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Trouble Along the Way (1953)

Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Donna Reed  •  Chuck Connors  •  Charles Coburn

Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Donna Reed  •  Chuck Connors  •  Charles Coburn

Bend of the River (1952)

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Rock Hudson  •  Jay C. Flippen

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Rock Hudson  •  Jay C. Flippen

Carbine Williams (1952)

David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine automatic rifle used in World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Jean Hagen  •  Wendell Corey  •  James Arness

David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine automatic rifle used in World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Jean Hagen  •  Wendell Corey  •  James Arness

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

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In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Howard Keel  •  Jeff Richards  •  Russ Tamblyn  •  Tommy Rall

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that they want to get married too.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Howard Keel  •  Jeff Richards  •  Russ Tamblyn  •  Tommy Rall

The Tin Star (1957)

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Anthony Perkins  •  Betsy Palmer  •  Michel Ray

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Anthony Perkins  •  Betsy Palmer  •  Michel Ray

The Racket (1951)

Mobster Nick Scanlon has managed to buy several of the local government and law-enforcement officials. However, he can't seem to touch the incorruptible police captain Tom McQuigg, who refuses all attempts at bribery. A prosecuting attorney, Welch, and a police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cromwell
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Lizabeth Scott  •  Robert Ryan  •  William Talman

Mobster Nick Scanlon has managed to buy several of the local government and law-enforcement officials. However, he can't seem to touch the incorruptible police captain Tom McQuigg, who refuses all attempts at bribery. A prosecuting attorney, Welch, and a police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cromwell
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Lizabeth Scott  •  Robert Ryan  •  William Talman

No Questions Asked (1951)

A young lawyer's primrose path to success gets him framed for murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold F. Kress
CAST:  Barry Sullivan  •  Arlene Dahl  •  George Murphy  •  Jean Hagen

A young lawyer's primrose path to success gets him framed for murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold F. Kress
CAST:  Barry Sullivan  •  Arlene Dahl  •  George Murphy  •  Jean Hagen

Timberjack (1955)

A young man seeks his father's killers among lumberjacks, and discovers that they are actually timber barons who also seek to control lumber mills. Based on the novel of the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Sterling Hayden  •  Vera Ralston  •  David Brian  •  Adolphe Menjou

A young man seeks his father's killers among lumberjacks, and discovers that they are actually timber barons who also seek to control lumber mills. Based on the novel of the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Sterling Hayden  •  Vera Ralston  •  David Brian  •  Adolphe Menjou

Pony Soldier (1952)

Duncan MacDonald, a 19th-century Royal Canadian Mountie, has to escort a group of Cree Indians back to their above-the-border reservation. His guide in this endeavor is the not-too-trustworthy half-breed Natayo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph M. Newman
CAST:  Penny Edwards  •  Robert Horton  •  Cameron Mitchell  •  Tyrone Power

Duncan MacDonald, a 19th-century Royal Canadian Mountie, has to escort a group of Cree Indians back to their above-the-border reservation. His guide in this endeavor is the not-too-trustworthy half-breed Natayo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph M. Newman
CAST:  Penny Edwards  •  Robert Horton  •  Cameron Mitchell  •  Tyrone Power

The Veils of Bagdad (1953)

Antar is sent by Suleiman, head of the Ottoman Empire, to Bagdad to prevent Hammam, Pasha of Bagdad, from purchasing the services of local leader Mustapha to unite the hill tribes and overthrow the emperor. The intrigue mounts as Antar falls in love with dancer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Mari Blanchard  •  Virginia Field  •  Guy Rolfe

Antar is sent by Suleiman, head of the Ottoman Empire, to Bagdad to prevent Hammam, Pasha of Bagdad, from purchasing the services of local leader Mustapha to unite the hill tribes and overthrow the emperor. The intrigue mounts as Antar falls in love with dancer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Mari Blanchard  •  Virginia Field  •  Guy Rolfe

Woman of the North Country (1952)

In 1890 Minnesota Christine Powell is the scheming head of the Powell dynasty, the richest mining empire of the era. But the Powell mine deposits are diminishing. The Mesabi range represents a whole new productive area but the rights to mine there are held by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Rod Cameron  •  Ruth Hussey  •  John Agar  •  Gale Storm

In 1890 Minnesota Christine Powell is the scheming head of the Powell dynasty, the richest mining empire of the era. But the Powell mine deposits are diminishing. The Mesabi range represents a whole new productive area but the rights to mine there are held by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Rod Cameron  •  Ruth Hussey  •  John Agar  •  Gale Storm

Fort Ti (1953)

Future horror-film entrepreneur William Castle warmed the director's chair for Fort Ti. Set in the 18th century, the film recounts the exploits of Rogers' Rangers, a band of adventurers devoted to seeking out a "northwest passage" through Canada. At this juncture, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Castle
CAST:  George Montgomery  •  Joan Vohs  •  Irving Bacon  •  James Seay

Future horror-film entrepreneur William Castle warmed the director's chair for Fort Ti. Set in the 18th century, the film recounts the exploits of Rogers' Rangers, a band of adventurers devoted to seeking out a "northwest passage" through Canada. At this juncture, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Castle
CAST:  George Montgomery  •  Joan Vohs  •  Irving Bacon  •  James Seay

Cattle Drive (1951)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Neumann
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Dean Stockwell  •  Chill Wills  •  Leon Ames

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kurt Neumann
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Dean Stockwell  •  Chill Wills  •  Leon Ames

The Red Ball Express (1952)

August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the momentum, Allied HQ establishes an elite military truck route.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Budd Boetticher
CAST:  Jeff Chandler  •  Charles Drake  •  Sidney Poitier  •  Jacqueline Duval

August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the momentum, Allied HQ establishes an elite military truck route.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Budd Boetticher
CAST:  Jeff Chandler  •  Charles Drake  •  Sidney Poitier  •  Jacqueline Duval

The Bounty Hunter (1954)

A year after a violent train robbery the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to find the three remaining killers. He tracks them to Twin Forks but has no clue to their identity. Tensions surface as just his presence in town acts as a catalyst.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Randolph Scott  •  Dolores Dorn  •  Marie Windsor  •  Howard Petrie

A year after a violent train robbery the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to find the three remaining killers. He tracks them to Twin Forks but has no clue to their identity. Tensions surface as just his presence in town acts as a catalyst.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Randolph Scott  •  Dolores Dorn  •  Marie Windsor  •  Howard Petrie

Sign of the Pagan (1954)

Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes. On arrival, he finds the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius plotting with Attila to look the other way while the latter marches against Rome. But Marcian gains the favor of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Jack Palance  •  Rita Gam  •  Jeff Chandler  •  Ludmilla Tchérina

Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes. On arrival, he finds the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius plotting with Attila to look the other way while the latter marches against Rome. But Marcian gains the favor of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Jack Palance  •  Rita Gam  •  Jeff Chandler  •  Ludmilla Tchérina

The Wild North (1952)

In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a rugged and determined lawman of the Royal North-West Mounted Police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Marton
CAST:  Stewart Granger  •  Wendell Corey  •  Cyd Charisse  •  Howard Petrie

In the Canadian mountains, a trapper goes on the run accused of a crime and is pursued by a rugged and determined lawman of the Royal North-West Mounted Police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Marton
CAST:  Stewart Granger  •  Wendell Corey  •  Cyd Charisse  •  Howard Petrie

Rocky Mountain (1950)

A Confederate troop, led by Captain Lafe Barstow, is prowling the far ranges of California and Nevada in a last desperate attempt to build up an army in the West for the faltering Confederacy. Because the patrol saves a stagecoach, with Johanna Carterr as one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Patrice Wymore  •  Slim Pickens  •  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

A Confederate troop, led by Captain Lafe Barstow, is prowling the far ranges of California and Nevada in a last desperate attempt to build up an army in the West for the faltering Confederacy. Because the patrol saves a stagecoach, with Johanna Carterr as one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Patrice Wymore  •  Slim Pickens  •  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

The Maverick Queen (1956)

A Pinkerton detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of thieves whose boss is a feisty lady saloonkeeper. Complications ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Scott Brady  •  Mary Murphy

A Pinkerton detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of thieves whose boss is a feisty lady saloonkeeper. Complications ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Scott Brady  •  Mary Murphy

A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerd Oswald
CAST:  Robert Wagner  •  Jeffrey Hunter  •  Virginia Leith  •  Joanne Woodward

A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerd Oswald
CAST:  Robert Wagner  •  Jeffrey Hunter  •  Virginia Leith  •  Joanne Woodward
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