The best Frank O'Connor’s western movies

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

11/04/1881- 22/11/1959
We present our ranking of the best Frank O'Connor’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 Frank O'Connor.
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Decision at Sundown

Decision at Sundown
6.8/10
Bart Allison arrives in Sundown after a three year search for Tate Kimbrough. Although it is Kimbrough's wedding day, Allison makes it clear he blames him for the death of his wife and is out to kill him. A shoot-out in the church puts the wedding on hold and Allison and his trail-buddy hole up in the livery stable. But the reasons for his actions become increasingly unclear, while the town starts to wonder about the grip Kimbrough has over them.

In Old California

In Old California
6.3/10
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk
6.6/10
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.

A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street
6.4/10
A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.

Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory
6.2/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 04/05/1946
  • Character: Townsman (uncredited)
After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom the Gang have brought in injured. Rowley has no authority and gets on well enough with the James boys but is soon involved in other local goings-on, including a move to vote for annexation with Oklahoma which would allow the law well and truly in.

Nevada City

Nevada City
5.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 19/06/1941
  • Character: Townsman
The conflict between a railroader and a stage line owner is being aggravated by bad guys who are sabotaging both sides. Roy and Gabby mediate the conflict and expose the bad guys.

Bad Man of Deadwood

Bad Man of Deadwood
5.7/10
Roy and Gabby fight bad guys to save the town of Deadwood.

The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West
6.3/10
  • Genre: RomanceWestern
  • Release: 18/03/1938
  • Character: Stagecoach Passenger
Mary Robbins is a moderately educated, beautiful, young woman who owns the saloon called "The Poker". She is the only woman in the town of Couldee - making her the fancy of all the men there, especially to Sheriff Jack Rance. On the way to Monterey to sing at a mass officiated by Father Sienna, her stagecoach is held up by the infamous masked bandit, Ramerez. He too takes a fancy to Mary, and decides to secretly follow her, taking on the identity of an officer named, Lieutenant Johnson. While in Monterey, he dances, sings and courts Mary, who has now fallen in love with him. He then has to make a quick getaway. In the mean-time, Sheriff Jack has set up a trap to catch Ramerez at "The Poker". When Ramerez does arrive he soon discovers that Mary is the owner, and quickly changes to the identity of Lieutenant Johnson. How long can this charade last?

The Night Riders

The Night Riders
5.7/10
  • Genre: HistoryWestern
  • Release: 12/04/1939
  • Character: Washington Telegraph Operator
Talbot uses a phony land grant to rule thirteen million acres, taxing everyone heavily and evicting those who won't pay. The Three Mesquiteers becomes mysterious "night riders" to fight this evil.

Rock Island Trail

Rock Island Trail
6.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 18/05/1950
  • Character: Army Lieutenant
A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.

Sunset on the Desert

Sunset on the Desert
5.9/10
Judge Kirby is being blackmailed and forced to let outlaws go free. He was once the partner of Roy's father and when Roy reads in the paper that he is in trouble he heads out to help him. Arriving, Roy quickly realizes he has been mistaken for one of the outlaws and is not wanted in town. However he stays, and now posing as that outlaw, hopes to learn who is causing all the problems.

False Colors

False Colors
6.3/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 05/11/1943
  • Character: Rancher-Party Guest
Before he was killed by Mark Foster's men, Bud Lawton willed part ownership in his ranch to Hoppy and his two pals. When the three arrive they find a fake posing as Lawton. When they expose the imposter, Foster gets the Sheriff to jail them for Lawton's murder.

Tombstone: The Town too Tough to Die

Tombstone: The Town too Tough to Die
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 13/06/1942
  • Character: Barfly
Uneven version of Wyatt Earp vs. the Clanton Gang with a little romance thrown in haphazardly.

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
5.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 21/03/1941
  • Character: Dan Wendall
A young mining engineer sets out to catch the killers of both his brother and a beautiful young girl's father.

Last Frontier Uprising

Last Frontier Uprising
5.3/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/02/1947
  • Character: Rancher Frank
Singing cowboy Monte Hale plays "himself" in the Republic western Last Frontier Uprising. Actually, he's not really himself, but a federal agent, dispatched to Texas to buy horses on behalf of the government. Hale runs up against a vicious gang of horse thieves, including such veteran western hard cases as Roy Barcroft and Philip van Zandt. The romantic interest is in the dainty hands of Adrian Booth, who used to go by the name of Lorna Gray. Put together with the standard Republic efficiency, The Last Frontier Uprising benefits from the breathless direction of Lesley Selander.

Riders of the Rio Grande

Riders of the Rio Grande
7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 21/05/1943
  • Character: Man Exiting Saloon
A banker struggles to keep his bank solvent and his town from going bankrupt after the bank is robbed and all its money taken. The Three Mesquiteers ride into town and set out to help.

Red River Range

Red River Range
5.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 22/12/1938
  • Character: Photographer (uncredited)
The Cattlemen's Association has called in the Mesquiteers to find cattle rustlers. They get Tex Riley to pose as Stony so Stony can arrive posing as a wanted outlaw. This gets Stony into the gang of rustlers and he alerts Tucson and Lullaby as to the next raid. But Hartley is on hand and unknown to anyone is the rustler's boss and he joins the posse with a plan that will do away with the Mesquiteers.

Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder
7.1/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 28/06/1940
  • Character: RR Board Member
Calvin Drake employs a group of low-lifes to drive away land owners along the path of a new railroad; Red Ryder opposes this strategy.

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
6.9/10
Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival owner determined to do him in.

Triple Justice

Triple Justice
6.2/10
Brad Henderson arrives in Star City just in time to witness three men rob a bank of $30,000 and kill a teller. Charged for the crime and jailed, Brad realizes he must escape and track down the real killers since the only one who can prove his innocence is his friend, Sheriff Bill Gregory, who has been shot and will not soon regain consciousness. Chasing down the robbers one by one, he eventually discovers the identity of the gang's ringleader.

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