The best Basil Ruysdael’s western movies

Basil Ruysdael

Basil Ruysdael

24/07/1888- 10/10/1960
We present our ranking of the best Basil Ruysdael’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Basil Ruysdael.
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Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow
7.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/08/1950
  • Character: General Oliver
Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the Whites and Apaches in the late 1870s. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers
7.1/10
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.

Raton Pass

Raton Pass
6.3/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 07/04/1951
  • Character: Pierre Challon
Raton Pass is a curious western based on the rules of Community Property. Dennis Morgan and Patricia Neal portray a recently married husband and wife, each of whom owns half of a huge cattle ranch. Neal is a tad more ambitious than her husband, and with the help of a little legal chicanery she tries to obtain Morgan's half of the spread. He balks, so she hires a few gunslingers to press the issue. In a 1951 western, the greedy party usually came to a sorry end; Raton Pass adheres strictly to tradition.

Jubal

Jubal
7.1/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 06/04/1956
  • Character: Shem Hoktor
Jubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in foreman Pinky, a cattleman who accuses Jubal of carrying the smell of sheep.

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
6.9/10
Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War. Then Crockett is elected to Congress and brings his rough-hewn ways to the House of Representatives. Finally, Crockett and Russell journey to Texas and the last stand at the Alamo.

The Violent Men

The Violent Men
6.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 26/01/1955
  • Character: Tex Hinkleman
A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but the low price offered by Anchor's crippled owner and the outfit's bullying tactics make him reconsider. When one of his hands is murdered he decides to stay and fight, utilizing his war experience. Not all is well at Anchor with the owner's wife carrying on with his brother who also has a Mexican woman in town.

Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory
7.2/10
Western remake of High Sierra with Joel McCrea taking over the Humphrey Bogart role.

High Lonesome

High Lonesome
5.3/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/09/1950
  • Character: 'Horse' Davis
When a sudden spurt of murders occurs in the Big Bend country, suspicion immediately falls on a young drifter who just moved to the area.

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
7.9/10
Davy Crockett seeks a truce with his Indian foes.

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