Greatest 16 Western Movies Highly Rated Released in 1959

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Learn about Rio Bravo / IMDB / YouTube

A teenage boy grows to love a stray yellow dog while helping his mother and younger brother run their Texas homestead while their father is away on a cattle drive. First thought to be good-for-nothing mutt, Old Yeller is soon beloved by all. See more about Old Yeller / IMDB / YouTube

In 1863, a Union outfit is sent behind Confederate lines in Mississippi to destroy enemy railroads but a captive southern belle and the unit's doctor cause frictions within ranks. Info on The Horse Soldiers / IMDB / YouTube

A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for his role in the rape and murder of the marshal's Native American wife. Look into Last Train from Gun Hill / IMDB / YouTube

A famous gunman becomes the marshal of Warlock to end a gang's rampages, but is met with some opposition by a former gang member turned deputy sheriff who wants to follow only legal methods. Look into Warlock / IMDB / YouTube

A bounty hunter escorts a killer to be tried for murder, with the killer's brother after them. Learn about Ride Lonesome / IMDB / YouTube

Unusual western about a doctor with a dark past, whose life is complicated and ultimately redeemed by a young thief, and a pretty Swiss immigrant whom he nurses back to health. More about The Hanging Tree / IMDB / YouTube

Blaise Starrett is a rancher at odds with homesteaders when outlaws hold up the small town. The outlaws are held in check only by their notorious leader, but he is diagnosed with a fatal wound and the town is a powder keg waiting to blow. Find out about Day of the Outlaw / IMDB / YouTube

Townsfolk know a gunman's going to kill someone, but they don't know who it will be. More about No Name on the Bullet / IMDB / YouTube

An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommend soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916. More about They Came to Cordura / IMDB / YouTube

A honorable drifter constantly on the run finds his enemies closing in around him. Explore The Wonderful Country / IMDB / YouTube

Outlaw T.J. Jesse James tries to kill insurance agent Milford Farnsworth, who's been mistaken for Jesse, in order to collect on a $100,000 life insurance policy. See more about Alias Jesse James / IMDB / YouTube

In 1864 Capt. John Hayes goes to Colorado to take over the stagecoach line and keep the flow of Western gold flowing and help the North win the Civil War. Read about Westbound / IMDB / YouTube

While a malady is claiming the lives of young women in a Western town, a sinister gunslinger-for-hire Drake Robey is really a vampire, and it's up to Preacher Dan to save the town and girlfriend Dolores Carter. Find out about Curse of the Undead / IMDB / YouTube

In 1870s, in the Sioux territory south of the Missouri, trapper and Indian scout Luther Yellowstone Kelly is hired by the army at Fort Buford but runs into trouble with the Sioux. Check out Yellowstone Kelly / IMDB / YouTube

After inadvertently stopping an Indian attack on his stagecoach while traveling in the American West, an English gentleman finds himself appointed sheriff of a nearby town. Explore The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw / IMDB / YouTube