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| 1 |  | Searchers, The (1956) |  3.6915 73 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, Western |
$4.69
| Ethan Edwards (John Wayne)returned from war to find his family massacred and his niece kidnapped by ...more about Searchers starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter |
| 2 |  | Love Me Tender (1956) |  2.7976 25 reviews | NA | Western, Musical |
$11.99
| Clint marries his brother's girlfriend, believing his brother has died in the line of duty, but ...more about Love Me Tender starring Richard Egan and Debra Paget |
| 3 |  | Seven Men from Now (1956) | 2.7788 15 reviews | NA | Western |
$8.97
| A former sheriff hunts for the seven men responsible for robbing a Wells Fargo bank and killing his ...more about Seven Men from Now starring Randolph Scott and Gail Russell |
| 4 |  | Gunslinger (1956) |  2.2679 4 reviews | PG | Western | N/A | After her husband is gunned down, Rose Hood takes his place as sheriff of a small Western town. ...more about Gunslinger starring Beverly Garland and John Ireland |
| 5 |  | Jubal (1956) |  2.1885 9 reviews | NA | Western |
$3.95
| Found injured by rancher Shep Horgan, Jubal Troop is offered a job as cowhand and soon gains Shep's ...more about Jubal starring Glenn Ford and Ernest Borgnine |
| 6 |  | Beast of Hollow Mountain, The (1956) | 2.0670 2 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Western | N/A | ...more about Beast of Hollow Mountain starring Patricia Medina and Julio Villarreal |
| 7 |  | Fastest Gun Alive, The (1956) | 1.9590 5 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee ...more about Fastest Gun Alive starring Glenn Ford and Jeanne Crain |
| 8 |  | Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) | 1.9529 2 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Jeremy Rodock is a tough horse rancher who strings up rustlers soon as look at them. Fresh out of ...more about Tribute to a Bad Man starring James Cagney and Don Dubbins |
| 9 |  | Lone Ranger, The (1956) | 1.9049 4 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Kilgore to mine silver on Indian land. The mountain he wants is sacred to the Indians. ...more about Lone Ranger starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels |
| 10 |  | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956) | 1.8615 2 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Western, Comedy, Family, Disney |
$10.98
| Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in ...more about Davy Crockett and the River Pirates starring Walter Catlett and Fess Parker |
| 11 |  | Last Wagon, The (1956) | 1.8615 2 reviews | NA | Western |
$4.86
| When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives ...more about Last Wagon starring Richard Widmark and Felicia Farr |
| 12 |  | King and Four Queens, The (1956) | 1.8068 1 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy | N/A | Smooth cowboy Dan Kehoe arrives at a ranch run by an old widow and her four daughters-in-law. He's ...more about King and Four Queens starring Clark Gable and Eleanor Parker |
| 13 |  | Proud Ones, The (1956) |  1.7337 1 reviews | NA | Western |
$6.21
| Marshal Silver is run out of town under suspicion of being a trigger-happy killer after shooting a ...more about Proud Ones starring Robert Ryan and Virginia Mayo |
| 14 |  | Dakota Incident (1956) | 1.6332 1 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | A number of people are waiting for the stage to Laramie. Some are anxious to get there and are ...more about Dakota Incident starring Linda Darnell and Dale Robertson |
| 15 |  | Burning Hills, The (1956) | 1.6332 4 reviews | NA | Western, Romance | N/A | Trace discovers the body of his brother, Jerry and confronts Mr. Sutton the crook responsible for ...more about Burning Hills starring Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood |
| 16 |  | Comanche (1956) | 1.5876 2 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Comanche starring Dana Andrews and Kent Smith |
| 17 | | Great Day in the Morning (1956) | 1.5054 1 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | After a card game Southerner Owen Pentecost finds himself the owner of a Denver hotel. Involved ...more about Great Day in the Morning starring Virginia Mayo and Robert Stack |
| 18 | | 7th Cavalry (1956) | 1.5054 1 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Returning to Fort Lincoln, Captain Benson learns of Custer's defeat at the Little Big Horn. At the ...more about 7th Cavalry starring Randolph Scott and Barbara Hale |
| 19 |  | Last Hunt, The (1956) | 1.4871 1 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Set in the early 1880s, this is the story of one of the last buffalo hunts in the Northwest. Sandy ...more about Last Hunt starring Robert Taylor and Stewart Granger |
| 20 |  | Rainmaker, The (1956) | 1.4141 3 reviews | NA | Thriller, Western, Romance, Comedy |
$4.94
| Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills ...more about Rainmaker starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn |
| 21 |  | Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956) |  0.5831 1 reviews | NA | Western, Family, Disney | N/A | A rugged American pioneer attempts to lead a wagon train through a frontier populated by hostile ...more about Westward Ho the Wagons! starring Fess Parker and Kathleen Crowley |
| 22 |  | Maverick Queen, The (1956) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Maverick Queen starring Barbara Stanwyck and Barry Sullivan |
| 23 | | Young Guns, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Young Guns starring Russ Tamblyn and Gloria Talbott |
| 24 |  | Mohawk (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western |
$6.99
| An artist working in a remote army post is juggling the storekeeper's daughter, his fiancée newly ...more about Mohawk starring Scott Brady and Rita Gam |
| 25 | | Running Target (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western, Crime | N/A | ...more about Running Target starring Doris Dowling and Arthur Franz |
| 26 | | Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Part of an outlaw gang rides into town to rob the bank and their accomplice is the local undertaker. ...more about Fury at Gunsight Pass starring David Brian and Neville Brand |
| 27 | | First Texan, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out ...more about First Texan starring David Silva and Felicia Farr |
| 28 | | Canyon River (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | A Wyoming rancher and his foreman journey to Oregon to get breeding steers in order to raise cattle ...more about Canyon River starring Marcia Henderson and Peter Graves |
| 29 | | Secret of Treasure Mountain (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Secret of Treasure Mountain starring Valerie French and Raymond Burr |
| 30 |  | Pillars of the Sky (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | In Oregon Country, 1868, several tribes of Native Americans have been placed on a reservation north ...more about Pillars of the Sky starring Jeff Chandler and Dorothy Malone |
| 31 | | Frontier Woman (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Frontier Woman starring Cindy Carson and Lance Fuller |
| 32 | | Gun Brothers (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Gun Brothers starring Buster Crabbe and Ann Robinson |
| 33 |  | First Traveling Saleslady, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy | N/A | At the turn of the century Rose and ex-showbiz friend Molly get involved in selling steel. When ...more about First Traveling Saleslady starring Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing |
| 34 | | Showdown at Abilene (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Jim Trask, former sheriff of Abilene, returns to the town after fighting for the Confederacy to ...more about Showdown at Abilene starring Martha Hyer and Lyle Bettger |
| 35 | | Thunder Over Arizona (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Thunder Over Arizona starring Skip Homeier and Kristine Miller |
| 36 | | Desperados Are In Town, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Lonnie works the family farm in Double Rivers Georgia, but dreams of going west. When he finally ...more about Desperados Are In Town starring Robert Arthur and Rhys Williams |
| 37 | | Stagecoach to Fury (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Stagecoach to Fury starring Forrest Tucker and Mari Blanchard |
| 38 | | Yaqui Drums (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Mexican bandit Yaqui Jack (J. Carroll Naish) and his men hold up a stage coach, kill the driver and ...more about Yaqui Drums starring Rod Cameron and Mary Castle |
| 39 | | Massacre (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Massacre starring Miguel Torruco and Dane Clark |
| 40 | | Walk the Proud Land (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western, Biography | N/A | Indian Agent sent to try new approach to peace with Apaches based on respect for automomy rather ...more about Walk the Proud Land starring Anne Bancroft and Pat Crowley |
| 41 | | Backlash (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is ...more about Backlash starring Richard Widmark and Donna Reed |
| 42 | | Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Western, Biography |
$2.26
| ...more about Daniel Boone starring Bruce Bennett and Faron Young |
| 43 | | Hidden Guns (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | The outlaw Stragg has the town so intimidated that no one will speak against him no matter what he ...more about Hidden Guns starring Bruce Bennett and Richard Arlen |
| 44 | | Stranger at My Door (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Riding ...more about Stranger at My Door starring Macdonald Carey and Patricia Medina |
| 45 | | White Squaw, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about White Squaw starring David Brian and May Wynn |
| 46 | | Star in the Dust (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, ...more about Star in the Dust starring John Agar and Mamie Van Doren |
| 47 | | Peacemaker, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | A former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the ...more about Peacemaker starring Jess Barker |
| 48 | | Wild Dakotas, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Wild Dakotas starring Bill Williams and Coleen Gray |
| 49 |  | Johnny Concho (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Johnny Concho starring Frank Sinatra and Keenan Wynn |
| 50 | | Black Whip, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | ...more about Black Whip starring Coleen Gray and Adele Mara |
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