The best Tex Ritter’s movies

Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter

12/01/1905- 02/01/1974
We present our ranking of the best Tex Ritter’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 Tex Ritter.
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Apache Ambush

Apache Ambush
5.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 24/08/1955
  • Character: Traeger
Two former enemies find themselves together on a cattle drive and fighting marauding Apaches and Mexican bandits.

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian
7.5/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 27/04/2020
  • Character: Self (archive footage)
The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as footage featuring Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, John C. Reilly and many more.

Frontier Town

Frontier Town
5.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 04/03/1938
  • Character: Tex Lansing, alias Tex Rawlins
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.

Cowboy Canteen

Cowboy Canteen
6.5/10
Song and comedy revue, featuring Western talents, along with a theatrical troupe taking their vacation on the Lazy B Ranch run by Steve Bradley. Steve is about to enter the army and he and Tex Coulter compete for the love of Connie Grey.

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Deep in the Heart of Texas
6.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 25/09/1942
  • Character: Brent Gordon
Hoping to increase its box-office allure by adopting the title of a popular song, Deep in the Heart of Texas (clap!clap!clap!clap!) was the first Johnny Mack Brown western of the 1942-43 season. The plot concerns a group of insurrectionists who intend to keep Texas separate from the rest of the USA.

The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail
5.6/10
Rancher Blaze Barker returns to Dead Falls after being framed by land-grabbers and spending two years in jail. Paroled, he can't wear a gun, but is aided by Marshal Fargo Steele. The gang is out to gain control of all of the valley land before a dam is constructed. When Blaze raises the money to pay off the taxes on his ranch, he finds it has been marked to incriminate him.

Little Joe, the Wrangler

Little Joe, the Wrangler
6.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 13/11/1942
  • Character: Sheriff Bob Brewster
Mining executive Neal Wallace arrives to investigate the losses at a gold mine and is immediately framed for murder. The murderers then incite a lynch mob but the Sheriff lets him go. Wallace eventually convinces the Sheriff of his innocence and the two then work together to get the gang that is looting the gold ore.

Nashville Rebel

Nashville Rebel
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 01/01/1966
  • Character: Himself
Down a dusty road in the deep South, wanders a young man, Arlin Grove, with a guitar and his earthly belongings on his back, just released from the U. A. Army, with no place to go. When a Hootenanny comes to town, it just discovered that Arlin not only has an exciting voice, he also is a gifted guitar player. He is soon appearing on the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville.

Rollin' Plains

Rollin' Plains
4.6/10
It's cattlemen versus sheepmen and Trigger Gargan appears to be the leader of the gang causing the trouble. But unknown to Ranger Tex Lawrence, the respected town citizen Barrow is the boss and is tipping off the gang as to the Ranger's activities.

Holiday Rhythm

Holiday Rhythm
6.6/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 30/10/1950
  • Character: Tex Ritter
A young executive is trying to convince an airline to sponsor a travel show on television, but he's not getting anywhere. When he tells his fiancé that he may have to postpone their honeymoon, she goes off on him, and as he backs away from her he hits his head on a fire extinguisher and knocks himself out. While unconscious he dreams his own version of the show he's trying so hard to sell.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
7.3/10
A Western-genre narrative, loosely woven from old clips from B-Western features.

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts
5.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 26/11/1937
  • Character: Tex Collins
Tex is after the gang that robbed a train of a gold shipment. He suspects Dorman is the culprit and is hiding their gold at his mine. When Stubby sees Dorman's henchman Stark cash in some gold nuggets, Tex tricks Dorman into moving the gold. He hopes to round them up with the help of the posse and the local Boy Scout Troop.

Oklahoma Raiders

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

Trouble In Texas

Trouble In Texas
5.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 06/03/1937
  • Character: Tex Masters
Rodeo stars are being killed with poisoned needles, and Tex Ritter is next on the list.

The First Bad Man

The First Bad Man
7/10
The first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.

The Utah Trail

The Utah Trail
5.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 12/08/1938
  • Character: Tex Stewart, posing as the Pecos Kid
Tex and his sidekicks arrive to help out his friend Jeffers, a railroad owner, only to find that he has been killed. They quickly run into trouble with an outlaw gang in their attempt to find the mysterious ghost train that supposedly runs on Jeffer's line.

Flaming Bullets

Flaming Bullets
5.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 14/10/1945
  • Character: Tex Haines
Bullets fly as the Texas rangers fight an outlaw gang.

Sing Cowboy Sing

Sing Cowboy Sing
4.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 22/05/1937
  • Character: Tex Archer
Kalmus is after the freight contract held by Summers. When his gang kill Summers, Tex and Duke step in to help Madge keep the freight line going. When they foil the gang's further attempts, Kalmus gets the Judge to jail the two.

Raiders of San Joaquin

Raiders of San Joaquin
6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 01/05/1943
  • Character: Gil Blake
In this western, two cowboys ride to the rescue of ranchers who are fighting to keep a land-grabber from taking their land and selling it to the railroad

Take Me Back to Oklahoma

Take Me Back to Oklahoma
5.8/10
  • Genre: MusicWestern
  • Release: 11/11/1940
  • Character: Tex Lawton
Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer Mule Bates. But Tex and Bates know each other and the two devise a plan to fool Storm.

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