20 movies like The Sea of Grass, ordered by similarity : Cow Country(1953), Ride, Vaquero(1953), Cattle Town(1952), Springfield Rifle(1952), Call of the Canyon(1942), Roughshod(1949), The Squaw Man(1931), Tornado Range(1948), Canyon River(1956), The Ballad of Josie(1968), The Squaw Man(1914), Vengeance Valley(1951) ...
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.
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
1953
90 Minutes
Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Howard Keel Anthony Quinn Kurt Kaszner Ted de Corsia Charlita Jack Elam Walter Baldwin Joe Dominguez Frank McGrath
bandit adoptive brother husband wife rancher fascinating melodramatic intense texas ranch sibling rivalry love triangle confrontation old west husband/wife relationship gunfight discovery love rescue 1860s
Two outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised together as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whether to evict new settlers from their territory.
Western
USA
1952
71 Minutes
Dennis Morgan Philip Carey Amanda Blake Rita Moreno Paul Picerni Ray Teal Jay Novello George O'Hanlon Robert Wilke Sheb Wooley Charles Meredith
governor cattle rancher cattleman daughter love interest wealthy man brooding engaging gutsy unrestrained spirited striking texas cattle ranchers illegal activity father/daughter relationship new love power saving the town rescue
Post-civil-war Texas sells lands to wealthy Northerners but some of them are crooks bent on cheating the locals, prompting an investigation headed by the governor's envoy.
Western
USA
1952
93 Minutes
Gary Cooper Phyllis Thaxter David Brian Paul Kelly Philip Carey Lon Chaney James Millican Martin Milner Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Jerry O'Sullivan James Brown
major wife son traitor thief confederate soldier intense rousing melodramatic colorado military base mountain saloon ranch battlefield american civil war secret mission treason horse thieves impersonation
Major Lex Kearney becomes the North's first counterespionage agent as he tries to discover who's behind the theft of Union cavalry horses in Colorado during the Civil War.
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
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
1931
106 Minutes
english gentleman native american woman earl lady brother cattle rustler melodramatic passionate fiery tender england arizona desert ranch frontier american southwest interracial romance secret love love triangle starting over
Jim Wyngate, an English aristocrat, comes to the American West under a cloud of suspicion for embezzlement actually committed by his cousin Lord Henry. In Wyoming, Wyngate runs afoul of ... 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 »
Western
USA
1956
80 Minutes
George Montgomery Marcia Henderson Peter Graves Richard Eyer Walter Sande Robert Wilke Alan Hale Jr. John Harmon Jack Lambert William Fawcett
foreman cattle rustler cattleman businessman widow love interest suspenseful engaging melodramatic cattle ranch ranch wyoming money romance deal investing danger pursuit adventure love
When a Wyoming rancher goes to Oregon to buy cattle, his foreman and a gang of town criminals plot together to steal the herd but the rancher's cattle-drive hired hands are old convicts and rustlers themselves.
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
1914
78 Minutes
Cecil B. DeMille Dustin Farnum Winifred Kingston Red Wing Monroe Salisbury Billy Elmer Richard L'Estrange Foster Knox Joseph Singleton Dick La Reno Fred Montague
british officer brother wife native american woman rancher son melodramatic solemn england new york city wyoming bar mountain ranch embezzlement self-sacrifice new identity marriage tragic death family honor
A chivalrous British officer takes the blame for his cousin's embezzlement and journeys to the American West to start a new life on a cattle ranch.
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
104 Minutes
James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Donald Crisp Cathy O'Donnell Alex Nicol Aline MacMahon Wallace Ford Jack Elam John War Eagle James Millican Gregg Barton
lawman rancher son foreman spirited fiery brooding thrilling new mexico desert ranch family deception justice father/son relationship power struggle pursuit revenge fall 1860s
Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.
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
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.
Western
USA
1950
109 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Walter Huston Wendell Corey Judith Anderson Gilbert Roland Thomas Gomez Beulah Bondi Albert Van Dekker John Bromfield Wallace Ford Blanche Yurka
childhood friend father daughter bad boy gambler rancher dark tense sultry melodramatic ranch new mexico family home wild west town father/daughter relationship family dysfunction jealousy love triangle power struggle
A firebrand heiress clashes with her tyrannical father, a cattle rancher who fancies himself a Napoleon, but their relationship turns ugly only when he finds himself a new woman.
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
1938
55 Minutes
Roy Rogers Lynne Roberts Myrtle Wiseman Scott Wiseman Stanley Andrews William Farnum
business owner cattle rancher roy rogers love interest cowgirl daughter charming spirited thrilling ranch wild west house father/daughter relationship loyalty honor land dispute cattle rustling false accusations rivalry love
The one time partnership between two men has turned into a full fledged range war. Roy is the son of one of the former partners, the heroine is daughter to the other. The film featured and ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1949
67 Minutes
Dale Evans Pat Brady Byron Barr Emmett Vogan Roy Barcroft Montie Montana Elisabeth Risdon
roy rogers grocer teacher rancher murderer veterinarian melodramatic south dakota small town ranch grocery store school cattle ranchers investigation murder deception disease pursuit 1940s
A crooked businessman is trying to sell cattle infected with deadly hoof-and-mouth disease. He has the local veterinarian murdered to cover up his plans.
Western
USA
1937
58 Minutes
Robert Randall Ray Corrigan Max Terhune J.P. McGowan Lynne Roberts Sammy McKim
cattle rancher cattle rustler park ranger partner stepson crafty suspenseful positive american west ranch rocky mountains park cattle rustling duplicity revenge justice frame-up wild animals discovery pursuit
Cattle are being routinely stolen from a local ranch, and suspicion centers on a local mountain family.