Heart of the Rio Grande (1942), Sierra Sue (1941), Gun Smoke (1935), Fury at Showdown (1957), The Revengers (1972), The Man From Button Willow (1965), Arizona Trail (1943), Springtime in the Rockies (1937) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Ranching movies.
Storyline: As foreman of a dude ranch, Gene has two problems. One is a guest, the spoiled daughter of a millioniare, and the other is the disgruntled ex-foreman that Gene replaced, now just a ranch hand. Gene eventually gets the daughter straightened out but has to fire the ex-foreman and this leads to trouble when he returns intent on revenge.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: gene autry, sidekick, teen girl, teacher, traveler, rancher, endearing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When poisonous devil-weed infects the grazing lands of cattle country, misguided ranchers , including George Larrabee (Robert Homans), burn off every acre of the infected area-the wrong thing to do. The State Agricultural Commission sends inspector Gene Autry (Gene Autry) and his pal Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) to look into the problem but they encounter strong opposition and are even mistaken for bank robbers when they are found in possession of cash from a crashed crop-duster airplane whose pilot, Jerry Willis (Eddie Dean), they were only trying to help. Against all the opposition, Gene eventually persuades the ranchers chemical spraying is the only way to rid the grazing land of the devil-weed while also romancing the rancher's daughter, Sue Larrabee (Fay McKenzie) and saving the cattle from a fiery stampede.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: rancher, gene autry, partner, banker, pilot, sheriff, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Parker, seeking revenge on Culverson, is bringing in a flood of sheep. Branning signs on at the Culverson ranch to help fight them off. Standing in his way is hired gunman and crooked lawyer Sneed. The plot is further complicated by the picture in Branning's pocket watch.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: cowboy, rancher, outlaw, daughter, henchman, sheriff, gritty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A gunslinger attempts to hang up his hardware and help his younger brother raise cattle. The local attorney, whose brother the gunslinger shot in a fair fight, is determined to swindle the men out of their ranch by preventing a supply deal with the railroad, then using his bodyguard to bushwhack the younger brother.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: ex-convict, brother, lawyer, railroad baron, thug, suspenseful, melodramatic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The life of peaceful rancher John Benedict (William Holden) is torn apart when his family is massacred by a gang of marauding outlaws and his farm is destroyed. He assembles a team of mean, lawless convicts to act as his posse as he pursues the gang responsible for the deaths of his loved ones.—Jonathon Dabell <J.D.@pixie.ntu.ac.uk>
Plot Keywords: rancher, outlaw, convict, gripping, moving, thrilling, wild west ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In 1869, Justin Eagle lives on his ranch called "The Eagle's Nest" near the town of Button Willow, California. In addition to being a rancher, Juston is a trouble-shooter for the U. S. Government which calls for him to act as an undercover operative and thwart the forces of evil in the rapidly-growing West. He is sent to San Francisco to find missing U. S. Senator Freeman, who has disappeared while fighting the efforts of Montgomery Blaine, a villain who has been, with the aid of his henchman, "The Whip," forcing settlers to sell their land to him, not knowing that the land is in the path of a proposed railroad, from Utah, that will link the western United States to the East. Senator Freeman is the leader of an effort to veer the railroad southward to bypass Blaine's land and, for his efforts, is kidnapped by Bliane's henchmen and shanghaied from the San Francisco waterfront. Justin Eagle's job is to find and return him safely.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: senator, secret agent, father, adopted daughter, businessman, friend, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When crafty Doc Wallace sends for Johnny Trent and his pal, Kansas to come home to the Trent ranch in Arizona, Johnny meets Martha Brooks, who is caring for his invalid father, whose ranch some unknown enemy is trying to wrest away, as it has become suddenly valuable. Aided by Wayne Carson and Martha, Johnny uncovers the culprit to be Doc Wallace, the supposed family friend.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: cowboy, man, friend, father, family patriarch, engaging, thrilling ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When the new ranch owner and her girlfriends arrive from the East, Foreman Autry directs them to a rundown shack hoping they will go back. Learning of Autry's trick, Briggs gets her to sell the ranch cheap. Then to get Autry out of the way he has him framed for murder.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>
Plot Keywords: ranch owner, rancher, gene autry, businesswoman, sidekick, college graduate, positive ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Frankie (Juan Gonzalez) is a young Native American boy who accidentally falls off a train and winds up on the ranch of widower John Handley (William Jordan). Although John isn't pleased to have company, he learns to appreciate the youth, who is determined to tame the horse known as "Red Fury." As Frankie attempts to integrate into the community, however, he is faced with considerable prejudice, though he finds a friend in schoolteacher Amelia Andersen (Katherine Cannon).
Plot Keywords: native american, boy, rancher, widower, schoolteacher, horse, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman) is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the U.S. from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising, and her New York agent, "the Countess" (Sir John Hurt), sends her to his ranch in California to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean (Rain Phoenix), one of the cowgirls at the beauty ranch. The cowgirls take command of the ranch from the Countess and drug the cranes with peyote. The Police besiege the ranch.—Pieter van Scherpenberg <mediavis@netland.nl>
Plot Keywords: hitchhiker, beautiful woman, cowgirl, transvestite, native american, company owner, cheeky ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Tragedy tests the faith and love of a family of pioneers (Erin Cottrell, Logan Bartholomew) as they carve out a life on the frontier.
Plot Keywords: wife, pioneer, sheriff, daughter, rancher, baron, positive ...
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