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James Stewart: The Western Collection (6-Disc Set) [DVD]
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The quintessential Everyman, James Stewart won the hearts of fans with his dry-witted banter and trademark drawl. When not running up and down the streets of Bedford Falls, Stewart gained acclaimed in a series of Westerns that became some of the genre's undisputed classics. More than a few are found this collection, which includes DESTRY RIDES AGAIN, in which Stewart plays a lighthearted lawman who doesn't carry a gun, and WINCHESTER '73, which follows Stewart as he tracks down a stolen rifle from owner to owner. Also presented here are BEND OF THE RIVER, THE FAR COUNTRY, NIGHT PASSAGE, and THE RARE BREED. Please see individual titles for complete synopsis information.
Classic Western Round-Up: Vol. 1 (2-Disc Set) [DVD]
This collection presents four classic Westerns. In THE TEXAS RANGERS (1936), two outlaws join the Texas Rangers and find their new heroics placing them at odds with their old lifestyle and friends. In CANYON PASSAGE (1946), a lawman retires to the Oregon Territory in hopes of a more peaceful life as a shopkeeper, but trouble follows right behind him. KANSAS RAIDERS (1950) chronicles Jesse James's early life as a Confederate rebel, while THE LAWLESS BREED (1953) dramatizes the memoirs of legendary Wild West gunslinger John Wesley Hardin, whose life outside the law comes to bear tragically on the son he barely knew.
Texican
A wrongly accused former sheriff in exile in Mexico crosses the border to find out the truth about who killed his brother.
Night Passage [DVD]
Jimmy Stewart stars in this western as Grant McLaine, a traveling musician with a past who makes his living entertaining construction camps on the frontier. Unable to get steady work after helping his brother Lee (Murphy), known as "The Utica Kid", escape the law, Grant is finally given another chance when he is trusted with guarding a railroad's payroll. Lee learns of his brother's job and immediately senses an opportunity, leading to a showdown between the two brothers.
No Name on the Bullet [DVD]
The townfolk of a tranquil hamlet out west get a shock when notorious hired gun Murphy blows into town without warning. When they are unable to discern the identity of what they assume is his intended hit, their hysteria alone nearly destroys the community.
Classic Western Round-Up: Vol. 2 (2-Disc Set) [DVD]
This collection presents four classic Westerns. In THE TEXANS (1938), an ex-Confederate soldier helps a beautiful, spirited woman drive 10,000 head of cattle to Abilene, Texas. In CALIFORNIA (1946), three wagon-trainers make their fortunes during the Gold Rush. In THE CIMARRON KID (1952), a young outlaw joins the infamous Dalton Gang. And in THE MAN FROM THE ALAMO (1953), a group of men draw straws to see which of them will leave the fort to save their families from bandits marauding the countryside.
The Duel at Silver Creek [DVD]
Two gunslinging heroes team up to battle a bunch of no-good, low-down, murdering, robbing, and claim-jumping sooners in the one-horse town of Silver City. But can the town survive when a lovely lady with questionable intentions comes between the lawmen?
Unforgiven
Suspicion runs rampant in a western town when the adopted daughter of a white family is thought to be an Indian. Unjustly, the violence and hatred that follows threatens to tear the family apart.
No Name on the Bullet [VHS]
Walk the Proud Land [VHS]
An affecting, oat-free western with the always-honorable Murphy as an honest Indian agent trapped between Geronimo's Apaches, the Army, and the equally bellicose white sodbusters who want to fence in the range.
The Duel at Silver Creek [VHS]
The Unforgiven (Western Legends) [VHS]
The Texican [VHS]
Gunsmoke [VHS]
Gunslinger Reb Kittridge (Murphy) turns over a new leaf when he unexpectedly wins stake in a ranch, the very one his former colleagues--a ruthless gang of cattle rustlers--plan to rob. Now Kittridge must battle his old friends in order to get the cattle to market.
Ride Clear of Diablo [VHS]
When his father and brother are killed by a murderous gang of cattle rustlers, railroad surveyor Clay O'Mara (Murphy) lights out for the territories in search of vengeance. Along the way, he forges an unlikely alliance with outlaw Whitey Kincaid (Duryea), a belicose gunslinger mostly interested in watching the inexperienced O'Mara battle the hardened desperados. Proving hard to kill, the plucky O'Mara chases the gang down a cactus-lined trail towards a bloody shootout.
The Unforgiven [VHS]
The Unforgiven [Laserdisc]
40 Guns to Apache Pass [VHS]
After several clashes with Apaches, a cavalry captain learns that his own troops may be supplying weapons to the indians.
The Guns of Fort Petticoat [VHS]
THE GUNS OF FORT PETTICOAT is a solid Western, with Audie Murphy starring as Lieutenant Frank Hewitt, a moralistic army officer who refuses to take part in an unauthorized raid on an Indian tribe, deciding instead to head back to Texas. In the eyes of his companions, Hewitt is a coward, but Hewitt realizes that the Indians will want revenge for the raid, and may attack the Texan women left behind. At Fort Petticoat, Hewitt trains the women into perfect soldiers, finding romance along the way. When the Indians arrive, Hewitt and the ladies are ready to defend themselves, though Hewitt has a court martial waiting for him whether they survive or not. Veteran director George Marshall handles the plot with grace and efficiency, avoiding sloppy melodrama. Murphy shines in the heroic role, and the love scenes with Kathryn Grant sparkle.
Arizona Raiders [VHS]
Murphy plays an ex-Confederate officer who must infiltrate the Arizona guerilla group known as Quantril's Raiders in order to avoid a lengthy prison sentence.