Colorado Territory
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movieman1957 »
March 30th, 2009, 2:53 pm
Will the real Joel McCrea please stand up?
McCrea plays outlaw Wes McQueen in the first rate remake of High Sierra. McQueen has plans for one last...
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Last post by Western Guy
April 12th, 2012, 11:23 am
Elvis westerns
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stuart.uk »
March 30th, 2012, 10:38 am
Spolier
In my opinion Elvis was a great western hero, the fact he only made 3 (If you discount decent comedy Stay Away Joe), Love Me Tender, Flaming...
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Last post by stuart.uk
April 1st, 2012, 4:03 pm
Roy Rogers
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mrsl »
August 30th, 2007, 3:19 pm
Over on TCM a couple of threads are discussing Roy's day. I am one of the ones who got a botched up version of The Cowboy and the Seniorita, most of...
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Last post by pvitari
March 30th, 2012, 8:53 am
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Last post by CineMaven
March 28th, 2012, 2:23 am
Jimmy (James) Stewart Westerns
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mrsl »
March 16th, 2012, 1:51 am
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I did two searches for him and got a 'no match' response both times which is hard to understand but I think I got lucky yesterday and thought I...
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Last post by stuart.uk
March 18th, 2012, 1:47 pm
The Last Frontier (1955)
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moira finnie »
July 25th, 2011, 4:48 pm
The Last Frontier (1955), a minor Western directed by Anthony Mann, is on TCM tonight at 6PM EDT, and it seems as though Philip Yordan, who wrote the...
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Last post by movieman1957
February 8th, 2012, 10:11 pm
On Encore Western Channel
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MissGoddess »
October 15th, 2011, 9:35 pm
Four Westerns are being shown on Encore this month that are not very well known but each is rather unique. Check local listings online:
The Last...
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Last post by RedRiver
January 7th, 2012, 3:09 pm
Blackthorn (2011)
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Richard--W »
December 28th, 2011, 4:57 pm
I never thought I would praise a film that violates history as much as this one does, but .... watched Blackthorn the other day. The film doesn't...
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Last post by movieman1957
December 28th, 2011, 9:40 pm
Deadwood
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mrsl »
July 16th, 2007, 8:25 pm
Ms. cutter; is this show over now? You convinced me that it was worth checking into, so I did last week when they started re-running from the pilot...
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Last post by movieman1957
December 14th, 2011, 9:31 am
The Rest of The TV Westerns
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movieman1957 »
December 13th, 2011, 9:41 am
The Restless Gun.
Is a series from 1957 starring John Payne. He is also the executive producer. The series is kind of a Have Gun Will Travel -...
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Last post by movieman1957
December 13th, 2011, 1:14 pm
The West of Luke Short
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Richard--W »
November 28th, 2011, 12:06 am
Luke Short.
The name of a real-life frontier gambler and occasional peace officer whose way with cards and guns gave birth to several biographies and...
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Last post by RedRiver
November 28th, 2011, 4:25 pm
Cimarron(1931)
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Fossy »
November 18th, 2011, 5:06 pm
Cimarron (1931) re-visited
A story of Yancey Cravat ( Richard Dix) and his wife Sabra ( Irene Dunne ) set against the early history of Oklahoma...
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Last post by Fossy
November 18th, 2011, 5:06 pm
Ride The High Country/Gunsmoke
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stuart.uk »
September 14th, 2010, 11:36 am
Spoiler Alert
I was watching Ride The High Country yesterday and was struck of how the ending reminded me of several of James Arness' outstanding...
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Last post by JackFavell
November 11th, 2011, 11:47 am
Roy Rogers in TruColor and Uncut
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Richard--W »
December 6th, 2010, 3:13 pm
I thought it would be nice to watch Roy Roger's color western musicals. I dislike singing cowboys as a rule, but Roy Rogers always cheered me up, and...
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Last post by pvitari
November 5th, 2011, 5:59 am
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Last post by mrsl
October 31st, 2011, 7:57 pm
Gun For A Coward
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stuart.uk »
October 29th, 2011, 11:57 am
Spoiler Alert
I had never even heard of this film until I saw it today, Gun For A Coward is a really good western with a hint of Bonanza and with a...
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Last post by stuart.uk
October 29th, 2011, 11:06 pm
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Last post by movieman1957
October 21st, 2011, 10:05 am
Absent and forgotten series characters
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stuart.uk »
October 16th, 2011, 2:11 pm
In the final season of The High Chapperal there is not even a mention of Mark Slade's Blue Boy, after the actor left the show. This is noticeable in...
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Last post by RedRiver
October 16th, 2011, 4:00 pm
Saddle Tramp - 1950
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mrsl »
September 26th, 2011, 2:30 pm
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Movieman 1957 and I both commented on this movie back in July when it first came on the Encore station but I watched it in full the other day with...
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Last post by movieman1957
September 26th, 2011, 9:33 pm
Country Strong
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mrsl »
August 29th, 2011, 7:32 pm
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As one of the hard core C & W fans around here, after seeing this movie on Saturday for the first time, I thought I would give my opinions of it....
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Last post by sandykaypax
September 14th, 2011, 10:58 am
The Virginian
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mrsl »
February 21st, 2011, 3:59 pm
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This morning I watched the episode I DVR'd last week named A Father for Toby. Toby being Kurt Russell at his cutest - about 10 years old. I recall...
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Last post by Lzcutter
August 27th, 2011, 5:17 pm
True Grit or Rooster Gogburn
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stuart.uk »
December 19th, 2010, 7:38 am
I've recently began to wonder which was the better John Wayne film True Grit or it's sequal Rooster Gogburn.
Certainly TG got more acclaim winning...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
August 19th, 2011, 9:49 am
Paul Fix - The Rifleman
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ken123 »
November 27th, 2010, 10:42 am
The series and Mr. Fix, real name Paul Fix Morrison, is getting a great deal of discussen at the other site. He was also a John Wayne regular and was...
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Last post by pvitari
August 10th, 2011, 10:00 pm
Lawman (TV series)
Replies: 21
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moira finnie »
September 12th, 2010, 3:07 pm
Lawman (1958-1962) on the Encore Western Channel starring John Russell and Peter Brown is one series I don't think we have specifically discussed...
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Last post by RedRiver
August 10th, 2011, 8:39 pm
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Last post by Gary J.
August 10th, 2011, 7:52 pm
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Last post by RedRiver
August 10th, 2011, 7:40 pm
The Devils Doorway
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mrsl »
August 7th, 2011, 6:05 pm
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This one was made to 'p. . . ' me off from the beginning credits to the ending credits. No. 1, of course is Robert Taylor playing Lance Poole...
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Last post by mrsl
August 8th, 2011, 12:51 am
Chuck Conners 5 tv westerns
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stuart.uk »
July 26th, 2011, 11:57 am
I was wondering the other day if any actor/actress surpassed Tim Matheson's 3 tv western shows The Virginian, Bonanza and The Quest. Then I thought...
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Last post by movieman1957
July 26th, 2011, 1:23 pm
Fort Bowie
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pvitari »
July 5th, 2011, 9:48 am
I started screencapping Fort Bowie and thought I'd start a new thread for it rather than clogging up the Ben Johnson thread. Plus now we can discuss...
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Last post by pvitari
July 18th, 2011, 6:24 am
Gunsmoke The Last Apache
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stuart.uk »
July 2nd, 2011, 4:17 am
I've just discovered the Gunsmoke movies of the 1990s are on you tube without any breaks. My fav is The Last Apache when Matt discovers he has a...
5 Replies
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Last post by mrsl
July 17th, 2011, 6:05 pm
Wagon Train
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mrsl »
July 9th, 2011, 4:46 pm
Another favorite of all of us that doesn't have it's own thread. I'm catching up on some of the programs I have on the DVR finally, and earlier today...
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Last post by movieman1957
July 10th, 2011, 2:51 pm
Welcome to Hard Times
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mrsl »
June 6th, 2011, 5:45 pm
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This film, starring Henry Fonda, was made in 1958, ten years before he made Once Upon a Time in the West, and could have been his original...
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Last post by mrsl
June 7th, 2011, 11:35 am
Three Godfathers
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mrsl »
December 24th, 2008, 1:58 am
In the first place, seeing Mildred Natwick as the 'young' mother was a little hard to take. She had already played older parts, and she just looked...
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Last post by Ann Harding
May 23rd, 2011, 9:01 am
Westbound, underated Randy western
Replies: 5
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stuart.uk »
June 19th, 2008, 1:05 pm
Spoiler Alert
When folk talk about the great Randolph Scott westerns of the 1950s Westbound is overlooked. I actually like the film, rating it up...
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Last post by mrsl
April 30th, 2011, 3:24 pm
Tribute to John Wayne
Replies: 23
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mrsl »
May 29th, 2007, 8:29 am
Now that it's nearly over, I have to give some acknowledgement to the Western Channel for their tribute to the Duke. There was a lot of repeat...
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Last post by JackFavell
April 23rd, 2011, 4:22 pm
Johnny Cash, a movie cowboy
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stuart.uk »
April 18th, 2011, 2:47 pm
I must admit when I think of all round entertainers who made westerns I tend to think of Dean Martin and Elvis Presley, unfairly overlooking Country...
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Last post by stuart.uk
April 19th, 2011, 2:41 pm
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Last post by pvitari
April 7th, 2011, 9:22 am
2 Replies
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Last post by stuart.uk
April 2nd, 2011, 1:09 pm
Circus World
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theodora »
November 15th, 2010, 3:35 pm
One western that I would like to see released on dvd is Circus World with John Wayne. i have the vhs copy and I always liked it, but i sure would...
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Last post by movieman1957
March 13th, 2011, 12:55 am
True Grit -- the Remake
Replies: 51
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pvitari »
September 27th, 2010, 9:31 pm
In case anyone's interested, the first trailer is up for the Coen Brothers' remake of True Grit, with Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn.
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
February 27th, 2011, 9:53 am
Missing Stars and Other Things
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mrsl »
February 24th, 2011, 7:55 pm
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The title of this thread will be explained shortly.
Battle of Rogue River:
Chief Mike (how's that for an Indian chief's name?), has a small...
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Last post by mrsl
February 24th, 2011, 7:55 pm
The Western channel on Encore TV
Replies: 19
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mrsl »
July 11th, 2010, 5:00 pm
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Someone last week said they wished they had the Western channel. The one thing you have to be for this channel is a real western fan.
Following...
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Last post by mrsl
February 23rd, 2011, 3:09 pm
Smith
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mrsl »
February 9th, 2011, 8:32 pm
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I think I've said it before, and if so, I'm sorry, but if not, I grew up thinking the cowboys were the good guys and the Indians were the bad guys....
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Last post by MissGoddess
February 9th, 2011, 9:09 pm
A question for Red River Fans
Replies: 3
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mrsl »
January 27th, 2011, 8:48 pm
I have a question that may have been answered somewhere, but I've never seen it, and it just came to me while watching Red River the other day.
At...
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Last post by mrsl
January 29th, 2011, 2:04 pm
Black Bart
Replies: 2
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MikeBSG »
January 29th, 2011, 9:29 am
I think a couple of people expressed an interest in this 1948 film from Universal. I saw it on Western Encore yesterday, so it probably will be in...
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Last post by mrsl
January 29th, 2011, 1:59 pm
Trek Goes West
Replies: 8
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pvitari »
January 13th, 2011, 11:08 am
This thread is named after that DVD set I got (but haven't watched yet) called Trek Stars Goes West, about Star Trek actors in TV westerns. ;)...
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Last post by pvitari
January 17th, 2011, 3:18 pm
Taggart
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mrsl »
January 8th, 2011, 2:12 am
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This movie infuriated me.
It starts out with everyone happy because they just signed for the land they're on, with a little stream running...
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Last post by mrsl
January 8th, 2011, 2:12 am
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Last post by pvitari
December 27th, 2010, 7:49 am
Yippie kay oy kay vey!
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pvitari »
December 1st, 2010, 3:13 pm
Starting at sundown today, it's the first day of Chanukah, the time of year when I go around singing Adam Sandler's Chanukah Song a lot. :) Even...
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Last post by pvitari
December 9th, 2010, 6:10 pm
Least Favorite Ford Western
Replies: 7
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ken123 »
December 7th, 2010, 2:20 am
I have to say Stagecoach :? cause while it seemed new at the time it is now so cliche, or maybe beacuse his others Westerns were so awesome.
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Last post by pvitari
December 9th, 2010, 7:41 am
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