LOT OF 5 CLASSIC WESTERNS, VHS / Winchester 73, The Man From Laramie, Ramrod + 2

Description: Five classic westerns from the Forties and Fifties, all on VHS. No rentals, all were purchased by me and are in excellent condition. They are as follows: WINCHESTER 73 - Jimmy Stewart is at his action-packed best in this wild and woolly western which set the standard for all that followed. The lightning-paced and often lighthearted tale casts Stewart as an engaging frontiersman attempting to track down his father's murderer and the whereabouts of his one-of-a-kind rifle, the Winchester '73, as it passes hand-to-hand among a rogues' gallery of owners including a crazed highwayman (Dan Duryea), an immoral gunrunner (John McIntire), a young Indian chief (Rock Hudson in one of his earliest screen appearances) and Stewart's own murderous brother (Stephen McMally). Featuring Shelley Winters as the rifle's only rival for Stewart's affections and Tony Curtis in one of his first screen appearances, this rip-roaring Anthony Mann-directed story of the men (and gun) who won the West hits the bullseye every time. THE MAN FROM LARAMIE -...marked the final, and finest, collaboration of one of the most important teams in Western films: director Anthony Mann and star Jimmy Stewart. Together, this perfectly-matched pair provided audiences with eight classic films, including WINCHESTER '73 and STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND. Under Mann's superb direction, Stewart departs from his well-loved "ordinary hero" role and gives a riveting performance as a resolute vigilante obsessed with finding the man responsible for his brother's death. Among the suspects are the arrogant cattle baron (Donald Crisp), his sadistic son (Alex Nicol) and his ranch foreman (Arthur Kennedy, in the best performance of his career). Their explosive confrontation, in which Stewart is dragged by a wild horse and shot in the hand at close range, is one of movie history's most unforgettable sequences. Among the first Westerns filmed in CinemaScope, THE MAN FROM LARAMIE uses the widescreen technology to emphasize the scope and power of this harrowing action-drama, making it an exceptional example of the Western as America's epic art form. Also starring Aline MacMahon and Wallace Ford. THE OX-BOW INCIDENT - When a rancher is reported murdered by cattle rustlers, the people of Ox-Bow decide to take justice into their own hands and lynch the alleged killers. Henry Fonda plays the drifter who tries to come to their defense in this provocative film, considered by many to be Fonda's greatest Western. Directed by William Wellman and co-starring Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes and Anthony Quinn, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT is a stunning indictment of injustice, a film that has endured the test of time to be acclaimed as one of Hollywood's finest moments. MAN OF THE WEST -When the train he is on gets robbed, Link Jones (Gary Cooper) finds himself unwillingly reunited with his old gang. Dock Tobin (Lee J. Cobb), the gang's sadistic, half-crazed patriarch, was like a father to Link some twenty years past and welcomes him back to the fold. to survive, Link must take up his old ways - his killing ways. What was once his "family" has now become his hell. Renowned for its astonishingly violent fistfight between Cooper and bad guy Jack Lord (Hawaii Five-O), director Anthony Mann's strongly allegorical film - generally dismissed in its initial 1954 release - has since gained a reputation as one of the finest achievements from the Western's cinematic golden age. RAMROD -When Connie (Veronica Lake) is slighted by Ben Dickason, her all-powerful cattle baron father, she sets up her own ranch, deliberately infringing on her father's free-grazing range. As the father/daughter dispute escalates into an all-out battle, Connie hires Dave Nash (Joel McCrea), a quick-draw ramrod, to lead her ranchmen in the bloody melee. Though Dave starts to fall for his gorgeous boss, he begins to suspect that he is being deceived and manipulated by Connie to satisfy her secret lust for power. It's a deadly game of revenge, desire and dominion that sets the open range ablaze in this thrilling frontier saga. Also starring Preston Foster, Lloyd Bridges and Don DeFore. Slipcovers may show minimal signs of wear if any, videocassettes are all in excellent condition.

Price: 25 USD

Location: Detroit, Michigan

End Time: 2025-01-26T17:43:53.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7 USD