The best James Griffith’s western movies
We present our ranking of the best James Griffith’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 James Griffith.
How the West Was Won
7.1/10
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Rails Into Laramie
6.1/10
A federal agent arrives in Laramie to try to find out who is behind the efforts to stop the construction of a new railroad track.
North to Alaska
6.9/10
Sam and George strike gold in Alaska. George sends Sam to Seattle to bring George's fiancé back to Alaska. Sam finds she is already married, and returns instead with Angel. Sam, after trying to get George and Angel together, finally romances Angel, who, in the meantime, is busy fighting off the advances of George's younger brother, Billy.
Kansas Pacific
5.8/10
Just before the Civil War (but after the South has seceded), Southern saboteurs try to prevent railroad construction from crossing Kansas to the frontier; army captain Nelson is sent out to oppose them. As the tracks push westward, Nelson must contend with increasingly violent sabotage, while trying to romance the foreman's pretty daughter Barbara.
Masterson of Kansas
5.4/10
Western lawman Bat Masterson (George Montgomery) sets out to prove a man standing trial for murder is innocent.
Domino Kid
6.1/10
A rancher vows revenge on the five men responsible for his father's death.
The Boy from Oklahoma
6/10
A town despot makes a guileless patsy the sheriff, lives to regret it.
At Gunpoint
6.3/10
A general-store keeper (Fred MacMurray) scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.
Count Three and Pray
6.3/10
A pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.
Ride Clear of Diablo
6.8/10
A young railroad surveyor returns to his hometown to find the man who murdered his father and brother.
Tribute to a Bad Man
6.7/10
Jeremy Rodock is a tough horse rancher who strings up rustlers soon as look at them. Fresh out of Pennsylvania, Steve Miller finds it hard to get used to Rodock's ways, although he takes an immediate shine to his Greek girl Jocasta.
Apache Ambush
5.4/10
Two former enemies find themselves together on a cattle drive and fighting marauding Apaches and Mexican bandits.
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3/10
Opposing his commanding officer's decision to attack a group of innocent Indians and wipe them out, Lt. Frank Hewitt leaves his post and heads home to Texas. He knows that the attack will send all of the tribes on the warpath and he wants to forewarn everyone. He gets a chilly reception back home however. With most of the men away having enlisted in the Confederate army Frank, a Union officer, is seen by the local women as a traitor. He convinces them of the danger that lies ahead and trains them to repel the attack that will eventually come.
Seven Alone
5.6/10
A fictionalized account of the real-life adventure of the Sager family. Travelling with a wagon train from Missouri to Oregon, things are going well for the Sagers, until father Sager dies from blood poisoning following an Indian attack, and mother Sager dies soon afterward from pneumonia. The leaders of the wagon train decide to send the children back, but the oldest, John (who had been described by all the adults as lazy and worthless), decides to lead his siblings through the wilderness to complete the journey their parents started.
Advance to the Rear
5.9/10
Slapstick rules in this 1964 Civil War comedy about miltary misfits and their incompetent commanders. Directed by George Marshall, and starring Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Jim Backus, Andrew Prine, Alan Hale Jr., Jesse Pearson, Michael Pate, James Griffith, Preston Foster, Yvonne Craig and the ever ubiquitous Whit Bissell.
The First Texan
6.1/10
After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when President Jackson personally orders him to lead the fight for Texan independence, he overcomes his reluctance to become involved and leads his compatriots to a string of victories over the Mexican army.
Bullwhip
5.2/10
In order to avoid the hangman's noose, a cowboy agrees to marry a beautiful but fiery redhead.
The Cariboo Trail
5.9/10
A cattleman fights to establish a ranch in the middle of gold country.
Apache Drums
6.5/10
A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.
The Black Dakotas
5.4/10
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln sends an emissary with a peace treaty to the Sioux Indians. He also sends a gift of $130,000 in gold. This attracts the attention of Brock Marsh, the secret leader of a Confederate spy ring, who wants to keep the treaty from being signed and to also get his hands on the gold. Ruth Lawrence and Mike Daugherty work together against the machinations of Marsh
