Top 18 Western Movies Popular from 1940

A young Spanish aristocrat must masquerade as a fop in order to maintain his secret identity of Zorro as he restores justice to early California. Find out about The Mark of Zorro / IMDB / YouTube

Judge Roy Bean, a self-appointed hanging judge in Vinegarroon, Texas, befriends saddle tramp Cole Harden, who opposes Bean's policy against homesteaders. Info on The Westerner / IMDB / YouTube

The Marx Brothers come to the rescue in the Wild West after a young man, trying to settle an old family feud so he can marry the girl he loves, runs afoul of crooks. More about Go West / IMDB / YouTube

In 1854, Jeb Stuart, George Custer and other graduates from West Point are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory before railroad construction to Santa Fe can resume. Learn about Santa Fe Trail / IMDB / YouTube

Langdon Towne and Hunk Marriner join Major Rogers' Rangers as they wipe out an Indian village. They set out for Fort Wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected. Look into Northwest Passage / IMDB / YouTube

Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a ten-year period, are in love with the same woman. Look into Boom Town / IMDB / YouTube

Frank James continues to avoid arrest in order to take revenge on the Ford brothers for their murder of his brother Jesse. See more about The Return of Frank James / IMDB / YouTube

In Kansas during the Civil War, opposing pro-Union and pro-Confederate camps clash and visiting Texan Bob Seton runs afoul of William Cantrell's Raiders. Details on Dark Command / IMDB / YouTube

After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits. More about My Little Chickadee / IMDB / YouTube

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from Confederate prison and is sent to Virginia City, Nevada, where he finds out that the former commander of his prison, Vance Irby, is planning to send $5 million in gold to save the Confederacy. More about Virginia City / IMDB / YouTube

In 1885, a Texas Ranger travels to Canada to arrest a trapper who's wanted for murder and who's stirring up the Natives in a rebellion against the Canadian government. Get info on North West Mounted Police / IMDB / YouTube

In Tucson of the 1860s, a pioneer woman struggles to succeed in the freight and cattle business while at risk at the hands of corrupt and violent local businessmen and rampaging Indians. More about Arizona / IMDB / YouTube

In 1844, after the assassination of Mormon leader Joseph Smith by an angry mob in Illinois, the Mormons choose Brigham Young as their new leader and follow him to a new promised land in Utah. More about Brigham Young / IMDB / YouTube

Austrian refugees Dr Braun and his daughter Leni join the town's plan to relocate to Oregon. The town leader falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped them escape from the Third Reich. Look into Three Faces West / IMDB / YouTube

Fictionalized story of how the Dalton brothers were wronged by a crooked development company and became outlaws when the corrupt local courts offered them no justice. Read about When the Daltons Rode / IMDB / YouTube

Indian fighter, trapper and frontier scout Kit Carson leads a wagon train of settlers from Fort Bridger, along the Oregon Trail through Shoshone territory, to California which plans to secede from Mexico. Look into Kit Carson / IMDB / YouTube

The Stooges are frontier guides leading a minstrel show west. When hostile Indians run the horses off they are stranded. They must contend with a snow storm and a marauding bear as well the Indians. After almost killing each other ice fishing they solve their problems by rigging up a sail on the wagon and sailing west. Details on Rockin' Thru the Rockies / IMDB / YouTube

Roy is a bandit who is out to get the man who killed his younger brother. He learns as he rides into the town of Sonora that the man is the owner of the local saloon and gambling hall. Info on The Carson City Kid / IMDB / YouTube