Et indianerangreb og et voldsomt møde med en bjørn er blot de første prøvelser, der venter Hugh Glass, da han i 1823 leder en gruppe pelsjægere gennem den amerikanske vildmark. Glass forrådes på grusom vis af en af jægerne. Hårdt kvæstet begiver han ud på en opslidende rejse gennem det vinterfrosne vildnis for at få hævn.
Teenageren Marty McFly må rejse tilbage i tiden til det vilde vesten for at redde dr. Brown fra at blive skudt i ryggen. Spørgsmålet er bare, hvordan de to venner kan vende tilbage til nutiden, når deres tidsmaskine mangler benzin - et brændstof, som endnu ikke er opfundet i 1885. Desuden kommer dr. Brown's forelskelse i lærerinden Clara også lidt på tværs af rejseplanerne.
I sine killingeår blev Den Bestøvlede Kat narret til at begå et bankrøveri af Klumpe Dumpe, det talende æg. Nu må de fredløse ekskumpaner lægge fortiden bag sig, så de sammen kan stjæle de tre magiske bønner, der giver adgang til gåsereden med de famøse guldæg. Duoen får følge på eventyret af den sexede listetyv Kitty Fløjlspote, der stjæler Kats hjerte ved at være lige så modig og fyrig som ham selv.
Albert hader alt, hvad der har med Det Vilde Vesten at gøre – såsom dårlig hygiejne, elendige toiletforhold og alt for høj dødelighed. Heller ikke den mystiske fremmede, Anna, er tilfreds med normerne ude vestpå, men af en helt anden grund. Hvor Albert er en slapsvans, er hun hårdhudet og en selvstændig kvinde, men de kan mødes i utilfredshed. Det er faktisk lige ved, at de får varme følelser for hinanden, da Annas mand dukker op på scenen – den notoriske revolvermand Clinch Leatherwood! Tilskyndet af Anna må Albert nu vise, han som mand kan gøre, hvad en mand må gøre. Om det nu er at reservere plads på kirkegården eller ride mod solnedgangen.
Da hans lovløse far bliver kidnappet, tager Tommy "Hvide Kniv" Stockburn ud på en redningsmission i det vilde vesten sammen med fem brødre, han ikke vidste, han havde.
Nebraska, 1854. Svindleren George reddes fra galgen af pioneren Mary Bee. Inden hun skærer rebet over, stiller den stovte unge kvinde dog et krav. Mary Bee skal fragte tre kvinder, der har mistet forstanden, tilbage til civilisationen. Det er en lang og farefuld færd, så hun har brug for hjælp. George er ikke i en situation, hvor han kan tillade sig at sige nej, og snart begiver det umage par sig af sted med deres aparte last.
Den koldblodige lovløse revolvermand John Henry vender hjem til sin fødeby for at rette op på sit liv og reparere forholdet til sin far.
Johnny Madrid er en farlig forbryder, der i sidste sekund er flygtet fra galgen. Med hjælp fra en kvindelig outlaw lykkes det ham at kidnappe sin bøddels smukke datter. Johnny mødes nu med sin bande og overfalder et tog. Da natten falder på, søger både togpassagerer og Johnnys bande ly på en øde café, der fungerer som horehus. Men stedet er ikke hvad det ser ud til at være. Det er drevet af blodtørstige vampyrer. Det bliver en nat ingen glemmer…
Den danske emigrant Jon har ventet i årevis på at få sin kone og søn til USA. Da det endelig sker, bliver de udsat for en forfærdelig forbrydelse. I sorg og afmagt slår Jon gerningsmanden ihjel. En hævn, der slipper brutale kræfter løs. Gerningsmandens bror er den nådesløse Delarue, som terroriserer byen Black Creek og ikke skyr nogen midler for at hævne sin bror. Forrådt og udstødt af lokalsamfundet må Jon forvandle sig fra fredelig nybygger til frygtløs kriger for at frelse byen og finde fred.
I det gamle vesten tager fire prostituerede loven i egne hænder og beslutter at skifte erhverv til lovløse banditter. På trods af bly, bankrøverier, gidselsituationer og forfølgende sheriffer viser jobskiftet at være til det bedre, og de fire slemme piger kan nu nyde livet fuldt ud. Men den slags frihed kommer ikke uden en pris.
Kavaleristen Honus og den unge kvinde Cresta overlever som de eneste et indianerangreb. På den strabadserende fodtur tilbage til fortets trygge rammer forelsker de sig i hinanden. Modsat Honus har Cresta stor sympati for indianerne, men hun kan ikke forhindre kavaleriet i at gengælde angrebet med en grusom massakre.
Max Sand’s forældre bliver tortureret til døde af tre forbrydere, der er på jagt efter guld. Max sværger hævn, og den uerfarne unge mand begiver sig ud på en årelang rejse gennem vildmarken for at opspore den brutale trio.
Sheriffen Blueberry sørger for både fred og retfærdighed i sin lille landsby. Da lejemorderen Wally Blount, den tyske svindler Prosit og deres bande kommer til byen for at lede efter en gammel skat, der ligger i indianernes område i bjergene, er freden imidlertid forbi. Blount er nemlig også manden, der engang myrdede Blueberrys kæreste. Det endelige opgør mellem Blueberry og Blount synes derfor uundgåeligt.
Den engelsk adelsmand, som i starten af 1800-tallet blev taget til fange af en indianerstamme, adopteret af dem og til sidst endte som deres leder, vender her tilbage for at se, hvad der er tilbage af stammen. De hvide har gjort kraftig indhug i befolkningstallet, og han beslutter sig for at lede sine indianske brødre på en rejse til deres hellige land. Først må han igennem det sædvanlige pinselsritual.
Paul Newman spiller den fipskæggede showmand, som får den idé at stable et cirkus på benene og bl.a. engagerer selveste Sitting Bull, indianeren over alle indianere, som en af hovedattrak-tionerne. Filmen har en sarkastisk tone og gør nar ad mange af de racistiske holdninger, man ofte møder i mere traditionelle westerns.
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.
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Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.
A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged.
Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.
The Huckleberry Hound Show is a 1958 syndicated animated series and the second from Hanna-Barbera following The Ruff & Reddy Show, sponsored by Kellogg's. Three segments were included in the program: one featuring Huckleberry Hound; another starring Yogi Bear and his sidekick Boo Boo; and a third with Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks, two mice who in each short found a new way to outwit the cat Mr. Jinks.
Jim Hardie helps Wells Fargo agents battle the bad guys.
Follow the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. A stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land — Montana.
Diego de la Vega, the son of a wealthy landowner, returns from his studies in Spain and discovers that Los Angeles is under the command of Capitan Monastario, a cruel man who relishes in the misuse of his power for personal gain. Knowing that he cannot hope to single-handedly defeat Monastario and his troops, Diego resorts to subterfuge. He adopts the secret identity of Zorro, a sinister figure dressed in black, and rides to fight Monastario's injustice.
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.
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Action in the Afternoon is an American western television series that aired live on CBS from February 2, 1953 to January 29, 1954. The series originated from the studios and back lot of WCAU-TV, Channel 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was broadcast Monday through Friday regardless of the weather. The half-hour series aired variously at 3:30 pm or 4:00 pm, throughout its run.
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
The Quick Draw McGraw Show is the third cartoon television production created by Hanna-Barbera, starring an anthropomorphic cartoon horse named Quick Draw McGraw
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Bat Masterson is an American Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry and the half-hour black-and-white shows ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961. The series was produced by Ziv Television Productions, the company responsible for such hit series as Sea Hunt and Highway Patrol.
