Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.

Cattle Drive

1951

English

6.5

♡ 8

33%

Kurt Neumann Director

Dean Stockwell as Chester Graham, Jr.

Chill Wills as Dallas

Cactus Mack as Train Passenger

Harold Goodwin as Waiter

The spoilt young son of a wealthy railroad owner manages to get himself lost in the middle of nowhere. He is found by a cowboy on a cattle drive and the lad must start learning the hard lessons of working in a team if he wants to make it to San Diego.

The Westerner

1940

English

7.2

♡ 10

100%

William Wyler Director

Lilian Bond as Lily Langtry

Trevor Bardette as Shad Wilkins

Chill Wills as Southeast

Forrest Tucker as Wade Harper

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.

It's a Gift

1934

English

7.1

♡ 2

94%

husband wife relationship

inheritance

molasses

Norman Z. McLeod Director

Chill Wills as Campfire Singer

Spencer Charters as Gate Guard

T. Roy Barnes as Insurance Salesman

Jane Withers as Little Girl Playing Hopscotch

After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.

The Yearling

1946

English

7.1

♡ 9

100%

75%

Action

based on novel or book

Drama

Family

florida

human animal relationship

Clarence Brown Director

Chill Wills as Buck Forrester

Forrest Tucker as Lem Forrester

Gregory Peck as Penny Baxter

June Lockhart as Twink Weatherby

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?

Racketeers of the Range

1939

English

6.0

♡ 2

Drama

Western

D. Ross Lederman Director

Cactus Mack as Flash Gilbert

Marjorie Reynolds as Helen Lewis

Harry Cording as Scarface Pete

Chill Wills as Whopper Hatch

A large packing company is trying to obtain a monopoly by taking over the last small independent meat packer. Barney O'Dell, owner of the largest ranch, is trying to stop them. When the owner agrees to sell, Barney get a delay by forcing the small company to declare bankruptcy and having himself made receiver. Now the large company has to deal with Larry and when he refuses they resort to rustling.

Way Out West

1937

English

7.6

♡ 14

100%

James W. Horne Director

Lester Dorr as Cowboy

Jack Hill as Finn's Employee

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as Janitor

Chill Wills as Lead Singer of the Avalon Boys / Stan's Bass Singing

Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

Block-Heads

1938

English

7.5

♡ 20

85%

John G. Blystone Director

Harry Myers as Drunk

Chill Wills as Midget in Elevator

Jack Hill as Soldier in Trenches

William A. Boardway as Tenant

It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan who has now been returned to the States and invites him back to his home.