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Grant Withers

Grant Withers

17/01/1904- 27/03/1959
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Fort Apache

Fort Apache
7.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/06/1948
  • Character: Silas Meacham
In John Ford's sombre exploration of the mythology of American heroes, he slowly reveals the character of Owen Thursday, who sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, Thursday attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.

Rio Grande

Rio Grande
7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/11/1950
  • Character: U.S. Deputy Marshal
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine
7.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 17/10/1946
  • Character: Ike Clanton
Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to stay in Tombstone until James' killers are found. He soon runs into the brooding, coughing, hard-drinking Doc Holliday as well as the sullen and vicious Clanton clan. Wyatt discovers the owner of a trinket stolen from James' dead body and the stage is set for the Earps' long-awaited revenge.

Hellfire

Hellfire
6.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 29/05/1949
  • Character: Sheriff Martin
Zeb Smith is a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant preacher takes a bullet meant for him, Zeb vows to fulfill the preacher's mission of building a church. Frustrated in his attempts to get donations, Zeb attempts to capture fugitive Doll Brown in order to obtain the reward. But he finds that there's more to Doll than meets the eye. When his old friend Bucky McLean shows up gunning for Doll, Zeb sees a chance to redeem them all... one way or another.

Dakota

Dakota
5.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/12/1945
  • Character: Slagin
In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra "Sandy" Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Sandy, knowing that the railroad is to be extended into Dakota, plans to use their $20,000 nest egg to buy land options to sell to the railroad at a profit. On the stage trip to Ft. Abercrombie, their fellow passengers are Jim Bender and Bigtree Collins, who practically own the town of Fargo and Devlin is aware that they are prepared to protect the little empire... trying to drive out the farmers by burning their property, destroying their wheat, and blaming the devastation on the Indians. Continuing their journey north on the river aboard the "River Bird', Sandy and John meet Captain Bounce, an irascible old seafarer. Two of Bendender's henchmen, Slagin and Carp, board the boat and relieve John of his $20,000 at gunpoint. Captain Bounce, chasing the robber's dinghy..

Run for Cover

Run for Cover
6.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 29/04/1955
  • Character: Gentry
Western that starts when a man (Matt Dow) is mistaken as a train robber. After the town's sheriff shoots the kid he's riding with, Dow clears his name and ends up as the new sheriff. He romances a Swedish woman and settles in to a peaceful life only to find that the boy has a few secrets of his own.

Panama Hattie

Panama Hattie
5.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 30/09/1942
  • Character: Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Sailors and spies mingle in between the acts at Hattie's nightclub in the Canal Zone.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
6.9/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 04/12/1941
  • Character: Sammy Lee, Harvard Football Coach (uncredited)
A man who lived his life as he was told he should, not as he would have chosen to, is brought out of his shell by a beautiful young woman.

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees
6.4/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaWar
  • Release: 27/01/1944
  • Character: Whanger Spreckles
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.

Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch
6.5/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 30/12/1948
  • Character: Capt. Wilde Youngeur
Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.

Rock Island Trail

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

Tycoon

Tycoon
6.1/10
Engineer Johnny Munroe is enlisted to build a railroad tunnel through a mountain to reach mines. His task is complicated, and his ethics are compromised, when he falls in love with his boss's daughter

In Old Oklahoma

In Old Oklahoma
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 06/12/1943
  • Character: "Rich"Richardson
Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen.

Trigger, Jr.

Trigger, Jr.
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 30/06/1950
  • Character: Manson
Evil Grant Withers lets a killer horse loose to ruin valuable horses on nearby ranches. He hopes to shake down the ranchers for his "protection". Roy tracks down the bad guys, but is suddenly trapped by them. Peter Miles, a boy terrified of horses, overcomes his fear and rides for help to save the day.

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid
5.7/10
  • Genre: DramaWestern
  • Release: 30/05/1941
  • Character: Ed Shanahan
Billy Bonney is a hot-headed gunslinger who narrowly skirts a life of crime by being befriended and hired by a peaceful rancher, Eric Keating. When Keating is killed, Billy seeks revenge on the men who killed him, even if it means opposing his friend, Marshal Jim Sherwood.

Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java
5.7/10
The Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an American merchant vessel is looking for a sunken Dutch vessel containing 10,000 precious diamonds. Unfortunately, he's not the only one and then there's also that volcano on the nearby island of Krakatau, waiting to explode in its historical, disastrous eruption...

Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy
6.4/10
A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.

Whistling in Brooklyn

Whistling in Brooklyn
6.7/10
Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.

Bells of Coronado

Bells of Coronado
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 08/01/1950
  • Character: Craig Bennett
An insurance investigator must track down thieves before they take off in a plane with stolen uranium ore.

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