20 movies like The Old Barn Dance, ordered by similarity : Mexicali Rose(1939), Git Along, Little Dogies(1937), Mountain Rhythm(1939), Johnny Guitar(1954), Night Riders(1939), Come On Tarzan(1932), Call of the Canyon(1942), Melody Trail(1935), Western Jamboree(1938), Monte Walsh(1970), Yodelin' Kid From Pine Ridge(1937), The Man From Snowy River(1982) ...
Western
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Joan Valerie Sammy McKim Roy Rogers Ivan Miller Earle Dwire Hooper Atchley Ray Bennett Carleton Young Frankie Marvin
gene autry sidekick gunslinger businessman radio producer cowboy patriotic thrilling moving fair radio station ranch small town modernization technology agriculture swindling radio horses underdog
Autry and his buddies have a horse selling business which is threatened by a tractor company which claims horses are out of date.
Western
USA
1939
60 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Noah Beery Luana Walters William Farnum William Royle
gene autry sidekick beautiful woman mexican swindler radio personality suspenseful melodramatic uplifting orphanage wilderness oil well mexico mission radio station swindling deception teamwork radio investigation
Bad guys interested in oil profits attempt to take a mission away from poor Mexican children, but Gene and Frog save the day.
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Judith Allen Weldon Heyburn William Farnum Willie Fung Carleton Young
gene autry rancher oil driller businessman villain banker rousing engaging gutsy ranch oil well bank radio station town ranchers oil business attempted robbery deception schemes railroad
When war breaks out between oilmen and cattle ranchers, Gene sides with the ranchers until he learns that oil will bring a railroad to town.
Western
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette June Storey Maude Eburne Ferris Taylor Jack Pennick Hooper Atchley Jack Ingram
gene autry sidekick aunt hobo rancher developer lighthearted thrilling campy spirited american west ranch town valley land wars auction robbery teamwork unlikely allies theft
Standard western fare: Gene has to save the ignorant and naive from underhanded land grabs by the baddies.
Western
USA
1954
110 Minutes
Joan Crawford Sterling Hayden Mercedes McCambridge Scott Brady Ward Bond Ben Cooper Ernest Borgnine John Carradine Royal Dano Frank Ferguson Paul Fix
owner rancher friend townsperson cowboy gunslinger intense thrilling saloon small town hideout arizona robbery mob violence showdown passion railroad rivalry quest underdog
After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.
Western
USA
1939
56 Minutes
John Wayne Ray Corrigan Max Terhune Doreen McKay Ruth Rogers George Douglas Tom Tyler Kermit Maynard
con artist rancher gunslinger forger farm girl president james garfield melodramatic spectacular suspenseful wild west small town ranch family home american southwest westward expansion swindling investigation vigilantism politics teamwork
Soft-spoken Homer C. Fitch works his first day as manager of the Windsor Arms, a posh apartment building, and that night shares his problems with his wife Sybil, their daughter Patricia, ... See full synopsis »
Western
USA
1932
61 Minutes
Ken Maynard Myrna Kennedy Kate Campbell Roy Stewart Bob Kortman Niles Welch Benny Corbett Jack Rockwell Nelson McDowell Jack Mower Edmund Cobb
cowboy horse rancher horse owner sheriff businessman spirited suspenseful engaging wild west prairie desert ranch family home animal rights animal slaughter romance horse thieves relationships american west
Frazier and his gang are rustling horses. When the wild horse Tarzan frees Frazier's horses. Frazier gets the Sheriff to declare Tarzan an outlaw and have him shot. But Tarzan is Ken's favorite and he now tries to protect him.
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
1935
61 Minutes
gene autry sidekick daughter rancher bandit gypsy lighthearted cheery rodeo ranch trail town camp ranchers thievery singing kidnapping father/daughter relationship cattle rustling quest
Gene goes after the badguys after they kidnap the baby he should have been babysitting.
Western
USA
1938
60 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Jean Rouverol Esther Muir Joe Frisco Frank Darien Margaret Armstrong Harry Holman Edward Raquello Ben Hewlett
rancher sidekick singing cowboy outlaw fiancé young woman endearing engaging charming american west ranch farmhouse prairie range old west land grab romance law and order natural resources crime
Knowing that is contains valuable helium gas, a gang of bad guys first tries to purchase the ranch which Gene straw-bosses. When that fails, they lay a hidden pipeline to snag the gas.
Western
USA
1970
106 Minutes
Lee Marvin Jeanne Moreau Jack Palance Mitchell Ryan Jim Davis John Hudkins Raymond Guth John McKee Michael Conrad Tom Heaton G.D. Spradlin
cowboy criminal storekeeper prostitute rancher brooding emotional thrilling wild west arizona ranch store small town house cowboys small-town life changing times settling down disillusionment friendship
An aging cowboy realizes that the West he knew and loved will soon be no more--and that there will be no room for him, either.
Western
USA
1937
62 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Betty Bronson Roy Mason Charles Middleton Russell Simpson Jack Dougherty Guy Wilkerson Frankie Marvin Henry Hall Fred S. Toones
gene autry rancher father son cattle rustler turpentiner engaging rousing thrilling confident georgia forest ranch jail small town schemes land dispute murder frame-up cattle rustling
The old west range war story transported to Georgia, with Autry as the hero.
Western
Australia
1982
102 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Jack Thompson Lorraine Bayly Tommy Dysart Bruce Kerr
cowboy rancher father daughter rival young man heartwarming powerful spectacular australia mountain ranch countryside mine home father/daughter relationship ambition honor horse breaking sibling rivalry
In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, Jim takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.
Western
USA
1951
83 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Robert Walker Joanne Dru Sally Forrest John Ireland Carleton Carpenter Hugh O'Brian
foreman rancher brother rival mother wife tense thrilling colorado ranch jail household adoption jealousy sibling rivalry framed illegitimate child infidelity rivalry revenge
The sons of a Colorado cattle baron, one biological and the other adopted, resent one another and fight for control of their father's cattle empire.
Western
USA
1955
81 Minutes
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
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
1937
57 Minutes
Robert Randall Ray Corrigan Max Terhune Rita Hayworth Ed Cassidy Sammy McKim Yakima Canutt Harry Tenbrook F.R. Smith Eddie Boland George Plues
saloon girl gunslinger rancher swindler sheriff son patriotic suspenseful melodramatic wild west saloon wilderness sheriff's office town ranch horse thieves illicit business protected wildlife love triangle murder
Greedy rancher McGowan wants to have a local wild horse sanctuary closed, so he can capture and sell them while Tucson tries to break up Stony's marriage to a sexy, gold-digging saloon girl.
Western
USA
1947
76 Minutes
rancher ranch owner land baron son indian singing cowboy spirited engaging thrilling american west ranch desert mesa city, ariz. land grab relocation old west schemes law and order native americans discovery
Gene is assigned to round up a tribe of Indians squatting on barren land.
Western
USA
1941
61 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Virginia Dale Mary Lee Spencer Charters Gerald Oliver Smith George Meeker Wade Boteler Harry Stubbs Jack Kirk
gene autry sidekick rancher cattleman landowner villain endearing charming wild west prairie ranch party ranchers community land dispute justice greed quest sacrifice rivalry
If a young lady gives up her inheritance the local ranchers will lose their free grazing land.
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.
Western
USA
1938
57 Minutes
gene autry ranch owner sidekick club owner henchman aunt spirited suspenseful engaging gutsy ranch hideout nightclub nevada frame-up rodeo bribery contract murder sabotage
Gene is the foreman at the ranch owned by wealthy rodeo owner Maureen. She will lose her rodeo contract unless sales improve.