Top 20 Western Movies Picks from 1950

A cowboy's obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet-ridden odyssey through the American West. See more about Winchester '73 / IMDB / YouTube

A cavalry officer posted on the Rio Grande is confronted with murderous raiding Apaches, a son who's a risk-taking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years. Look into Rio Grande / IMDB / YouTube

Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo rides into town to find his true love, who doesn't want to see him. He hasn't come looking for trouble, but trouble finds him around every corner. See more about The Gunfighter / IMDB / YouTube

Tom Jeffords tries to make peace between settlers and Apaches in Arizona territory. Learn about Broken Arrow / IMDB / YouTube

Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey. Read about Wagon Master / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her love/professional rival, Frank Butler. More about Annie Get Your Gun / IMDB / YouTube

A firebrand heiress clashes with her tyrannical father, a cattle rancher who fancies himself a Napoleon, but their relationship turns ugly only when he finds himself a new woman. Check out The Furies / IMDB / YouTube

In 1865, the small Southern town of Walesburg has become so dangerous that Parson Josiah Doziah Gray gives his sermons while holding a gun. More about Stars in My Crown / IMDB / YouTube

Master swindler James Reavis painstakingly spends years forging documents and land grants that will make his wife and him undisputed owners of the entire territory of Arizona. Check out The Baron of Arizona / IMDB / YouTube

After the Civil War, a highly decorated Shoshone Indian veteran plans to raise cattle in Wyoming but white farmers plan to grab fertile tribal lands by pitting the whites against the Indians. Get info on Devil's Doorway / IMDB / YouTube

A fake English butler hired to refine a New Mexican family gets caught in chaos when locals think he's nobility and the President plans to visit. Details on Fancy Pants / IMDB / YouTube

A former Confederate officer hunting for an outlaw who wronged him finds him in Dallas, but now as a wealthy, respectable citizen. More about Dallas / IMDB / YouTube

Outraged by Redleg atrocities, the James and Younger Brothers along with Kit Dalton join Quantrill's Raiders and find themselves participating in even worse war crimes. Find out about Kansas Raiders / IMDB / YouTube

An Australian sheepman comes to Montana looking for grazing space, and is opposed by local ranchers and a wealthy cattle-woman. Get info on Montana / IMDB / YouTube

A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher. Check out The Nevadan / IMDB / YouTube

In California during the Civil War, a Confederate patrol and a Union troop must set their differences aside in order to survive a Shoshone attack. See more about Rocky Mountain / IMDB / YouTube

Gun salesman Steve Farrell gets two of his new Colt .45 pistols stolen from him by ruthless killer Jason Brett but vows to recover them. Get info on Colt .45 / IMDB / YouTube

A tomboy frontier lawyer finds an outlaw and his son hiding out from a false murder charge. Check out Sierra / IMDB / YouTube

A gunfighter takes part in a scheme to bilk a wealthy cattle family out of half a million dollars by pretending to be their son, who was kidnapped as child. Find out about Branded / IMDB / YouTube

Montanans Jim Redfern and Mike Evans head into Canada's British Columbia via the Cariboo Trail intent to raise cattle and dig for gold but find trouble instead. Details on The Cariboo Trail / IMDB / YouTube