature film starring Glenn Ford & Henry Fonda  Two aging Arizona bronco busters spent the winter corraling steers; usually they blow their winter pay in one night, but this year they have a plan: to take an ornery, unbreakable roan to the Sedona Rodeo and bet their bankroll that no cowboy can ride him. Adapted & directed by Burt Kennedy; based on the 1960 novel by Max Evans; starring Glenn Ford, Henry Fonda, Sue Ane Langdon, Hope Holiday, Chill Wills, Edgar Buchanan, Kathleen Freeman, Joan Freeman, Denver Pyle, Barton MacLane, Doodles Weaver, Allegra Varron, Peter Fonda, Warren Oates & Casey Tibbs
Warner Bros. Archive Collxn widescreen color DVD [1/2010] for $24.49
M.G.M./Warner color VHS [5/94] out of prodn/used
full credits at IMDbmovie entry at Wikipedia
1960 novel by Max Evans
Univ NM Press 50th Anniv Edition 9x6 pb [6/2010] for $13.22  

★           ★

"Once Upon A Time In The West" [1968]
videos/DVDscredits from IMDb
listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (10/2005)

★           ★

"The Outlaw Josey Wales" [1976]
listed at National Film Registry 1996

★           ★

"Bronco Billy" [1980]: DVDcredits from IMDb
Directed by & starring Clint Eastwood

★           ★

Larry McMurtry's 'Lonesome Dove' Saga [1985]

★           ★

"Deadwood" [H.B.O. March 2004 - Aug 2006]
Deadwood TV series 2004-2006 poster  36 one-hour episodes set in the lawless & corrupt frontier town of Deadwood, South Dakota beginning just weeks after the Sioux massacre of George Custer's troops at Little Big Horn (1876). The series used its late-night cable venue to advantage, with very adult themes (sexual & political) and constant profanity. Former sheriff Seth Bullock and gunfighter Bill Hickock find themselves lined up against saloon-owner Al Swearengen, with changing relationships among the townsfolk as law & order and then outside business & political interests affect the town's rapid growth. Co-produced & co-written by David Milch; starring Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, John Hawkes, Brad Dourif, Dayton Callie, William Sanderson, Robin Weigert, Jim Beaver, Jeffrey Jones, Gerald McRaney, Keith Carradine, Leon Rippy, Anna Gunn, W. Earl Brown, Paula Malcomson, Sean Bridgers, Bree Seanna Wall, Kim Dickens, Powers Boothe, Titus Welliver, Peter Jason, Larry Cedar & Geri Jewell; won D.G.A. Award, 8 Emmy Awards (of 28 noms), 2 W.G.A. noms
Complete Series: H.B.O. widescreen color DVD set [12/2008] 19 disks for $149.99
First Season: H.B.O. widescreen color DVD set [2/2005] 6 disks for $54.99
Second Season: H.B.O. widescreen color DVD set [5/2006] 6 disks for $54.99
Third Season: H.B.O. widescreen color DVD set [6/2007] 6 disks for $54.99
Complete Seasons: H.B.O. widescreen color DVD set [6/2007] 18 disks for $159.99
series credits from IMDbH.B.O. official siteseries entry at Wikipedia
Reading Deadwood book edited by David Lavery  
"Reading Deadwood: A Western To Swear By" [2006]
Edited by David Lavery

I.B. Tauris 8½x6 pb [9/2006] for $13.57

"Deadwood: Music From The H.B.O. Original Series" [2005]
Lost Highway Records soundtrack CD [2/2005] 23 tracks for $9.97

Deadwood novel by Pete Dexter   "Deadwood: A Novel" [1986] by Pete Dexter
Vintage 8x5¼ pb [7/2005] for $10.17
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"Deadwood: Stories of The Black Hills" [2006] by David Milch
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