20 movies like The Proud Rebel, ordered by similarity : Tombstone Canyon(1932), My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys(1991), Hit the Saddle(1937), Guns for Hire(1932), The Dawn Rider(1935), Return to Snowy River(1988), Between Fighting Men(1932), River of No Return(1954), Somewhere in Sonora(1933), The Naked Hills(1956), The Fighting Deputy(1937), Fort Dobbs(1958) ...
Western
USA
1958
103 Minutes
Alan Ladd Olivia de Havilland Dean Jagger David Ladd Cecil Kellaway Henry Hull
father son doctor dog farmer sheriff suspenseful melodramatic heartwarming illinois doctor's office farm wild west general store forest father/son relationship grief disability new town wrongful conviction
A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock induced muteness and the hate of the Northerners.
Western
USA
1932
62 Minutes
Ken Maynard Cecilia Parker Sheldon Lewis Lafe McKee Frank Brownlee Jack Clifford George Gerwing Edward Piel Sr. George Chesebro Bob Burns Jack Kirk
cowboy love interest outlaw vigilante father sheriff engaging suspenseful wild west canyon cabin prison missing persons framed murder false accusations father/son relationship impersonation quest pursuit
Maynard hears the cry of the weird masked "phantom" of Tombstone Canyon. The plot thickens when Maynard discovers a man with a key to his past has been murdered by the phantom.
Western
USA
1991
106 Minutes
Scott Glenn Kate Capshaw Ben Johnson Balthazar Getty Tess Harper Gary Busey Mickey Rooney Clarence Williams III Dub Taylor Clu Gulager Dennis Fimple
rodeo rider former lover father sister cowboy spirited inspiring heartwarming uplifting rodeo united states nursing home farm redemption rodeo family dysfunction family honor reconciliation father/son relationship quest
A rodeo rider decides to quit his line of work after a serious injury, but when he visits his family and finds out that his dad is not well, he'll have to risk it one more time.
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
1932
59 Minutes
Lane Chandler Sally Darling Neal Hart Yakima Canutt John Ince Charles Whitaker
gunslinger adoptive father love interest rival father son engaging wild west small town ranch saloon family home land dispute murder father/son relationship showdown mentorship adventure quest 19th century
Gunfighter Ken Wayne gets hired at Thorton's sheep ranch to help fight the cattleman Moran and his gang. In Moran's gang is Whispering Carlyle, the man that raised Wayne and taught him how ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1935
53 Minutes
John Wayne Marion Burns Yakima Canutt Reed Howes Denny Meadows Bert Dillard Jack Jones Nelson McDowell Archie Ricks Tex Phelps James Sheridan
beautiful woman brother son murderer boyfriend father spirited wild emotional wild west saloon train tracks house father/son relationship vengeance love triangle sabotage jealousy dueling love
Just as John travels to visit his father, he witnesses his death and suffers a gun wound - a beautiful woman is kind enough to help him bring the killers to justice, but jealousy from another man may cause problems.
Western
Australia
1988
99 Minutes
Tom Burlinson Sigrid Thornton Brian Dennehy Nicholas Eadie Bryan Marshall Rhys McConnochie Mark Hembrow Peter Cummins Cornelia Frances Tony Barry
cattleman love interest father banker son romantic rival tender spirited mountain cabin australia range snowy river love triangle father/daughter relationship jealousy horses love reunion forbidden love
Young Jim Craig returns to his home in the Australian high country. He finds that things are not as he left them - his girlfriend is being pursued by another man, and her father doesn't want Jim back into her life.
Western
USA
1932
60 Minutes
farmer adoptive brother father son cattleman daughter intense spirited engaging homestead ranch bar frontier old west competition romance land dispute murder father/son relationship brotherhood
Ken not only has to fight with his brother Wally over the girls, he has to try and stop the conflict between the cattlemen and the sheep men. It gets worse when Butch kills Judy's father.
Western
USA
1954
91 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Marilyn Monroe Rory Calhoun Tommy Rettig Murvyn Vye Douglas Spencer Ed Hinton Don Beddoe Claire Andre Jack Mather Edmund Cobb
farmer son singer boyfriend miner ex-convict thrilling melodramatic pacific northwest boomtown saloon river countryside robbery revenge greed gold father/son relationship survival pursuit
The titular river unites a farmer recently released from prison, his young son, and an ambitious saloon singer. In order to survive, each must be purged of anger, and each must learn to understand and care for the others.
Western
USA
1933
57 Minutes
John Wayne Shirley Palmer J.P. McGowan Ann Fay Frank Rice Billy Franey Paul Fix Ralph Lewis Henry B. Walthall
cowboy outlaw rodeo rider boss father son melodramatic rousing suspenseful mexico mine desert rodeo american west false accusations horse thieves kidnapping father/son relationship redemption romance
John Bishop discovers a plot to rob a silver mine belonging to his girlfriend Mary's father and, to foil the evildoers, he joins them.
Western
USA
1956
73 Minutes
David Wayne Keenan Wynn James Barton Marcia Henderson Jim Backus Denver Pyle Myrna Dell Lewis Russell Frank Fenton Fuzzy Knight
prospector business partner wife son investor engaging sad wild indiana farm stockton, calif. hillside work vs. family ambition gold rush father/son relationship bad luck greed temptation underdog
In 1849, an Indiana farmer develops a life-long gold fever and an obsession with finding the 'mother lode' in the Californian hills.
Western
USA
1937
60 Minutes
Fred Scott Al St. John Marjorie Beebe Eddie Holden Charles King Frank LaRue Lafe McKee Phoebe Logan Sherry Tansey Jack C. Smith Jack Evans
father sheriff son deputy fiancée outlaw thrilling spirited brash wild west ranch arizona wedding robbery murder vengeance gunfight father/son relationship estrangement revenge
The Sheriff and his deputies are after Scar Adams. Scar is the brother of Alice Denton, the girl Deputy Tom plans to marry, and when the Sheriff is wounded she makes Tom refuse the job of ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1958
90 Minutes
Clint Walker Virginia Mayo Brian Keith Richard Eyer Russ Conway Michael Dante
native american comanche warrior fugitive widow son boy thrilling melodramatic suspenseful wild west farm fort frontier town on the run unlikely romance mob mentality journey wrongfully accused helping others
Eluding a sheriff's posse, an escaped man saves a farming family from a Comanche attack and escorts it to the nearby Fort Dobbs.
Western
USA
1939
74 Minutes
Donald Woods Evelyn Venable Russell Hayden Robert Barrat Sidney Toler C. Henry Gordon
gunslinger rancher son daughter outlaw scientist suspenseful wild melodramatic wild west desert ranch wilderness abduction hired killers love triangle family ties unlikely allies real estate rescue
John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1953
118 Minutes
Alan Ladd Jean Arthur Van Heflin Brandon de Wilde Jack Palance Ben Johnson Edgar Buchanan Emile Meyer Elisha Cook Jr. Douglas Spencer John Dierkes
gunslinger farmer wife son bad guy gripping tender moving wyoming small town farm family forbidden love land wars justice sacrifice rivalry love 1880s
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smoldering settler/rancher conflict forces him to act.
Western
USA
1957
81 Minutes
Scott Brady Anne Bancroft Jay C. Flippen Jim Davis Rhys Williams Leo Gordon Scott Marlowe Eddy Waller Harry Cheshire Myron Healey Gerald Milton
lawyer father murderer woman gangster sheriff intense gory suspenseful thrilling patriotic brooding texas saloon mexico sheriff's office western films gangsters bandits murder
A troubled sheriff, a failure at everything in his life, tries to redeem himself by extraditing a popular gunfighter from Mexico to stand trial for murder.
Western
USA
1958
81 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Joan Weldon John Ericson Robert Middleton Marie Windsor Edgar Buchanan Eduard Franz Skip Homeier Peggy Converse Robert Foulk Ann Doran
father cousin judge killer son sheriff suspenseful rousing melodramatic town ranch wild west jail gallows death sentence justice intimidation corruption family rivalry
Judge Jim Scott must contend with the vicious relatives of a murderer he's about to sentence...and his unfaithful fiancee.
Western
USA
1946
55 Minutes
cowboy friend doctor son outlaw gunslinger gripping engaging spirited tent frontier field wild west gold crime old west father/son relationship greed law and order discovery
Medicine show proprietor Doc Lattimer has in his possession a map showing the location of a cache of stolen gold. His son Don favors keeping the gold rather than returning it to the express... See full summary »
Western
USA
1947
84 Minutes
Randolph Scott Robert Ryan Anne Jeffreys George "Gabby" Hayes Madge Meredith Steve Brodie
marshal deputy rancher farmer friend land owner rousing tense kansas farm field small town murder plot murder law and order farming range war bat masterson underdog love
Bat Masterson's old friend Billy Burns convinces him to become marshal of Liberal, Kansas and help the residents fight drought and a destructive range war.
Western
USA
1960
92 Minutes
Elvis Presley Steve Forrest Barbara Eden Dolores del Río John McIntire Rodolfo Acosta Karl Swenson Ford Rainey Richard Jaeckel Anne Benton L.Q. Jones
native american cowboy father mother love interest brother melodramatic brash texas small town race relations frontier justice father/son relationship mother/son relationship family native americans sacrifice revenge 1800s
When fighting breaks out between two cultures in West Texas, the mixed-blood Pacer tries to act as a peacemaker, but the "flaming star of death" pulls him irrevocably into the deadly violence.
Western
USA
1956
66 Minutes
Herman Brix Richard Arlen John Carradine Faron Young Lloyd Corrigan Angie Dickinson Damian O'Flynn Irving Bacon Tom Hubbard Ron Kennedy Bill Ward
gambler sheriff son gunslinger saloon owner resident thrilling melodramatic small town courtroom saloon hotel law and order corruption justice masculinity crime father/son relationship rivalry growing up
The outlaw Stragg has the town so intimidated that no one will speak against him no matter what he does. Sheriff Young heads for a nearby town, where there is a witness willing to testify. ... See full summary »