Western films

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High noon. -- PN1995.9.W4 H43 1978

A civic-minded marshal, on the verge of retirement, faces a revengeful killer in a gun duel after the indifferent townspeople refuse to assist him.

Rio Grande -- PN1995.9.W4 R56 1984

A Cavalry unit on the Mexican border in the 1880s conducts a vain campaign against marauding Indians.

Hud -- PN1995.9.W5 H84 1982

A drama which portrays the conflicts of a Texas ranch family in which a cynical uncle and a venerable grandfather vie for the respect and admiration of a naive seventeen-year-old boy.

Out West -- PN1995.9.W4 O87 1980X

The Old West was still there when the movies arrived. Cowboys and outlaws saw a heaven-sent chance to relive their youth--and get paid for it--by working in films. The man who really started the "Western Craze" was the Wild West showman William Cody, who made The life of Buffalo Bill in 1913. Tom Mix was the next western screen hero, followed by William S. Hart, who dignified the genre with fil

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's history lesson -- PN1995.9.W4 B84 1987

During winter camp for his wild west show, Buffalo Bill Cody and his friends discuss life and his own myth.

Soldier blue -- PN1995.9 .W4 S66 1984

A paymaster's detachment of the U.S. cavalry is attacked by Indians seeking gold, and two white survivors trek through the desert.

Dances with wolves -- PN1995.9.I48 D256 1991

Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War, Lt. John Dunbar wants to see the American frontier before it is gone. He is assigned to an abandoned fort, where a sioux tribe is his only neighbor.