20 movies like Run for Cover, ordered by similarity : The Law of the 45's(1935), Oh, Susanna(1936), Badlands of Dakota(1941), Dodge City(1939), Range Beyond the Blue(1947), The Lone Ranger(2013), Posse(1975), In Old Cheyenne(1941), A Man Alone(1955), Seven Men From Now(1956), Phantom Rancher(1939), Lucky Terror(1936) ...
Western
USA
1955
93 Minutes
James Cagney Viveca Lindfors John Derek Jean Hersholt Grant Withers Jack Lambert Ernest Borgnine Ray Teal
cowboy sheriff townspeople young woman unrestrained thrilling spirited rousing engaging confident wild west frontier shoot out mistaken identity train robbery adventure pursuit 19th century
Mistaken for train robbers, Matt Dow and Davey Bishop are shot at by the sheriff and his posse but they are cleared and hired as lawmen.
Western
USA
1935
57 Minutes
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Molly O'Day Al St. John Lafe McKee Ted Adams Fred Burns Curley Baldwin Martin Garralaga Broderick O'Farrell James Sheridan Glenn Strange
cowboy sidekick young woman father lawyer sheriff spirited confident positive valley hill cattle ranch settlement sheriff's office cowboys vigilantism outlaws cattle ranchers justice land grab
A dozen British soldiers, lost in a Mesopotamian desert during World War I, are menaced by unseen Arab enemies.
Western
USA
1936
59 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Frances Grant Earle Hodgins Donald Kirke Boothe Howard Clara Kimball Young Frankie Marvin Edward Piel Sr. Carl Stockdale
gene autry cowboy outlaw sidekick professor spirited gripping thrilling prison wild west train false accusations mistaken identity identity theft crime spree redemption prison break adventure pursuit 19th century
While riding to Mineral Springs Autry is robbed by thieves and then tossed off the train.
Western
USA
1941
74 Minutes
Robert Stack Ann Rutherford Frances Farmer Richard Dix Broderick Crawford Hugh Herbert Andy Devine Lon Chaney Fuzzy Knight Addison Richards Bradley Page
sheriff young woman wild bill hickok calamity jane brash amusing confident fiery passionate rousing suspenseful deadwood, s.d. wild west riverboat frontier justice romance robbery pursuit rivalry love
Indian raids are being perpetrated by an outlaw gang in disguise.
Western
USA
1939
104 Minutes
Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Ann Sheridan Bruce Cabot Frank McHugh Alan Hale John Litel Victor Jory Henry Travers Henry O'Neill Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
sheriff deputy girl thief cattle rustler frenetic thrilling gutsy spirited dodge city, kan. train law and order american west frontier justice cattle drives adventure love pursuit revenge 1870s
A Texas cattle agent witnesses first hand, the brutal lawlessness of Dodge City and takes the job of sheriff to clean the town up.
Western
USA
1947
53 Minutes
Eddie Dean Roscoe Ates Helen Mowery Bob Duncan Ted Adams Bill Hammond George Turner Ted French Buster Slaven Steve Clark
sidekick singing cowboy robber stagecoach owner masked man sheriff thrilling engaging rousing american southwest stagecoach prairie frontier arizona banditry investigation justice frontier life law and order old west
Henry Rodgers is after Margie's stage line. He has her in trouble by having her gold shipments robbed thereby driving her insurance premiums to an unaffordable level. Eddie and Soapy arrive... See full summary »
Action, Western, Adventure
USA
2013
149 Minutes
Johnny Depp Armie Hammer William Fichtner Tom Wilkinson Ruth Wilson Helena Bonham Carter James Badge Dale Bryant Prince Barry Pepper Mason Cook J.D. Cullum
the lone ranger tonto villain young boy outlaw sheriff frenetic thrilling wild west plains desert train small town wild west show crime cowboys native americans outlaws adventure rivalry
Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.
Western, Drama
1975
94 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Bruce Dern Bo Hopkins James Stacy Luke Askew David Canary Alfonso Arau Beth Brickell
marshal sheriff bandit woman businessman thrilling dark american west town train jail saloon law enforcement politics old west corruption ambition pursuit underdog rivalry
A U.S. marshal (Kirk Douglas) tracks an outlaw (Bruce Dern), killing his chance to be a senator from Texas.
Western
USA
1941
54 Minutes
Roy Rogers George "Gabby" Hayes Joan Woodbury J. Farrell MacDonald Sally Payne George Rosener William Haade Hal Taliaferro Jack Kirk
reporter cattle rancher settler outlaw dancer thrilling rousing emotional train cheyenne, wyo. small town frontier house journalism wrongfully accused range war frame-up train robbery unlikely allies underdog
Roy is a newspaper reporter. He goes to Cheyenne to cover the activities of supposed bad guy Arapahoe Brown. Roy, of course, discovers who the real bad guy is.
Western
USA
1955
96 Minutes
Ray Milland Mary Murphy Ward Bond Raymond Burr Arthur Space Lee Van Cleef Alan Hale Jr. Douglas Spencer Thomas B. Henry Grandon Rhodes Martin Garralaga
gunslinger deputy sheriff daughter robber townsperson engaging tense small town wild west desert family home saloon murder robbery mistaken identity injustice pursuit quest 19th century
A gunfighter's main hope lies in the trust of a beautiful woman who hides him out when he is wrongly suspected of a stagecoach massacre.
Western, Action
1956
78 Minutes
Randolph Scott Gail Russell Lee Marvin Walter Reed John Larch Don "Red" Barry Fred Graham John Beradino John Phillips Chuck Roberson Steve Mitchell
retired sheriff married man married woman killer bandit robber emotional engaging brooding fiery tense striking wild west vengeance grief husband/wife relationship secret gold death of spouse revenge
A rancher (Randolph Scott) hunts down those responsible for killing his wife during a Wells Fargo holdup.
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
1936
61 Minutes
Hoot Gibson Lona Andre Charles Hill Frank Yaconelli Bob McKenzie George Chesebro Jack Rockwell Art Mix Fargo Bussey Wally Wales Charles King
outlaw niece miner lawyer sheriff cowboy rousing engaging tense house sheriff's office mountain trail frontier wild west law and order gold murder justice theft
A sharpshooter in a traveling sideshow is falsely accused of murdering a local miner.
Western
USA
1955
87 Minutes
Randolph Scott Forrest Tucker Mala Powers J. Carrol Naish Edgar Buchanan Myron Healey Howard Petrie Ray Teal William Forrest Denver Pyle Trevor Bardette
undercover agent gang leader outlaw sister sheriff judge spirited gutsy confident indiana frontier small town train bank reno gang old west outlaws train robbery undercover operations brother/sister relationship
A special agent from Chicago is sent out west to bring in the notorious Reno brothers.
Western
Italy
1967
76 Minutes
Elsa Martinelli Robert Wood George Eastman Francesca Righini Bruno Piergentili Bruno Corazzari Vladimir Medar Remo De Angelis Eugene Walter
outlaw femme fatale robber gambler wild spirited suspenseful sultry wild west saloon desert outlaws love-hate relationship robbery gambling revenge pursuit rivalry temptation adventure
Abused and dominated by men in her youth, Belle Starr now out-rides, out-smokes, out-shoots, and out-gambles them as she makes her way around the Old West, usually wearing male garb. One ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1937
59 Minutes
Gene Autry Smiley Burnette Ann Rutherford William Farnum James C. Morton Frank LaRue Maston Williams Arthur Loft Frankie Marvin House Peters Jr.
cowboy gene autry cattle rustler sheriff pilot spirited engaging winsome wild west sheriff's office ranch airplane cattle rustling law enforcement technology culture clash investigation pursuit adventure 1930s
Rustlers using modern technology (airplanes, shortwave radios, refrigerated trucks) are Gene's target.
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
1939
57 Minutes
Tim McCoy Joan Barclay Benny Corbett Forrest Taylor Ted Adams Avando Reynaldo Bob Terry Dave O'Brien Frank Ellis
cowboy sidekick thief suspect young woman landowner intense rousing wild west prairie ranch frontier saloon crime frontier justice homesteading chase murder investigation pursuit
Lightning Bill Carson and sidekick Magpie are after Burrows, the man that killed a friend of theirs. Burrows is after the Arden ranch and his gang are rustling their cattle. Bill is robbing... See full summary »
Western
USA
1958
100 Minutes
Gary Cooper Julie London Lee J. Cobb Arthur O'Connell Jack Lord John Dehner Royal Dano
outlaw saloon girl con artist reformed criminal uncle thrilling gripping rousing texas train farm reform train robbery family retribution revenge rescue adventure 19th century
A reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.
Western
USA
1934
55 Minutes
John Wayne Noah Beery Noah Beery Jr. Verna Hillie Iris Lancaster Robert Frazer Earle Dwire Ed Parker James Marcus Artie Ortego
cowboy college buddy daughter niece father outlaw thrilling tense confident rousing canada train forest mine cabin kidnapping missing persons outlaws romance false accusations
Rod Drew hunts for a missing girl and finds himself in a fight over a goldmine as well.
Western
USA
1933
55 Minutes
John Wayne Lane Chandler Nancy Shubert Yakima Canutt Wally Wales Art Mix Bob Burns Henry Hall Hank Bell Charles Whitaker Hal Price
cowboy outlaw sheriff deputy love interest shopkeeper rousing wild engaging tense maryland jail hideout general store lake wrongfully accused outlaws murder fugitives robbery
The Duke is wrongly convicted for a killing, but he escapes from prison and heads out west to find the real killer.