The best John Carradine’s western movies on Apple iTunes

John Carradine

John Carradine

05/02/1906- 27/11/1988
We present our ranking of the best John Carradine’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 John Carradine.

The Shootist

The Shootist
7.6/10
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Brooks' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.

Stagecoach

Stagecoach
7.8/10
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
8.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/04/1962
  • Character: Maj. Cassius Starbuckle
A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn
6.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 03/10/1964
  • Character: Jeff Blair
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyennes.

Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar
7.6/10
On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.

Jesse James

Jesse James
7/10
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James
6.6/10
Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords.

Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaWestern
  • Release: 11/02/1938
  • Character: President Lincoln
This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.

Western Union

Western Union
6.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 21/02/1941
  • Character: Doc Murdoch
When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor.

The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel
6.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/07/1958
  • Character: Traveling Salesman
Searching for a doctor who can help him get his son to speak again--the boy hadn't uttered a word since he saw his mother die in the fire that burned down the family home--a Confederate veteran finds himself facing a 30-day jail sentence when he's unfairly accused of starting a brawl in a small town. A local woman pays his fine, providing that he works it off on her ranch. He soon finds himself involved in the woman's struggle to keep her ranch from a local landowner who wants it--and whose sons were responsible for the man being framed for the fight.

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula
3.8/10
  • Genre: ActionHorrorWestern
  • Release: 10/04/1966
  • Character: Count Dracula, posing as James Underhill
Dracula travels to the American West, intent on making a beautiful ranch owner his next victim. Her fiance, outlaw Billy the Kid, finds out about it and rushes to save her.

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