The best John Ireland’s western movies

John Ireland

John Ireland

31/01/1914- 21/03/1992
Today we present the best John Ireland’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 Ireland’s movies.
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
7.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 30/05/1957
  • Character: Johnny Ringo
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Red River

Red River
7.8/10
Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner begin to butt heads on the exhausting journey.

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine
7.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 17/10/1946
  • Character: Billy 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.

Villa Rides

Villa Rides
6.3/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 29/05/1968
  • Character: Client in Barber Shop (uncredited)
Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner & pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa & his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados & stealing women's hearts as they go. But each has a nemesis among his friends: Arnold is tormented by Fierro, Villa's right-hand-man; and Villa must face possible betrayal by his own president's naiveté

Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley
5.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/02/1951
  • Character: Hub Fasken
A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As they get older the resentment festers into hatred, and eventually the real son frames his stepbrother for fathering an illegitimate child that is actually his, seeing it as an opportunity to get his half-brother out of the way so he can have his father's empire all to himself.

Gunslinger

Gunslinger
3.8/10
After her husband is gunned down, Rose Hood takes his place as sheriff of a small Western town.

I Shot Jesse James

I Shot Jesse James
6.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 26/02/1949
  • Character: Bob Ford
Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend Cynthy. The guilt-stricken Ford soon finds himself greeted with derision and open mockery throughout town. He travels to Colorado to try his hand at prospecting in hopes that marriage with Cynthy is still in the cards.

Fort Utah

Fort Utah
5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/09/1967
  • Character: Tom Horn
An ex-gunfighter goes up against a man who is trying to stir up trouble with the Indians to enrich himself.

Red Mountain

Red Mountain
6.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/11/1951
  • Character: Gen. William Quantrill
Towards the end of the American Civil War, a rebel captain flees to Colorado to join a band of Southern mercenaries. He drags an innocent gold prospecting couple into trouble when the husband is accused of a murder he committed.

Run, Man, Run

Run, Man, Run
6.8/10
The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the Mexican Revolution.

Southwest Passage

Southwest Passage
5.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/04/1954
  • Character: Clint McDonald
Director Ray Nazarro's 1954 western, originally filmed in 3-D, stars John Ireland and Joanne Dru as fugitive bank robbers who hide out by joining a government expedition bound for California.

The Bushwhackers

The Bushwhackers
5.6/10
Confederate veteran Jeff Waring arrives in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, intending never again to use a gun. He finds that rancher Artemus Taylor and his henchmen are forcing out the settlers in order to claim their land for the incoming railroad.

The Walking Hills

The Walking Hills
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 05/03/1949
  • Character: Frazee
A study in greed in which treasure hunters seek a shipment of gold buried in Death Valley.

Roughshod

Roughshod
6.6/10
Rancher Clay and his brother, Steve, head out across the Sonora mountain pass, followed by Lednov, an ex-con seeking revenge on Clay for putting him behind bars. Clay and Steve unexpectedly cross paths with a group of dance hall girls -- including Mary, Marcia and Helen -- whose stagecoach has broken down, and help them get to the nearest ranch, where Lednov unfortunately catches up to Clay.

A Gun for One Hundred Graves

A Gun for One Hundred Graves
5.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 24/08/1968
  • Character: Douglas
At the end of the Civil War, Jim Slade, a young confederate soldier and conscientious objector, returns to his ranch to find his parents murdered and the ranch practically destroyed. He finds and kills three of the murderers and learns the name of the fourth, a certain Corbett. Finally he discovers Corbett as the leader of a gang that has plans to rob a local bank and is invited to help defend the town from the bandits. Teaming with a preacher, who has an agenda of his own, the two take a stand against Corbett.

The Return of Jesse James

The Return of Jesse James
5.8/10
Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.

The Doolins of Oklahoma

The Doolins of Oklahoma
6.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 27/05/1949
  • Character: Bitter Creek
When the Daltons are killed at Coffeeville, gang member Bill Doolin arriving late escapes but kills a man. Now wanted for murder, he becomes the leader of the Doolin gang. He eventually leaves the gang and tries to start a new life under a new name. But the old gang members appear and his true identity becomes known. So once again he becomes an outlaw trying to escape from the law. Written by Maurice VanAuken

Arizona Bushwhackers

Arizona Bushwhackers
5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/03/1968
  • Character: Dan Shelby
During the Civil War, a Confederate spy takes a job as marshal of a small western town as a cover for his espionage activities. However, he soon finds out that a local businessman is selling weapons to a band of rampaging Indians.

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
6.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 13/07/1953
  • Character: Marshal Sam Rochelle
Professional killer Bus Crow is hired by cattlemen to eliminate squatters. When Marshal Sam Rochelle is sent to investigate, saloon owner Hallie has to be a reluctant witness.

Little Big Horn

Little Big Horn
6.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/06/1951
  • Character: Lt. John Haywood
Two cavalry officers (Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland) lead a patrol to warn Gen. Custer about an ambush.

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