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Set against the backdrop of the impending Civil War, the film follows the construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway. As workers progress, they face sabotage from Southern agents, leading to a tense showdown.
1953 American Classic Western Film
Set in the 1860s, just before the Civil War, the U.S. government commissions the construction of the Kansas Pacific Railway to fasten California's ties to the Union. As the construction begins, Southern agents...
2) Sitting Bull
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Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by General Custer to react with violence resulting in the famous Last Stand at Little Bighorn. Major Robert Parrish, a friend of the Sioux, tries to prevent the bloodshed but is court-martialed for "collaborating" with the enemy. After the battle, Parrish, aware of a new Army attack plan, leads the Sioux to safety in the North but is court-martialed again. This time he is stripped of his rank and sentenced...
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Dark Winds volume 1
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Navajo Tribal Policeman Joe Leaphorn investigates the death of a man involved in a mysterious cult. While Jim Chee, moonlighting as a PI, works a case of his own. When their investigations collide Leaphorn and Chee find themselves in grave danger.
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US Marshals, Buck Roberts (Buck Jones), Jack Carson (Rex Bell) and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton) are assigned to protect a wagon train carrying supplies for the railroad. But a power-hungry businessman and his renegade gang plan to rob a train and blame it on the Indians.
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Just after the Civil War, confederates attempt to establish a town with a Union fort nearby. But things become rocky when an Indian attack is staged.
1936 American Action Drama Historical Classic Western Film directed by Lynn Shores and written by John T. Neville.
The film begins in the aftermath of the Civil War, with a band of Confederate soldiers sworn never to accept the dishonor of surrender and their families, led by Captain John Morgan, on...
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A con man posing as a lawyer tries to sell copies of a phony law book. Things get serious when he has to defend a young man falsely accused of robbery.
1932 American Western Film
Dan Alton is a con artist, posing as a lawyer in order to sell copies of a phony law book. When Bill Clary robs a stagecoach, and plants some of the stolen money at the ranch of Luke Avery, Avery's beautiful sister Ruth ropes an instantly smitten Alton into being Avery's...
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Dark Winds volume 5
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With his suspect in custody, Leaphorn races against the clock to get a confession, while Chee goes under cover at the cult that ties their investigations together. Meanwhile, Manuelito counsels a teenager nervous about the draft.
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A movie star visiting a Latin American country is invited to the hacienda of a local bandit, who has a crush on her. Her press agent sees an opportunity for a headline story and spreads the word that she has been kidnapped. The military is dispatched to rescue her, but she falls in love with the bandit instead.
1936 American musical comedy western romance film directed by Crane Wilbur and starring Lili Damita, Fred Keating, and Renee Torres. A separate...
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Dark Winds volume 6
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Leaphorn and Chee discover evidence that connects their cases, only for Leaphorn to realize justice won't be easily served. Meanwhile, Manuelito prepares for a big life change.
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That Dirty Black Bag volume 7
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Red Bill and McCoy realize a common enemy, Steve faces increasingly heavy pressure from Thompson.
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Clint, a young frontier scout helps guide a wagon train heading across the country to California. Along the way, the group faces dangerous trails, crooked traders, and fighting tribes who plan an attack. Not everyone may survive the journey.
1931 Hollywood Pre-Code Classic
Clint Belmet (Gary Cooper) is a bit of a firebrand and is sentenced to at least 30 days in jail, but his partners, Bill Jackson (Ernest Torrence) and Jim Bridger (Tully Marshall)...
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Claude "Sweet Tooth" Barbee and his gang of cutthroat outlaws – the most wanted men in Texas – are on a desperate ride across five hundred miles of badlands to recover a fortune in hidden loot from their most daring robbery. But Barbee and his crew aren't the only coldblooded killers riding the range. With a large "dead or alive" cash bounty on their heads, the outlaws are being picked off one by one. What began as a hard journey driven by greed...
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That Dirty Black Bag volume 8
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Red Bill and McCoy reckon with consequences, while Steve and Thompson face off for the last time.
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That Dirty Black Bag volume 3
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As Red Bill and McCoy traverse the desert, Eve and Steve must both deal with looming threats.
17) Abilene Town
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Guns, guts and glory are on full display after the Civil War in Abilene Kansas. Homesteaders trying to start new lives clash with cattlemen across the street who want to keep the prairies open for roaming cattle. The town marshal, Dan Mitchell (Randolph Scott) has the unenviable job of keeping the peace. But when homesteaders decide to lay stakes on the edge of town the balance is upset and leads to a deadly showdown. Mitchell strives to prevent the...
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That Dirty Black Bag volume 2
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Strife occurs at Butler's farm when McCoy and Kurt arrive. The ladies face a threat from within.
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Hoppy and his pal Lucky head to South America to look after a herd of cattle sold by Cassidy's boss to an Argentine rancher. Villain Ralph Merritt wants to get his mitts on that cattle, and he's not above hiring the scum of the earth to do his bidding. Fortunately, Hoppy, Lucky and their new Latin American buddy Don Fernando make short work of the bad guys in an outsized barroom brawl.
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Señor José Valdez, a wealthy Argentinian cattle...
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