Three years after the end of the Apache wars, peacemaking chief Cochise dies. His elder son Taza shares his ideas, but brother Naiche yearns for war…and for Taza’s betrothed, Oona. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1950s
Take Me to Town (1953) Douglas Sirk, Ann Sheridan, Sterling Hayden, Phillip Reed, Comedy, Western
Saloon entertainer Vermilion O’Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town Timberline. Read More »
Up in Smoke (1957) William Beaudine, Huntz Hall, Stanley Clements, David Gorcey, Comedy
In order to be able to get the names of winning horses at the track, Sach agrees to sell his soul to the devil. Read More »
Beloved Infidel (1959) Henry King, Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr, Eddie Albert, Drama, Romance
In 1936, the witty columnist Sheilah Graham leaves her noble British fiancé and travels in the Queen Mary from Southampton, England, to New York. Read More »
Campbell’s Kingdom (1957) Ralph Thomas, Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Michael Craig, Adventure, Drama
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Hammond Innes. Bruce Campbell (Dirk Bogarde) inherits “Campbell’s Kingdom” in the Canadian Rockies on the death of his grandfather…
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The Price of Fear (1956) Abner Biberman, Merle Oberon, Lex Barker, Charles Drake, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
The co-owner of a racetrack discovers that his partner has sold out to a gangster. The gangster plans to take sole control of the track and plans to get rid of his new partner. Read More »
The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) George Sherman, John Lund, Jeff Chandler, Susan Cabot, Western, Action
When Cochise bands together with Geronimo and other Indian nations, Major Colton abandons his fort, heading towards Fort Sheridan, through Apache Pass. Read More »
Girl on the Run (1953) Arthur J. Beckhard, Joseph Lee, Richard Coogan, Rosemary Pettit, Frank Albertson, Crime, Mystery
A hootchy-kootchy whodunit set at a small seedy carnival where a reporter tries to discover who killed his boss while his girlfriend inexplicably joins the burlesque show! Read More »
Border River (1954) George Sherman, Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Pedro Armendáriz, Romance, Western
Zona Libre is a small enclave across the river from America. Despotically ruled by General Calleja, it offers sanctuary to outlaws, at a price. Read More »
Black Horse Canyon (1954) Jesse Hibbs, Joel McCrea, Mari Blanchard, Race Gentry, Western
In spite of the more-than-pedestrian B-title, this minor-A western from Universal is more of a character study of three people than it is a run-of-the-mill western. Read More »