A Silent Westerns Selection
by quietgiant2 | created - 22 Oct 2017 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicSadly, the movies: Hands Up! (1917) Davy Crockett (1916) and The Life of General Villa (1914) and The Battle of Gettysburg (1913) and Arizona (1913) and The Immortal Alamo(1911) and Billy the Kid (1911) are considered lost.
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Four western-movies directed by John Waters are reported as lost: Forlorn River (1926) Man of the Forest(1926) Arizona Bound(1927) and The Vanishing Pioneer (1928)
Reconstruction- Fast and Fearless (1924) by Richard Thorpe and Lazy Lightning (1926) by William Wyler are not completely lost, but a reconstruction seems hard.
Sadly, Fighting Mad(1917) by Edward Le Saint, Code of the West (1925) by William K. Howard, Palmyra-The Golden Princess (1925) by Clarence G.Badger, The Enchanted Hill (1926) by Irwin Willat and more Kit Carson (1928) by Lloyd Ingraham and Alfred L.Werker are lost too.
As a reference see too the documentary https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0224880/?ref_=tt_trv_cnn
Note: short movies starring for Fred Gilman-and often directed by William Wyler-are shown in the last page.
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1. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
TV-G | 11 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of bandits stage a brazen train hold-up, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels.
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, A.C. Abadie, George Barnes, Justus D. Barnes
Votes: 20,982
2. Ben's Kid (1909)
Short, Western
Buck Minor was the most detested man in Wolf Hollow, partly because he was quarrelsome and treacherous, partly because he abused and neglected his little wife, Molly, whom all the camp ... See full synopsis »
Director: Francis Boggs | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Tom Santschi, Harry Todd
Votes: 24
3. A Romance of the Western Hills (1910)
16 min | Short, Romance, Western
Civilization as it appealed to the Indian maiden. A party of tourists visit an Indian Tillage and are charmed by the pretty little Indian girl, who offers for their consideration ornaments ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mary Pickford, Alfred Paget, Arthur V. Johnson, Dorothy West
Votes: 36
4. The Sergeant (1910)
16 min | Short, Western
A story laid in the Great Yosemite Valley during the eighties. Col. Westley has an only daughter who is the one softening influence in his rugged nature. She is fond of taking morning rides... See full summary »
Director: Francis Boggs | Stars: Hobart Bosworth, Iva Shepard, Tom Santschi, Frank Clark
Votes: 61
5. In the Border States (1910)
Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Drama, War
During the Civil War, a father living in a border state leaves to join the Union Army. After he leaves, Confederate troops forage on his property, where a soldier encounters one of his ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles West, Charles Arling, Owen Moore, William J. Butler
Votes: 564
6. That Chink at Golden Gulch (1910)
17 min | Western, Short
Charlie Lee, the poor chink, is the hero of this Biograph story. Having located at Golden Gulch as a laundryman, his old father is about to take his leave for his home in the Flowery ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Anthony O'Sullivan, Gertrude Robinson, Charles West, Dell Henderson
Votes: 71
7. The Battle (1911)
Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Action, Drama
Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles West, Blanche Sweet, Charles Hill Mailes, Spottiswoode Aitken
Votes: 375
8. Little Dove's Romance (1911)
Short, Western
Burns is hunting in the woods, and fires as Little Dove comes riding up. The report startles her horse, and it wheels suddenly, throwing the girl to the ground. Burns carries her to his ... See full summary »
Director: Fred J. Balshofer | Stars: Red Wing, Charles Inslee, J. Barney Sherry, James Young Deer
Votes: 32
9. A Girl of the West (1912)
14 min | Drama, Romance, Short
"Easy money" seems to be in sight for "Scar-Faced Bill," a cattle rustler, when he overhears Jones, a ranch owner, offer John Winthrop $500 for his horse, which Jones very much admires. ... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Powers, Helen Case, Lillian Christy, Tom Fortune
Votes: 24
10. The Deserter (1912)
20 min | Western, Drama, Short
A deserting soldier encounters a wagon train of settlers. When they are faced with an Indian attack, he risks court martial to return to the Army post for help.
Director: Thomas H. Ince | Stars: Francis Ford, William Clifford, J. Barney Sherry, Lillian Christy
11. The Confederate Ironclad (1912)
Unrated | 16 min | Drama, War, Short
Lieutenant Yancey's southern sweetheart, Rose, is jealous of Elinor, a northern girl, who is visiting her aunt Mary de Lane. This jealousy is excited by an invitation which Yancey receives ... See full summary »
Director: Kenean Buel | Stars: Guy Coombs, Anna Q. Nilsson, Hal Clements, Miriam Cooper
Votes: 236
12. Custer's Last Fight (1912)
30 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Director: Francis Ford | Stars: Francis Ford, Grace Cunard, William Eagle Shirt, J. Barney Sherry
Votes: 92
13. The Invaders (1912)
Not Rated | 41 min | Short, Western
The U.S. Army and the Indians sign a peace treaty. However, a group of surveyors trespass on the Indians' land and violate the treaty. The Army refuses to listen to the Indians' complaints,... See full summary »
Directors: Francis Ford, Thomas H. Ince | Stars: Francis Ford, Ethel Grandin, Ann Little, Ray Myers
Votes: 334
14. Geronimo's Last Raid (1912)
20 min | Short, Thriller, Western
Lieutenant Parker reports for duty to Major Wilkins, commanding Ft. Sill, where Geronimo is a prisoner. Parker quickly wins the love of Pauline, the major's daughter, and the undying hatred... See full summary »
Director: John Emerson | Stars: J. Warren Kerrigan, Pauline Bush, Jack Richardson, Jessalyn Van Trump
Votes: 25
15. The Heart of an Indian (1912)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Western
When Indians attack a white settlement, a brave kidnaps a white baby to give to his wife as a replacement for their dead baby. The white mother goes to the Indian camp to look for her child... See full summary »
Director: Thomas H. Ince | Stars: Francis Ford, Ann Little, J. Barney Sherry, Art Acord
Votes: 107
16. The Pony Express Girl (1912)
Short, Western
Two desperadoes plan to rob the pony express and their plot is overheard by May, the girl at the station. May rides after her sweetheart, the express rider, and overtakes him just as he is ... See full summary »
Director: Pat Hartigan | Stars: Marin Sais, Edward Coxen
Votes: 13
17. The Battle of Elderbush Gulch (1913)
Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Action, Western
The fact that an Indian tribe is eating puppies starts an action-packed battle in a Western town.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mae Marsh, Leslie Loveridge, Alfred Paget, Robert Harron
Votes: 923
18. The Virginian (1914)
Passed | 55 min | Western
A good-natured but chivalrous cowboy romances the local schoolmarm and leads the posse that brings a gang of rustlers, which includes his best friend, to justice.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Dustin Farnum, Jack W. Johnston, Sydney Deane, William Elmer
Votes: 251
19. The Squaw Man (1914)
Not Rated | 74 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A chivalrous British officer takes the blame for his cousin's embezzlement and journeys to the American West to start a new life on a cattle ranch.
Directors: Oscar Apfel, Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Dustin Farnum, Monroe Salisbury, Winifred Kingston, Mrs. A.W. Filson
Votes: 1,045 | Gross: $0.53M
20. Salomy Jane (1914)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Western
The story opens with the arrival in Hangtown of Madison Clay and his daughter, Salomy Jane, who have emigrated all the way from Kentucky. Straightway the young men and bachelors of the camp... See full summary »
Directors: Lucius Henderson, William Nigh | Stars: Beatriz Michelena, House Peters, William Pike, Clara Beyers
Votes: 75
21. In the Days of the Thundering Herd (1914)
48 min | Western
Tom and Sally are the only survivors when their wagon train is attacked by Swift Wing's braves. Starlight aids in their escape and they join a group of hunters. But there is more trouble when the tribe attacks again.
Directors: Colin Campbell, Francis J. Grandon | Stars: Tom Mix, Bessie Eyton, Wheeler Oakman, Red Wing
Votes: 38
22. The Spoilers (1914)
110 min | Drama, Western
The first of many filmed adaptations of Rex Beach's adventure novel of the Alaskan gold-rush.
Director: Colin Campbell | Stars: William Farnum, Kathlyn Williams, Tom Santschi, Bessie Eyton
Votes: 104
23. The Bargain (1914)
70 min | Western
The bandit Jim Stokes, wanting to go straight and settle down with his new bride, strikes a bargain with the sheriff for his freedom.
Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: William S. Hart, J. Frank Burke, Clara Williams, J. Barney Sherry
Votes: 251
24. Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
Not Rated | 71 min | Drama, History, War
The story of the defense of the mission-turned-fortress by 185 Texans against an overwhelming Mexican army in 1836.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Sam De Grasse, Allan Sears, Walter Long, Alfred Paget
Votes: 205
25. Broncho Billy's Sentence (1915)
17 min | Western, Short
A robber on the run from the law hides out in a house with a young girl and her grandfather, and treats them shabbily. He is later shot and badly wounded, but is rescued and cared for by an... See full summary »
Director: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Virginia True Boardman, Ernest Van Pelt, Carl Stockdale
Votes: 59
26. The Coward (I) (1915)
Not Rated | 77 min | Drama, History, War
Confederate soldier Frank Winslow is terrified of the war and eventually runs away from battle. But when he finds himself behind enemy lines with vital information, he must decide between his fear and his conscience.
Directors: Reginald Barker, Thomas H. Ince | Stars: Frank Keenan, Charles Ray, Gertrude Claire, Patricia Palmer
Votes: 332
27. The Grudge (1915)
20 min | Short, Western
Rio Ed comes down from the mountains and invites all the men in the saloon to drink with him. They are all afraid to refuse, excepting Dick Wayne, who tells Rio he is particular with whom ... See full synopsis »
Director: William S. Hart | Stars: William S. Hart, Charles Ray, Margaret Thompson, Kisaburô Kurihara
Votes: 23
28. The Disciple (1915)
50 min | Western
Jim Houston, the "Shootin' Iron" Parson, comes to Barren Gulch to reform the morals of the frontier community. He receives the support of "Birdshot" Bivens, the sheriff of the county. Jim's... See full summary »
Directors: William S. Hart, Clifford Smith | Stars: William S. Hart, Dorothy Dalton, Thelma Salter, Robert McKim
Votes: 48
29. The Great Divide (1915)
52 min | Western
The Jordans, Phil and Ruth, accompanied by Philip's wife, Polly, and Dr. Winthrop Newbury, a suitor for Ruth's hand, bid old Mrs. Jordan good-bye at the station of Milford Corners, Mass., ... See full summary »
Director: Edgar Lewis | Stars: Ethel Clayton, House Peters, Marie Sterling, Hayden Stevenson
Votes: 24
30. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
TV-PG | 195 min | Drama, History, War
The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper
Votes: 26,329 | Gross: $10.00M
31. The Return of Draw Egan (1916)
50 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
"Draw" Egan, a notorious bandit of New Mexico, has come to the end of his tether. His gang has been dispersed, many slain, and more in jail, and there is a reward of $1,000 offered for Egan... See full summary »
Director: William S. Hart | Stars: William S. Hart, Margery Wilson, Robert McKim, Louise Glaum
Votes: 212
32. Humanity (1916)
90 min | Western
A cowboy travels East to settle an old score. He finds the man he's been looking for, but his beautiful daughter pleads for her father's life.
Director: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Ruth Saville, Rodney Hildebrand, Robert McKenzie
Votes: 34
33. The Aryan (1916)
50 min | Western
Denton rides into Yellow Ridge with a money-belt filled after years of toil in the mines beyond the desert. The local gamblers covet the fortune but fail to get Steve to try the roulette ... See full summary »
Directors: Reginald Barker, William S. Hart, Clifford Smith | Stars: William S. Hart, Gertrude Claire, Charles K. French, Louise Glaum
Votes: 64
34. The Good Bad-Man (1916)
50 min | Romance, Western
An outlaw calling himself Passin' Through halts his "evil" ways long enough to help out some children in difficulty.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Sam De Grasse, Pomeroy Cannon, Joseph Singleton
Votes: 280
35. Local Color on the A-1 Ranch (1916)
14 min | Short, Comedy, Western
Vicky Hoskins, an eastern girl with story writing ambitions, goes west to get local color for a story. Tom, foreman of John Hicks' ranch, plans to joke the eastern girl. With cowboys, Tom ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Mix | Stars: Tom Mix, Old Blue, Pat Chrisman, Victoria Forde
Votes: 33
36. The Half-Breed (1916)
73 min | Western
An outcast named Lo Dorman encounters a young woman lost in the woods. He defends her from danger in the forest and from Sheriff Dunn.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Alma Rubens, Sam De Grasse, Tom Wilson
Votes: 223
37. Hell's Hinges (1916)
Unrated | 64 min | Romance, Western
In the wayward western town known as Hell's Hinges, a local tough guy is reformed by the faith of a good woman.
Directors: Charles Swickard, William S. Hart, Clifford Smith | Stars: William S. Hart, Clara Williams, Jack Standing, Alfred Hollingsworth
Votes: 1,079
38. The Patriot (1916)
50 min | Western
Bob Wiley had staked out a homestead in New Mexico, five miles from the border town of Lawton's Ridge. Wiley was a pioneer, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and a devout believer in ... See full summary »
Director: William S. Hart | Stars: William S. Hart, Georgie Stone, Francis Carpenter, Joe Goodboy
Votes: 21
39. The Three Godfathers (1916)
60 min | Western
Three outlaws fleeing a posse through the desert come upon a dying woman and her baby in a wagon. Before she passes away, she makes the men promise to take care of her baby and get it safely through the desert.
Director: Edward LeSaint | Stars: Harry Carey, Stella Razeto, George Berrell, Joe Rickson
Votes: 54
40. '49-'17 (1917)
Unrated | 61 min | Drama, Western
A retired judge comes West to restore a ghost town.
Director: Ruth Ann Baldwin | Stars: Joseph W. Girard, Leo Pierson, William Dyer, Mattie Witting
Votes: 363
41. Bucking Broadway (1917)
53 min | Western
A ranch foreman battles a rich stockbroker for the affections of a beautiful young woman.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Harry Carey, Molly Malone, L.M. Wells, Vester Pegg
Votes: 675
42. A Romance of the Redwoods (1917)
Not Rated | 70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A young girl travels west to live with her uncle during the California Gold Rush only to find that he has been killed by Indians and his identity assumed by an outlaw.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Mary Pickford, Elliott Dexter, Tully Marshall, Raymond Hatton
Votes: 861 | Gross: $0.42M
43. Straight Shooting (1917)
Passed | 62 min | Drama, Western
Cattleman Flint cuts off farmer Sims' water supply. When Sims' son Ted goes for water, one of Flint's men kills him. Cheyenne is sent to finish off Sims, but finding the family at the newly dug grave, he changes sides.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Harry Carey, Duke R. Lee, George Berrell, Molly Malone
Votes: 718
44. Wild and Woolly (1917)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Western, Romance
The civilized inhabitants of a formerly "wild" western town scramble to recreate the town's rough and rowdy heyday in order to indulge the fantasies of a rich newcomer.
Director: John Emerson | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, Calvert Carter, Charles Stevens
Votes: 670
45. The Silent Man (1917)
61 min | Western
A gold prospector strikes it rich, but the crooks who run a frontier town take it away from him. He determines to get it back and clean up the town.
Director: William S. Hart | Stars: William S. Hart, Vola Vale, Robert McKim, Dorcas Matthews
Votes: 115
46. A Modern Musketeer (1917)
Passed | 68 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
A restless young man travels west, encountering adventure, romance, and danger.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Marjorie Daw, Kathleen Kirkham, Eugene Ormonde
Votes: 349
47. The Cold Deck (1917)
70 min | Western
Gambler "On-the-Level" Leigh gives up his profession for his little sister, Alice, whose precarious health demands that she move to the mountains. There, the gambler meets the fiery dance ... See full summary »
Directors: William S. Hart, Clifford Smith | Stars: William S. Hart, Mildred Harris, Edwin Wallock, Sylvia Breamer
Votes: 25
48. The Square Deal Man (1917)
50 min | Western
Jack o' Diamonds and his partner, Two Spot Hargis, are known as square sports in the desert town of Oxide. Jack gives liberally to all charities, and is surprised when one day a pioneer ... See full summary »
Director: William S. Hart | Stars: William S. Hart, Mary McIvor, Joseph J. Dowling, Mary Jane Irving
Votes: 29
49. The Narrow Trail (1917)
68 min | Drama, Western
Ice Harding, leader of a band of outlaws, covets the pinto leader of a band of wild horses, and after a long chase, ropes and breaks him. Ice and "The King" become fast friends and when the... See full summary »
Directors: William S. Hart, Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Sylvia Breamer, Milton Ross, Bob Kortman
Votes: 87
50. Tom and Jerry (1917)
Passed | Short, Comedy, Western
Director: Tom Mix | Stars: Tom Mix, Sid Jordan, Victoria Forde, Pat Chrisman
Votes: 140
51. The Pretender (1918)
50 min | Comedy, Western
After Bob Baldwin is fired for playing too many jokes on the tenderfoot owner of the Diamond K Ranch, he sets out for the nearby town of Freloe Beanos and meets Percival Longstreet on the ... See full summary »
Director: Clifford Smith | Stars: William Desmond, Ethel Fleming, Eugene Burr, Joseph Franz
52. Hell Bent (1918)
53 min | Western
A cowboy must save his girlfriend from captivity and then cross the desert on foot with a single waterhole on the way.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Harry Carey, Duke R. Lee, Neva Gerber, Vester Pegg
Votes: 407
53. Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)
Passed | 57 min | Western
Lassiter, a Texas Ranger, goes after the sect which has abducted his sister Millie. During his search, he encounters Jane Withersteen, who owns a rich estate. Lassiter saves a man named ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: William Farnum, William Scott, Marc B. Robbins, Murdock MacQuarrie
Votes: 19
54. The Lady of the Dugout (1918)
60 min | Drama, Western
Real life outlaw Al Jennings tells a "real" story about how he came to the aid of a woman who was abused by her alcoholic husband.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Al J. Jennings, Frank Jennings, Corinne Grant, Ben Alexander
Votes: 153
55. Riddle Gawne (1918)
50 min | Action, Western
Riddle Gawne seeks revenge on the man who stole his wife and killed his brother. Gawne saves Kathleen Harkness from cattle rustler Bozzam and discovers that Bozzam is the man he seeks.
Directors: William S. Hart, Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Katherine MacDonald, Lon Chaney, Gretchen Lederer
Votes: 71
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56. Revenge (1918)
70 min | Western
Easterner Alva Leigh arrives in the mining town of Magnet just after her fiancé, Donald Jaffray, has been murdered. Because Alva has sworn vengeance, "Sudden" Duncan, the real murderer, ... See full summary »
Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Edith Storey, Wheeler Oakman, Ralph Lewis, Alberta Ballard
Votes: 36
57. The Heart of Wetona (1919)
72 min | Drama, Romance, Western
After the half-breed daughter of a Comanche chief falls for a young engineer who deserts her, she turns to a white Indian agent who marries her.
Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Norma Talmadge, Fred Huntley, Thomas Meighan, Gladden James
Votes: 35
58. The Masked Rider (1919)
300 min | Drama
This surprisingly violent 15-episode serial takes place on the border between Texas and Mexico. When warned by Captain Jack of the Texas Rangers of impending trouble, elderly rancher Bill ... See full summary »
Director: Aubrey M. Kennedy | Stars: Harry Myers, Ruth Stonehouse, Paul Panzer, Edna Holland
Votes: 23
59. Six Feet Four (1919)
Not Rated | 70 min | Western
A cowboy matches the description of the man who robbed the local hotel--both are 6'4. When a young woman is robbed, suspicion falls on the cowboy again. However, he discovers that the ... See full summary »
Director: Henry King | Stars: William Russell, Vola Vale, Charles K. French, Harvey Clark
Votes: 44
60. The Crow (1919)
20 min | Short, Western
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Hoot Gibson, Mildred Moore, Arthur Mackley, Charles Newton
Votes: 27
61. Wagon Tracks (1919)
Not Rated | 70 min | Adventure, Mystery, Western
Buckskin Hamilton guides a wagon train across the wasteland, caring well for the pioneers he escorts, but hoping to solve the murder of his brother by one of the travellers.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Jane Novak, Robert McKim, Lloyd Bacon
Votes: 237
62. The Son-of-a-Gun (1919)
65 min | Western
A young man is lured into a cardgame by a crooked dealer. He is about to lose all the money that was given to him to get medicine for his mother when a local cowboy comes to his rescue.
Directors: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Jess Robbins | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Joy Lewis, Fred Church, Frank Whitson
Votes: 46
63. The Shepherd of the Hills (1919)
100 min | Drama
An old man from the city comes to Mutton Hollow in the Ozarks to make amends for his son, an artist, who deserted the girl who posed for a picture which made him famous, and bore his child ... See full summary »
Directors: Louis F. Gottschalk, Harold Bell Wright | Stars: Harry Lonsdale, Catherine Curtis, George A. McDaniel, Don Bailey
Votes: 22
64. The Texan (1920)
50 min | Comedy, Western
Tex Benton, riding across the country, sees a turtle, catches a jack rabbit and tests out the old fable of the tortoise and the hare; when the rabbit wins, Tex vows to model his behavior on... See full summary »
Director: Lynn Reynolds | Stars: Tom Mix, Gloria Hope, Robert Walker, Charles K. French
Votes: 24
65. The Daughter of Dawn (1920)
TV-G | 80 min | Romance, Western
This restored silent film features a love triangle involving a Kiowa chief's daughter and ensuing conflict between Kiowa and Comanche villages.
Director: Norbert A. Myles | Stars: White Parker, Esther LeBarre, Hunting Horse, Jack Sankeydoty
Votes: 489
66. The Round-up (1920)
70 min | Comedy, Western
An overweight sheriff does his best to assist a man accused of theft.
Director: George Melford | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Mabel Julienne Scott, Irving Cummings, Tom Forman
Votes: 206
67. The Night Rider (1920)
Short, Western
Director: Jay Hunt | Stars: Texas Guinan, Pat Hartigan
Votes: 19
68. Bullet Proof (1920)
50 min | Action, Western
Pierre Winton promises to avenge his father's killing at the hands of McGuirk, the bandit. While hunting for McGuirk, Pierre comes upon Mary Brown who has been badly injured in a rock slide... See full summary »
Director: Lynn Reynolds | Stars: Harry Carey, William Ryno, Fred Gamble, Kathleen O'Connor
Votes: 25
69. The Toll Gate (1920)
Passed | 73 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
After being betrayed to the law by one of his henchmen, a bandit leader seeks to avenge himself.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Anna Q. Nilsson, Joseph Singleton, Jack Richardson
Votes: 263
70. Just Pals (1920)
Not Rated | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
Small-town tramp befriends runaway boy.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Buck Jones, Helen Ferguson, Georgie Stone, Duke R. Lee
Votes: 501
71. The Testing Block (1920)
Passed | 60 min | Western
Tough outlaw 'Sierra' Bill falls in love with traveling violinist Nelly Gray and forces her to marry him. They have a child, but their cozy family life is interrupted by gambler Ringo, who ... See full summary »
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Eva Novak, J. Gordon Russell, Florence Carpenter
Votes: 38
72. The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
Not Rated | 73 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the midst of the French and Indian War, the eldest daughter of a British officer develops an attraction towards an Indian ally who is the last living warrior of his tribe, the Mohicans.
Directors: Clarence Brown, Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Wallace Beery, Barbara Bedford, Alan Roscoe, Lillian Hall
Votes: 1,443
73. Twins of Suffering Creek (1920)
Passed | 50 min | Action, Drama, Romance
When saloon owner Bill Lark detects that gambler Jim Pemberton is cheating, both men draw their guns. In order to prevent a double killing, it is agreed that the first shot should be ... See full summary »
Director: Scott R. Dunlap | Stars: William Russell, Louise Lovely, E. Alyn Warren, William Ryno
Votes: 26
74. Drag Harlan (1920)
Not Rated | 64 min | Action, Romance, Western
William Farnum is Drag Harlan, a tough cowboy vigilante. After learning about a gold mine from a dying man, he seeks his daughter (Jackie Saunders) as well as the gold. He falls in love ... See full summary »
Director: J. Gordon Edwards | Stars: William Farnum, Jackie Saunders, Arthur Millett, G. Raymond Nye
Votes: 20
75. Sand (1920)
Passed | 50 min | Crime, Western
Railroad station agent Dan Kurrie is fired from his job by his rival in love, Joseph Garber. Believed false by Margaret, the girl he loves, Kurrie must prove himself by unmasking a gang of bandits preying on the trains.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Mary Thurman, G. Raymond Nye, Patricia Palmer
Votes: 74
76. Trailin' (1921)
58 min | Mystery, Drama
A Tom Mix classic! Tom is a devil-may-care aristocrat whose father has mysteriously concealed all info about his deceased mother. One day, an old man shows up and shoots Tom's father dead! ... See full summary »
Director: Lynn Reynolds | Stars: Tom Mix, Eva Novak, Bert Sprotte, James Gordon
Votes: 45
77. Three Word Brand (1921)
Passed | 82 min | Western
Ben Trego dies defending his twin sons from Indian attack. Separated, the two boys grow up very differently, one as Paul Marsden, the other as a cowboy named Three Word Brand. Paul becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: William S. Hart, Jane Novak, S.J. Bingham, J. Gordon Russell
Votes: 65
78. The Killer (1921)
60 min | Western
Henry Hooper, suspected of murder, is living on the Arizona-Mexican border and persuades his partner, Emory, to visit him there with his children, Ruth and Bobby. He steals the written ... See full summary »
Directors: Jack Conway, Howard Hickman | Stars: Claire Adams, Jack Conway, Frankie Lee, Frank Campeau
Votes: 24
79. Jesse James Under the Black Flag (1921)
69 min | History, Western
Shows James' joining of the Quantrill's raiders, a guerrilla force which fought against union sympathizers during the Civil War. James takes allegiance to the Black Flag, the raiders' ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin B. Coates | Stars: Jesse James Jr., Franklin B. Coates, Diana Reed, Jack Neil
Votes: 59
80. Jesse James as the Outlaw (1921)
Drama, History, War
Depicts Jesse James' return home to Missouri after the Civil War hoping to live a life of peace, but is falsely accused of robbing a bank. He is forced to take up a life of crime by being ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin B. Coates | Stars: Jesse James Jr., Diana Reed, Jack Neil, Marguerite Hungerford
Votes: 58
81. The Wolverine (1921)
Western
A rancher stands up for an employee unjustly accused of cattle rustling.
Director: William Bertram | Stars: Helen Gibson, Jack Connolly, Leo D. Maloney, Ivor McFadden
Votes: 32
82. Big Stakes (1922)
61 min | Drama, Western
Mercedes Aloyez, the daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher, is betrothed to Captain Montaya, however she is more interested in newcomer Jim Gregory. The feeling is reciprocate, and Gregory ... See full summary »
Director: Clifford S. Elfelt | Stars: J.B. Warner, Elinor Fair, Les Bates, Willie Mae Carson
Votes: 96
83. Another Man's Boots (1922)
60 min | Western
After Ned Hadley is badly wounded in a shootout with bandits, he asks his friend, The Stranger, to assume his identity. The Stranger is accepted by Ned's blind father and his sister, Nell. ... See full summary »
Director: William James Craft | Stars: Francis Ford, Harry Smith, Elvira Weil, Frank Lanning
Votes: 16
84. Back Fire (1922)
50 min | Western
Two cowboys drift into town. Both are broke, and one of them jokingly suggests they rob the local express office. A citizen overhears them, and when the office is robbed soon afterwards, the cowboys are blamed for it.
Director: Alan James | Stars: Jack Hoxie, Florence Gilbert, Lew Meehan, William Gould
Votes: 21
85. Silver Spurs (1922)
50 min | Western
Craig Hamilton, bored with Manhattan, travels to the small town of Saint Vincente. There he has a real western adventure involving the lovely Rosario del Camarillo and the greedy and violent Juan von Rolf who has stolen her ranch.
Directors: Henry McCarty, James Leo Meehan | Stars: Lester Cuneo, Lillian Ward, Bert Sprotte, Zalla Zarana
Votes: 17
86. The Man from Hell's River (1922)
Passed | Drama, Western
Though engaged to Pierre, a member of the Royal Mounted Police, Mabella, a girl living at a Canadian fur-trading post, is forced to marry Gaspard, a vicious half-breed who has incriminating... See full summary »
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Irving Cummings, Eva Novak, Wallace Beery, Frank Whitson
Votes: 26
87. Just Tony (1922)
Passed | 70 min | Western
A cowboy seeks revenge against the man who shot him in a bar-room brawl. While searching for him, he comes across a wild stallion that he is determined to capture and break, and unknowingly... See full summary »
Director: Lynn Reynolds | Stars: Tom Mix, Tony the Horse, J.P. Lockney, Claire Adams
Votes: 44
88. To the Last Man (1923)
70 min | Drama, Western
Between ranchers and sheepherders there is a feud. Jean Isbel and Ellen Jorth are in love. Unfortunately, each of them belongs to one of the parties. That complicates the live of both Ellen and Jean very much.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, Noah Beery, Robert Edeson
Votes: 46
89. The Virginian (1923)
Not Rated | 80 min | Western
Molly Wood arrives in a small Western town to be the new schoolmarm. The Virginian, foreman on a local ranch, takes a shine to her, and vows that he will make her love him. The Virginian's ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Forman | Stars: Kenneth Harlan, Florence Vidor, Russell Simpson, Pat O'Malley
Votes: 64
90. The Ghost City (1923)
Passed | Western
In Sunshine Valley, California, "Laughing" Larry Lawton and his pal, "Sagebrush" Hilton, are informed that unless the ranch owners place $10,000 in a designated spot on a certain day the ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Marchant | Stars: Pete Morrison, Margaret Morris, Al Wilson, Frank Rice
Votes: 23
91. Ruggles of Red Gap (1923)
80 min | Comedy, Western
An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life.
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, Ernest Torrence, Lois Wilson, Fritzi Ridgeway
Votes: 37
92. The Covered Wagon (1923)
98 min | Adventure, Romance, Western
Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and ... See full summary »
Director: James Cruze | Stars: J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson, Alan Hale, Ernest Torrence
Votes: 776 | Gross: $7.63M
93. Wild Bill Hickok (1923)
70 min | History, Western
After the America Civil War ends, important political and military figures gather in Washington D.C. Gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok (William Hart) retires to Dodge City where he hangs up his ... See full summary »
Director: Clifford Smith | Stars: William S. Hart, Ethel Grey Terry, Kathleen O'Connor, Jim Farley
Votes: 28
94. Ace of Cactus Range (1924)
55 min | Western
Undercover agent Bob Cullen must uncover the leader of a gang of diamond thieves.
Directors: Victor Adamson, Malon Andrus | Stars: Art Mix, Virginia Warwick, Clifford Davidson, Harvey Stafford
Votes: 20
95. Behind Two Guns (1924)
58 min | Western
Medicine man Dr. Cutter and his Indian partner arrive in a town where mysterious stage robberies have occurred. Money goes out in a locked strongbox but at the destination the still-locked ... See full summary »
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: J.B. Warner, Hazel Newman, Jim Welch, Otto Lederer
Votes: 27
96. Galloping Gallagher (1924)
50 min | Western
Adventurer Bill Gallagher comes into a town overrun by bandits, is elected sheriff by the townspeople, and succeeds in capturing the culprits with the aid of his horse, Silver King. He ... See full summary »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Fred Thomson, Hazel Keener, Frank Hagney, Nelson McDowell
Votes: 15
97. Branded a Bandit (1924)
Passed | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A miner has struck it rich and gives some ore to cowhand Jess Dean to take to his granddaughter. But Horse Williams has the miner shot and uses the ore found on Jess to accuse him of the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Hurst | Stars: Yakima Canutt, Judge Hamilton, Wilbur McGaugh, Alys Murrell
Votes: 56
98. Fast and Fearless (1924)
Drama, Western
Lightning Bill Lewis sets out to capture Gómez, the leader of a ruthless gang that has been tormenting a border town. He prevents Gómez from kidnapping his girl Mary, but Gómez escapes. ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Jay Wilsey, Jean Arthur, William H. Turner, George Magrill
Votes: 16
Incomplete
99. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924)
60 min | Western
After 15 years of searching, Bud Watkins finally has his revenge on the cattlemen's gunman who killed his homesteader foster father, Pop Watkins. Bud finds refuge from the sheriff at the ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Hoot Gibson, Gladys Hulette, Gertrude Astor, Tully Marshall
100. Thundering Hoofs (1924)
50 min | Drama, Western
The border bandit Severn is after Estrada's money. He not only gets Estrada to promise his daughter to him in marriage but he also convinces him that Dave Marshall is the bandit. When Dave shows up to expose Severn, he is jailed.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Fred Thomson, Fred Huntley, Charles Hill Mailes, Charles De Ravenne
Votes: 47
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