Dream West (1986)

Actors: Claude Akins (actor), Burton Gilliam (actor), Jonathan Frakes (actor), Mel Ferrer (actor), John Anderson (actor), Bret Culpepper (actor), Richard Chamberlain (actor), Lee de Broux (actor), James Cromwell (actor), Michael Ensign (actor), G. Larry Butler (actor), Billy Campbell (actor), F. Murray Abraham (actor), Ben Johnson (actor), Barton Heyman (actor),

Plot: John Charles Fremont, the American adventurer, the free-spirited women who impelled him to dare undreamed-of-feats, and the young nation they helped to shape. The story begins in 1839 when Fremont is chosen to lead the trek into the Oregon Territory with the help of Kit Carson which gets under way in 1843. Fremont's adventures include expeditions into California, a court-martial, acquisition and loss of great wealth, excursions into politics, involvement in the civil war, and eventual realization of the dream to move America westward.

Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (1977)

Actors: John F. Link (editor), Larry Storch (actor), Jack Kruschen (actor), Bill Zuckert (actor), Forrest Tucker (actor), Mike Mazurki (actor), Charles E. Sellier Jr. (producer), Whit Bissell (actor), Allen Wood (actor), Don Haggerty (actor), Parley Baer (actor), Sam Edwards (actor), Robert Easton (actor), Dennis Williams (miscellaneous crew), Bob Summers (composer),

Plot: An old man observes a boy bullying his playmates and treats him to a morality lesson. The man tells the story of the epic cross-country race between a young Mark Twain and his rival, Mike Fink. The bulk of the film depicts the race, which proves to be more a test of character than of stamina.

La vendetta è un piatto che si serve freddo (1971)

Actors: Pasquale Squitieri (writer), Teodoro Corrà (actor), Salvatore Billa (actor), Enzo Fiermonte (actor), Klaus Kinski (actor), Antonietta Zita (editor), Stefano Oppedisano (actor), Ivan Rassimov (actor), Pasquale Squitieri (director), Pietro Torrisi (actor), Piero Umiliani (composer), Giorgio Dolfin (actor), Steffen Zacharias (actor), Leonard Mann (actor), Monica Venturini (writer),

Pony Express (1953)

Actors: Charlton Heston (actor), Cap Somers (actor), Stuart Randall (actor), Chet Brandenburg (actor), Jerry James (actor), Mark Roberts (actor), Michael Jeffers (actor), Eric Alden (actor), Porter Hall (actor), Henry Brandon (actor), Chuck Hamilton (actor), Chick Hannan (actor), Len Hendry (actor), Forrest Tucker (actor), Harry Tenbrook (actor),

Plot: Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in ten days. Along the way they must battle bad weather, hostile Indians and outlaws intent on robbing the mail and shutting down the entire operation.

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Tomahawk (1951)

Actors: Ann Doran (actress), Stuart Randall (actor), Yvonne De Carlo (actress), Tom Tully (actor), Van Heflin (actor), Arthur Space (actor), Rock Hudson (actor), Preston Foster (actor), Regis Toomey (actor), Ray Montgomery (actor), Alex Nicol (actor), Jack Oakie (actor), Russ Conway (actor), David Sharpe (actor), Leonard Goldstein (producer),

Plot: In 1866, a new gold discovery and an inconclusive conference force the U.S. Army to build a road and fort in territory ceded by previous treaty to the Sioux...to the disgust of frontier scout Jim Bridger, whose Cheyenne wife led him to see the conflict from both sides. The powder-keg situation needs only a spark to bring war, and violent bigots like Lieut. Rob Dancy are all too likely to provide this. Meanwhile, Bridger's chance of preventing catastrophe is dimmed by equally wrenching personal conflicts. Unusually accurate historically.

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Brigham Young (1940)

Actors: Stanley Andrews (actor), Payne B. Johnson (actor), Paul E. Burns (actor), Arthur Aylesworth (actor), John Carradine (actor), Chief John Big Tree (actor), Brian Donlevy (actor), Ralph Dunn (actor), Frederick Burton (actor), William Haade (actor), Herbert Heywood (actor), Selmer Jackson (actor), Dean Jagger (actor), Davison Clark (actor), Dickie Jones (actor),

Plot: The true story of the famous Mormon leader, Brigham Young and his battle to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two of his people, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.

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Kit Carson (1940)

Actors: Stanley Andrews (actor), Dana Andrews (actor), Iron Eyes Cody (actor), Tex Cooper (actor), William Farnum (actor), Ward Bond (actor), Jon Hall (actor), Al Haskell (actor), Raymond Hatton (actor), Harold Huber (actor), Al Kikume (actor), George Lynn (actor), C. Henry Gordon (actor), Edwin Maxwell (actor), Clayton Moore (actor),

Plot: Trapper Kit Carson and his band of men join John C. Fremont on his way to California. Enroute they are subjected to Indian attacks that are propagated by the Mexican Government, that does not want the contingency to reach California. Once in California, Fremont and Carson initiate a campaign to free the state from Mexican control.

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Unknown Valley (1933)

Actors: Clarence Kolster (editor), Cecilia Parker (actress), Lambert Hillyer (writer), Lambert Hillyer (director), Hank Bell (actor), Ward Bond (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Charles Brinley (actor), Ralph Bucko (actor), Roy Bucko (actor), Frank Ellis (actor), Jack Evans (actor), Clarence Geldart (actor), Alfred P. James (actor), Si Jenks (actor),

Plot: Looking for his missing father, Joe Gordon heads into the desert where Elders from a secret village find him unconscious. Attracted to Sheilla O'Neill, the two plan an escape from the village where no one is allowed to leave. But then he learns his father is being held prisoner and finding him, he is also made a prisoner.

Fighting Caravans (1931)

Actors: James A. Marcus (actor), Merrill McCormick (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Jim Farley (actor), Oscar Apfel (actor), Tully Marshall (actor), Frank Hagney (actor), Iron Eyes Cody (actor), Frank Brownlee (actor), Gary Cooper (actor), Sidney De Gray (actor), Frank Campeau (actor), Chief John Big Tree (actor), Fred Kohler (actor), Guy Oliver (actor),

Plot: A young frontier scout helps guide a freight wagon train across the country, fighting off Indians and evil traders, while his two crusty companions try and save him from falling in love.

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The Covered Wagon (1923)

Actors: Frank Albertson (actor), James Cruze (actor), Tully Marshall (actor), Charles Ogle (actor), Guy Oliver (actor), Ernest Torrence (actor), Ethel Wales (actress), Lois Wilson (actress), Jesse L. Lasky (producer), Jack Cunningham (writer), Hugo Riesenfeld (composer), James Cruze (director), Tim McCoy (miscellaneous crew), Alan Hale (actor), J. Warren Kerrigan (actor),

Plot: Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and indian attack. To complicate matters further, a love triangle develops, as pretty Molly must chose between Sam, a brute, and Will, the dashing captain of the other caravan. Can Will overcome the skeleton in his closet and win Molly's heart?