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Santa Fe Stampede 1938 The Mesquiteers partner Carson has found gold Town boss Byron wants it and has Carson killed Then he has his stooge Sheriff arrest Stony for the murder While Tucson and Lullaby are away looking for the two witnesses that can free Stony, Byron incites the townsmen to lynch him

Lady from Louisiana 1941 Northern lawyer John Reynolds travels to New Orleans to try and clean up the local crime syndicate based around a lottery Although he meets Julie Mirbeau and they are attracted to each other, the fact that her father heads the lottery means they end up on opposite sides When

Winds of the Wasteland 1936 The Pony Express days are coming to an end, with riders John Blair John Wayne and his friend Larry Adams Lane Chandler, both about 75 pounds too heavy for the original job description, out of a job They pay Cal Drake Douglas Cosgrove of Buchanan City a big price for the C

How the West Was Won 1962 Setting off on a journey to the west in the 1830s, the Prescott family run into a man named Linus who helps them fight off a pack of thieves Linus then marries daughter Eve Prescott Carroll Baker, and 30 years later goes off with their son to fight in the Civil War, with bl

The Sea Chase 1955 As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse Ehrlich, an anti Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out maneuver the British warship pursuing him Aboard his vessel is Elsa Keller

Flame of Barbary Coast 1945 Duke falls for Flaxen in the Barbary Coast in turn of the century San Francisco He loses money to crooked gambler Tito, goes home and PL learns to gamble, and returns After he makes a fortune he opens his own place with Flaxen as the entertainer The 1906 quake destroys hi

Allegheny Uprising 1939 In British colonial America, Captain Swansons adherence to the rules results in Trader Callendars selling to the Indians under cover of a government permit Jim Smith wont sit still for that He organizes troopers to dress up as Indians and intercept the shipments which, of cou

Big Jim McLain 1952 U S House Un American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter attempt to break up a ring of Communist Party troublemakers in Hawaii ignoring somewhat, as do their superiors in the Congress, that membership in the Communist Party was, at the time, legal in the

A Lady Takes a Chance 1943 A New York bank clerk,Mollie Truesdale Jean Arthur, in the late 1930s, finds that her cherished dream of making a 17 day all expenses paid bus trip to the Pacific Coast and back, isnt all she thought it would be until she reaches Oregon and a bucking broncho tosses a rodeo

Trouble Along the Way 1953 Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to save from closure with a winning program

A Man Betrayed 1941 Country lawyer Lynn Hollister comes to the city to investigate the murder of a friend found shot after spending the evening in The Inferno, a night club that fronts for an illicit gambling operation It is covertly run by an affable but corrupt politician, Boss Tom Cameron, who us

Jet Pilot 1957 Air Force Colonel Shannon is assigned to escort defecting Soviet pilot Anna He falls in love with her, but she is scheming to lure him back to the USSR But Shannon has a scheme of his own

In Old Oklahoma 1943 Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim Hunk Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen

The Long Voyage Home 1940 Aboard the freighter Glencairn, the lives of the crew are lived out in fear, loneliness, suspicion and cameraderie The men smuggle drink and women aboard, fight with each other, spy on each other, comfort each other as death approaches, and rescue each other from danger

The Star Packer 1934 John Travers and his Indian companion Yak are after the mysterious Shadow and his gang When Sheriff Davis is killed, Travers becomes Sheriff Catching two gang members, he learns of the room where the gang gets their orders from behind a fake wall safe and makes plans to trap the

Angel and the Badman (1947) Notorious gunman Quirt Evans is wounded and on the run. He arrives at a Quaker farm owned by Thomas Worth and his family where he collapses from exhaustion. Evans asks Thomas and his daughter Penelope to drive him into town in their wagon in order to send an urgent telegr

Island in the Sky (1953) A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.

The New Frontier (1935) In 1889 pioneers race ahead of the law to claim free land in Oklahoma, forming wide-open towns. In one such, citizens elect Milt Dawson to challenge the self-appointed rule of gambler Ace Holmes, only to have him shot in the back. But leading the next batch of settlers is Mil

New Frontier (1939) The state government plans to build a flood-control dam and condemns the property of the local farmers and ranchers, including The Three Mesquiteers. The state intends to compensate the land-owners fairly, but a crooked real-estate promoter complicates things. The ranchers, led b

Seven Sinners (1940) Bijou, a saloon singer with a reputation for inciting brouhahas, is one of several deportees from a south Pacific island to arrive at another U.S. protectorate, Boni Komba. She becomes very popular with U.S. navy men by performing at the 'Seven Sinners'. A navy Lieutenant is att

Flying Leathernecks (1951) Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the p

Neath the Arizona Skies (1934) Chris Morrell, the guardian of half-Indian girl Nina, is helping her find her missing white father. so she can cash in on her late mother's oil lease. Outlaw Sam Black is after the girl and her father as well. Besides dealing with the Black gang, Morrell has to find an

The Conqueror (1956) In ancient times, the Mongolian warlord Temujin must do battle against the rival tribe that killed his father. The battles pale in comparison with Temujin's home life, as he attempts to woo the heart of the red-haired Tartar prisoner Bortai whom he has captured in a raid. He mus

The Cowboys (1972) When his cattle drivers abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his drivers in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage; however,

Without Reservations (1946) Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly a

Rio Grande (1950) Rio Grande takes place after the Civil War when the Union turned their attention towards the Apaches. Union officer Kirby Yorke is in charge of an outpost on the Rio Grande in which he is in charge of training of new recruits one of which is his son whom he hasn't seen in 15 years.

Three Texas Steers (1939) Nancy Evans, lovely circus owner, has a ranch that she's never visited, but for sentimental reasons won't sell to Mike Abbott. Her partners, secretly in league with Abbott, sabotage the circus to force Nancy to sell the ranch; instead, she goes there to live. Will her neigh

The Alamo (1960) In 1836, General Santa Anna and the Mexican Army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General Sam Houston needs time to get his main force into shape. To buy that time he orders Colonel William Travis to defend a small mission on the Mexicans' route at all costs. Travis

Operation Pacific (1951) The submarine USS Thunderfish successfully completes a secret mission to rescue a group of orphans on a remote Pacific island. On the way back to Honolulu they encounter a Japanese aircraft carrier but the torpedoes they fire explode about halfway to the target, a recurring

The Wings of Eagles (1957) U.S. Navy pilot Frank 'Spig' Wead is a fun-loving and rowdy adventurer, but also a fierce proponent of Naval aviation. His dedication to the promotion of the Navy's flying program is so intense that his marriage and family life suffer. When an accident paralyzes him, Spig

The Horse Soldiers (1959) A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind Confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be tak

Lady for a Night (1942) Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society.

Red All Over (2015) In the wake of today's most controversial issue of gun violence, a teen becomes the victim of his own urban planning. Red is somewhat of a pariah at school, socially withdrawn from his family and frustrated by his gritty urban surroundings. He longs for a better life if only he c

Tall in the Saddle (1944) When a stranger arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who sent for him has been murdered. Further, most of the townsfolk seem to be at each other's throats, and the newcomer has soon run contrariwise to most of them.

The High and the Mighty (1954) One disaster after another happens on this trans-Pacific flight. You have the pilot who loses his nerve! The washed-up co-pilot. The milquetoast flight engineer. The young hot shot second officer. And a cabin full of passengers with every range of problems and personal

Reap the Wild Wind (1942) Clipper ships taking the shortest route between the Mississippi and the Atlantic often end up on the shoals of Key West in the 1840s. Salvaging the ships' cargos has become a lucrative business for two companies -- one headed by a feisty young woman. Then she falls in love

The Spoilers (1942) In Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry, financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte, fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.

Back to Bataan (1945) The US Army's defense of its Philippines colony and the allied Malay countries/colonies behind it counted on its island fortress of Corregidor on Luzon -and a few others- but loses it in the 6 May 1942 Japanese combined forces attack. Colonel Joseph Madden is among the escaping

Pittsburgh (1942) Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham rides roughshod over his friends, his lovers, and his ideals in his trek toward financial success in the Pittsburgh steel industry, only to find himself deserted and lonely at the top. When his crash comes, he finds that fate has dealt him a second chan

In Harms Way (1965) On patrol the morning of December 7th commanding a cruiser Captain Torrie receives word of the attack on Pearl Harbor. His orders are to find the Japanese force and attack it. The picture tells the story of three families during the outbreak of World War ll.

They Were Expendable (1945) Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philipines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.

The Comancheros (1961) Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.

Fort Apache (1948) In John Ford's sombre exploration mythologising of American heroes, he slowly reveals the character of Owen Thursday, who sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military

Flying Tigers (1942) Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate per

Three Faces West (1940) Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the townsfolk in moving to greener pastures in Oregon. He falls for Leni, but she is betrothed

Westward Ho (1935) Ballard's trail jumpers attack the Wyatt Company wagon train, killing young John's parents and kidnaping his brother, Jim. In post-Civil War California, John Wyatt, now a man, pulls together a vigilante posse, The Singing Riders, who all ride white horses, dress alike, and ride th

Wyoming Outlaw (1939) With himself and his father out of work due to Balsinger who controls the jobs, Will Parker is stealing cattle to feed his family. The Mesquiteers try to help him out but he is caught and jailed. Escaping jail and eluding the ensuing manhunt, he heads for Balsinger and a showdo

The Lonely Trail (1936) Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers. He enlists the help of Holden before learning that Holden too is plundering the local folk.