List of the best Edgar Buchanan movies: Silver Star(1955), Wild Stallion(1952), Abilene Town(1946), Four Fast Guns(1959), You Belong to Me(1941), Tombstone(1942), The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again(1970), The Lonesome Trail(1955), Cave of Outlaws(1951), Yuma(1971), The Talk of the Town(1942), The Bandit of Sherwood Forest(1946) ... ...
Western
1955
73 Minutes
Will "Bill" Dowdy
Western
USA
1952
72 Minutes
Ben Johnson Edgar Buchanan Martha Hyer Hayden Rorke Hugh Beaumont Orley Lindgren Don Haggerty Susan Odin I. Stanford Jolley Barbara Woodell John Halloran
Young Dan Light (Orley Lindgren), an orphan, is taken in hand by Johnny Wintergreen (Edgar Buchanan),hunter of wild horses for selling to the U. S. cavalry. Dan's grief over the death of ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1946
89 Minutes
Sheriff "Bravo" Trimble
Randolph Scott Ann Dvorak Edgar Buchanan Rhonda Fleming Lloyd Bridges Helen Boice Howard Freeman Richard Hale Jack Lambert Dick Curtis Eddy Waller
marshal entertainer cattleman merchant sheriff daughter gritty rousing fiery kansas saloon trail mine range land wars cowboys homesteading law and order quest rivalry
A sheriff tries to stop homesteader conflicts in the West after the Civil War.
Western
USA
1959
72 Minutes
Dipper
James Craig Martha Vickers Edgar Buchanan Brett Halsey Paul Richards Blu Wright Richard Martin John Swift Paul Raymond
gunslinger townspeople lawman outlaw widow loner brooding dark suspenseful intense engaging tense arizona false identity saving the town gunfight murder shoot-out outlaws discovery
In 1873, the town of Purgatory hires a town-tamer but the evil saloon owner hires 3 gunfighters to kill the town-tamer.
Comedy
USA
1941
94 Minutes
Billings
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Edgar Buchanan Roger Clark Ruth Donnelly Melville Cooper Ralph Peters Maude Eburne Renie Riano Ellen Lowe Mary Treen
doctor playboy attorney patient gardener airy hilarious playful california ski resort hospital los angeles mansion department store romance jealousy career wealth medical profession marriage
A jealous and insecure newlywed man interferes with his wife's medical work in order to prevent her from seeing attractive male patients.
Western
USA
1942
80 Minutes
Curly Bill Brocious
Richard Dix Kent Taylor Edgar Buchanan Frances Clifford Don Castle Clem Bevans Victor Jory Rex Bell Charles Halton Harvey Stephens Chris-Pin Martin
wyatt earp bandit doc holliday sheriff deputy gunman gripping rousing tombstone, ariz. o.k. corral wild west cowboys old west law and order outlaws showdown gunfight rivalry revenge quest
Wyatt Earp cleans up Tombstone and faces the Clanton gang at the O.K. Corral.
Comedy, Western
USA
1970
73 Minutes
Jason Fitch
Walter Brennan Fred Astaire Edgar Buchanan Andy Devine Chill Wills Paul Richards Lana Wood Parley Baer Walter Burke Lillian Bronson
texas ranger marshal drunk outlaw friend retiree amusing lighthearted waco, texas wild west saloon friendship outlaws law and order cowboys old age old west rivalry rise rescue
Fran Walker (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe Grady (Warren Beatty), the piano player. Joe plans on winning five thousand dollars and leaving Las Vegas, Nevada. Fran waits for something else. Meanwhile, he moves in with her.
Western
1955
73 Minutes
Dan Wells
A group of conniving land-grabbers is deterred from further evil by a Western Robin Hood armed with a bow and arrow.
Western
1951
76 Minutes
Dobbs
Macdonald Carey Alexis Smith Edgar Buchanan Victor Jory Hugh O'Brian Houseley Stevenson Charles Horvath Jimmy Van Horn Tim Graham
gold smuggler thief outlaw investigator sheriff miner engaging brooding suspenseful tense intense emotional arizona thievery train robbery gold suspicion outlaws ex-convicts discovery
An ex-convict (Macdonald Carey) returns to Carlsbad Caverns to look for his loot, followed by a Wells Fargo detective (Edgar Buchanan).
Western
1971
73 Minutes
Mules McNeil
Clint Walker Barry Sullivan Edgar Buchanan Kathryn Hays Morgan Woodward Peter Mark Richman John Kerr Robert Phillips Miguel Alejandro Bing Russell Bruce Glover
sheriff hotel owner rancher cattleman indian gutsy confident yuma, ariz. hotel jail army camp gunfight law and order cattle drives american west native americans underdog quest 1860s
Comedy
USA
1942
118 Minutes
Sam Yates
Cary Grant Jean Arthur Ronald Colman Edgar Buchanan Glenda Farrell Charles Dingle Emma Dunn Rex Ingram Leonid Kinskey Tom Tyler Don Beddoe
fugitive teacher professor foreman lawyer witty charming summerhouse courtroom false accusations love triangle law love quest escape pursuit 1940s
An escaped prisoner and a stuffy law professor vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher.
Adventure
USA
1946
86 Minutes
Friar Tuck
Cornel Wilde Anita Louise Jill Esmond Edgar Buchanan Henry Daniell George Macready Russell Hicks John Abbott Lloyd Corrigan Eva Moore Ray Teal
An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.
Drama
USA
1941
118 Minutes
Applejack Carney
Irene Dunne Cary Grant Beulah Bondi Edgar Buchanan Ann Doran Eva Lee Kuney Leonard Willey Wallis Clark Walter Soderling Baby Biffle Edmund Elton
newspaper owner wife child social worker assistant gripping melodramatic sad new york city family home japan parenthood adoption tragic death unhappy marriage quest love 1940s
A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1944
91 Minutes
Judge
Jean Arthur Lee Bowman Charles Coburn Edgar Buchanan Charley Grapewin Phil Brown Harry Davenport Jane Darwell Grant Mitchell Frank Jenks Frank Orth
husband wife judge father bellhop friend charming heartwarming emotional san francisco courtroom coffee shop hotel reconciliation divorce marriage courtship second chance commitment love
To rekindle their love, a divorce judge orders a couple whose marriage is on the rocks to re-enact their four-day breakneck courtship.
Western
USA
1966
86 Minutes
Bull
Audie Murphy Joan Staley Warren Stevens Edgar Buchanan Denver Pyle Royal Dano Nick Dennis William Bramley Kelly Thordsen David Macklin Morgan Woodward
sheriff saloon owner gunslinger deputy ex-lover train robber tense thrilling colorado new mexico small town countryside saloon chase kidnapping train robbery gunfight betrayal jealousy pursuit
A young, determined sheriff and his posse chase a gang of murderous train robbers, and a kidnapped woman into New Mexico.
Western
USA
1959
80 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Victoria Shaw Mickey Shaughnessy Edgar Buchanan Rian Garrick Jack Elam Dabbs Greer Alexander Lockwood
deputy sheriff bar owner socialite foreman brother melodramatic gripping confident mojave desert grand canyon ghost town bar cave small town small-town life murder investigation desperation reputation teamwork
In the 1950s, Arizona Deputy Sheriff Les Martin is pressured by his community to solve a string of mysterious murders around a mining ghost town in the Grand Canyon.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Jake
Loretta Young John Forsythe Frank McHugh Edgar Buchanan Palmer Lee Harvey Grant Jimmy Conlin Jane Darwell Gladys George Regis Toomey Willard Waterman
pregnant wife husband reporter real estate agent farmer neighbor witty amusing new york city california small town newsroom moving culture clash newspapers small business small-town life publicity stunts love quest
A New York couple takes over a small town newspaper.
Comedy
USA
1954
89 Minutes
Ed Meeker
Robert Mitchum Jean Simmons Arthur Hunnicutt Edgar Buchanan Wallace Ford Raymond Walburn Jimmy Hunt Ralph Dumke Hope Landin Gus Schilling Eleanor Todd
heiress doctor love interest beautiful woman townsperson amusing lighthearted touching positive progress, ark. small town doctor's office general store forest gratitude the past philanthropy outsider small-town life money
A wealthy heiress returns to a small Arkansas town to furtively reward the townsfolk who helped to save her life when she was a young girl.
Western
1952
89 Minutes
Walter "Yukon" Burns
Kirk Douglas Eve Miller Patrice Wymore Edgar Buchanan John Archer Alan Hale Jr. Roy Roberts Charles Meredith Harry Cording Ellen Corby
lumberjack corrupt businessman religious person daughter assistant villager melodramatic somber northern california forest family home courtroom business environmental consciousness ambition deception double-cross rivalry fall 1900s
A lumber tycoon (Kirk Douglas) wants the California redwoods, but a religious homesteader (Eve Miller) changes his mind.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1950
85 Minutes
Dr. Burton
Clifton Webb Myrna Loy Jeanne Crain Betty Lynn Edgar Buchanan Barbara Bates Mildred Natwick Sara Allgood Anthony Sydes Roddy McCaskill Norman Ollestad
father mother daughter son doctor heartwarming lighthearted rhode island new jersey household family parenthood siblings marriage daunting task efficiency love growing up 1940s
"Cheaper By the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1955
81 Minutes
Doc Black
Joel McCrea Vera Miles Lloyd Bridges Wallace Ford Edgar Buchanan Peter Graves Keith Larsen Carl Benton Reid John Smith Walter Sande Robert Wilke
wyatt earp rancher mayor criminal daughter saloon owner suspenseful tense fiery thrilling wichita, kan. wild west bank saloon family home ranch gun control lawlessness law enforcement frontier justice
In 1874, after noticing the total lawlessness in Wichita, Wyatt Earp reluctantly accepts the Marshal's job and runs into the worst local troublemakers.
Western
USA
1955
87 Minutes
Judge
Randolph Scott Forrest Tucker Mala Powers J. Carrol Naish Edgar Buchanan Myron Healey Howard Petrie Ray Teal William Forrest Denver Pyle Trevor Bardette
undercover agent gang leader outlaw sister sheriff judge spirited gutsy confident indiana frontier small town train bank reno gang old west outlaws train robbery undercover operations brother/sister relationship
A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers.
Romance
USA
1963
89 Minutes
Captain Martin
Shirley Jones Gig Young Red Buttons Carolyn Jones Edgar Buchanan Eddie Applegate Edward Platt Bill Mumy Bryan Russell Robert Foulk Milton Frome
commander widow boy pilot fireman police officer playful emotional san diego california ship courtship parenthood childhood family discovery love rescue 1960s
When the kids of a young widow inadvertently send an SOS while playing with their uncle Cy's Navy Signal Lamp, the Navy sends their top man to investigate and he falls for their mother.
Western
USA
1962
94 Minutes
Judge Tolliver at Coarse Gold
Randolph Scott Joel McCrea Mariette Hartley Ron Starr R. G. Armstrong Edgar Buchanan John Anderson L.Q. Jones Warren Oates James Drury John Davis Chandler
lawman frontiersman daughter drifter brother engaging amusing rousing sad sierra nevada mountains mining camp countryside middle age friendship robbery father/daughter relationship romance greed fall rivalry
An ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.
Comedy
USA
1969
105 Minutes
Axel Gresham
Andy Griffith Lee Meriwether Jerry Van Dyke Kay Medford Henry Jones Edgar Buchanan Gary Collins Parker Fennelly
reverend wife mayor rival brother-in-law attorney amusing lighthearted playful emotional kansas small town church family home religion feud gossip family government ineptitude new life
A homespun minister (Andy Griffith) and his family move to a small town where he tries to win the support and trust of his new congregation.
Western
USA
1955
95 Minutes
The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor
Audie Murphy Mari Blanchard Lyle Bettger Lori Nelson Thomas Mitchell Edgar Buchanan Wallace Ford Mary Wickes Alan Hale Jr. Lee Aaker Trevor Bardette
mayor criminal alcoholic girl sheriff intense thrilling american west small town saloon corruption pacifism law and order cattle alcoholism quest mystery underdog 19th century
A dishonest mayor and powerful criminal dominate a small western town. But when the town's sheriff dies under mysterious circumstances, Tom Destry, son of a famed gunman, is called in to put an end to the corruption.
Western
USA
1958
81 Minutes
Sam Wyckoff
Fred MacMurray Joan Weldon John Ericson Robert Middleton Marie Windsor Edgar Buchanan Eduard Franz Skip Homeier Peggy Converse Robert Foulk Ann Doran
father cousin judge killer son sheriff suspenseful rousing melodramatic town ranch wild west jail gallows death sentence justice intimidation corruption family rivalry
Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee.
Western
USA
1947
122 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Melvyn Douglas Robert Walker Phyllis Thaxter Edgar Buchanan Harry Carey Ruth Nelson Wm. "Bill" Phillips Robert Armstrong James Bell
rancher wife lawyer homesteader melodramatic fiery new mexico territory colorado cattle marital problems infidelity forbidden love sacrifice 1860s
On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
Romance
USA
1950
82 Minutes
Uncle Fred Mahoney
Elizabeth Taylor Van Johnson Percy Waram Fay Holden Leon Ames Edgar Buchanan Selena Royle Gene Lockhart Rosemary DeCamp Philip Ahn Gordon Richards
lawyer alcoholic psychoanalyst judge prosecutor tenant lighthearted charming new york city courtroom party alcoholism psychosomatic illness court battles eviction romance love transformation 1950s
A law school graduate is hired by a top law firm, but hides from them a secret about a problem he has. He is so allergic to alcohol that one whiff of it and he passes out like a light.
Western
USA
1953
118 Minutes
Fred Lewis
Alan Ladd Jean Arthur Van Heflin Brandon de Wilde Jack Palance Ben Johnson Edgar Buchanan Emile Meyer Elisha Cook Jr. Douglas Spencer John Dierkes
gunslinger farmer wife son bad guy gripping tender moving wyoming small town farm family forbidden love land wars justice sacrifice rivalry love 1880s
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smoldering settler/rancher conflict forces him to act.
Romance
USA
1940
84 Minutes
McDermott
Jean Arthur Fred MacMurray Melvyn Douglas Harry Davenport Dorothy Peterson Melville Cooper Edgar Buchanan Tom Dugan
wife husband butler detective lieutenant madcap quirky witty courtroom airport house bigamy marriage love triangle missing persons shipwreck difficult decision love rivalry 1940s
Long-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.
Romance
USA
1963
103 Minutes
Judge Bryson
Doris Day James Garner Polly Bergen Thelma Ritter Fred Clark Don Knotts Elliott Reid Edgar Buchanan John Astin Pat Harrington Jr.
husband wife newlywed cheeky witty california house hotel car husband/wife relationship reunion plane crash love rivalry adventure 1960s
After having been lost at sea for several years, a missing wife thought long dead returns just after her husband has remarried.
Comedy
USA
1974
86 Minutes
Bill
Peter Breck Cynthia Smith Christopher Connelly Patsy Garrett Allen Fiuzat Frances Bavier Terry Carter Edgar Buchanan Tom Lester Deborah Walley Mark Slade
dog widow shopkeeper boy girl uplifting heartwarming texas small town house benji romance kidnapping adventure rescue 1970s
A stray dog saves two kidnapped children.
Western
1950
83 Minutes
Dr. Samuels
Wendell Corey Macdonald Carey Ward Bond Ellen Drew Herman Brix Bill Williams Anne Revere Edgar Buchanan Lois Chartrand Louis Jean Heydt Barry Kelley
outcast outlaw brother major mother thief gritty tense missouri farm town bank train household jesse james american civil war robbery brotherhood betrayal frank james
An Army major (Ward Bond) hunts Frank and Jesse James (Wendell Corey, Macdonald Carey), partners with the Younger brothers after the Civil War.
Romance
USA
1968
98 Minutes
Old Man Wolenski
Dan Blocker Susan Clark John Dehner Warren Oates Paul Peterson Don Stroud Henry Jones Sandy Kenyon Edgar Buchanan Tommy Nolan
An accident victim makes a deal with a particularly hideous witch, in which he receives extraordinary ESP powers. He uses these powers to help the police solve crimes.
Drama
USA
1949
112 Minutes
Ed
Clark Gable Alexis Smith Mary Astor Wendell Corey Audrey Totter Lewis Stone Marjorie Rambeau Frank Morgan Barry Sullivan Edgar Buchanan Leon Ames
casino owner wife son sister-in-law husband gambler engaging tense tender cool casino family home country club work vs. family gambling family feud scam disease robbery transformation
Gambling-house owner finds himself estranged from his wife and son.
Musical
1959
87 Minutes
Fabian Carol Lynley Stuart Whitman Arthur O'Connell Dodie Stevens Betty Field Royal Dano Margo Moore Claude Akins Edgar Buchanan
A farm boy and his dog go hunting with his teenage brother (Fabian) and an older friend (Stuart Whitman) in 1912.
Western
USA
1961
107 Minutes
John Wayne Stuart Whitman Lee Marvin Ina Balin Nehemiah Persoff Michael Ansara Patrick Wayne Bruce Cabot Joan O'Brien Jack Elam Edgar Buchanan
texas ranger native american outlaw gun runner gambler prisoner gritty rousing melodramatic texas mexico desert valley american west unlikely allies cowboys frontier justice violence romance adventure
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves dealing with the Comanches known as Comancheros.
Western
1940
122 Minutes
Jean Arthur William Holden Warren William Porter Hall Paul Harvey George Chandler Byron Foulger Regis Toomey Paul Lopez Colin Tapley Uvaldo Varela
pioneer entrepreneur woman drifter love interest inspiring amusing gutsy tucson, ariz. business romance con game abandonment love underdog 1860s
A drifter (William Holden) and the cavalry help the first woman (Jean Arthur) in Tucson protect her freight line from Indians.
Western
USA
1940
80 Minutes
Randolph Scott Kay Francis Brian Donlevy George Bancroft Broderick Crawford Stuart Erwin Andy Devine Frank Albertson Mary Gordon Harvey Stephens Edgar Dearing
pioneer outlaw railroad baron rancher lawyer sheriff thrilling gripping kansas frontier ranch courtroom land claim false accusations murder trial family on the run rivalry underdog
Fictionalized story of how the Dalton brothers were wronged by a crooked development company and became outlaws when the corrupt local courts offered them no justice.