Top 15 Western Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1948

Two down-on-their-luck Americans searching for work in 1920s Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains. More about The Treasure of the Sierra Madre / IMDB / YouTube

Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son. Read about Red River / IMDB / YouTube

At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe. Info on Fort Apache / IMDB / YouTube

A pistol-packing tomboy and her grandfather discover a band of bank robbing bandits taking refuge in the neighboring ghost town. Details on Yellow Sky / IMDB / YouTube

Calamity Jane is dispatched to find out who's smuggling rifles to the Indians, and winds up married to a hapless correspondence-school dentist as part of her cover. Read about The Paleface / IMDB / YouTube

Unemployed cowhand Jim Garry is hired by his dishonest friend Tate Riling as muscle in a dispute between homesteaders and cattleman John Lufton. Info on Blood on the Moon / IMDB / YouTube

A widowed farmer takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of his old friend threatens their burgeoning relationship. Info on Rachel and the Stranger / IMDB / YouTube

At the end of the Civil War, two friends return home to Colorado and one of them has changed and is violent and erratic. Read about The Man from Colorado / IMDB / YouTube

After Mike McComb is booted out of the cavalry, he becomes riverboat gambler and silver mine owner in Nevada. Get info on Silver River / IMDB / YouTube

Legendary railroad detective Whispering Smith becomes convinced that old friend and colleague Murray Sinclair has joined a criminal band to loot the railroad. See more about Whispering Smith / IMDB / YouTube

A man is bent on taking revenge on those he believes are responsible for his fiance's death. See more about Coroner Creek / IMDB / YouTube

A western showdown of Bugs Bunny versus Yosemite Sam. Read about Bugs Bunny Rides Again / IMDB / YouTube

When part of Oklahoma Territory becomes officially part of the U.S., Vance Cordrell is forced to deal with some of the most infamous outlaws of the Old West. Learn about Return of the Bad Men / IMDB / YouTube

Cole Armin, recruited by his corrupt uncle as heir apparent to his freight-hauling empire, defects to his honest rival. More about Albuquerque / IMDB / YouTube

Two sons of a general try to prove that he did not give an order that resulted in the Indian massacre of a wagon train and army fort. Read about Fury at Furnace Creek / IMDB / YouTube