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Old Overland Trail
Movie

Old Overland Trail(1953)

6.2
60Minutes

Anchor is building a railroad and to get cheap labor he gets Black Hawk's Indians to attack and burn the incoming wagon train. This forces the settlers to work for Anchor and he pays them in devalued scrip. When Rex figures out Anchor's swindle, Anchor gets Black Hawk to capture him. When Anchor turns on Black Hawk and shoots him, Black Hawk gets a chance to repay a debt to Rex.

Fugitive from Sonora
Movie

Fugitive from Sonora(1943)

7.5
57Minutes

Fugitive from Sonora is a gripping drama set in Sonora, where a fugitive is desperately trying to escape the clutches of the law. The movie explores the challenges and hardships faced by the protagonist as he navigates through dangerous territories while being pursued by relentless law enforcement. Along the way, he encounters unexpected allies, including a mentally challenged sidekick, as well as his own twin brother, who has taken on a new identity as a preacher. As the story unfolds, the fugitive's past is slowly revealed, adding depth and intrigue to this thrilling tale of escape and redemption.

The Mad Monster
Movie

The Mad Monster(1942)

3.5
77Minutes

In 'The Mad Monster,' a deranged scientist injects a serum into a handyman, causing him to transform into a terrifying man-beast. The handyman seeks revenge on those who ridiculed and humiliated him, leading to a series of gruesome murders. As the police lieutenant tries to solve the case, the man-beast terrorizes the town, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Can anyone stop the rampage before it's too late?

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Renegades of the Rio Grande
Movie

Renegades of the Rio Grande(1945)

5.6
57Minutes

A cowboy who was trying to return the loot from a robbery finds hmself suspected of the crime.

Riders of the Northwest Mounted
Movie

Riders of the Northwest Mounted(1943)

5.6
57Minutes

Fur thieves, who murder trappers when they refuse to give up their pelts at a low price, occupy the attention of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. The leader of the gang is Victor Renaud, also the mayor of the small Canadian town where the gang is headquartered. Lucky Kerrigan is broken from the mounted service for apparent disobedience to orders, which results in the death of a fellow Mountie. Lucky, working undercover, aids the Mounties in rounding up the gang and gains back his uniform, and also the love of Gabrielle Renaud, Renaud's sister who was unaware of his criminal activities.

Pecos River
Movie

Pecos River(1951)

6.7
55Minutes

Steve is a Government Agent looking for the gang that stole the U.S. Mail. He goes undercover...

Soup to Nuts
Movie

Soup to Nuts(1930)

5.7
70Minutes

Soup to Nuts is a 1930 comedy film featuring the madcap antics of a group of characters in a German restaurant. The story revolves around mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and the chaotic events that unfold throughout the film. As the hopeless restaurant staff tries to navigate through a series of comical situations, including fire trucks, bankrupcy, and eavesdropping, the film delivers non-stop laughter and entertainment.

Phantom Stallion
Movie

Phantom Stallion(1954)

6.1
54Minutes

Ex-cavalry buddies, Rex and Slim, band together to capture a wild stallion, solve a murder and thwart the killers from cheating a boy out of his inheritance.

Home in Wyomin'
Movie

Home in Wyomin'(1942)

6.4
54Minutes

Radio star Gene Autry returns to his home town of Gold Ridge at the request of his old friend Pop Harrison, who wants Gene to straighten out his wayward son, Tex Harrison, whose gambling and drinking threaten to bankrupt the rodeo organization which he heads. News photographer Clementine "Clem" Benson and reporter Hack Hackett are ordered to follow Gene. The group finds quarters at the "Bar Nothing" dude ranch, winter quarters for Tex's rodeo group, and Tex soon tangles with Hackett in a quarrel.

Home on the Prairie
Movie

Home on the Prairie(1939)

5.7
59Minutes

When shifty cattlemen Belknap (Walter Miller) and H.R. Shelby (Gordon Hart) are caught shipping infected animals to Mexico, they frame inspector Gene Autry. Now Autry and his sidekick, Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette), must catch the bad guys in the act and set things straight. June Storey co-stars as rancher Martha Wheeler. Autry sings "I'm Gonna Round Up My Blues," "Moonlight on the Ranch House" and "Big Bull Frog."

Oklahoma Raiders
Movie

Oklahoma Raiders(1944)

6
57Minutes

In this western, two cowboys go to buy fresh horses for the cavalry and end up taking on two badguys and a female vigilante.

Son of Roaring Dan
Movie

Son of Roaring Dan(1940)

6.1
63Minutes

In this exciting western, Roaring Dan is the meanest old cuss around. He and his "son" are constantly bickering. But things are not as they seem as the young man is only pretending to be Dan's son so they can find the killers of the young man's real father. Among the guilty are two women.

South of the Chisholm Trail
Movie

South of the Chisholm Trail(1947)

6
58Minutes

When the ranchers of Bearcat are plagued by rustlers, Big Jim Grady offers to buy their herds from them at low-ball prices. Steve Haley suggests to the ranchers that they band together and drive their herds to Abilene, Kansas and get full price. Steve's friend Smiley "joins" the rustlers to learn who their leader is. Grady henchman Doc Walker asks Steve to help break up the cattle drive, and he agrees in order to keep tabs on the rustlers. The gang makes several attempts to take the trail herd but Steve, in his guise as the Durango Kid, intervenes and saves the cattle.

Romance of the Rio Grande
Movie

Romance of the Rio Grande(1940)

6.1
72Minutes

When old rancher Cordoba's grandson is murdered, the Cisco Kid takes his place to find who's trying to take over the ranch.

In Old Amarillo
Movie

In Old Amarillo(1951)

6.3
67Minutes

A drought is about to end the cattle business. The owner of a canning factory wants to buy all the remaining cattle cheap. He plans to ruin the cattlemen's plans to ship water by train and to seed the clouds for rain. Roy is sent by a packing house to investigate.

Thunder in God's Country
Movie

Thunder in God's Country(1951)

7
67Minutes

Hidden Valley has managed to retain its Old Western atmosphere, free of modern-day corruption, until escaped convict Smitty arrives with plans of taking over and opening the town up as a gambling resort. It's up to Rex Allen and his pals to put a stop to it and sing a few songs along the way.

Cowboy Serenade
Movie

Cowboy Serenade(1942)

6.6
54Minutes

Gene Autry heads a cattlemen's association and calls on the inexperienced Jim Agnew to negotiate the sale of five hundred heads of cattle. Jim ends up losing the cattle in a crooked poker game, however, and Gene and his sidekick Frog set out to find the cheating gamblers. It soon becomes clear that the leader of the gamblers is none other than Asa Lock, the dastardly father of Gene's romantic interest Stephanie.

Cowboy from Lonesome River
Movie

Cowboy from Lonesome River(1944)

5.7
55Minutes

This western features a singing cowboy, a brave hero, and a bumbling sidekick who band together to defeat a ruthless range boss.

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
Movie

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts(1937)

5.1
63Minutes

Tex is after the gang that robbed a train of a gold shipment. He suspects Dorman is the culprit and is hiding their gold at his mine. When Stubby sees Dorman's henchman Stark cash in some gold nuggets, Tex tricks Dorman into moving the gold. He hopes to round them up with the help of the posse and the local Boy Scout Troop.

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