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A settler is a person who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonize the area. Settlers are generally people who take up residence on land. However, Canadian First Nations people often refer to all non-natives as "settler peoples", or "settler populations".[citation needed]
In almost every real historical case, settlers live on land which previously belonged to long-established peoples, known as indigenous people (often called "natives", "Aborigines" or, in the Americas, "Indians"). This land is usually settled against the wishes of the indigenes, and then controlled, defended and expanded by force, or it is bought or leased from indigenous people on terms highly favourable to the settlers, sometimes under a treaty (e.g. the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand). In some cases (such as Australia), the legal ownership of some lands is contested much later by indigenous people, who seek or claim traditional usage, land rights, native title and related forms of ownership or partial control.
Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me and Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers. As a writer, he is best known for his blogs Wil Wheaton Dot Net and WWdN: In Exile.
Wheaton was born in Burbank, California, to Debbie (née O’Connor), an actress, and Richard William Wheaton, Jr., a medical specialist. He has a brother, Jeremy, and a sister, Amy. Both appeared uncredited in the episode "When the Bough Breaks" of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Wheaton made his acting debut in the 1981 TV film A Long Way Home, and his first cinema role was as Martin Brisby in the 1982 animated film The Secret of NIMH, the movie adaptation of Robert C. O'Brien's Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. He had a minor role in the 1984 movie The Last Starfighter. He first gained widespread attention in 1986 as Gordie Lachance in Stand by Me, the film adaptation of Stephen King's The Body. In 1991, he played Joey Trotta in the film Toy Soldiers.
Actors: Joe Kraemer (composer), David S. Cass Sr. (director), Jack Riley (actor), David Wells (actor), Michael Moran (producer), Randy Pope (producer), Nick Lombardo (producer), Wings Hauser (actor), Jim Haynie (actor), Nick Chinlund (actor), Lincoln Lageson (producer), Larry Levinson (producer), Kevin Sorbo (actor), Paul Balelo (miscellaneous crew), Robert Halmi Jr. (producer),
Genres: Drama, Western,Actors: Robert Lamkin (miscellaneous crew), Jay Johnson (miscellaneous crew), Kevin Costner (director), Kevin Costner (producer), John Barry (composer), Edward Gorsuch (miscellaneous crew), Graham Greene (actor), Tantoo Cardinal (actress), Kevin Costner (actor), Maury Chaykin (actor), Wes Studi (actor), Mary McDonnell (actress), Tom Everett (actor), Burton Sharp (miscellaneous crew), Paul 'Sled' Reynolds (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs "Two-socks" and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man's ways.
Keywords: 1840s, 1860s, 19th-century, ambush, american-civil-war, american-indian, animal-abuse, animal-attack, animal-in-title, archeryActors: Lew Morphy (actor), Alex Nicol (actor), Boyd 'Red' Morgan (actor), Jack Kelly (actor), Ray Bennett (actor), Philo McCullough (actor), Merrill McCormick (actor), Edmund Cobb (actor), Bill Coontz (actor), Ray Jones (actor), Harold Goodwin (actor), Herman Hack (actor), Chick Hannan (actor), Emile Avery (actor), William H. O'Brien (actor),
Plot: In Wyoming Territory, a range war is brewing between entrenched cattle barons and new settlers. Cattle king Reece Duncan is opposed by ambitious gambler Jim Averell, who imports his old flame, shapely saloon queen Kate Maxwell, and sets her up as an alternative cattle buyer. As matters build toward violence, Kate finds she's being taken advantage of. But her only potential ally in staving off carnage is seemingly mild-mannered sheriff Stan Blaine...who distrusts her.
Keywords: cattle, cowboy, dance-hall-singer, false-accusation, frame-up, hidden-identity, range-war, robbery, rustler, sheriffActors: Jimmy Aubrey (actor), Hank Bell (actor), Lynton Brent (actor), Roy Bucko (actor), Budd Buster (actor), John L. Cason (actor), Ed Cassidy (actor), Jess Cavin (actor), Steve Clark (actor), Tex Cooper (actor), Ben Corbett (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), Bert Dillard (actor), Curley Dresden (actor), Gene Alsace (actor),
Plot: By the numbers-type summary, for those who don't care who played what, finds this one opening with the shooting of two prominent town-officials by Billy Carson ('Buster CRabbe'), who as a youth witnessed a band of outlaws, led by the prominent citizens, massacre his and Fuzzy's parents who were members of a wagon train heading west. In retrospect,Billy tells his story to the Marshal about how the members of the covered-wagon trek, trusted an attorney who stole their money and then bought his gang to wipe them out and gain their promised lands, to make a fortune for himself and his henchmen.
Keywords: 1860s, 1880s, ambush, avenger, b-movie, b-western, barfly, billy-carson-series, cigarette-smoking, clueActors: G. Pat Collins (actor), Joseph Crehan (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Eddie Acuff (actor), Clancy Cooper (actor), Hank Bell (actor), Brooks Benedict (actor), Hobart Bosworth (actor), Truman Bradley (actor), Walter Baldwin (actor), Walter Brooke (actor), Roy Barcroft (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), Spencer Charters (actor), Wade Crosby (actor),
Plot: Highly fictionalized account (see the IMDB 'goofs' for examples) of the life of George Armstrong Custer from his arrival at West Point in 1857 to his death at the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. He has little discipline at the academy but is prepared to stand up to the senior cadet, Ned Sharp, who makes his life miserable. While there he catches the eye of the commandant, Col. (later General) Phil Sheridan and also meets his future bride, Elizabeth Bacon. Graduating early due to the Civil War, it is only through a chance meeting with General Winfield Scott that he finally gets assigned to a cavalry regiment. He served with distinction during the war and when he is promoted to Brigadier General in error, he leads his troops in a decisive victory. He has little to do after the war turning down lucrative positions in private industry and it's his wife who arranges with Gen. Scott for him to be appointed a Lt. Colonel and given command of the 7th Cavalry. He is depicted as a friend of the Indians who will fight for injustice, in the form of his old nemesis Ned Sharp who is taking advantage of them and trying to provoke a war with his own financial gain in mind. Custer died in the the now famous battle on June 25, 1876 at the age of 36.
Keywords: ambush, bar-brawl, bar-fight, black-hills, bow-and-arrow, brawl, carbine, cavalry, cavalry-charge, cavalry-saberActors: Jimmy Aubrey (actor), Silver Tip Baker (actor), Hank Bell (actor), Budd Buster (actor), Foxy Callahan (actor), George Chesebro (actor), Tex Cooper (actor), Kenne Duncan (actor), John Elliott (actor), Frank Ellis (actor), Jack Evans (actor), Herman Hack (actor), George Hazel (actor), Reed Howes (actor), Victor Adamson (actor),
Plot: A wagon train of settlers is approaching Prairieville and rancher Allen is out to stop them by having some of his men join the train and poison the horses. When Jack Cameron arrives in Prairieville with replacement horses, he learns his brother who was with the train has been murdered. A piece of his brother's clothing identifies a member of the gang and Jack sets out to find the rest of them and also deliver the horses.
Keywords: 1870s, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, ambush, animal-poisioning, avenger, b-movie, b-western, brother, cattleman, cattleman-associationActors: Chuck Baldra (actor), Noah Beery (actor), Chief John Big Tree (actor), Bob Burns (actor), Yakima Canutt (actor), Lane Chandler (actor), George Chesebro (actor), George Cleveland (actor), Iron Eyes Cody (actor), Art Dillard (actor), John Dilson (actor), Herman Hack (actor), Raymond Hatton (actor), Ray Jones (actor), Jack Kirk (actor),
Plot: This entry in Republic's "Three Mesquiteer" series, that skipped back forth in time much like Brick Bradford in his "Time Top" machine, finds the Mesquiteers, Stony Brooke, Rusty Joslin and Rico, intervening when an 1870's wagon train of settlers, headed by Dr. Bailey, is attacked by Indians. The wagon train leader is killed and the Mesquiteers agree to guide the settlers to their destination. Bailey and his daughter Anna and the other settlers have been lured westward by offers of cheap land. Arriving, they find that the land sold them by Judge Platt and Sheriff Gorman is practically worthless, but through hard labor and courage they manage to clear it and have reached the point where they are about to make a fair living when they are beset by exorbitant taxes. Judge Platt and his cronies have information that a railroad is to be run through the territory, and they plan to break the settlers by high taxes, regain the land at forced sales, and sell it to the railroad. The Mesquiteers arrange for a cattle sale in order to pay the taxes but Platt and his henchmen, led by Steve Carson, contrive to rob the Mesquiteers as they return from Omaha, and make it appear that the Mesquiteers took the funds and made up the hold-up story. But Stony, in the guise of the Masked Rider (a plot device much favored in the Mesquiteer films with Livingston following his essay of the title role in "The Lone Ranger Rides Again" serial), and his two friends begin a campaign to end the activities of Platt and his gang.
Keywords: arsenal, clique, conspiracy, crook, destinations, foreclosure, frame-up, friend, gang, gunfightActors: Jack Kirk (actor), Jack Ingram (actor), Bob Burns (actor), Silver Tip Baker (actor), Budd Buster (actor), Kenneth Harlan (actor), Bob Card (actor), Horace B. Carpenter (actor), Burr Caruth (actor), Fred Burns (actor), Ray Corrigan (actor), Elmer (actor), Yakima Canutt (actor), Chris Allen (actor), Robert Livingston (actor),
Genres: Western,Actors: Robert Allen (actor), Robert 'Buzz' Henry (actor), Gene Alsace (actor), Bob Burns (actor), Silver Tip Baker (actor), Horace B. Carpenter (actor), Frank Ball (actor), Jim Corey (actor), Jack Evans (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Oscar Gahan (actor), Bob Burns (actor), William Gould (actor), George Hazel (actor), Jack King (actor),
Plot: The Harper wagon train is carrying money and Bull and his gang are after it. When their first attack is foiled by the rangers, Allen trails them. But he is captured and his ranger badge used to divert the rangers away leaving the wagon train unprotected.
Keywords: 1870s, ambush, american-indian, attack, b-movie, b-western, badge, bartender, brother, brother-brother-relationshipActors: Jimmy Aubrey (actor), Chuck Baldra (actor), Frank Ball (actor), Barney Beasley (actor), Johnny Mack Brown (actor), Budd Buster (actor), Ed Cassidy (actor), Steve Clark (actor), Buck Connors (actor), Jim Corey (actor), Rube Dalroy (actor), Jack Evans (actor), Barney Furey (actor), Frank Hagney (actor), Chris Allen (actor),
Plot: Bruce Reynolds is looking for his grandfather's map to a hidden supply of gold. When Garlow sees Amos Jenkins with the map he kills him. Cliff Graves witnesses the murder and jealous of Reynolds for taking away his girl friend Joan, blames him for the crime.
Keywords: 1860s, 1880s, ambush, b-movie, b-western, barfly, bartender, brother, death-of-grandfather, gambler