Movies and TvShows featuring "carpetbagger" theme.

Gone with the Wind is a story about the life and struggles of Scarlett O'Hara, a strong-willed Southern belle. Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era, the film explores themes of love, loss, and the changing society of the South.

In post-Civil War Texas, a former Union Army colonel is hired to protect a Southern plantation owner from a band of Mexican revolutionaries.

Based on the novel, 'The Carpetbaggers' follows the life of a showbiz tycoon in Hollywood during the 1930s. It explores his manipulative nature, romantic rivalries, extramarital affairs, and the exploitation within the industry.

In post-American Civil War era, a one-armed man named Colt Saunders becomes a successful cattle rancher and moves to a small town. However, he has to confront his past and face challenges including misunderstandings, land grabbing, and marital problems. Along with his brothers, Colt navigates through the complexities of post-war life and strives to protect his ranch from various threats.

In post-American Civil War Texas, two brothers, Dan and Neal, return home to find that their land has been stolen by a carpetbagger. They get involved in a conflict between brothers and face violence, a house on fire, and a newspaper article that leads to their arrest. The movie explores themes of family relationships, brotherly conflict, and the challenges of life in the wild west.

Dallas is a classic Western movie set in post-Civil War Texas. It tells the story of a US Marshal seeking revenge on a crooked banker while dealing with romantic rivalries, interracial romance, and family dynamics. The plot centers around a chase to bring justice to Dallas.

Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers. He enlists the help of Holden before learning that Holden too is plundering the local folk.

A man returns to his home -- a post Civil-War village -- and finds the law is in the hands of a few scrupulous people.

The Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of William Merrick, a crooked banker who has been buying up warrants on back-taxes and dispossessing the farmers.

After the Civil War, an ex-Confederate soldier faces new battles, including the elements and a carpetbagger intent on destroying him.

The governor of Texas sends a cowboy to keep the peace between ranchers and a land baron.

In Thunder Over the Plains, a Texas captain works to protect the people from a corrupt commissioner in the post-Civil War period. He becomes a fugitive after being falsely accused of murder and must race against time to clear his name and bring the corrupt commissioner to justice.

In revenge for being falsely convicted of murder, a Union officer escapes from jail and takes a job as the enforcer for the band of outlaws responsible for his imprisonment. He plans to use his new position to gather evidence against the gang and clear his name. Along the way, he discovers a plot to blow up a bridge and must race against time to stop it.

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.

Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane help a Texas rancher against the railroad.

Not long after the Civil War, Texas cattle ranchers realize they have a problem--the Union Pacific railroad is bypassing their state and make it near impossible to get their cattle to market. Many ranchers are being forced to sell their land, and crooked state treasure Marvin Fletcher buys up the land at pennies on the dollar. However, Laguna del Sol Ranch owner Taisie Lockhart and her ranch hands are holding out. Cowboy Dan McMasters returns to the ranch and tries to rekindle his romance with Taisie, but she rejects him because he fought for the North during the war. But what she doesn't know is that Dan is on an undercover mission from the President to investigate Fletcher, and in order to do that he has to pretend to be sympathetic to Fletcher and goes to work for him, angering Taisie even more. Complications ensue.

Edited version of the 1938 Republic serial "The Lone Ranger."

Antonio, a young man with a modest job in a small town, leads a monotonous existence until he is transferred to Barcelona to work in an architecture studio. From that moment, a new life opens before his eyes. He befriends Lorenzo, one of his classmates. Lorenzo is more experienced than Antonio and shows him a new, more sophisticated life in which Antonio feels out of place. Also, Antonio falls in love with Lorenzo's sister.