John Pickard

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The Lone Ranger (1956)

The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore wants to mine silver on Spirit Mountain which is sacred to the Indians.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Heisler
CAST:  Clayton Moore  •  Jay Silverheels  •  Lyle Bettger  •  Robert J. Wilke

The territorial governor asks the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore wants to mine silver on Spirit Mountain which is sacred to the Indians.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Heisler
CAST:  Clayton Moore  •  Jay Silverheels  •  Lyle Bettger  •  Robert J. Wilke

Bright Leaf (1950)

Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Patricia Neal  •  Jack Carson

Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Lauren Bacall  •  Patricia Neal  •  Jack Carson

Chisum (1970)

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Forrest Tucker  •  Christopher George  •  Ben Johnson

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Forrest Tucker  •  Christopher George  •  Ben Johnson

Cimarron (1960)

The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Maria Schell  •  Anne Baxter  •  Arthur O'Connell

The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Maria Schell  •  Anne Baxter  •  Arthur O'Connell

Crime Wave (1953)

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Sterling Hayden  •  Gene Nelson  •  Phyllis Kirk  •  Ted de Corsia

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Sterling Hayden  •  Gene Nelson  •  Phyllis Kirk  •  Ted de Corsia

The Gunfighter (1950)

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Helen Westcott  •  Millard Mitchell  •  Jean Parker

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Helen Westcott  •  Millard Mitchell  •  Jean Parker

True Grit (1969)

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The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Kim Darby  •  Jeremy Slate  •  Dennis Hopper

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Kim Darby  •  Jeremy Slate  •  Dennis Hopper

White Heat (1949)

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Edmond O'Brien  •  Margaret Wycherly

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Virginia Mayo  •  Edmond O'Brien  •  Margaret Wycherly

Frenchie (1950)

Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she only knows one of the two who did and she's determined to find out the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis King
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Shelley Winters  •  Paul Kelly  •  Elsa Lanchester

Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she only knows one of the two who did and she's determined to find out the other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis King
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Shelley Winters  •  Paul Kelly  •  Elsa Lanchester

Charro! (1969)

Jess Wade is innocently accused of having stolen a cannon from the Mexican revolutionary forces. He tries to find the real culprits, a gang of criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Marquis Warren
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Ina Balin  •  Victor French  •  Barbara Werle

Jess Wade is innocently accused of having stolen a cannon from the Mexican revolutionary forces. He tries to find the real culprits, a gang of criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Marquis Warren
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Ina Balin  •  Victor French  •  Barbara Werle

Trail Guide (1952)

A cowboy (Tim Holt) and his Mexican-Irish sidekick (Richard Martin) lead a wagon train to an unfriendly place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Tim Holt  •  Mary Jo Tarola  •  Frank Wilcox  •  Robert Sherwood

A cowboy (Tim Holt) and his Mexican-Irish sidekick (Richard Martin) lead a wagon train to an unfriendly place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Tim Holt  •  Mary Jo Tarola  •  Frank Wilcox  •  Robert Sherwood

Once More, My Darling (1949)

An actor is recalled to active duty with the Army's C.I.D. to find the thief who stole historical jewels in occupied Germany and the trail leads to the boyfriend of a young debutante from Bel Air.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Montgomery
CAST:  Robert Montgomery  •  Ann Blyth  •  Jane Cowl  •  Charles McGraw

An actor is recalled to active duty with the Army's C.I.D. to find the thief who stole historical jewels in occupied Germany and the trail leads to the boyfriend of a young debutante from Bel Air.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Montgomery
CAST:  Robert Montgomery  •  Ann Blyth  •  Jane Cowl  •  Charles McGraw

Massacre Canyon (1954)

A band of renegade Apaches attempts to steal a shipment of rifles being transported to Fort Collins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred F. Sears
CAST:  Philip Carey  •  Douglas Kennedy  •  Audrey Totter  •  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

A band of renegade Apaches attempts to steal a shipment of rifles being transported to Fort Collins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred F. Sears
CAST:  Philip Carey  •  Douglas Kennedy  •  Audrey Totter  •  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

The Hanged Man (1974)

A gunfighter who survives his own hanging helps a young widow who is trying to keep a ruthless land baron from taking her ranch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Caffey
CAST:  Steve Forrest  •  Dean Jagger  •  Will Geer  •  Sharon Acker

A gunfighter who survives his own hanging helps a young widow who is trying to keep a ruthless land baron from taking her ranch.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Caffey
CAST:  Steve Forrest  •  Dean Jagger  •  Will Geer  •  Sharon Acker

A Strange Adventure (1956)

A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Witney
CAST:  Joan Evans  •  Ben Cooper  •  Marla English  •  Jan Merlin

A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Witney
CAST:  Joan Evans  •  Ben Cooper  •  Marla English  •  Jan Merlin

California Passage (1950)

A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his partner for a stagecoach robbery, he fights to secure an acquittal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Forrest Tucker  •  Adele Mara  •  Estelita Rodriguez  •  Jim Davis

A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his partner for a stagecoach robbery, he fights to secure an acquittal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Forrest Tucker  •  Adele Mara  •  Estelita Rodriguez  •  Jim Davis

At Gunpoint (1955)

A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Dorothy Malone  •  Walter Brennan  •  Tommy Rettig

A general-store keeper scares off bank robbers with a lucky shot, but they come back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Dorothy Malone  •  Walter Brennan  •  Tommy Rettig

Little Big Horn (1951)

Two cavalry officers (Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland) lead a patrol to warn Gen. Custer about an ambush.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Marquis Warren
CAST:  Lloyd Bridges  •  John Ireland  •  Marie Windsor  •  Reed Hadley

Two cavalry officers (Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland) lead a patrol to warn Gen. Custer about an ambush.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Marquis Warren
CAST:  Lloyd Bridges  •  John Ireland  •  Marie Windsor  •  Reed Hadley

Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (1977)

The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onboard, transporting a murderer to prison, has a heart attack and the killer uses his gun to shoot the captain and blow out the hydraulics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Butler
CAST:  David Janssen  •  Don Meredith  •  Christopher George  •  Ray Milland

The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onboard, transporting a murderer to prison, has a heart attack and the killer uses his gun to shoot the captain and blow out the hydraulics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Butler
CAST:  David Janssen  •  Don Meredith  •  Christopher George  •  Ray Milland

The Story of Three Loves (1953)

Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli  •  Gottfried Reinhardt
CAST:  James Mason  •  Moira Shearer  •  Agnes Moorehead  •  Farley Granger

Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincente Minnelli  •  Gottfried Reinhardt
CAST:  James Mason  •  Moira Shearer  •  Agnes Moorehead  •  Farley Granger
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