40's WESTERNS HONOR ROLL

MY FAVORITE WESTERN FILMS

THE 40’s

 1940

BLAZING SIX SHOOTERS(1940-Joseph H. Lewis) Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith

BOSS OF BULLION CITY(1940-Ray Taylor) Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O’Day

BRIGHAM YOUNG(1940-Henry Hathaway) Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell

THE CARSON CITY KID(1940-Joseph Kane) Roy Rogers, Bob Steele

KIT CARSON(1940-George B. Seitz) Jon Hall, Lynn Bari, Dana Andrews

LAW AND ORDER(1940-Ray Taylor) Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O’Day

LUCKY CISCO KID(1940-Bruce Humberstone) Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes

THE RETURN OF FRANK JAMES(1940-Fritz Lang) Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney

SANTA FE TRAIL(1940-Michael Curtiz) Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland

TEXAS STAGECOACH(1940-Joseph H. Lewis) Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith

VIVA CISCO KID(1940-Norman Foster) Cesar Romero, Jean Rogers

WHEN THE DALTONS RODE(1940-George Marshall) Randolph Scott, Kay Francis

 

1941

BELLE STARR(1941-Irving Cummings) Gene Tierney, Randolph Scott, Dana Andrews

BILLY THE KID(1941-David Miller) Robert Taylor, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard

RIDE ON VAQUERO(1941-Herbert I. Leeds) Cesar Romero, Mary Beth Hughes

SILVER STALLION(1941-Edward Finney) David Sharpe, LeRoy Mason

WESTERN UNION(1941-Fritz Lang) Randolph Scott, Robert Young 

1942

APACHE TRAIL(1942-Richard Thorpe) Lloyd Nolan, William Lundigan

DAWN ON THE GREAT DIVIDE(1942-Howard Bretherton) Buck Jones

IN OLD CALIFORNIA(1942-William C. McGann) John Wayne, Binnie Barnes

KING OF THE STALLIONS(1942-Edward Finney) Chief Thundercloud

THE SPOILERS(1942-Ray Enright) Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne

STAGECOACH BUCKAROO(1942-Ray Taylor) Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O’Day 

1943

IN OLD OKLAHOMA(1943-Albert S. Rogell) John Wayne, Martha Scott

THE OX-BOW INCIDENT(1943--William Wellman) Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews.

SONG OF TEXAS(1943-Joseph Kane) Roy Rogers, Sheila Ryan 

1944

CAN’T HELP SINGING(1944-Frank Ryan) Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige,

HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER(1944-Joseph Kane) Roy Rogers, Ruth Terry

LIGHTS OF OLD SANTA FE(1944-Frank McDonald) Roy Rogers, Dale Evans,

SONG OF NEVADA(1944-Joseph Kane) Roy Rogers, Dale Evans 

1945

BELLS OF ROSARITA(1945-Frank McDonald) Roy Rogers, Dale Evans

NORTHWEST TRAIL(1945-Derwin Abrahams) Bob Steele, Joan Woodbury,

SAN ANTONIO(1945-David Butler) Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith. S.Z. Sakall 

1946

BADMAN’S TERRITORY(1946-Tim Whelan) Randolph Scott, George “Gabby” Hayes

CANYON PASSAGE(1946-Jacques Tourneur) Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward,

DUEL IN THE SUN(1946-King Vidor) Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck. Joseph Cotten

THE HARVEY GIRLS(1946-George Sidney) Judy Garland, John Hodiak,

HELDORADO(1946-William Witney) Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes

HOME IN OKLAHOMA(1946-William Witney) Roy Rogers, Dale Evans,

MY DARLING CLEMENTINE(1946-John Ford) Henry Fonda, Victor Mature

RAINBOW OVER TEXAS(1946-Frank McDonald) Roy Rogers, Dale Evans,

SONG OF ARIZONA(1946-Frank McDonald) Roy Rogers, Dale Evans,

UNDER NEVADA SKIES(1946-Frank McDonald) Roy Rogers, Dale Evans

1947

APACHE ROSE(1947-William Witney) Roy Rogers, Dale Evans

BOWERY BUCKAROOS(1947-William Beaudine) Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall

CALIFORNIA(1947-John Farrow) Ray Milland, Barbara Stanwyck

CHEYENNE(1947-Raoul Walsh) Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Janis Paige

GUNFIGHTERS(1947-George Waggner) Randolph Scott, Barbara Brittont

LAST OF THE REDSKINS(1947-George Sherman) Jon Hall, Michael O’Shea

NORTHWEST OUTPOST(1947-Allan Dwan) Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey

RAMROD(1947-Andre de Toth) Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Don DeFore

TRAIL STREET(1947-Ray Enright)  Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys 

1948

ALBUQUERQUE(1948-Ray Enright) Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton

BLACK BART(1948-George Sherman) Yvonne De Carlo, Dan Duryea, Jeffrey Lynn

CARSON CITY RAIDERS(1948-Yakima Canutt) Allan “Rocky” Lane, Eddy Waller

DESPERADOES OF DODGE CITY(1948-Philip Ford) Allan “Rocky” Lane, Eddy Waller

EYES OF TEXAS(1948-William Witney) Roy Rogers, Lyyne Roberts, Nana Bryant

FURY AT FURNACE CREEK(1948-Bruce Humberstone) Victor Mature, Coleen Gray

GUN SMUGGLERS(1948-Frank McDonald) Tim Holt, Gary Gray, Martha Hyer

OKLAHOMA BLUES(1948-Lambert Hillyer)  Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor

PANHANDLE(1948-Lesley Selander) Rod Cameron, Cathy Downs, Blake Edwards

PARTNERS OF THE SUNSET(1948-Lambert Hillyer) Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor

THE PLUNDERERS(1948-Joseph Kaned) Rod Cameron, Ilona Massey,

POWDER RIVER RUSTLERS(1948-Philip Ford) Allan “Rocky”  Lane, Eddy Waller

RED RIVER(1948-Howard Hawks) John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru

RELENTLESS(1948-George Sherman) Robert Young, Marguerite Chapman

RETURN OF THE BAD MEN(1948-Ray Enright) Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan.

SILVER RIVER(1948-Raoul Walsh) Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Thomas Mitchell

THE STRAWBERRY ROAN(1948-John English) Gene Autry, Gloria Henry,

UNDER CALIFORNIA STARS(1948-William Witney) Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee

WHISPERING SMITH(1948-Leslie Fenton) Alan Ladd, Robert Preston

1949

THE BIG SOMBRERO(1949-Frank McDonald) Gene Autry, Elena Verdugo

CALAMITY JANE AND SAM BASS(1949-George Sherman) Yvonne De Carlo

CANADIAN PACIFIC(1949-Edwin L. Marin) Randolph Scott, Nancy Olson

COLORADO TERRITORY(1949-Raoul Walsh) Joel McCrea, Virginia Mayo

THE DOOLINS OF OKLAHOMA(1949-Gordon Douglas) Randolph Scott

FIGHTING MAN OF THE PLAINS(1949-Edwin L. Marin) Randolph Scott,

FRONTIER INVESTIGATOR(1949-Fred C. Brannon) Allan “Rocky” Lane, Eddy Waller

GRAND CANYON(1949-Paul Landres) Richard Arlen, Mary Beth Hughes

I SHOT JESSE JAMES(1949-Samuel Fuller) John Ireland, Barbara Britton

MASSACRE RIVER(1949-John Rawlins) Guy Madison, Rory Calhoun

RED CANYON(1949-George Sherman) Ann Blyth, Howard Duff

THE WOLF HUNTERS(1949-Budd Boetticher) Kirby Grant, Jan Clayton 

 

FAVORITE PERFORMANCES FROM 40’s WESTERNS

                      Actor in a Leading role (arranged chronologically) 

                         

            

 ERROL FLYNN “They Died with their Boots On”(1941)

RANDOLPH SCOTT “Western Union”(1941)

WILLIAM LUNDIGAN “Apache Trail”(1942)

ROBERT PAIGE “Can’t Help Singing”(1944)

ERROL FLYNN “San Antonio”(1945)

BOB STEELE “Northwest Trail”(1945)

GREGORY PECK “Duel in the Sun”(1946)

HENRY FONDA “My Darling Clementine”(1946)

DENNIS MORGAN “Cheyenne”(1947)

JEFFREY LYNN “Black Bart”(1948)

VICTOR MATURE “Fury at Furnace Creek”(1948)

JOHN WAYNE “Red River”(1948)

RORY CALHOUN “Massacre River”(1949)

JOHN IRELAND “I Shot Jesse James”(1949)

ALLAN “ROCKY” LANE “Frontier Investigator”(1949)

RANDOLPH SCOTT “Canadian Pacific”(1949)

 

                  Actress in a Leading Role (arranged chronologically)

IRIS MEREDITH “The Man from Tumbleweed”(1940)

NELL O’DAY “Boss of Bullion City”(1940)

NELL O’DAY “Stagecoach Buckaroo”(1942)

DALE EVANS “Lights of Old Santa Fe”(1944)

JOAN WOODBURY “Northwest Trail”(1945)

JUDY GARLAND “The Harvey Girls”(1946)

BARBARA BRITTON “Albuquerque”(1948)

MARGUERITE CHAPMAN “Relentless”(1948)

COLEEN GRAY “Fury at Furnace Creek”(1948)

GLORIA HENRY “The Strawberry Roan”(1948)

BARBARA BRITTON “I Shot Jesse James”(1949)

CAROLE MATHEWS “Massacre River”(1949)

VIRGINIA MAYO “Colorado Territory”(1949)

NANCY OLSON “Canadian Pacific”(1949)

 

           Actor in a Supporting Role (arranged chronologically)

RAYMOND MASSEY “Santa Fe Trail”(1940)

DANA ANDREWS “The Ox-Bow Incident”(1943)

FRANCIS FORD “The Ox-Bow Incident”(1943)

ANTHONY QUINN “The Ox-Bow Incident”(1943)

LEONIDE KINSKEY “Can’t Help Singing”(1944)

AKIM TAMIROFF “Can’t Help Singing”(1944)

S.Z. SAKALL “San Antonio”1945)

CHARLES BICKFORD “Duel in the Sun”(1946)

WALTER HUSTON “Duel in the Sun”(1946)

DON DeFORE “Ramrod”(1947)

ALAN HALE “Cheyenne”(1947)

GEORGE “GABBY” HAYES “Trail Street”(1947)

BILLY HOUSE “Trail Street”(1947)
WALTER BRENNAN “Red River”(1948)

BILLY CHAPIN “Under California Stars”(1948)

GEORGE CLEVELAND “Albuquerque”(1948)

REGINALD GARDINER “Fury at Furnace Creek”(1948)

GARY GRAY “Gun Smugglers”(1948)

JOHN IRELAND “Red River”(1948)

PERCY KILBRIDE “Black Bart”(1948)

FRANK REICHER “Carson City Raiders”(1948)

DUB TAYLOR “Oklahoma Blues”(1948)

DUB TAYLOR “Partners of the Sunset”(1948)

FORREST TUCKER “The Plunderers”(1948)

EDDY WALLER “Marshal of Amarillo”(1948)

EDDY WALLER “Oklahoma Badlands”(1948)

OLIN HOWLIN “Grand Canyon”(1949)

JAMES MITCHELL “Colorado Territory”(1949)

ROBERT EMMETT KEANE “Frontier Investigator”(1949)

EDDY WALLER “Powder River Rustlers”(1949)

IAN WOLFE “Colorado Territory”(1949)

 

            Actress in a Supporting Role (arranged chronologically)

MARY GORDON “When the Daltons Rode”(1940)

HATTIE McDANIEL “They Died with their Boots On(1941)

MONA BARRIE “Dawn on the Great Divide”(1942)

JANE DARWELL “The Ox-Bow Incident”(1943)

FLORENCE BATES “San Antonio”(1945)

LILLIAN GISH “Duel in the Sun”(1946)

BUTTERFLY McQUEEN “Duel in the Sun”(1946)

CAROL HUGHES “Home in Oklahoma”(1946)

ANGELA LANSBURY “The Harvey Girls”(1946)

EVELYN ANKERS “Last of the Redskins”(1947)

ADRIAN BOOTH “The Plunderers”(1948)

NANA BRYANT “Eyes of Texas”(1948)

JANE DARWELL “3 Godfathers”(1948)

COLEEN GRAY “Red River”(1948) 

CHRISTINE LARSON "Partners of the Sunset"(1948)