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1.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Johnny Tremain: Part 1
(1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Johnny Tremain (1957) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot
Votes: 27
2.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Saga of Andy Burnett: The Big Council
(1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In this final chapter, Andy and the mountain men are held captive by the Indians, and only because Andy saves the chief's son's life are they able to escape. Eventually the Indians and the mountain men smoke the peace pipe.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Walt Disney, Jerome Courtland, Jeff York, Slim Pickens
Votes: 18
3.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Johnny Tremain: Part 2
(1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Johnny Tremain (1957) re-edited into a two-part television presentation. Johnny, through an injury to his hand, gains new insight into himself and those around him as he is plunged into exciting events leading up to the Boston Tea Party.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot
Votes: 21
4.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Saga of Andy Burnett: The Land of Enemies
(1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Andy and his friends continue their trip to Taos into Indian territory, where they are attacked. But Andy kills a white buffalo, making him almost a god to the Indians, and he learns sign language in order to communicate with them.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Walt Disney, Jerome Courtland, Jeff York, Slim Pickens
Votes: 14
5.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
The Imposter
(1959)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Cheyenne befriends a wealthy rancher who makes Cheyenne the trustee of his estate until his son can be found if he dies. The man is killed in a mine incident with Cheyenne wounded. After healing, he finds another man has taken his place.
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Clint Walker, Peter Whitney, James Drury, Robert McQueeney
Votes: 81
6.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Saga of Andy Burnett: White Man's Medicine
(1958)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Captured by Indians, Andy has to use his wiles to keep his life and those of his companions.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Walt Disney, Jerome Courtland, Jeff York, Slim Pickens
Votes: 14
7.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's Initiation
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A six-part series, we begin with his initiation. Andy leaves the farm, at his grandmother's urging, and meets some mountain men.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Jerome Courtland, Walt Disney, Jeff York, Slim Pickens
Votes: 33
8.
Bronco (1958–1962)
Episode:
Quest of the Thirty Dead
(1958)
60 min | Western
One of Bronco's best friends is killed in a train wreck. Bronco looks into it, and discovers that the "accident" was in fact not an accident at all; the train was deliberately sabotaged. An old Civil War friend may be responsible.
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Ty Hardin, Jay Novello, Beverly Tyler, Tol Avery
Votes: 36
9.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Saga of Andy Burnett: Andy's First Chore
(1957)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In part two, Sen. Benton needs a letter delivered to Santa Fe, and Andy was asked to deliver it.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Walt Disney, Jerome Courtland, Jeff York, Slim Pickens
Votes: 15
10. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,289
11.
Bronco (1958–1962)
Episode:
Riding Solo
(1959)
60 min | Western
Bronco arrives in a small town right after a stagecoach robbery in which a man has been killed. Suspicion immediately falls upon him, and what he doesn't know is that the robbery was actually committed by an old friend of his.
Director: Alan Crosland Jr. | Stars: Ty Hardin, Robert Lowery, Ray Teal, Will Wright
Votes: 29
12. Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–1959)
30 min | Family, Western
Typical western with a twist. The two stars appeared as Texas Rangers but in a different scenario each program. One week, they might be Rangers in the 1840s and the next week they would be ... See full summary »
Stars: Willard Parker, Harry Lauter, William Boyett, Stanley Andrews
Votes: 115
13.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
(1955)
Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The third of five programs about Davy Crockett involves him, Georgie and a riverboat gambler they meet searching for a new adventure, which leads them to the Alamo, which they must defend.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Hans Conried, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 136
14. Maverick (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Bret and Bart Maverick are well-dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game.
Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore, Lane Chandler
Votes: 3,619
15. Cheyenne (1955–1963)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the West looking for fights, bad guys to beat up, and women. His job changed from episode to episode.
Stars: Clint Walker, Clyde Howdy, Chuck Hicks, Lane Chandler
Votes: 2,020
16.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter
(1954)
Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Davy is tired of the continuing war between the Indians and the settlers, so he helps the army in putting an end to it. by saving the life of the Indian leader.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael, William Bakewell
Votes: 123
17.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
(1955)
Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In the final of the five Davy Crockett programs, Davy and Georgie, with the help of Mike Fink and his crew, battle pirates, who, disguised as Indians, raid traveling boats on the river.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 108
18.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
(1955)
Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After a season of trapping, Davy and Georgie took their furs downriver to New Orleans in their keelboat, but are thwarted by Mike Fink, challenging a race with the furs the prize. Despite unfair maneuvers by Fink, Davy wins.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 96
19.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
High Card Hangs
(1958)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Newcomer Bart Maverick is suspected by sheriff Bald Bill of a robbery/murder. Bart's friend Dandy Jim Buckley helps the imprisoned Bart uncover the actual culprits.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Jack Kelly, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Lilyan Chauvin, Frank Ferguson
Votes: 108
20.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
Portrait of a Widow
(1964)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
A French portrait painter returns from Chicago to Medicine Bow with Betsy and a new widow to paint her. The Judge suspects he is not being truthful but he seems to be the right medicine for the grieving widow as the Judge investigates.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Roberta Shore
Votes: 85
21. Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951–1958)
30 min | Family, Western
Hickok rode Buckshot while 300-pound Jingles rode Joker. Jingles described Hickok as "the bravest, strongest, fightingest U.S. Marshal in the whole West." And that's about it: he beat up all the bad guys and somehow kept his good looks.
Stars: Guy Madison, Andy Devine, Sam Flint, William Haade
Votes: 230
22. The Redeemer (1959)
85 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The Passion of Jesus starting with His arrest and trial that was shot near Madrid and features narration by Sebastion Cabot. Jesus' face is never seen but in the English version he is voiced by veteran Hollywood actor Macdonald Carey.
Directors: Joseph Breen, Fernando Palacios | Stars: Luis Álvarez, Maruchi Fresno, Manuel Monroy, Félix Acaso
Votes: 45
23.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
(1955)
Unrated | 53 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Davy tangles with Big Foot Mason when he tries to settle in Tennessee, and in winning the battle, is asked by the townsfolk to run for office. Davy soon learns that he is not cut out for politics.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Walt Disney, Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael
Votes: 102
24. The Virginian (1962–1971)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Personable Western series based in Wyoming from the 1890s onward.
Stars: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Sara Lane
Votes: 3,153
25. Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
60 min | Drama
The doctor tells a successful lawyer that he is terminally ill and will die in less than two years.
Stars: Ben Gazzara, Nicholas Colasanto, Jack Krupnick, Fernando Lamas
Votes: 430
26.
Bronco (1958–1962)
Episode:
Freeze-Out
(1958)
60 min | Western
A writer hires Bronco to take her to the ghost town Basin City. It is at a high altitude near an abandoned gold mine and a glacier. Once there they run into three other men. They are there for reasons that put her and Bronco in danger.
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Ty Hardin, Edgar Stehli, Grace Raynor, James Drury
Votes: 36
27.
Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
Episode:
Gun-Barrel Highway
(1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western
Cassady was supposed to build a new road in the wilderness around Shawnee land. But when he decides there isn't enough time before winter to build the longer route, he decides to go straight through Shawnee land and into a possible war.
Director: John Florea | Stars: Fess Parker, Ed Ames, Robert Logan, Timothy Scott
Votes: 38
28.
Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Tamarack Massacre Affair
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western
Mingo finds a woman, who claims she is the sole survivor of an Indian massacre, wondering alone in the wilderness. Daniel, Mingo, and a Capt. Ives agree to escort her back to safety but they soon discover she has a hidden agenda.
Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Fess Parker, Ed Ames, Patricia Blair, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 43
29. Sugarfoot (1957–1961)
60 min | Western
Correspondence-school law graduate Tom Brewster travels west to seek his fortune. Unfortunately, his "cowboy" abilities leave a lot to be desired and earn him the nickname "Sugarfoot", which is one step lower than a "Tenderfoot".
Stars: Will Hutchins, Charles Fredericks, Gil Perkins, Don 'Red' Barry
Votes: 455
30.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
A Dangerous Proposal
(1968)
60 min | Drama
Paul gets involved in an international power struggle when he meets a pretty British girl at a vintage car show.
Director: Barry Shear | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Albert Dekker, Judy Carne, Mark Lenard
Votes: 12
31. Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western
Frontier hero Daniel Boone conducts surveys and expeditions around Boonesborough, running into both friendly and hostile Indians, before, during, and even after the Revolutionary War.
Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, Dal McKennon
Votes: 2,406
32.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Liberty Story
(1957)
Not Rated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Walt Disney presents a combination live-action and animated drama of America's historical fight for freedom. Includes a segment from Johnny Tremain, depicting the Boston Tea Party and the battle at Concord, and is followed by Ben and Me.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Robert Stevenson | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York
Votes: 102
33. Bronco (1958–1962)
60 min | Western
A former confederate soldier wanders the old west, and meets such famous characters as Jesse James, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Stars: Ty Hardin, Robert Colbert, Clyde Howdy, Mike Road
Votes: 392
34. Iron Horse (1966–1968)
60 min | Western
Ben Calhoun won the half-completed Buffalo Pass, Scalplock, and Defiance Line railroad in a poker game and must interact with 1880s first nation, bankers, and bad guys to complete the line.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Robert Random, Gary Collins, Roger Torrey
Votes: 231
35.
Daniel Boone (1964–1970)
Episode:
The Spanish Horse
(1967)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Western
Daniel lends a hand to a lame thoroughbred horse and his owner, Cal Trevor.
Director: William Wiard | Stars: Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, Henry Jones
Votes: 31
36.
Sugarfoot (1957–1961)
Episode:
Yampa Crossing
(1958)
60 min | Western
Tom meets up with Galt Kimberly at a river crossing. He has been sent by a law firm to bring Kimberly back to testify that he is the father of a young boy so that the boy can claim his ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Lejtes | Stars: Will Hutchins, Harold J. Stone, Roger Smith, Brian G. Hutton
Votes: 15
37. Johnny Tiger (1966)
102 min | Drama
A widowed schoolteacher arrives at a Seminole Reservation in the Florida Everglades with his three children. He's determined to bring these Indians into the modern world but his contempt for their ways meets with resistance.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Robert Taylor, Geraldine Brooks, Chad Everett, Brenda Scott
Votes: 80
38. Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Approved | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
American frontiersman Davy Crockett fights in the Creek Indian War, is elected to the U.S. Congress and fights for Texas at the Alamo.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael, Hans Conried
Votes: 4,875
39. Short Grass (1950)
Passed | 82 min | Western
After accidentally happening upon some loot money, a New Mexico drifter starts a ranching business with a partner but runs into a ruthless land-grabbing clan of neighboring cattlemen.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Rod Cameron, Cathy Downs, Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Walburn
Votes: 115
40.
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951–1958)
Episode:
The Lady School Teacher
(1951)
30 min | Family, Western
School teacher, Laura Tyler, sends a letter to the Governor and requests help to protect the homesteaders who are being menaced and forced from their land. Wild Bill and Jingles are sent to help.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Guy Madison, Andy Devine, Rory Mallinson, Sam Flint
Votes: 8
41. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Davy and his friends leave for New Orleans to sell some fur pelts.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey
Votes: 2,433
42. Riding Shotgun (1954)
Passed | 73 min | Western
When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mistake him for one of the gang
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris, Joan Weldon, Joe Sawyer
Votes: 1,381 | Gross: $1.40M
43. Johnny Tremain (1957)
Approved | 80 min | Adventure, Family, War
Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life and about himself.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot
Votes: 1,948
44. Killer at Large (1947)
Approved | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Paul Kimberly (Robert Lowery), a newspaper reporter, quits his job in order to investigate crooked dealings in the local veterans' housing administration. The editor assigns reporter Anne ... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Robert Lowery, Anabel Shaw, Charles Evans, Frank Ferguson
Votes: 16
45. Raton Pass (1951)
Approved | 84 min | Western
In the midst of a feud between two rancher families, a shrewd woman marries one of the ranchers and later tries to take his land through divorce and violent tactics involving a gang of outlaws.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochran, Scott Forbes
Votes: 311
46. Cow Country (1953)
Passed | 82 min | Western
In 1875, the collapse of the world beef market creates hardships for Texas cattle growers. In Garnet Basin, many cattlemen are forced to sell their cattle for low prices. Processed in ... See full summary »
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Helen Westcott, Robert Lowery, Barton MacLane
Votes: 222
47. Sierra Passage (1950)
Approved | 81 min | Western
When Yance Carter, Andy and Bart, professional killers, murder his father, 13-year-old Johnny Yorke is adopted by Thad Kring, owner of a traveling minstrel show, featuring Sam Cooper as his... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Wayne Morris, Lola Albright, Lloyd Corrigan, Alan Hale Jr.
Votes: 94
48. Colt .45 (1950)
Passed | 74 min | Western
Gun salesman Steve Farrell gets two of his new Colt .45 pistols stolen from him by ruthless killer Jason Brett but vows to recover them.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Randolph Scott, Ruth Roman, Zachary Scott, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 1,124
49. Sierra Baron (1958)
Approved | 80 min | Western
Set in 1848 California. About a brother and sister battling a crooked businessman over property rights.
Director: James B. Clark | Stars: Brian Keith, Rick Jason, Rita Gam, Mala Powers
Votes: 188
50. Cavalry Scout (1951)
Approved | 78 min | Western
After 3 Gatling Guns are stolen from a Montana army arsenal, a Cavalry scout is dispatched there to retrieve them before the thieves can sell them to the Indians.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Rod Cameron, Audrey Long, Jim Davis, James Millican
Votes: 172