1959 Western Movies

31 movies found (page 1/2):

Rio Bravo(1959)

| 2h 21min | Western

3.9/5 (with 467 votes)

The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies must find a way to hold out against the rancher's hired guns until the marshal arrives. In the meantime, matters are complicated by the presence of a young gunslinger - and a mysterious beauty who just came in on the last stagecoach.

Directed by Howard Hawks, Paul Helmick - With John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, ...

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Ride Lonesome(1959)

| 1h 13min | Western

3.3/5 (with 54 votes)

A wanted murderer, Billy John, is captured by Ben Brigade, a bounty hunter, who intends to take him to Santa Cruz to be hanged. Brigade stops at a staging post, where he saves the manager's wife from an Indian attack, and enlists the help of two outlaws to continue his journey more safely.

Directed by Budd Boetticher - With Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts, Lee Van Cleef, James Coburn, James Best, ...

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Warlock(1959)

| 2h 2min | Western

3.4/5 (with 61 votes)

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.

Directed by Edward Dmytryk - With Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Dorothy Malone, Dolores Michaels, Wallace Ford, ...

The Hanging Tree(1959)

| 1h 47min | Western

3.4/5 (with 44 votes)

Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.

Directed by Delmer Daves, Karl Malden - With Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden, George C. Scott, Karl Swenson, John Dierkes, ...

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Last Train from Gun Hill(1959)

1h 38min | Western, Thriller

3.5/5 (with 81 votes)

A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.

Directed by John Sturges - With Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones, Earl Holliman, Brad Dexter, Brian G. Hutton, ...

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Day of the Outlaw(1959)

| 1h 32min | Thriller, Western

3.4/5 (with 40 votes)

Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow.

Directed by André de Toth - With Robert Ryan, Burl Ives, Tina Louise, Alan Marshal, David Stergakos, Nehemiah Persoff, ...

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No Name on the Bullet(1959)

| 1h 17min | Action, Thriller, Western

3.4/5 (with 28 votes)

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each leading citizen has enemies capable of using the services of a professional killer for personal revenge.

Directed by Jack Arnold - With Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, Joan Evans, Virginia Grey, Karl Swenson, Whit Bissell, ...

Cast a Long Shadow(1959)

1h 22min | Western

3.2/5 (with 5 votes)

A young man without surname inherits a big indebted ranch and has to prove his worthiness managing a cattle drive.

Directed by Thomas Carr - With Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, James Best, Denver Pyle, Ann Doran, Terry Frost, ...

They Came to Cordura(1959)

| 2h 3min | Western

3.2/5 (with 12 votes)

An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916.

Directed by Robert Rossen - With Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin, Dick York, Tab Hunter, Richard Conte, ...

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Yellowstone Kelly(1959)

| 1h 31min | Adventure, Western

3.0/5 (with 7 votes)

A fur-trapper named Kelly, who once saved the life of a Sioux chief, is allowed to set his traps in Sioux territory during the late 1870s. Reluctantly he takes on a tenderfoot assistant named Anse and together they give shelter to a runaway Arapaho woman. Tensions develop when Anse falls in love with this woman and when the Sioux chief arrives with his warriors to re-claim her.

Directed by Gordon Douglas - With Clint Walker, John Russell, Ray Danton, Claude Akins, Warren Oates, Edd Byrnes, ...

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The Wonderful Country(1959)

1h 38min | Western

3.1/5 (with 20 votes)

Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady travels to Texas to broker an arms deal for his Mexican boss, strongman Governor Cipriano Castro. Brady breaks a leg and while recuperating in Texas the gun shipment is stolen. Complicating matters further the wife of local army major Colton has designs on him, and the local Texas Ranger captain makes him a generous offer to come back to the states and join his outfit. After killing a man in self defense, Brady slips back over the border and confronts Castro who is not only unhappy that Brady has lost his gun shipment but is about to join forces with Colton to battle the local raiding Apache Indians.

Directed by Robert Parrish - With Robert Mitchum, Julie London, Gary Merrill, Pedro Armendáriz, Albert Dekker, Charles McGraw, ...

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The Jayhawkers!(1959)

| 1h 40min | Action, Western

2.8/5 (with 7 votes)

Before the U.S. Civil War rebel leader Luke Darcy sees himself as leader of a new independent Republic of Kansas but the military governor sends an ex-raider to capture Darcy.

Directed by Melvin Frank - With Jeff Chandler, Fess Parker, Nicole Maurey, Henry Silva, Herbert Rudley, Frank de Kova, ...

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The Hangman(1959)

| 1h 27min | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Western

3.0/5 (with 11 votes)

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.

Directed by Michael Curtiz - With Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Jack Lord, Fess Parker, Mickey Shaughnessy, Gene Evans, ...

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These Thousand Hills(1959)

| 1h 36min | Drama, Western

3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

A cowboy tries for easy money with his partner, then tries ranching with a saloon hostess's money.

Directed by Richard Fleischer - With Don Murray, Richard Egan, Lee Remick, Patricia Owens, Stuart Whitman, Albert Dekker, ...

Good Day for a Hanging(1959)

| 1h 25min | Western, Action

2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

As a youth, Eddie came into the town with his gang to rob the bank, but was caught and convicted. Marshal Ben helped him to become a honorable citizen. Now, many years later, the gang returns to again rob the bank. On their flight they shoot the Marshal. Eddie is the only one to identify the murderer - but is in doubt if he shall be loyal to his new or his old friends.

Directed by Nathan H. Juran - With Fred MacMurray, Robert Vaughn, Joan Blackman, James Drury, Harry Lauter, Frank Wilcox, ...

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King of the Wild Stallions(1959)

| 1h 16min | Western, Action, Adventure

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A wild stallion provides unexpected help to a widow and her young son in their efforts to keep their ranch.

Directed by R. G. Springsteen - With George Montgomery

Plunderers of Painted Flats(1959)

| 1h 17min | Western

2.3/5 (with 1 vote)

To scare the squatters from the cattle country he claims as his own, rancher Ed Sampson orders the Martin farm house burned. Galt Martin is killed, and his eldest son, Joe, is pistol-whipped. Timmy Martin sees the killer, Cass Becker and points him out when he and Joe are in Painted Flats. Cass forces Joe to put on a gun but Ned East, a retired gunfighter, saves the inexperienced Joe by forcing Cass to draw on him, and Ned is the winner.

Directed by Albert C. Gannaway - With Corinne Calvet, John Carroll, Skip Homeier, George Macready, Edmund Lowe, Bea Benaderet, ...

The Oregon Trail(1959)

| 1h 26min | Western

2.5/5 (with 7 votes)

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.

Directed by Gene Fowler Jr. - With Fred MacMurray

The Gunfight at Dodge City(1959)

| 1h 21min | Action, Western

2.8/5 (with 8 votes)

Fleeing to Dodge City after killing a man in self defence Masterson finds his brother Ed (Harry Lauter) running for sheriff of the town. When Ed is killed by hired guns of the corrupt incumbent Bat is determined to settle the score with violence but he is convinced by the townspeople that the best way to avenge his brother's death is by taking Ed's place on the ballot. Bat agrees and wins the election but his new role on the right side of the law will lead him to unexpected confrontations as he finds himself torn between his loyalties to his friends and his duties as sheriff.

Directed by Joseph M. Newman - With Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Frank Sully, Harry Lauter, James Westerfield, ...

Westbound(1959)

| 1h 9min | Western

3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes (Randolph Scott) fights on a vital but little-known battlefront. He aims to ship gold to Union banks through a small Colorado town, defying Southern sympathizers who aim to stop him at any cost.

Directed by Budd Boetticher - With Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo, Karen Steele, Andrew Duggan, Kermit Maynard, Michael Pate, ...

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Face of a Fugitive(1959)

| 1h 21min | Drama, Western

2.4/5 (with 7 votes)

A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico. But he cannot settle in peace as his chasers are trying to find him.

Directed by Paul Wendkos - With Fred MacMurray, James Coburn

The Young Land(1959)

PG-13

| 1h 29min | Action, Drama, Western

3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

An American gunslinger kills a Mexican man in California immediately after the Mexican-American war. The killer is arrested and put on trial for murder with the Hispanic population waiting to learn of American justice.

Directed by Ted Tetzlaff - With Patrick Wayne, Dennis Hopper, Yvonne Craig, Dan O'Herlihy, Ken Curtis, Pedro González González, ...

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Thunder in the Sun(1959)

| 1h 21min | History, Western, Action, Adventure

3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

A band of Basque immigrants treks through the Old West toward California, where they hope to put down roots and open wineries. When the group's leader dies, his widow Gabrielle marries his brother in accordance with Basque tradition. But it's a loveless union; Gabrielle is smitten with Lon Bennett, the scout who's been hired to guide them on their journey.

Directed by Russell Rouse - With Susan Hayward, Jeff Chandler, Blanche Yurka, Carl Esmond, Fortunio Bonanova, Jacques Bergerac, ...

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The Miracle of the Hills(1959)

1h 13min | Western

A minister arrives at a run-down mining town to take over the church there. He finds he has his work cut out for him, especially when an earthquake causes a flood in the mineshaft and traps some of the local children.

Directed by Paul Landres - With Rex Reason, Betty Lou Gerson, Jay North, June Vincent, Gene Roth, Paul Wexler, ...

The Legend of Tom Dooley(1959)

1h 19min | Western, Drama

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Tom Dooley and Country Boy are on the run after killing an enemy soldier not knowing the war is over. The Command refuses to give them some slack for making this tragic but honest mistake and sends a lawman after them.

Directed by Ted Post - With Michael Landon, Jack Hogan, Richard Rust, Ken Lynch, Ralph Moody, Jeff Morris, ...

Escort West(1959)

| 1h 15min | Action, Western

2.9/5 (with 4 votes)

Seeking a new place to call home, former Confederate soldier Ben Lassiter (Victor Mature) and his daughter meet Beth (Elaine Stewart), whose fiancé is a Union soldier. Lassiter falls for Beth, and when Indians attack, they head to a cavalry camp where Lassiter must battle the Indians as well as Beth's fiancé.

Directed by Francis D. Lyon - With Victor Mature, Faith Domergue

Gunmen from Laredo(1959)

1h 7min | Western

2.0/5 (with 2 votes)

A framed Texas rancher (Robert Knapp) escapes from prison for a showdown with a saloonkeeper (Walter Coy).

Directed by Wallace MacDonald - With Robert Knapp

Wild and Woolly Hare(1959)

| 7min | Animation, Comedy, Western

3.3/5 (with 6 votes)

Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam duel with trains in an Old West shootout.

Directed by Friz Freleng

A Dog's Best Friend(1959)

1h 10min | Drama, Western

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A young orphan rejects his foster parents and instead turns to a German shepherd whose master was recently murdered. Stumbling on some evidence, the boy is rescued from the killer by his dog.

Directed by Edward L. Cahn - With Bill Williams, Harry Dean Stanton, Roy Engel, Herman Hack, George Eldredge

Lone Texan(1959)

1h 11min | Western

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

After the Civil War, a Texan who served in the Union army comes back home to find himself ostracized by his neighbors for having fought against the Confederacy. On top of that, he finds that his younger brother is now the sheriff, and is ruling the town with an iron hand.

Directed by Paul Landres - With Willard Parker

1959 Western Movies

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Rio Bravo(1959)

Ride Lonesome(1959)

Warlock(1959)

The Hanging Tree(1959)

Last Train from Gun Hill(1959)

Day of the Outlaw(1959)

No Name on the Bullet(1959)

Cast a Long Shadow(1959)

They Came to Cordura(1959)

Yellowstone Kelly(1959)

The Wonderful Country(1959)

The Jayhawkers!(1959)

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The Hangman(1959)

These Thousand Hills(1959)

Good Day for a Hanging(1959)

King of the Wild Stallions(1959)

Plunderers of Painted Flats(1959)

The Oregon Trail(1959)

The Gunfight at Dodge City(1959)

Westbound(1959)

Face of a Fugitive(1959)

The Young Land(1959)

Thunder in the Sun(1959)

The Miracle of the Hills(1959)

The Legend of Tom Dooley(1959)

Escort West(1959)

Gunmen from Laredo(1959)

Wild and Woolly Hare(1959)

A Dog's Best Friend(1959)

Lone Texan(1959)

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