Hang 'Em High (1968), Tom Horn (1980), Smoky (1946), Frontier Outlaws (1944), The Last Posse (1953), Prairie Moon (1938), Shine on Harvest Moon (1938), The Virginian (1946) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Cattle Rustling movies.
Storyline: In this 23rd entry in Monogram's 24-film "Range Buster" series, the ranchers around Winston are having their cattle stolen, for black market purposes, by a gang of rustler's using trailer trucks. The government sends Range Busters Crash, Denny and Alibi to investigate and put an end to this activity. Crash comes across the body of the federal agent who had sent for him and is accused by gang-member Slade of the murder, and is turned over to Sheriff Harley. Denny takes a job on the ranch owned by Fred Prescott, and immediately falls in love with Prescott's daughter, Linda. Alibi finally convinces the sheriff that Crash is a federal agent and the sheriff agrees to let Crash work, using the jail cell as his cover. Alibi learns that Corbin, respected citizen, is actually the gang leader, and also discovers the truck used to convey the cattle to the slaughter house. Crash, Denny and Alibi secrete themselves in the truck and accompany the gang to their next raid.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: cattleman, cattle rustler, cowboy, rancher, gang leader, gang member, patriotic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: "The Tioga Kid" is a remake of 1946's "Driftin' Kid" with only slight plot changes - hero Eddie Dean now has an identical twin brother working with the outlaws of stock from the original, all of the songs are recycled, most of the character names are the same, and the main difference is Jennifer Holt is now playing the role that Shirley Patterson had in "Driftin' River" as "Jenny Morgan," while most of the original cast - Dennis Moore, William Fawcett, Lee Bennett - are also here using the same character role names and, in some instances, the same footage. Eddie Dean and sidekick Soapy Jones return some stolen cattle (instead of horses) to Jenny Morgan, and Eddie runs off ranch hand Tucson Brown, who is working with the outlaws, led by Joe Morino, that includes Eddie's (unknown to him) twin Clint Mason/The Tioga Kid. After Jenny sees a wanted poster that makes her think Eddie is the Tioga Kid, Eddie has a hard time before bringing the gang to justice, aided by the change-of-heart Tioga Kid. Dean has more shirt changes than usual because of the dual role and stock footage from "Driftin' River."—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: texas ranger, brother, cattle rustler, rancher, twin, singing cowboy, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When Eddie and his pals deliver cattle to the Lawrence ranch, they run into trouble with Ringo Evans and his gang. Ringo's men are rustling cattle and attempting to kill the foreman. Seeing the resemblance between the foreman and his pal Waco, Eddie has Waco impersonate the foreman. They then find proof that Evans is behimd the rustling but find themselves greatly outnumbered when the gang attacks.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: rancher, sidekick, thug, cattle rustler, cowboy, foreman, rousing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Billy breaks jail in Texas and travels to Sundown at the request of his friend Fuzzy. There he runs into Mort Slade who is after a mortgage held by banker Ainsley. Slade's men rob the bank and then incite a run on the bank knowing Ainsley does not have enough money.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: billy the kid, friend, banker, gunman, outlaw, suspenseful, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Tom Wade (Tom Tyler), agent for the Cattleman's Protective Association, receives word that his brother Ed Wade (Bob Terry), a cattle rancher, has disappeared and is suspected of murder. Tom goes to Ed's ranch and learns from Ed's wife, Annie (Dorothy Short), that Chandler (George Morrell) the banker was killed and robbed of a large amount on money. The bullet taken from Chandler's body was proved to have been fired from Ed's gun. During the investigation, Tom, working undercover, meets Celia Chandler (Lois Wilde), the banker's daughter, who is also trying to find out who killed her father. She accuses Ed of the murder and suspects Tom of being an accomplice. Tom's investigation leads him to suspect a lawyer named Jeff Tracey (Roger Williams), and while Tom is seeking proof, he learns that Tracey and his henchmen have Ed as a prisoner. Tom is ambushed and captured when he is about to discover where Tracey and his henchmen have Ed hidden, Mealwhile Celia has found Ed and discovered the truth. She hides when the outlaws arrive with Tom as their prisoner and later succeeds in releasing Tom. She rides for help from Sheriff Bains (Lafe McKee) while Tom goes after the gang, and after a fight has them in his power when help arrives.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: hobo, detective, murder suspect, brother, girlfriend, sister-in-law, thrilling ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Chad Santee heads west to join his brother, Jubal, who supposedly has a large cattle ranch. On the way he meets Rose Fargo and rescues her from the unwanted advances of a gambler, "Blackjack". When Chad and Rose arrive they find that Jubal and his partner, Shawnee, are really rustlers and outlaws. Jubal tries to get Chad to join them but he refuses, and leaves to set up his own homestead with Rose at his side. Later, the repentant Jubal comes to join him. Shawnee, angry at what he considers a double-cross, attacks the brothers with his gang.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: ex-soldier, young woman, brother, partner, cattle rustler, outlaw, gritty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Hammond is after the Craig ranch and has framed Charlie Craig for murder. Mother Craig brings in the Range Busters. They capture one of Hammond's men and Alibi plans to trick him into a confession as to who the real murderer is. Meanwhile, Denny has overheard Hammond's plans for his next move and he and Crash set out to round up the gang.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: rancher, mother, lawman, cattleman, thug, henchman, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Both Sam Crew and his gang and Sonora Joe and his men are rustlers after a cattle herd just arriving. John Steele, sent by the Governor, is out to stop them. Greatly outnumbered, Steele's plan is to deputize Sonora and his men to fight the Crew gang.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: deputy sheriff, bandit, governor, cattle rustler, settler, daughter, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Parker steals cattle from the cattlemen and blames it on the turpentiners. Then he incites the cattlemen to burn down the turpentiners trees. When Gene finds the rustled cattle he tries to kill him. Failing, he kills both Gene's father and Bayliss Baynam and has Gene arrested for Baynum's murder.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: gene autry, rancher, father, son, cattle rustler, engaging, rousing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Shannon is running a modern rustling operation using an airplane to spot the cattle, short wave radio to alert the rustlers, and trucks to haul away the beef. When the aging Sheriff Doniphan is unable to bring them in, he is replaced by an eastern detective. But Doniphan's deputy Gene suspects Shannon and sets a trap to nab him and his gang.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: cowboy, gene autry, cattle rustler, sheriff, pilot, spirited, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Skinner and his gang are grabbing land from the ranchers. When they go after Kerry's ranch Ken stops them. Skinner frames Ken for rustling but the Sheriff is on Ken's side, and with the help of his brother Earl's Boy Scout troup they go after the gang.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: rancher, father, brother, outlaw, sheriff, cowboy, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend in shooting it out with robbers. He encounters his dead buddy's daughter, who has come from back east, and helps her run her ranch. Then she finds out about his past.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords: foreman, daughter, sheriff, outlaw, native american, best friend, gutsy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: John Middleton is investigating cattle rustling when he is captured and tossed into a cave with Emmett, a rancher who disappeared earlier. They help each other escape and learn that a local banker is trying to scare everyone away to grab up some secret gold mines.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Plot Keywords: rodeo rider, father, friend, niece, sheriff, banker, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: On the stagecoach to Laramie, Wayne Santley rescues singer Nora Brown from the advances of gambler Cole Fender. In Laramie, Wayne discovers his brother Brad is an outlaw, but he refuses to join the gang of rustlers and sets up a homestead. He and Nora are married. Later Brad repents and joins his brother, but Brad's former partner Pawnee organizes an attack on the brothers. Despite the source that seems to think so, this was not an M-G-M production.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: ex-soldier, brother, entertainer, gambler, bounty hunter, henchman, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: As usual, trouble finds retired U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness). In this case, it all starts when he is called upon to retrieve some stolen cattle. In short order, a close friend of the lawman is violently gunned down, and Dillon must deal with the culprits: a gang of ruthless cattle rustlers, led by the demented Col. Tucker (Pat Hingle). As Dillon and his daughter, Beth (Amy Stock-Poynton), track them down to Pleasant Valley, Ariz., they are drawn into a larger land-grab war.
Plot Keywords: marshal, cattle rustler, daughter, colonel, friend, brutal, gutsy ...
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