20 movies like Rhythm of the Saddle, ordered by similarity : Under Fiesta Stars(1941), Guns and Guitars(1936), Mountain Rhythm(1939), Sunset in Wyoming(1941), Overland Riders(1946), Yodelin' Kid From Pine Ridge(1937), Broadway to Cheyenne(1932), The Lusty Men(1952), Red River(1948), Come On Tarzan(1932), Heart of the Rio Grande(1942), Melody Trail(1935) ...
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.
Western
USA
1941
64 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Carol Hughes Frank Darien Joe Strauch Jr. Pauline Drake Ivan Miller Sam Flint
gene autry love interest lawyer sidekick henchman friend engaging suspenseful spirited endearing texas ranch mine jail town inheritance schemes land dispute murder plot unlikely romance
Gene inherits a gold mine and a whole lot of trouble as well.
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
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
1941
65 Minutes
gene autry manager foreman company president sidekick granddaughter spirited engaging endearing gutsy ranch country club valley wyoming city forest flooding deforestation friendship conservationism
By stripping all the timber from the land, a lumber baron threatens everyone with flooding. Gene won't let that happen.
Western
USA
1946
49 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Patti McCarty Charles Whitaker Bud Osborne Jack O'Shea Frank Ellis Al Ferguson
cowboy sidekick young woman rancher henchman gang leader suspenseful rousing gutsy stagecoach ranch trail prison american west robbery business deal murder frame-up friendship jailbreak
Billy arrives to buy Barkley's cattle and gets involved in Landreau's scheme to get Barkley's ranch. When Landreau kills Barkley he takes the money Billy paid him. But Billy had been ... See full summary »
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
USA
1932
62 Minutes
Rex Bell Marceline Day Matthew Betz George "Gabby" Hayes Robert Ellis Huntley Gordon Earle Dwire John Elliott Alan Bridge Gwen Lee Roy D'Arcy
police officer rancher gangster bootlegger henchman father rousing engaging gutsy cheyenne, wyo. ranch speakeasy pool hall new york city going home extortion bootlegging murder schemes crime syndicate
A cowboy detective goes up against a gang of big-city thugs trying to set up a protection racket out west.
Western
USA
1952
113 Minutes
Susan Hayward Robert Mitchum Arthur Kennedy Arthur Hunnicutt Frank Faylen Walter Coy Carol Nugent Maria Hart Lorna Thayer Burt Mustin
rodeo rider cowboy wife brooding gutsy american west ranch rodeo rodeo marriage injury dreams sports sacrifice quest rivalry transformation 1950s
Retired rodeo champion Jeff McCloud agrees to mentor novice rodeo contestant Wes Merritt against the wishes of Merritt's wife who fears the dangers of this rough sport.
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
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
68 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Edith Fellows Pierre Watkins Joe Strauch Jr. William Haade
gene autry sidekick teen girl teacher traveler rancher endearing spirited ranch train american west prairie paddock journey ranching rodeo honesty rural life schemes quest
Gene and Smiley help an all-too-proper girl Connie in her attempt to run a cattle ranch.
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
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
1936
56 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Lois Wilde Lon Chaney Ann Gillis Earle Hodgins Ken Cooper Jack Rockwell
gene autry daughter partner sidekick boss singer positive engaging ranch caravan small town mine courtroom hospital greed murder ranchers mining disability surgery
Gene heads for the big city to convince a coffee company to sponsor a radio broadcast so he can raise the money for an operation which will save a girl from being crippled for life.
Western
USA
1946
60 Minutes
Bob Steele Syd Saylor I. Stanford Jolley Al Ferguson Kermit Maynard Lorraine Miller Charles King John L. Cason
rancher foreman sheriff deputy murder victim henchman tense thrilling positive ranch jail saloon ranchers murder frame-up business scheme ambush law enforcement escape rivalry
Bolton, trying to get the ranchers to leave, has his outlaw gang ambush all incoming supply wagons. Curly Thompson, out to stop them, gets framed for murder and put in jail.
Western
USA
1945
60 Minutes
Buster Crabbe Al St. John Lorraine Miller Charles King Ray Bennett William Watters Budd Buster Marin Sais
cowboy sidekick sheriff niece superintendent henchman suspenseful spirited engaging gutsy hideout hotel american west estate false accusations murder theft inheritance corruption kidnapping
Fuzzy thinks he is the heir to a millionaire's fortune. When he and his friend Billy go to claim it, they encounter a swindler who wants the estate for himself.
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
1937
53 Minutes
Johnny Mack Brown Iris Meredith Charles King Earle Dwire Dick Curtis Bobby Nelson Ted Adams Horace Murphy Frank Ball
gambler racketeer boss rancher friend sister rousing spirited engaging american west saloon office hideout ranch protection racket gambling extortion attempted murder relationships friendship
Brett runs a protection racket for an unknown boss. When Jeff Hayes arrives and opens a gambling den, they try to shut him down. Unlike the others who have given in, he plans to fight back.
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Polly Rowles Ula Love Ruth Bacon Jane Hunt George Chesebro Alan Bridge Tom London Edmund Cobb Frankie Marvin
ranch owner rancher gene autry businesswoman sidekick college graduate positive winsome spirited ranch wild west house family business inheritance schemes advice inexperience ranching rescue love
Ranch owner Sandra, fresh from animal husbandry school, brings a flock of sheep into cattle country. The local ranchers don't like it, and ranch foreman Gene must deal with it.
Western
USA
1932
55 Minutes
John Wayne Ruth Hall Henry B. Walthall Harry Gribbon Otis Harlan Charles Sellon Frank Hagney
cowboy townsperson sidekick bank robber thief killer spirited engaging suspenseful ranch courtroom desert wild west town old west law and order murder frame-up animal rights secret identity
John Drury saves Duke, a wild horse accused of murder, and trains him. When he discovers that the real murderer, a bad guy known as The Hawk, is the town's leading citizen, Drury arrested on a fraudulent charge.