Classic Westerns 4-Movie Collection

Branded (1950)

Alan Ladd stars in this classic sagebrush saga as Choya, a gunfighter who gets roped into helping the sinister Leffingwell (Robert Keith) get his hands on a rancher named Lavery’s (Charles Bickford) land by impersonating his long-lost son. When he falls for Lavery’s daughter, Ruth (Mona Freeman), Choya’s conscience gets the better of him, causing him to double-cross Leffingwell and find the real son himself. With Joseph Calleia, Peter Hansen. 94 min. C/Rtg: NR

Three Violent People (1956)

After his turbulent Civil War service, ex-Confederate officer Colt Saunders (Charlton Heston) returned to the family spread in Texas with new bride Lorna (Anne Baxter), hoping to turn the page. That would prove harder than planned, thanks to carpetbaggers with designs on his land, the resentments of his handicapped brother (Tom Tryon), and the sordid nature of Lorna’s past. Powerful mix of frontier action and character study also stars Gilbert Roland, Forrest Tucker, Bruce Bennett. 99 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Tin Star (1956)

Riding into a tiny town to collect his latest bounty, a cynical ex-peace officer (Henry Fonda) finds the local law enforcement to be in the hands of an unseasoned rookie sheriff (Anthony Perkins). The mercenary elects to show the greenhorn how to live up to his badge, and face down a dangerous owlhoot (Neville Brand), in this thoughtful oater from Anthony Mann. Betsy Palmer, Lee Van Cleef, John McIntire co-star. 92 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Posse (1975)

Kirk Douglas produced, directed, and stars in this revisionist western about sly, politically ambitious U.S. marshal Howard Nightingale, who goes after notorious train robber Jack Strawhorn (Bruce Dern) in order to win favor with the townsfolk. Nightingale soon learns that Strawhorn is a lick more clever than he thought...and when he winds up kidnapped by Strawhorn, the marshal’s posse must raise funds--legally or otherwise--to free him. Bo Hopkins, James Stacy co-star. 92 min. C/Rtg: PG

Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.