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1) True Grit
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English
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In 1970, John Wayne won an Academy Award. for his larger-than-life performance as the drunken, uncouth and totally fearless one-eyed U.S. Marshall, Rooster Cogburn. The cantankerous Rooster is hired by a headstrong young girl (Kim Darby) to find the man who murdered her father and fled with the family savings. When Cogburn's employer insists on accompanying the old gunfighter, sparks fly. And the situation goes from troubled to disastrous when an...
Publisher
Dimension Home Video
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
In 1875, after the Civil War, Leander McNelly organizes the Texas Rangers to battle the outlaws terrorizing Texas, notably crime kingpin John King Fisher. With a team of experienced gunmen and enthusiastic but green recruits, McNelly and his Rangers bring law and order to the wild Texas plains. McNelly must also keep order among his charges when two rangers fall in love with the same woman.
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Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
The prequel to Lonesome Dove is set in the Texas Republic in the early 1840s, a time when Anglo, Hispanic, and Commanche cultures were in fierce conflict. Shows Gus and Call on a deadly trail to Santa Fe facing the rigors of nature and the elements, as well as outlaws, bandits, and the notorious Commanche warrior Buffalo Hump.
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Edition
Full screen and widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with the young women.
Publisher
Binge Box
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English
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Enjoy six movies set in the Lone Star State. Titles included: Walker, Texas Ranger Standoff, Places in the Heart, Tender Mercies, My All American, The Astronaut Farmer and Secondhand Lions.
Walker, Texas ranger standoff: During a tip to Dallas, the Mexican presidential candidate becomes the target of an assassination attempt. Despite the life-threatening risks involved, he refuses to cancel any of his pending appearances, making Walker and Trivette's...
8) Wild horses
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a fifteen-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch belonging to wealthy family man, Scott Briggs. When Scott's estranged son unexpectedly returns home during the investigation, Samantha becomes even more convinced that the Briggs family was involved, and will stop at nothing to discover the truth about the boy's death; even putting her own life...
9) The duel
Publisher
LG Premiere
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A Texas ranger investigates a series of murders in a small town led by a charismatic preacher, the routine investigation soon turns personal for the ranger who must solve the case before he loses everything to the mysterious town.
11) Comanche moon
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call are now young men dealing with the ever increasing tensions of adult life-- Gus with his great love, Clara, and Call with Maggie, the young prostitute who is in love with him. McCrae and Call join a Ranger troop in pursuit of three outlaws: Comanche Chief Buffalo Hump, Comanche horse thief Kicking Wolf and Ahumado, the deadly Mexican bandit king with a penchant for slow torture. Together, they struggle...
Publisher
Universal
Language
English
Description
Texas Rangers: MacMurray and Oakie play two devil-may-care outlaws who roam the Texas frontier. Their days are numbered, however, when the Texas Rangers sweep through to bring law and order. The two decide to join the Rangers in order to stay one jump ahead of the law, but as they become heroes, they are suddenly in conflict--with themselves and their old partners in crime.
Canyon passage: Multi-plotted western set in Oregon in the 1850s mixing action,...
13) Wild horses
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Edition
[DVD version].
Language
English
Description
Texas Ranger Samantha Payne reopens a fifteen-year-old missing person case, and uncovers evidence that suggests that the boy was likely murdered on a ranch belonging to wealthy family man, Scott Briggs. When Scott's estranged son unexpectedly returns home during the investigation, Samantha becomes even more convinced that the Briggs family was involved, and will stop at nothing to discover the truth about the boy's death; even putting her own life...
Series
Criterion collection volume 940
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Language
English
Description
Set in 1901 Texas, a Mexican-American farmer must run for his life after he is accused of murdering a Texas Ranger.
Publisher
Distributed by Timeless Media Group
Language
English
Description
TV western about three Texas Rangers under the stern command of Captain Edward Parmalee. Wacky Reese, brawny Joe and smooth Chad are equally good at roughhouse humor as well as serious law keeping. Quick in the saddle and quick on the draw, when these lawmen go after evil-doers, they always see justice done.
Publisher
Distributed by Timeless Media Group
Language
English
Description
TV western about three Texas Rangers under the stern command of Captain Edward Parmalee. Wacky Reese, brawny Joe and smooth Chad are equally good at roughhouse humor as well as serious law keeping. Quick in the saddle and quick on the draw, when these lawmen go after evil-doers, they always see justice done.
17) Texas rising
Publisher
Lionsgate
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Bringing to life the true story of how the people of Texas fought for freedom against the mighty Mexican military that had overtaken the Alamo. The legendary Texas Rangers assembled for the first time against General Santa Anna's massive military might. United under the leadership of Sam Houston and with the help of his ragtag army, they passionately battled for life and country and the Lone Star State.
18) No Man's Land
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
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Description
A modern Western-inspired by the real-life |́|no man's land|́| areas along the Texas-Mexico border. While out on a father-son border patrol, Jackson accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy. When Jackson's father tries taking the blame, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo |́|illegal alien|́| in Mexico. Chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican Federales, Jackson journeys across Mexico to seek forgiveness from the dead boy's father...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Martial artist and Texas Ranger Cordell Walker, one of the last old-fashioned heroes of the West, is a protective friend but a relentless foe who will stop at nothing to bring a criminal to justice. Walker works on instinct, often drawing on the traditions of his Native American ancestors. His partner, James Trivette, has a more modern approach to crime-solving. C.D. Parker, a retired Ranger, and Alex Cahill, the county assistant district attorney...
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Language
English
Description
Like its predecessor, Dragnet, Tales of the Texas Rangers adapted actual police cases for its broadcasts. Leading each week's investigation was Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, portrayed by movie star Joel McCrea. Because the stories were set in the present, Pearson used the latest scientific techniques to identify criminals. Unlike Joe Friday, Pearson didn't have a regular partner, typically working with the local sheriff instead. Working environments...
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