The best John Elliott’s western movies

John Elliott

John Elliott

05/07/1876- 12/12/1956
Today we present the best John Elliott’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best John Elliott’s movies.
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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 Spoilers

The Spoilers
6.7/10
  • Genre: RomanceWestern
  • Release: 11/06/1942
  • Character: Engineer Kelly (uncredited)
When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.

New Frontier

New Frontier
5.3/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 10/08/1939
  • Character: Townsman
The Three Mesquiteers convince a group of settlers to exchange their present property for some which, unbeknownst to our goodguys, is going to be worthless. They are captured before they can warn the ranchers.

Roarin' Guns

Roarin' Guns
5.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 29/01/1936
  • Character: Bob Morgan
An average low-budget Western from short-lived Puritan Pictures, Roarin' Guns starred Tim McCoy as Tim Corwin, an agent for the Cattlemen's Association assigned to look into a range war between settlers and powerful cattle baron Walton (Wheeler Oakman).

Headin' East

Headin' East
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 13/12/1937
  • Character: M.H. Benson
A cattle rancher comes to the aid of farmers by heading to NYC to stop the racketeers hijacking their produce shipments.

Rock River Renegades

Rock River Renegades
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 27/02/1942
  • Character: Dick Ross
Having trouble with outlaws, Marshal Graham sends for his friends the Range Busters. Newspaper editor Ross, dissatisfied with Graham, forms a vigilante committee and puts Jim Dawson in charge not knowing he is the leader of the outlaw gang. Dawson then has his men frame Crash and Dusty for robbery and murder and then has them set out to lynch the two.

Overland Stagecoach

Overland Stagecoach
6.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 10/10/1942
  • Character: Jeff Clark
Frontier justice is meted out over the suspicious death of a railroad mogul's partner.

Cowboy Holiday

Cowboy Holiday
4.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/12/1934
  • Character: Sheriff Hank Simpson
Buck's friend Sheriff Simpson is after the Juarez Kid. Buck knows the Kid and the Sheriff's description does not fit. Buck then meets a one time outlaw who is now the Sheriff's deputy and thinks he is posing as the Kid. When a rancher is killed by the supposed Kid, Buck has a plan utilizing the real Juarez's Kid's ranch that will trap him.

The Fighting Renegade

The Fighting Renegade
5.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 31/08/1939
  • Character: Prospector
El Puma, a Mexican desert guide, escorts an archaeological expedition headed by Professor Lucious Lloyd (Forrest Taylor through the Indian badlands of Mexico. Marian (Joyce Bryant (I)'), the professor;s niece accompanies the party as only she can translate the Aztec writings in the diary of her father, murdered on a similar expedition six years previous. THe professor is murdered by a knife, and the weapon is recognized as the property of El Puma. Magpie (Ben Corbett), a Federal Investigtor, knows that El Puma is really "Lightnin' Bill' Carson (Tim McCoy), a former federal agent who has been missing since Marian's father was slain. The reluctant Magpie believes that his old pal is guilty. Carson sets out to prove otherwise.

Frontier Town

Frontier Town
5.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 04/03/1938
  • Character: Prairie City Rodeo Announcer
Regan is passing off counterfeit money at rodeos betting on his man Denby. When Tex appears and wins all the events, Regan has him accused of murder. As Tex looks for the counterfeiters, his pals Stubby and Pee Wee keep the Sheriff off his trail.

Oklahoma Raiders

Oklahoma Raiders
6.1/10
  • Genre: MusicWestern
  • Release: 17/03/1944
  • Character: Judge Clem Masters
In this western, two cowboys go to buy fresh horses for the cavalry and end up taking on two badguys and a female vigilante.

Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory
6.2/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 04/05/1946
  • Character: Brother Hooker (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.

Law of the Saddle

Law of the Saddle
6.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 28/07/1943
  • Character: Dan Kirby
With his sidekick Fuzzy Q. Jones, Rocky Cameron rides into a small town plagued by cattle rustlers. He can expect no help from the sheriff as he is the head of the rustlers.

Vanishing Men

Vanishing Men
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/04/1932
  • Character: Heck Claiborne
Heck Claibourne has been involving young Russ Whitely in his cattle rustling schemes, and when they are nearly caught by Sheriff Doug Barrett and deputy O'Hara, their cohort, Luke, shoots and kills O'Hara.

Law of the Lash

Law of the Lash
5.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 28/02/1947
  • Character: Dad Hilton
When Decker's gang holds up a stage, henchman Lefty takes a lady's rings. Later lefty accidentally exposes the rings buying ammunition and Cheyenne sees them. When Lefty tries to shoot Cheyenne he is captured. Now Cheyenne wants the rest of the gang and their leader.

South of Santa Fe

South of Santa Fe
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 08/01/1932
  • Character: Thornton
Stone kills Thorton but only gets one half of the map to Thorton's gold mine. Tom arrives, and trying to help Thorton's daughter Beth, sets out after Stone and the half of the map. Posing as the man Stone is awaiting to register the mine, he tries to join up with the gang. But when the man he was posing as shows up, Tom is made a prisoner.

Wolves of the Range

Wolves of the Range
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 21/06/1943
  • Character: Doctor Lewis
Dorn is after the rancher's land and is trying to stop Banker Brady from helping them. When his man Hammond kills Brady, there is a run on the bank. When Rocky volunteers to ride to the next town for money, he is ambushed by Dorn's men, loses his memory, and is jailed for supposedly stealing the money.

Young Bill Hickok

Young Bill Hickok
5.7/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 21/10/1940
  • Character: Army Doctor
Bill Hickok, assisted by Calamity Jane, is after a foreign agent and his guerrilla band who are trying to take over some western territory just as the Civil War is coming to a close.

Cattle Stampede

Cattle Stampede
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 16/08/1943
  • Character: George Arnold
Billy the Kid and Fuzzy Jones are on their way out of Arizona being chased by some riders who hope to cash in on the reward money for their capture. They are warned in time by Ed Dawson, but Ed is wounded in the getaway. They get a doctor to attend to Ed. The latter tells them there is a range war in progress across the border and that he is looking for men to help make a cattle drive to the rail junction.

Fighting Valley

Fighting Valley
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 08/08/1943
  • Character: Frank Burke
Someone has been stealing ore from a valuable smelting mine. One of the independent mine-owners victimized by the crooks is pretty Joan Manning, making the Rangers' mission a bit more pleasant.

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