Greatest 23 Western Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1955

Following World War II, a one-armed stranger arrives in a tiny California desert town, but finds the residents hostile and protecting a terrible secret they want to keep hidden, by violent means if necessary. Learn about Bad Day at Black Rock / IMDB / YouTube

Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals. Details on The Man from Laramie / IMDB / YouTube

American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo. More about Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier / IMDB / YouTube

Sharpshooting drifter Dempsey Rae comes back to Wyoming to work for beautiful rancher Reed Bowman. But Reed's plan to fence in her land's wide open spaces angers other ranchers and soon embroils Dempsey in a bloody range war. Look into Man Without a Star / IMDB / YouTube

A bitter land dispute causes a Civil War veteran to take extreme action. Info on The Violent Men / IMDB / YouTube

Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas to Montana where they run into raiding Jayhawkers, angry Sioux, rough terrain and bad weather. Get info on The Tall Men / IMDB / YouTube

A Kentucky widower bound for 1820's Texas with his young son is thwarted in his efforts by a corrupt constable, a long-standing family feud, and a beautiful indentured servant. Info on The Kentuckian / IMDB / YouTube

In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers. More about Wichita / IMDB / YouTube

When a notorious tough 'town tamer' is hired by the citizenry to rid of the gunmen driving them off their land, he finds the local saloon madam to be an old friend. Learn about Man with the Gun / IMDB / YouTube

Mistaken for train robbers, Matt Dow and Davey Bishop are shot at by the sheriff and his posse but they are cleared and hired as lawmen. Details on Run for Cover / IMDB / YouTube

Marshal Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town. Get info on A Lawless Street / IMDB / YouTube

A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers. Check out Rage at Dawn / IMDB / YouTube

After Wick Campbell's ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, the embittered, jealous rancher hires ten outlaws to help him seize power in the territory. More about Ten Wanted Men / IMDB / YouTube

After purchasing Louisiana from France, the USA sends surveyors Lewis and Clark, assisted by a Shoshone guide, to chart the new territory. Explore The Far Horizons / IMDB / YouTube

Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker star as a Kentucky backwoodsman and the woman who will NOT let anything interfere with her plans to marry him in this humorous romantic adventure through the American Frontier of 1798. Read about Many Rivers to Cross / IMDB / YouTube

When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mistake him for one of the gang Find out about Riding Shotgun / IMDB / YouTube

A gunfighter's main hope lies in the trust of a beautiful woman who hides him out when he is wrongly suspected of a stagecoach massacre. Look into A Man Alone / IMDB / YouTube

In 1877 Wyoming, during the peace negotiations between the Cheyenne and the USA, an Indian girl falls in love with a land surveyor, causing the ire of her Cheyenne fiance. Details on White Feather / IMDB / YouTube

In 1872, Indian fighter Johnny MacKay is appointed peace commissioner for the California and Oregon territory but he faces tough opposition from the renegade Modocs led by their chief Captain Jack. Details on Drum Beat / IMDB / YouTube

During the Civil War, the Confederacy pardons five criminals and sends them into Comanche-territory to recover Union-seized Confederate gold and capture a Confederate turncoat. Check out Five Guns West / IMDB / YouTube

Moderate Jim Bowie leads rebellious Texicans--and Davy Crockett--in a last-ditch stand against his old friend, Santa Ana. Find out about The Last Command / IMDB / YouTube

Larry Madden returns to Little River after several years, still vowing to avenge himself against the humiliating whipping he received at the hands of cattle baron Tucker Ordway. More about Tall Man Riding / IMDB / YouTube

A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the process. Read about Stranger on Horseback / IMDB / YouTube