20 movies like The Light of Western Stars, ordered by similarity : Roughshod(1949), The Westward Trail(1948), Santa Fe(1951), Phantom Rancher(1939), The Moonlighter(1953), Cow Town(1950), Stagecoach Kid(1949), Western Jamboree(1938), Come On Tarzan(1932), Hit the Saddle(1937), San Antonio(1945), Man in the Saddle(1951) ...
Western
USA
1940
64 Minutes
Victor Jory Jo Ann Sayers Russell Hayden Morris Ankrum Noah Beery Jr. J. Farrell MacDonald Ruth Rogers
rancher foreman brother sheriff soldier bride emotional engaging endearing frontier small town ranch crime scene mexico american west old west marriage corruption relationships romance
Cowhand Ladd dances with cantina girl Estrella and has a part in shooting Sheriff Tyler.
Western
USA
1949
88 Minutes
Robert Sterling Gloria Grahame Claude Jarman Jr. John Ireland Jeff Donnell Myrna Dell Martha Hyer George Cooper Jeff Corey Sara Haden James Bell
cattle rancher younger brother sheriff ex-convict friend dance hall girl engaging melodramatic spirited thrilling california trail ranch mountain american west ranchers siblings escaped criminals ambush murder
Three escaped convicts, planning revenge, search for rancher Clay Phillips who, on the way to Sonora with a few horses, stops to help four saloon girls stranded by the roadside.
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
1951
89 Minutes
Randolph Scott Janis Carter Jerome Courtland Peter Thompson John Archer Warner Anderson Roy Roberts Jock Mahoney
man soldier brother ex-soldier engaging thrilling patriotic emotional melodramatic united states new life american civil war war aftermath brotherhood younger brothers adventure discovery rivalry love 1950s
After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.
Western
USA
1939
61 Minutes
Ken Maynard Dorothy Short Harry Harvey Ted Adams Dave O'Brien Tom London John Elliott Reed Howes
masked man outlaw sheriff vigilante rancher love interest rousing spirited engaging ranch pasture farm frontier wild west town land dispute old west romance murder foreclosure
Cowboy puts on a black mask and a black outfit to fight a gang of land-grabbing crooks.
Western
USA
1953
75 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray Ward Bond William Ching John Dierkes Morris Ankrum Jack Elam Charles Halton Sam Flint Myra Marsh
cattle rustler brother old flame hobo sheriff rancher fiery engaging thrilling tense american west prison small town ranch bank mountain lynching reunion brother relationship love triangle
A cattle herder turned rustler runs from a lynch mob and falls, again, for an ex-lover.
Western
USA
1950
70 Minutes
Gene Autry Gail Davis Harry Shannon Jock Mahoney Clark "Buddy" Burroughs Harry Harvey Steve Darrell Sandy Sanders Ralph Sanford Bud Osborne Robert Hilton
gene autry neighbor rancher sheriff brother partner spirited engaging stagecoach range jail mountain ranch town range war ranchers debt jailbreak cattle rustling stampedes
Gene responds to cattle rustling by stringing barbed wire all around his range.
Western
USA
1949
60 Minutes
ranger cowboy old man hero young woman rancher thrilling rousing engaging american west ranch prairie stagecoach family home arizona law and order crime romance land grab old west
Crooked ranch foreman Thatcher sends his two henchmen, Parnell and Clint, out to murder his boss, wealthy Peter Arnold who has just arrived to retire on his ranch, bringing in tow his ... See full summary »
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
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
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
1945
111 Minutes
Errol Flynn Alexis Smith S.Z. Sakall Victor Francen Florence Bates John Litel Paul Kelly John Alvin Monte Blue Robert Shayne Robert Barrat
rancher kingpin dancer gunslinger engaging thrilling san antonio, texas mexico alamo ranch range war cattle theft old west justice romance quest revenge rivalry 19th century
Tough dance hall girl working for the local villain falls for a cowboy trying to clean up the town.
Western
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Randolph Scott Joan Leslie Ellen Drew Alexander Knox Richard Rober John Russell Alfonso Bedoya Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Clem Bevans Cameron Mitchell Richard Crane
man rancher ex-girlfriend lover gunman jealous man thrilling engaging suspenseful gripping bleak gory ranch school wild west jealousy hiding danger fear fighting
A private deadly feud ensues when ruthless wealthy rancher Will Isham attempts a takeover of small rancher Owen Merritt's land and marries Owen's old flame, Laurie Bidwell.
Western
USA
1946
57 Minutes
Eddie Dean Roscoe Ates Shawn Smith Lee Bennett Lee Roberts Kermit Maynard Jack O'Shea Hal Smith Matty Roubert Carl Mathews
rancher sidekick thug cattle rustler cowboy foreman rousing engaging spirited ranch american west prairie saloon cattle drives cattle rustling crime frontier life law and order investigation quest
When Eddie and his pals deliver cattle to the Lawrence ranch, they run into trouble with Ringo Evans and his gang. Ringo's men are rustling cattle and attempting to kill the foreman. Seeing... See full summary »
Western
USA
1948
56 Minutes
Eddie Dean Roscoe Ates Jennifer Holt George Chesebro Terry Frost Buster Slaven Marshall Reed Lane Bradford Russell Arms
rancher daughter homesteader son sidekick u.s. marshal tense fiery melodramatic frontier ranch town texas sheriff's office land dispute ranchers homesteading father/daughter relationship hired killers trial
Eddie Dean, under orders as a U.S. Land Office agent, is trying to prevent a range war from being started between homesteaders and ranchers when a caravan of the so-called 'Nesters', start ... See full summary »
Crime, Western, Drama
USA
1958
102 Minutes
Paul Newman Lita Milan John Dehner Hurd Hatfield James Congdon James Best Colin Keith-Johnston John Dierkes Wally Brown Ainslie Pryor Martin Garralaga
outlaw pat garrett friend wife sheriff rancher brooding tense new mexico territory wild west small town ranch billy the kid fugitives stand-off murder friendship frontier justice quest pursuit
After his employer is murdered by rival cattlemen, a troubled and uneducated young cowboy vows revenge on the murderers.
Western
USA
1951
84 Minutes
Audie Murphy Yvette Dugay Beverly Tyler John Hudson James Best Leif Erickson Noah Beery Jr. Hugh O'Brian John Hubbard Palmer Lee Rand Brooks
outlaw rancher daughter gang leader love interest engaging suspenseful emotional intense cattle ranch ranch new life new love change criminal past fighting danger love adventure discovery
Unjustly accused of robbing the train he was riding home, Bill Doolin re-joins his old gang, participates in other robberies and becomes a wanted outlaw.
Comedy, Western
USA
1968
102 Minutes
wife love interest rival rancher judge doctor cheeky witty melodramatic wyoming ranch town washington, d.c. accidental death range war women's rights sheep frontier life gender bias quest
A widow stirs things up in a western town by raising sheep instead of cattle, and organizing the local women to demonstrate for women's suffrage.
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
1934
54 Minutes
John Wayne Virginia Brown Faire Lloyd Whitlock George "Gabby" Hayes Yakima Canutt Billy O'Brien Lafe McKee Blackie Whitcomb Earle Dwire Dick Dickinson Tex Palmer
rancher outlaw brother daughter father companion thrilling melodramatic suspenseful frontier ranch wild west town doomed romance land grab helping others murder plot undercover operations siblings revenge
Ted Hayden impersonates a wanted man and joins Gentry's gang only to learn later that Gentry was the one who killed his father. He saves Virginia Winters' dad's ranch from Gentry and also rescues his long-lost brother Spud.
Western
USA
1954
73 Minutes
Scott Brady Betta St. John James Griffith Alan Hale Jr. Paul Cavanagh Wm. "Bill" Phillips
ranch hand sheriff rancher niece foreman pat garrett brooding melodramatic new mexico territory ranch saloon cabin hotel billy the kid friendship cattle ranchers posse shoot-out murder fall
Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett.