20 movies like The Law of the 45's, ordered by similarity : Drum Taps(1933), Call of the Canyon(1942), Blue Montana Skies(1939), The Westward Trail(1948), The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen(1937), Red River(1948), Guns and Guitars(1936), The Restless Breed(1957), Colorado Sunset(1939), Check Your Guns(1947), A Lawman Is Born(1937), Public Cowboy, No. 1(1937) ...
Western
USA
1935
57 Minutes
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Molly O'Day Al St. John Lafe McKee Ted Adams Fred Burns Curley Baldwin Martin Garralaga Broderick O'Farrell James Sheridan Glenn Strange
cowboy sidekick young woman father lawyer sheriff spirited confident positive valley hill cattle ranch settlement sheriff's office cowboys vigilantism outlaws cattle ranchers justice land grab
A dozen British soldiers, lost in a Mesopotamian desert during World War I, are menaced by unseen Arab enemies.
Western
USA
1933
61 Minutes
Ken Maynard Dorothy Dix Frank Coghlan Jr. Charles Stevens Alan Bridge Harry Semels James Mason Charles Whitaker Kermit Maynard Hooper Atchley
rancher father brother outlaw sheriff cowboy engaging spirited tense cattle ranch sheriff's office house frontier wild west cattle rustling frame-up old west justice law and order crime
Skinner and his gang are grabbing land from the ranchers. When they go after Kerry's ranch Ken stops them. Skinner frames Ken for rustling but the Sheriff is on Ken's side, and with the ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1942
71 Minutes
Smiley Burnette Ruth Terry Thurston Hall Joe Strauch Jr. Cliff Nazarro Dorothea Kent Edmund MacDonald
gene autry cowboy cattle baron cattle rancher radio producer singer rousing spirited positive wild west ranch office business scheme gambling addiction cattle ranchers radio transmissions deception showdown rescue adventure
Gene heads some cattlemen who have been swindled by McCoy. McCoy needed their money to pay off his gambling debt.
Western
USA
1939
56 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette June Storey Harry Woods Tully Marshall Alan Bridge Glenn Strange Dorothy Granger Edmund Cobb
gene autry sidekick rancher smuggler henchman marshal spirited rousing positive frontier montana canadian border cattle ranch range fur trade cattle ranchers justice undercover operations smuggling murder
Autry follows a clue written on a rock by a dead man to get to a smuggling operation near the Canadian border.
Western
USA
1948
56 Minutes
Roscoe Ates Phyllis Planchard Eileene Hardin Steve Drake Bob Duncan
cowboy sidekick rancher younger brother sheriff saloon owner spirited tense gutsy rousing american west small town ranch saloon ranchers murder land grab greed double-cross corruption
Singing lawman Eddie Dean and sidekick Soapy Jones help a city woman and her ne'er-do-well brother save their ranch from a ruthless cattle baron seeking silver.
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Tex Ritter Iris Meredith Horace Murphy Charles King Earle Dwire Forrest Taylor Joe Girard Lafe McKee Oscar Gahan Chick Hannon Tex Palmer
cowboy sidekick bandit love interest sheriff rancher thrilling positive tense frontier california mine saloon mountain outlaws terror secret society justice murder undercover operations
Tex is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate the gang. Almost caught by them, he escapes only to be arrested by the Sheriff who thinks ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1948
133 Minutes
John Wayne Montgomery Clift Walter Brennan Joanne Dru Coleen Gray John Ireland Noah Beery Jr. Harry Carey Harry Carey Jr. Paul Fix Mickey Kuhn
rancher cowboy sidekick cook rousing spirited texas ranch abilene, kan. oklahoma daunting task travel cattle troubled youth rivalry quest adventure 1860s
Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
Western
USA
1936
58 Minutes
sheriff gene autry sidekick daughter veterinarian criminal rousing spirited engaging ranch texas hotel small town canyon murder frame-up justice election cattle outlaws
After being framed for murdering the sheriff, Gene proves his innocence, then gets elected sheriff to go after the baddie who framed him.
Western
USA
1957
81 Minutes
Scott Brady Anne Bancroft Jay C. Flippen Jim Davis Rhys Williams Leo Gordon Scott Marlowe Eddy Waller Harry Cheshire Myron Healey Gerald Milton
lawyer father murderer woman gangster sheriff intense gory suspenseful thrilling patriotic brooding texas saloon mexico sheriff's office western films gangsters bandits murder
A troubled sheriff, a failure at everything in his life, tries to redeem himself by extraditing a popular gunfighter from Mexico to stand trial for murder.
Western
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette June Storey Buster Crabbe Robert Barrat
gene autry sidekick band member sheriff veterinarian dairy owner airy charming colorado dairy countryside highway sheriff's office land grab corrupt police cattle show business dairy farming justice pursuit
Gene and his buddies discover that the ranch they bought is really a dairy farm. And worse, it's subject to intimidation from a protection racket that prevents dairy products from safely reaching the market.
Western
USA
1947
55 Minutes
Eddie Dean Roscoe Ates Nancy Gates I. Stanford Jolley William Fawcett Mikel Conrad
gunslinger saloon owner judge sheriff deputy rancher engaging wild west small town saloon sheriff's office ranch land grab corruption murder adventure pursuit 19th century
Dean takes over as Sheriff of Red Gap and makes everyone check their guns at his office. But he is in trouble as Taggert's men continue their lawlessness and the crooked judge Hammond lets them go when they are caught.
Western
USA
1937
61 Minutes
Johnny Mack Brown Iris Meredith Warner Richmond Mary MacLaren Dick Curtis Earle Hodgins Charles King Frank LaRue
shopkeeper rancher daughter cattleman sheriff lawman confident spirited ranch town general store sheriff's office trail range range war outlaws duplicity law and order hired killers impersonation
An outlaw falsely accused of murder realizes the only way to clear himself is to become a lawman.
Western
USA
1937
59 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Ann Rutherford William Farnum James C. Morton Frank LaRue Maston Williams Arthur Loft Frankie Marvin House Peters Jr.
cowboy gene autry cattle rustler sheriff pilot spirited engaging winsome wild west sheriff's office ranch airplane cattle rustling law enforcement technology culture clash investigation pursuit adventure 1930s
Rustlers using modern technology (airplanes, shortwave radios, refrigerated trucks) are Gene's target.
Western
USA
2017
111 Minutes
Bill Pullman Kathy Baker Jim Caviezel Tommy J. Flanagan Peter Fonda Joe Anderson Diego Josef Stephen Alan Seder
cowboy partner senator killer gunslinger old friend brooding dark emotional touching passionate montana plains log cabin ranch western films cowboys outlaws justice loyalty
A thrilling and action-packed Western, The Ballad of Lefty Brown is a story about loyalty, friendship, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Western
USA
1948
88 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Barbara Bel Geddes Robert Preston Walter Brennan Phyllis Thaxter Frank Faylen Tom Tully Charles McGraw Tom Tyler
cowboy outlaw homesteader daughter beautiful woman cattle rancher bleak gutsy gritty suspenseful new mexico territory ranch tavern sedona, ariz. settlement native american reservation friendship ethics betrayal showdown
Unemployed cowhand Jim Garry is hired by his dishonest friend Tate Riling as muscle in a dispute between homesteaders and cattleman John Lufton.
Western
USA
1950
92 Minutes
James Stewart Shelley Winters Dan Duryea Stephen McNally Millard Mitchell Charles Drake John McIntire Will Geer Jay C. Flippen Rock Hudson John Alexander
sergeant cowboy sheriff prostitute outlaw tense spirited mountain saloon prairie dodge city, kan. cowboys robbery guns pursuit revenge rivalry 1890s
A cowboy's obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet-ridden odyssey through the American West.
Western
USA
1947
61 Minutes
Roscoe Ates Jennifer Holt George Chesebro Ed Parker Lee Morgan
u.s. marshal woman lawyer sidekick sheriff rancher spirited gutsy thrilling gripping american west ranch mine town jail murder investigation false accusations land dispute gold schemes
Singing cowboy saves woman's ranch from gold-greedy outlaws.
Western
USA
1955
93 Minutes
James Cagney Viveca Lindfors John Derek Jean Hersholt Grant Withers Jack Lambert Ernest Borgnine Ray Teal
cowboy sheriff townspeople young woman unrestrained thrilling spirited rousing engaging confident wild west frontier shoot out mistaken identity train robbery adventure pursuit 19th century
Mistaken for train robbers, Matt Dow and Davey Bishop are shot at by the sheriff and his posse but they are cleared and hired as lawmen.
Western
USA
1941
64 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Frank M. Thomas Robert Homans Earle Hodgins Dorothy Christy Kermit Maynard
rancher gene autry partner banker pilot sheriff spirited suspenseful uplifting ranch small town sheriff's office airplane hangar field ranching mysterious deaths agriculture investigation cattle mystery
Gene is a government inspector looking into what's killing cattle. The ranchers want to burn the area to clear of a poisonous weed, but Gene favors chemical spray from an airplane.
Drama, Western
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Edmond O'Brien Helen Westcott Bob Lowry
cowboy cattle rancher cattleman fugitive daughter confident cool engaging texas ranch cattle farming cattle ranchers greed criminals pursuit rivalry 1870s
In 1875, the collapse of the world beef market creates hardships for Texas cattle growers. In Garnet Basin, many cattlemen are forced to sell their cattle for low prices. Processed in ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1935
57 Minutes
Buck Coburn Marion Shilling Bud Osborne Benny Corbett Henry Hall Roger Williams Dick Botiller Nelson McDowell Lloyd Ingram Tracy Layne Lafe McKee
cowboy rancher outlaw daughter henchman sheriff gritty melodramatic ranch range sheriff's office cabin road secrets abduction gunfight ranching grudge murder revenge
Parker, seeking revenge on Culverson, is bringing in a flood of sheep. Branning signs on at the Culverson ranch to help fight them off. Standing in his way is hired gunman and crooked ... See full summary »