The best Robert Warwick’s western movies

Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick

09/10/1878- 06/06/1964
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Chief Crazy Horse

Chief Crazy Horse
6.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 31/03/1955
  • Character: Spotted Tail
When young Crazy Horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride, rival Little Big Man goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. Of course, a new gold rush starts despite all treaties, and Crazy Horse becomes military leader of his people. Initial Indian victories lead to the inevitable result. Uniquely, all is told from the Indian perspective.

Silver Lode

Silver Lode
6.8/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 23/07/1954
  • Character: Judge Cranston
Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted by four men led by Ned McCarty, an old acquaintance who, as a US Marshal, arrests Ballard for the murder of his brother and the theft of $20,000. Ballard seeks to stall McCarty while tracking down evidence that will prove his innocence.

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
6.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 04/05/1957
  • Character: Brother Abraham
In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his henchmen raid the wagon trains passing through the region.

The Mississippi Gambler

The Mississippi Gambler
6.7/10
Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.

Walk the Proud Land

Walk the Proud Land
6.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 31/08/1956
  • Character: Chief Eskiminzin
Indian Agent sent to try new approach to peace with Apaches based on respect for automomy rather than submission to Army. Wins over reservation chiefs and the Indian widow (Bancroft) given to him as housekeeper. Through use of diplomacy and demonstrations of faith in Apache leaders, reservation is put on the road to automomy. Conflicts arise between Apache widow and Eastern wife but latter has a lot to learn.

The Bold Caballero

The Bold Caballero
5.7/10
The Commandant is making life rough for the colonials in Spanish California. While trying to help, Zorro is charged with the murder of the new Governor, but in the end he triumphs over the evil Commandant.

In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey
5.7/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/08/1939
  • Character: Major
The (pre-WWII) Army takes over a large area of land, over the objection of citizens and corporations who live and work there.

Hop-a-long Cassidy

Hop-a-long Cassidy
6.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 23/08/1935
  • Character: Jim Meeker
An evil ranch foreman tries to provoke a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other while helping a gang to rustle the cattle. Each cattleman blames the other for missing cattle. With the help of Bill Cassidy (Hop-along, because of an earlier bullet wound) and Johnny Nelson, the warring cattlemen join forces to do in the outlaws.

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot
6.1/10
The lawless west had never met a gun-throwing gent like...

The Mark of the Renegade

The Mark of the Renegade
5.9/10
An agent of Mexico poses as a pirate to foil a would-be emperor in 1820s California.

Three Rogues

Three Rogues
6.9/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 03/08/1931
  • Character: Layne Hunter
In 1877, thieves Ace Beaudry, Bronco Dawson and Bull Stanley head West together after having each been betrayed by a woman. They come across a wagon train bound for the town of Custer, where hundreds of people are gathering for a land rush in the Dakotas, which President Ulysses S. Grant has opened to settlers thanks to a treaty with the Sioux Indians. After the three rogues ride off, they spy a lone wagon with a tempting string of thoroughbreds. Before they can steal the horses, however, the wagon is attacked by a gang led by Layne Hunter, a shifty saloon owner from Custer. The trio chase off the gang, and as they are about to abscond with the horses, they find pretty Lee Carleton, whose father was killed in the attack.

Fury at Furnace Creek

Fury at Furnace Creek
6.8/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 30/04/1948
  • Character: Gen. Fletcher Blackwell
The Arizona wilderness, 1880. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell sends a message telling Capt. Walsh, who is escorting a wagon-train through Apache territory, heading for the fort at Furnace Creek, that he should cancel the escort and rush to another town. Apache leader "Little Dog" is leading the attack on the wagon-train and massacring everyone at the poorly manned fort. As a result the treaty is broken with the Indians and the white settlers take over the territory with the help of the cavalry, as the Apaches are wiped out and only "Little Dog" remains at large. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell is court-martial-led for treason.

The Vigilantes Are Coming

The Vigilantes Are Coming
6.1/10
  • Genre: ActionWestern
  • Release: 21/08/1936
  • Character: Count Ivan Raspinoff
A masked hero called "The Eagle" leads California ranchers in a struggle against Russian Cossacks who are plotting to take over California and turn it into a Russian colony.

Pirates of Monterey

Pirates of Monterey
5.8/10
A woman journeys to Spanish California to marry a Spanish officer, but on the way she meets and falls in love with an American adventurer who is part of a movement to overthrow the Spanish in California.

Gun Smugglers

Gun Smugglers
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 28/12/1948
  • Character: Colonel Davis
A young boy threatens to follow in his outlaw brother's footsteps.

A Holy Terror

A Holy Terror
5.3/10
Eastern millionaire's son Bard finds his father murdered and flies west to see rancher Drew who may know something about it. En route he crashes his plane into Jerry's bathroom; she falls in love with him which makes her suitor Steve jealous.

The Trigger Trio

The Trigger Trio
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 18/10/1937
  • Character: John Evans
In this western, the Three Mesquiteers must find a killer and his band after they murder an official from the State Agricultural Service who had come to investigate an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease. The killer is fearful that the official would quarantine his entire herd. Unfortunately for the foolish rancher, if the herd is not isolated, all of his cows and those of his neighbors will die anyway. The heroes are assisted by Buck the clever Great Dane.

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