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1. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Passed | 129 min | Drama

An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin

Votes: 99,962 | Gross: $0.06M

2. The Cheyenne Social Club (1970)

GP | 103 min | Western

An aging cowboy finds to his embarrassment that the successful business he has inherited from his brother is actually a house of prostitution.

Director: Gene Kelly | Stars: James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley Jones, Sue Ane Langdon

Votes: 5,079 | Gross: $0.11M

3. The Phantom Empire (1935)

Approved | 245 min | Drama, Family, Romance

When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns beneath the sea. Cowboy singer Gene Autry stumbles upon the civilization, now buried ... See full summary »

Directors: Otto Brower, B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Betsy King Ross, Dorothy Christy

Votes: 540

4. Texas Carnival (1951)

Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A showmen team is mistaken for a cattle baron and his sister.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Howard Keel, Ann Miller

Votes: 560

5. Rawhide (1938)

Passed | 58 min | Drama, Western

Baseball superstar Gehrig is one of several ranchers being coerced by a bunch of bandits. His sister and her lawyer/lover organize the ranchers.

Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Smith Ballew, Lou Gehrig, Evalyn Knapp, Arthur Loft

Votes: 191

6. The Gay Ranchero (1948)

Passed | 72 min | Western

Crooks try to take over an airport by sabotaging the planes. Sheriff Roy catches them. Songs: title song, "Granada, " "You Belong to my Heart, " and "Wait'll I get my Sunshine in the Moonlight."

Director: William Witney | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Tito Guízar, Jane Frazee

Votes: 175

7. Go West, Young Lady (1941)

Passed | 70 min | Action, Comedy, Music

Federal Marshall Tex Miller, and his girl-friend Belinda Pendergast are having problems with the masked bandit 'Pecos Pete.'

Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Glenn Ford, Ann Miller, Charles Ruggles

Votes: 397

8. O, My Darling Clementine (1943)

Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Music

"Dapper Dan" Franklin (Frank Albertson) and his small troupe of actors become stranded in the small town of Harmony, Tennessee. The town is shackled by Blue Laws imposed upon it by a City ... See full summary »

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Roy Acuff, Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys and Girls, The Radio Rogues, Isabel Randolph

Votes: 33

9. Disc Jockey (1951)

Passed | 77 min | Music

A radio disc jockey is about to lose his program's sponsor because the sponsor believes that television viewing is cutting down the size of the listening audience for radio programs, and ... See full summary »

Director: Will Jason | Stars: Ginny Simms, Tom Drake, Jane Nigh, Michael O'Shea

10. Tucson (1949)

Approved | 64 min | Drama, Music, Western

Andy Bryant is a University of Arizona student. His grades suffer however because of his preoccupation with an upcoming intercollegiate rodeo. And he is in love with the blond Laurie ... See full summary »

Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards, Deanna Wayne, Charles Russell

Votes: 20

11. Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)

Passed | 59 min | Drama, Music, Western

As executor of the owner's will, singing ranch foreman Gene must see that the daughter/heiress doesn't marry without his approval.

Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, J.L. Franks' Golden West Cowboys

Votes: 103

12. Hollywood Barn Dance (1947)

Approved | 72 min | Musical, Western

Based on and built around the west coast radio program, "The Hollywood Barn Dance", although no members of the 1947 cast of the program are in the film, but the better-known (on a national ... See full summary »

Director: Bernard B. Ray | Stars: Ernest Tubb, Lori Talbott, The Texas Troubadours, Helen Boyce

Votes: 71

13. Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga (1941)

Approved | 62 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

The brash, opinionated owner of a nightclub manages to drive everybody crazy on a boat trip to Havana.

Director: John Rawlins | Stars: Charles Lang, Leon Errol, Helen Parrish, Lupe Velez

Votes: 52

14. Border Saddlemates (1952)

Passed | 67 min | Drama, Music, Western

Baxter is transporting counterfeit bills across the border in the bottom of fox cages. When veterinarian Allen places the fox ranch under quarantine tying up the bills, Baxter's plan to get at the money means trouble.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Rex Allen, Koko, Mary Ellen Kay, Slim Pickens

Votes: 47

15. Hit Parade of 1947 (1947)

Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Four young performers form an act and get a job in a nightclub. Before long, one of them gets the idea that the act is all about him, and his changes to the act to reflect his own ego, ... See full summary »

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Eddie Albert, Constance Moore, Joan Edwards, Gil Lamb

Votes: 40

16. Beyond the Pecos (1945)

Approved | 58 min | Drama, Music, Western

Oil is discovered on the ranch lands causing the dormant Remington-Randall feud to break out again. Lew Remington returns home to find himself embroiled in the struggle. The Randall faction... See full summary »

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Rod Cameron, Eddie Dew, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt

Votes: 22

17. Rough Riding Ranger (1935)

Approved | 56 min | Western

Hanson is using Bobby's carrier pigeons to receive messages. His man Slim shoots them down before they reach Bobby. When Slim is injured, Ranger Daniels, posing as a drunk, gets the job. He... See full summary »

Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Rex Lease, Bobby Nelson, Janet Chandler, Yakima Canutt

Votes: 60

18. A Western Welcome (1938)

Approved | 19 min | Short, Drama, Musical

Ray Whitley and the other cowhands arrange an old-fashioned welcome for the new ranch owner. Not knowing that the new owner is a woman, they mistake a lawyer for the owner and are fired. ... See full summary »

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Ray Whitley, Diana Gibson, Lloyd Ingraham, Robert McKenzie

19. The Tabasco Kid (1932)

Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A timid accountant for a California cattle ranch and a lookalike dashing bandit become rivals for the beautiful daughter of a wealthy rancher.

Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Charley Chase, Frances Lee, Billy Gilbert, Larry Adler

Votes: 57

20. Strictly in the Groove (1942)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery

In order to keep their band together, Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra have been flunking their college final examinations for years. Bob Saunders, the new pianist in the band, agrees to fail... See full synopsis »

Director: Vernon Keays | Stars: Mary Healy, Leon Errol, Richard Davies, Franklin Pangborn

Votes: 36

21. Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942)

Approved | 60 min | Drama, Music, Western

A mining executive is framed for murder and must convince the local sheriff of his innocence before bringing a gang of gold looters to justice.

Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Jennifer Holt

Votes: 68

22. Swing Your Partner (I) (1943)

Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Set in a cheese factory and a radio station, Caroline Bird (Esther Dale), cheese factory owner and radio program sponsor, sets out to solve a mysterious crime by disguising herself and her ... See full summary »

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Myrtle Wiseman, Scotty Wiseman, Barbara Jo Allen, Dale Evans

Votes: 16

23. The Sunday Round-Up (1936)

Passed | 19 min | Short, Western

The small church Ted Burke pastors in a small Western town struggles to thrive as all the men gather at Jack Higgins' Mustang Saloon every Sunday. Burke decides to ask Higgins to close his ... See full summary »

Director: William Clemens | Stars: Dick Foran, Jane Wyman, Linda Perry, Edmund Cobb

Votes: 78

24. Village Barn Dance (1940)

Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Dan Martin, an unemployed college graduate, drifts into the town of Lyndale, only to learn that the town and everything in it are dominated by Minerva Withers, a tightfisted, old skinflint ... See full synopsis »

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Richard Cromwell, Doris Day, George Barbier, Esther Dale

25. Saddles and Sagebrush (1943)

Passed | 54 min | Western

Krag Sabine has aroused the wrath of all the ranchers by stealing their land with the aid of his henchmen, led by Ace Barco; when Lafe Martin objects, the outlaws shoot him down. Lucky ... See full summary »

Director: William Berke | Stars: Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Ann Savage, Bob Wills

Votes: 76

26. Slightly Static (1935)

Passed | 19 min | Comedy, Short

Looking for a job in radio, the girls land a break when other performers walk out just before air time.

Director: William H. Terhune | Stars: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly, Harold Waldridge, Dell Henderson

Votes: 40

27. Song of Idaho (1948)

Approved | 69 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

When sponsor Nottingham cancels King Russell's radio program, The Hot Shots try to change his mind. They not only fail but Nottingham's son forces them to take him back to Russell's ranch. ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Kirby Grant, June Vincent, The Hoosier Hotshots, Tommy Ivo

28. Corralling a Schoolmarm (1940)

Approved | 20 min | Short, Action, Comedy

In "Corralling a School Marm", the correct title for those who like their film history neat, local rancher/school board president Tom Simpson becomes smitten with new schoolmarm Alice ... See full summary »

Director: Charles E. Roberts | Stars: Ray Whitley, Virginia Vale, Lee 'Lasses' White, Jane Keckley

29. Paradise Valley (1934)

Passed | 51 min | Western

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Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Sam Pierce, Jean Chatburn, Wheeler Oakman, Arthur Loft

Votes: 25

30. Square Dance Katy (1950)

Passed | 76 min | Musical

Bob Carson, a talent-scout for a soap-company that sponsors a television program, and his entertainer-friend, Vicky Doran, go hunting for television talent in a rural community, and are met... See full summary »

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Barbara Jo Allen, Jimmie Davis, Jimmie Davis' Sunshine Band, Phil Brito

Votes: 27

31. Echo Ranch (1948)

Approved | 25 min | Short, Action, Adventure

Red River Dave and his Texas Tophands save a friend's ranch by staging a rodeo-benefit. But the proceeds from the rodeo are stolen and Dave his cowhands track down the robbers and return the money.

Director: William Forest Crouch | Stars: Red River Dave, 'Texas' Tophands, Curly Williams, Kenne Duncan

32. Rhythm Round-Up (1945)

Approved | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Hezzie (Paul Trietsch), a member of unemployed radio performers The Hoosier Hotshots, learns he has won a hotel in Arizona. But before he can legally acquire it, back taxes must be paid. ... See full summary »

Director: Vernon Keays | Stars: Ken Curtis, Cheryl Walker, Ken Trietsch, Paul Trietsch

33. Frontier Frolic (1946)

Approved | 15 min | Short, Comedy, Music

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Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Bob Wills, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Paula Kelly, The Modernaires

34. Casa Manana (1951)

Approved | 73 min | Music, Romance

Linda Mason, secretary to advertising executive Horace Fairchild III, has theatrical aspirations, and unknown to her boss, she enters a radio talent contest. The contest is the brainchild ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Virginia Welles, Robert Clarke, Robert Karnes, Tony Roux

35. The Arkansas Swing (1948)

Approved | 62 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Ken, Gil, Hezzie and Gabe are members of the Country & Western band 'The Hoosier Hotshots'. They get involved with the beautiful Margie MacGregor, the scheming villain Pamela Trent and ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Nazarro | Stars: Gloria Henry, Ken Trietsch, Paul Trietsch, Gil Taylor

Votes: 15

36. Spoilers of the Range (1939)

Approved | 57 min | Drama, Music, Western

Beginning as usual with The Sons of the Pioneers singing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" over the opening title and credit frames, which should be how all Westerns begin, especially those westerns ... See full summary »

Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Sons of the Pioneers, Dick Curtis

Votes: 22

37. Twilight on the Prairie (1944)

Approved | 62 min | Drama, Music, Western

The Buckaroos, cowboy musicians, are forced down at Little Lip, Texas, while flying to Hollywood to make their first movie. Band members Bucky, Phil, Jack, Chuck and Ginger find a "no ... See full summary »

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Johnny Downs, Vivian Austin, Leon Errol, Connie Haines

38. A Buckaroo Broadcast (1938)

Approved | 18 min | Short, Western

Ray Whitley and his western band are about to leave California, but land a job working on a ranch and playing their music on a radio station.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Ray Whitley, The Six Bar Cowboys, Pauline Haddon, Dick Elliott

39. Twilight on the Trail (1937)

Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Music

The Westerners sing the title song with Bouncing Ball. In animated sequences, a singing cowboy tells tall tales about his exploits.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Roland Crandall | Stars: Louise Massey, The Westerners, Milt Mabie, Allen Massey

Votes: 33

40. Texas Home (1945)

3 min | Short, Music

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Director: Dave Gould | Stars: Merle Travis, Carolina Cotton, Tex Atchison

41. Bar Buckaroos (1940)

Approved | 16 min | Short, Comedy, Music

Ray Whitley and his Six-Bar Cowboys band are playing in a saloon in order to earn enough money to enter a rodeo. They soon learn that their music can lull the patrons into pleasant listening, or into a free-for-all scuffle.

Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Ray Whitley, Jane Patten, Glenn Strange, Ken Card

42. Songs of the Range (1944)

Approved | 10 min | Short, Drama, Music

The west coast Shorts Department at Warners took no back seats when it came to getting something out of nothing, as a large percentage of the product they rolled out was comprised mostly of... See full summary »

Director: Jack Scholl | Stars: Bunk House Boys, Henry Busse, Cliff Edwards, Dick Foran

43. Drug Store Follies (1937)

Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy, Music

A Columbia "Variety Favorites" short (production number 3952) featuring Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys performing on a drug store set (hence the title), and includes comic bits ... See full summary »

Director: Ben K. Blake | Stars: Roscoe Ates, Carolyn Marsh, Texas Jim Lewis, The Lone Star Cowboys

44. Jimmy Wakely's Jamboree (1954)

Approved | 16 min | Short, Music

Featuring some good production numbers and pretty-girl scenery, this musical short headlines Jimmy Wakley and his Saddle Pals and tosses in acts such as The McQuaig Twins and The Dupree ... See full summary »

Director: Will Cowan | Stars: Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond, Noel Boggs, Jerry Hilliard

45. Corral Cuties (1954)

Approved | 15 min | Short, Musical, Western

Filmed around a dude-ranch party setting this musical-featurette from Universal opens with Cliffie Stone and his band playing "The Ain't the Blues," while kittenish Buckie Tibbs follows ... See full summary »

Director: Will Cowan | Stars: Tennessee Ernie Ford, Molly Bee, Herman the Hermit, Gene O'Quinn

46. The Dakotas (1962–1963)
Episode: Mutiny at Fort Mercy (1963)

60 min | Western

Deputies Stark and Porter return Davids, an escaped prisoner, to Ft. Mercy which is commanded by the tyrannical Capt. Ridgeway. When the other prisoners riot, Stark is taken hostage and subjected to a life-threatening ordeal.

Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Larry Ward, Jack Elam, Chad Everett, Michael Greene

Votes: 19

47. Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode: The Perfect Gentleman/Legend (1982)

TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Singer Andrea Barclay wants to overcome debilitating stage fright by performing for the toughest audience that Roarke can find; and rock star Jimmy Jordan, who witnessed a murder, disguises himself as a butler to elude his pursuers.

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Leslie Easterbrook, Andy Griffith

Votes: 56