20 movies like Down Dakota Way, ordered by similarity : The Law vs. Billy the Kid(1954), Roll on Texas Moon(1946), Home in Oklahoma(1946), Last Train From Gun Hill(1959), Roughshod(1949), The Westward Trail(1948), Ambush Trail(1946), Call of the Canyon(1942), Blue Montana Skies(1939), Hit the Saddle(1937), Sierra Sue(1941), Cow Town(1950) ...
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
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
1946
67 Minutes
Roy Rogers Dale Evans George "Gabby" Hayes Francis Macdonald
roy rogers sheriff rancher foreman neighbor niece engaging thrilling texas ranch countryside small town land dispute deception murder investigation mystery rivalry 1940s
Roy Rogers tries to prevent a range war between cattlemen and sheepherders.
Western
USA
1946
72 Minutes
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Dale Evans Carol Hughes George Meeker Lanny Rees Ruby Dandridge George Lloyd Arthur Space Frank Reicher Bob Nolan
roy rogers reporter foreman ward niece editor engaging positive oklahoma ranch town office cave waterfall inheritance ranchers murder investigation journalism cattle
Roy edits a small town newspaper. A rancher is murdered, and his fortune is inherited by a young boy. Editor Roy, with the assistance (?) of big city reporter Dale, brings the killers to justice.
Romance, Western
USA
1959
94 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Anthony Quinn Carolyn Jones Earl Holliman Brad Dexter Brian G. Hutton Ziva Rodann Bing Russell
marshal wife rancher murderer henchman accomplice gripping wild west small town ranch street murder stand-off corruption justice pursuit revenge 19th century
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for his role in the rape and murder of the marshal's Native American wife.
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
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
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
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
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
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
1943
54 Minutes
Ray Corrigan Denny Meadows Max Terhune Evelyn Finley Steve Clark John Merton Glenn Strange Carl Sepulveda George Chesebro Hank Worden Frank Ellis
cattleman cattle rustler cowboy rancher gang leader gang member patriotic thrilling suspenseful intricate ranch jail barn american west town murder cattle rustling black market undercover operations frame-up
In this WW II film meant to discourage the purchase of black market beef, the Range Busters are called on to fight cattle rustlers. This time they're up against a gang that strikes fast by hauling the beef away in trucks.
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
1936
66 Minutes
Johnny Mack Brown Sheila Bromley Ted Adams Carl Hackett Hal Price Nelson McDowell Charles King Forrest Taylor Frank Ball
gunslinger rancher disabled person father ranch hand outlaw engaging melodramatic suspenseful ranch texas plains mine investigation gold murder strange happenings mystery 1930s
Billy Donovan arrives looking for his sister's killer. When he hires on at the Halloran ranch where the mysterious Phantom has killed all the hands, it's not long before the Phantom shoots him.
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
1938
56 Minutes
Bob Steele Louise Stanley Carl Hackett Ted Adams Forrest Taylor Steve Clark
rancher ranch hand sheriff outlaw deputy daughter suspenseful thrilling patriotic small town wild west saloon ranch courtroom valley suspicion murder investigation false accusations abduction
The Shadow and his outlaw gang have control of Durango Valley. Keene Cordner arrives, and with the help of Tanner becomes a second Shadow in his attempt to round up the gang.
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
1980
98 Minutes
Steve McQueen Linda Evans Richard Farnsworth Billy Green Bush Slim Pickens Peter Canon Elisha Cook Jr. Roy Jenson James Kline Geoffrey Lewis Harry Northrup
gunslinger rancher pretty woman sheriff cattle rustler intense spirited wild west ranch prison cattle rustling investigation showdown violence murder pursuit revenge 1900s
An ex-army scout is hired by ranchers to kill cattle rustlers but he gets into trouble with the corrupt local officials when he kills a boy.
Western
USA
1944
87 Minutes
John Wayne Ella Raines Audrey Long Ward Bond George "Gabby" Hayes Elisabeth Risdon Raymond Hatton
cowboy rancher woman niece judge aunt thrilling intricate spirited melodramatic wild west town ranch saloon road inheritance murder love triangle corruption sexism
Ranch hand Rocklin arrives in town to start his new job but his employer has been murdered and the locals don't seem too friendly.