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Western Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
969 western movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The President’s Lady
1953 · Western
Gaucho Serenade
1940 · Western
Mexicali Rose
1939 · Western
Gunfighters of Casa Grande
1964 · Western
Escape from Fort Bravo
1953 · Western
Yellowneck
1955 · Drama
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter
1966 · Western
Cowboy
1958 · Western
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Western
The First Texan
1956 · Western
Pirates of the Prairie
1942 · Western
Foxfire
1955 · Romance
Tall in the Saddle
1944 · Western
Black Spurs
1965 · Western
Drango
1957 · Western
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948 · Drama
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968 · Comedy
Powder River
1953 · Western
Roughshod
1949 · Western
Showdown at Boot Hill
1958 · Western
Lonely Are the Brave
1962 · Western
Frontier Marshal
1939 · Western
The Iron Mistress
1952 · Action
Stagecoach Kid
1949 · Western
The Terror of Tiny Town
1938 · Music
Cattle Empire
1958 · Western
They Came to Cordura
1959 · Western
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Comedy
Ride ’Em Cowboy
1942 · Comedy
Billy the Kid
1941 · Drama
Ride a Crooked Trail
1958 · Romance
Allegheny Uprising
1939 · Action
Santa Fe Trail
1940 · Western
Gold of the Seven Saints
1961 · Western
Boom Town
1940 · Adventure
A Dog’s Best Friend
1959 · Drama
Boots and Saddles
1937 · Drama
The Silver Star
1955 · Western
Ride Out for Revenge
1957 · Western
Wings of the Hawk
1953 · Western
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