List of Western films of the 1920s

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A list of Western films released in the 1920s. All films are silent unless otherwise designated as a "talkie".

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
1920
The Big Catch Leo D. Maloney Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Chick Morrison United StatesWestern short
Blue Streak McCoy B. Reeves Eason Harry Carey, Lila Lesley, Charles Arling United Statestraditional Western
The Broncho Kid Mack V. Wright Hoot Gibson, Yvette Mitchell, Dudley Hendricks United StatesWestern short
Bullet Proof Lynn Reynolds Harry Carey, Fred Gamble, J. Farrell MacDonald United StatesWestern short
The Champion Liar Hoot Gibson Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Dorothy Wood United StatesWestern short
The Deerslayer and Chingachgook Arthur Wellin Béla Lugosi, Emil Mamelok Germanycolonial American frontier
Double Danger Albert Russell Hoot Gibson, Charles Newton United Statestraditional Western
Elmo the Fearless J. P. McGowan Elmo Lincoln, Louise Lorraine United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Fight It Out Albert Russell Hoot Gibson, Charles Newton, Jim Corey United Statestraditional Western
The Fightin' Terror Hoot Gibson Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Mark Fenton United StatesWestern short
A Gamblin' Fool Leo D. Maloney Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Chick Morrison United StatesWestern short
The Grinning Granger Leo D. Maloney Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Dorothy Wood United StatesWestern short
Hair Trigger Stuff B. Reeves Eason Hoot Gibson, Mildred Moore, George Field United StatesWestern short
Held Up for the Makin's B. Reeves Eason Hoot Gibson, Mildred Moore, George Field United StatesWestern short
His Nose in the Book B. Reeves Eason Hoot Gibson, Mildred Moore, George Field, Jim Corey, B. Reeves Eason, Jr., Tom London United StatesWestern short
Human Stuff B. Reeves Eason Harry Carey, Charles Le Moyne United Statestraditional Western
'In Wrong' Wright Albert Russell Hoot Gibson, Dorothy Wood, Jim Corey United Statestraditional Western
The Invisible Hand William Bowman Antonio Moreno, Pauline Curley, Jay Morley United StatesWestern serial
The Jay Bird Phil Rosen Hoot Gibson, Josephine Hill United StatesWestern short
Just Pals John Ford Buck Jones, Helen Ferguson, Duke R. Lee United Statestraditional Western
The Kelly Gang Harry Southwell Godfrey Cass, V. Upton Brown, Horace Crawford AustraliaAustralian Western
The Last of the Mohicans Maurice Tourneur, Clarence Brown Wallace Beery, Barbara Bedford, Alan Roscoe United Statescolonial American frontier
The Last of the Mohicans Arthur Wellin Béla Lugosi, Charles Barley Germanycolonial American frontier
Lone Hand Wilson Lafe McKee, Harry Moody Lester Cuneo, Annette DeFoe United Statestraditional Western
The Man with the Punch Edward Laemmle Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Charles Newton United StatesWestern short
The Mark of Zorro Fred Niblo Douglas Fairbanks United States
Masked Mack V. Right Hoot Gibson, Virginia Browne Faire, Jim Corey United StatesWestern short
The Moon Riders B. Reeves Eason Art Acord, Mildred Moore, Charles Newton United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
One Law for All Leo D. Maloney Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Dorothy Wood United StatesWestern short
Overland Red Lynn Reynolds Harry Carey, Charles Le Moyne United Statestraditional Western
The Prospector's Vengeance B. Reeves Eason George Field, Mildred Moore, Pat O'Malley United StatesWestern short
The Rattler's Hiss B. Reeves Eason Hoot Gibson, George Field, Mildred Moore United StatesWestern short
Roarin' Dan Phil Rosen Hoot Gibson, Ethel Shannon United StatesWestern short
Robbery Under Arms Kenneth Brampton Kenneth Brampton, Vera Archer, Charles Chauvel AustraliaAustralian Western
Runnin' Straight Arthur J. Flaven Hoot Gibson, Virginia Browne Faire United StatesWestern short
Ruth of the Rockies George Marshall Ruth Roland, Herbert Heyes, Thomas G. Lingham United Statesserial Western (partially lost)
The Sheriff's Oath Phil Rosen Hoot Gibson, Arthur Mackley, Martha Mattox United StatesWestern short
The Shootin' Fool Hoot Gibson Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Lucille Rubey United StatesWestern short
The Shootin' Kid Hoot Gibson Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Dorothy Wood United StatesWestern short
The Smilin' Kid Hoot Gibson Hoot Gibson, Dorothy Wood, Jim Corey United StatesWestern short
The Stranger W. C. Tuttle Hoot Gibson, Dorothy Wood United StatesWestern short
Sundown Slim Val Paul Harry Carey, Genevieve Blinn, J. Morris Foster United Statestraditional Western
Superstition Edward Laemmle Hoot Gibson, Charles Newton, Dorothy Wood, Jim Corey United StatesWestern short
Thieves' Clothes Mack V. Wright Hoot Gibson, Alma Bennett United StatesWestern short
Thunderbolt Jack Francis Ford, Murdock MacQuarrie Jack Hoxie, Marin Sais United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Tipped Off Albert Russell Hoot Gibson, Gertrude Olmstead, Charles Newton, Jim Corey United StatesWestern short
The Toll Gate Lambert Hillyer William S. Hart, Anna Q. Nilsson, Joseph Singleton United Statestraditional Western
The Trail of the Hound Albert Russell Hoot Gibson, Gertrude Olmstead United StatesWestern short
Trailed by Three Perry N. Vekroff Stuart Holmes, Frankie Mann, John Webb Dillon United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
The Two-Fisted Love Edward Laemmle Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Dorothy Wood United StatesWestern short
Vanishing Trails Leon De La Mothe Franklyn Farnum, L. M. Wells, Duke R. Lee United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
The Veiled Mystery William Bowman, Webster Cullison, Francis J. Grandon, Antonio Moreno Antonio Moreno, Pauline Curley, Henry A. Barrows United Statesserial Western
West is Best Phil Rosen Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Charles Newton United StatesWestern short
West is West Val Paul Harry Carey, Charles Le Moyne, Ted BrooksUnited Statestraditional Western
Wolf Tracks Mack V. Wright Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Charles Newton, Tom London United StatesWestern short
1921
Action John Ford Hoot Gibson, Francis Ford, J. Farrell MacDonald United Statestraditional Western (considered lost)
The Avenging Arrow W. S. Van Dyke Ruth Roland, Edward Hearn, William Steele United Statesserial Western
Bandits Beware Lee Kohlmar Hoot Gibson, Charles Newton United StatesWestern short
Beating the Game Lee Kohlmar Hoot Gibson, Marcella Pershing United StatesWestern short
The Big Punch John Ford Buck Jones, Barbara Bedford, Jack Curtis United Statestraditional Western
The Cactus Kid Lee Kohlmar Hoot Gibson, Charles Newton, Ben Corbett United StatesWestern short
Crossed Clues William James Craft Hoot Gibson, Jacques Jaccard United StatesWestern short
Desperate Trails John Ford Harry Carey, Irene Rich, Edward Coxen United Statestraditional Western
Double Crossers William James Craft Hoot Gibson, Marcella Pershing United StatesWestern short
The Driftin' Kid Albert Russell Hoot Gibson, Artie Ortego, Gertrude Olmstead United StatesWestern short
Fighting Blood Lee Kohlmar Jack Perrin, Louise Lorraine United StatesWestern short
The Fightin' Fury Hoot Gibson Hoot Gibson, Gertrude Olmstead, Charles Newton United StatesWestern short
Finders Keepers Otis B. Thayer Edmund Cobb, Violet Mersereau, Dorothy Bridges United Statestraditional Western
The Fire Eater B. Reeves Eason Hoot Gibson, Louise Lorraine, Thomas G. Lingham United StatesWestern short
The Fox Robert Thornby Harry Carey, Gertrude Claire, C. E. Anderson United Statestraditional Western
The Freeze-Out John Ford Harry Carey, Helen Ferguson, Charles Le Moyne United Statestraditional Western (considered lost)
Hearts Up Val Paul Harry Carey, Arthur Millett, Charles Le Moyne United Statestraditional Western
The Honor of the Mounted Edward A. Kull Josephine Hill, George Larkin United States Northern Western
Kickaroo Albert Russell Hoot Gibson, Gertrude Olmstead United StatesWestern short
The Man Who Woke Up Lee Kohlmar Hoot Gibson, Artie Ortego United StatesWestern short
The Movie Trail Charles Thompson Hoot Gibson, Charles Newton United StatesWestern short
Red Courage B. Reeves Eason Hoot Gibson, Charles Newton, Molly Malone, Joseph W. Girard United Statestraditional Western
The Saddle King Edward Laemmle Hoot Gibson, Charles Newton, Jim Corey, Dorothy Wood United StatesWestern short
Sands of Sacrifice Charles Bartlett Neal Hart, Violet Palmer, Edward Roseman United States Northern Western
Sure Fire John Ford Hoot Gibson, Molly Malone, B. Reeves Eason, Jr. United Statestraditional Western (considered lost)
Sweet Revenge Edward Laemmle Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Gertrude Olmstead United StatesWestern short
Terror Trail Edward A. Kull Eileen Sedgwick, George Larkin United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Three Word Brand Lambert Hillyer William S. Hart, Jane Novak, S. J. Bingham United Statestraditional Western
The Wallop John Ford Harry Carey, William Steele, Charles Le Moyne United Statestraditional Western (considered lost)
The White Horseman Albert Russell Art Acord, Duke R. Lee, Tote Du Crow United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Who Was the Man? Lee Kohlmar Hoot Gibson, Charles Newton, Jacques Jaccard United StatesWestern short
The Wild Wild West Lee Kohlmar Hoot Gibson, Jacques Jaccard, Marcella Pershing United StatesWestern short
Winners of the West Edward Laemmle Art Acord, Myrtle Lind, J. Herbert Frank United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
1922
The Ableminded Lady Lewis D. Collins, Oliver L. Sellers Henry B. Walthall, Elinor Fair, Helen Raymond United Statestraditional Western
The Bearcat Edward Sedgwick Hoot Gibson, Lillian Rich, Charles K. French United Statestraditional Western
Big Stakes Clifford S. Elfelt J. B. Warner, Elinor Fair, Les Bates United Statestraditional Western
In the Days of Buffalo Bill Edward Laemmle Art Acord, Duke R. Lee, George A. Williams United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
The Galloping Kid Nat Ross Hoot Gibson, Edna Murphy, Lionel Belmore United Statestraditional Western
Good Men and True Val Paul Harry Carey, Vola Vale, Noah Beery, Sr. United Statestraditional Western
Headin' West William James Craft Hoot Gibson, Jim Corey, Charles Le Moyne United Statestraditional Western
The Loaded Door Harry A. Pollard Hoot Gibson, Gertrude Olmstead, A. Edward Sutherland United Statestraditional Western
The Lone Hand B. Reeves Eason Hoot Gibson, Marjorie Daw, Helen Holmes United Statestraditional Western
Man to Man Stuart Paton Harry Carey, Lillian Rich, Charles Le Moyne United Statestraditional Western
Moonshine Valley Herbert Brenon Willian Farnum, Holmes Herbert, Anne Shirley United Statestraditional Western
The Paleface Buster Keaton Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts United Statescomedy Western
The Purple Riders William Bertram Joe Ryan, Elinor Field, Ernest Shields United StatesWestern serial
Sky High Lynn Reynolds Tom Mix, J. Farrell MacDonald, Eva Novak United Statesaction/adventure Western
Step on It! Jack Conway Hoot Gibson, Edith Yorke, Frank Lanning United Statestraditional Western
Trimmed Harry A. Pollard Hoot Gibson, Patsy Ruth Miller, Fred Kohler United Statestraditional Western
White Eagle Fred Jackman, W. S. Van Dyke Ruth Roland, Earl Metcalfe, Bud Osborne United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
1923
$1,000 Reward Charles R. Seeling Guinn "Big Boy" Williams United Statestraditional Western
The Call of the Canyon Victor Fleming Richard Dix, Laura Anson, Noah Beery, Sr. United Statestraditional Western
Canyon of the Fools Val Paul Harry Carey, Marguerite Clayton United Statestraditional Western
The Covered Wagon James Cruze J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson, Alan Hale, Sr. United Statesepic Western
Crashin' Thru Val Paul Harry Carey, Cullen Landis, Myrtle Stedman United Statestraditional Western
Dead Game Edward Sedgwick Hoot Gibson, Robert McKim, Harry Carter United Statestraditional Western
Desert Driven Val Paul Harry Carey, Marguerite Clayton, George Waggner United Statestraditional Western
The Ghost City Jay Marchant Pete Morrison, Margaret Morris, Frank Rice United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
In the Days of Daniel Boone William James Craft Charles Brinley, Jack Mower, Eileen Sedgwick, Ruth Royce, Herschel Mayall, Duke R. Lee United Statesfrontier Western (considered lost)
The Kickback Val Paul Harry Carey, Henry B. Walthall, Charles Le Moyne United Statestraditional Western
Kindled Courage William Worthington Hoot Gibson, Harold Goodwin, Harry Tenbrook United Statestraditional Western
The Miracle Baby Val Paul Harry Carey, Edward Hearn, Edmund Cobb United Statestraditional Western
The Oregon Trail Edward Laemmle Art Acord, Louis Lorraine, Duke R. Lee United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Out o' Luck Hoot Gibson Hoot Gibson, Gertrude Holmstead, Jim Corey United StatesWestern short
The Phantom Fortune Robert F. Hill William Desmond, Esther Ralston, Lewis Sargent United Statesserial Western
The Ramblin' Kid Edward Sedgwick Hoot Gibson, Laura La Plante, Harold Goodwin United Statestraditional Western
Ridin' Wild Nat Ross Hoot Gibson, Edna Murphy, Wade Boteler United Statestraditional Western
Ruggles of Red Gap James Cruze Edward Everett Horton, Ernest Torrence, Lois Wilson United Statescomedy Western (considered lost)
The Santa Fe Trail Ashton Dearholt, Robert A. Dillon Jack Perrin, Neva Gerber, Jim Welch United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Shootin' for Love Edward Sedgwick Hoot Gibson, William Steele, Mack V. Wright United Statestraditional Western
Single Handed Edward Sedgwick Hoot Gibson, Laura La Plante, Alfred Allen United Statestraditional Western
The Social Buccaneer Robert F. Hill Jack Mulhall, Margaret Livingston, William Welsh United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Shootin' for Love Edward Sedgwick Hoot Gibson, William Steele, Mack V. Wright United Statestraditional Western
The Spoilers Lambert Hillyer Milton Sills, Anna Q. Nilsson United States Northern Western
Three Jumps Ahead John Ford Tom Mix, Alma Bennett, Edward Peil, Sr. United Statestraditional Western (considered lost)
The Virginian Tom Forman (actor) Kenneth Harlan, Florence Vidor, Russell Simpson, Pat O'Malley, Raymond Hatton United Statestraditional Western
When the Kellys Were Out Harry Southwell Godfrey Cass AustraliaAustralian Western
Wild Bill Hickok Clifford Smith William S. Hart, Ethel Grey Terry, Jack Gardner United Statesgunfighter Western
1924
Ace of Cactus Range Victor Adamson, Malon Andrus Art Mix, Virginia Warwick, Clifford Davidson United Statesdetective Western
Ace of the Law Louis King Bill Patton, Peggy O'Day, Lew Meehan United Statestraditional Western
Days of '49 Jacques Jaccard Neva Gerber, Edmund Cobb, Charles Brinley United StatesWestern serial
The Desert Outlaw Edmund Mortimer Buck Jones, Evelyn Brent, DeWitt Jennings United Statestraditional Western
The Flaming Forties Tom Forman Harry Carey, William Norton Bailey, Jacqueline Gadsden United Statestraditional Western
Galloping Hoofs George B. Seitz Allene Ray, J. Barney Sherry, Ernest Hilliard United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
The Hellion Bruce M. Mitchell Marin Sais, J. B. Warner, Boris Karloff United Statestraditional Western
Hook and Ladder Edward Sedgwick Hoot Gibson, Frank Beal, Philo McCullough United Statestraditional Western
The Iron Horse John Ford George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Cyril Chadwick United Statesempire building Western
Leatherstocking George B. Seitz Edna Murphy, Harold Miller, Frank Lackteen United Statesserial frontier Western
The Lightning Rider Lloyd Ingraham Harry Carey, Virginia Brown Faire, Thomas G. Lingham United Statestraditional Western
The Mine with the Iron Door Sam Wood Dorothy Mackaill, Pat O'Malley, Raymond Hatton United Statestraditional Western
The Night Hawk Stuart Paton Harry Carey, Claire Adams, Joseph W. Girard United Statestraditional Western
North of 36 Irvin Willat Jack Holt, Ernest Torrence, Lois Wilson United Statestraditional Western
A Pair of Hellions Walter Willis Ranger Bill Miller, Patricia Palmer United Statestraditional Western
The Plunderer George Archainbaud Frank Mayo, Evelyn Brent, Tom Santschi United Statestraditional Western (considered lost)
Riders of the Plains Jacques Jaccard Jack Perrin, Marilyn Mills, Ruth Royce United Statesserial Western
The Riddle Rider William James Craft William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick, Helen Holmes United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Ride for Your Life Edward Sedgwick Hoot Gibson, Laura La Plante, Harry Todd United Statestraditional Western
Riders of the Plains Jacques Jaccard Jack Perrin, Marilyn Mills, Ruth Royce, Charles Brinley United Statesserial Western
Tiger Thompson B. Reeves Eason Harry Carey, Marguerite Clayton, John Webb Dillon United Statestraditional Western
The Trouble Shooter Jack Conway Tom Mix, Kathleen Key, Frank Currier United Statestraditional Western
The Way of a Man George B. Seitz Allene Ray, Bud Osborne United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
West of Hot Dog Scott Pembroke, Joe Rock Stan Laurel United Statescomedy Western short
1925
Ace of Spades Henry MacRae William Desmond, Mary McAllister, William Steele United Statesserial Western
The Bad Lands Dell Henderson Harry Carey, Wilfred Lucas, Lee Shumway United Statestraditional Western
Beyond the Border Scott R. Dunlap Harry Carey, William Scott, Mildred Harris United Statestraditional Western
The Demon Rider Paul Hurst Ken Maynard, Alma Rayford, Fred Burns United Statestraditional Western
The Fighting Ranger Jay Marchant Jack Dougherty, Eileen Sedgwick, Bud Osborne United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Go West Buster Keaton Buster Keaton, Howard Truesdale, Kathleen Myers United Statescomedy Western
The Gold Rush Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray United Statescomedy Western
Idaho Robert F. Hill Mahlon Hamilton, Vivian Rich, Frederick Vroom United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
The Lucky Horseshoe John G. Blystone Tom Mix, Billie Dove, Malcolm Waite United Statestraditional Western
The Man from Red Gulch Edmund Mortimer Harry Carey, Harriet Hammond, Frank Campeau United Statestraditional Western
The Prairie Pirate Edmund Mortimer Harry Carey, Trilby Clark, Lloyd Whitlock United Statestraditional Western
The Prairie Wife Hugo Ballin Dorothy Devore, Herbert Rawlinson, Gibson Gowland, Boris Karloff United Statestraditional Western (considered lost)
Riders of the Purple Sage Lynn Reynolds Tom Mix, Beatrice Burnham, Arthur Morrison United Statestraditional Western
Silent Sanderson Scott R. Dunlap Harry Carey, Trilby Clark, John Miljan United Statestraditional Western
The Texas Trail Scott R. Dunlap Harry Carey, Ethel Shannon, Charles K. French United Statestraditional Western
The Thundering Herd William K. Howard Jack Holt, Lois Wilson, Noah Beery, Sr., Raymond Hatton, Charles Stanton Ogle, Tim McCoy United Statestraditional Western
Tumbleweeds William S. Hart, King Baggot William S. Hart, Barbara Bedford, Lucian Littlefield United Statestraditional Western
The Vanishing American George B. Seitz Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, Noah Beery United Statestraditional Western
Wild West Robert F. Hill Jack Mulhall, Helen Ferguson, Eddie Phillips United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
1926
3 Bad Men John Ford George O'Brien, Olive Borden, Lou Tellegen United Statesoutlaw Western
Ace of Action William Bertram Hal Taliaferro, Alma Rayford, Charles Colby United Statestraditional Western
The Ace of Clubs J. P. McGowan Al Hoxie, Minna Redman, Andrew Waldron United Statestraditional Western
The Bar-C Mystery Robert F. Hill Dorothy Phillips, Wallace MacDonald, Ethel Clayton United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Desert Gold George B. Seitz Neil Hamilton, Shirley Mason, Robert Frazer United Statestraditional Western
Driftin' Thru Scott R. Dunlap Harry Carey, Stanton Heck, G. Raymond Nye United Statestraditional Western
Fighting with Buffalo Bill Ray Taylor Wallace MacDonald, Edmund Cobb, Robert Homans United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
The Frontier Trail Scott R. Dunlap Harry Carey, Mabel Julienne Scott, Ernest Hilliard United Statestraditional Western
The Great K & A Train Robbery Lewis Seiler Tom Mix, Dorothy Dwan, Will Walling United Statestraditional Western
Jim, the Conqueror George B. Seitz William Boyd, Elinor Fair, Walter Long United Statestraditional Western
The Last Frontier George B. Seitz William Boyd, Marguerite De La Motte, Jack Hoxie United Statestraditional Western
The Man in the Saddle Lynn Reynolds Hoot Gibson, Charles Hill Mailes, Fay Wray United Statestraditional Western
Satan Town Edmund Mortimer Harry Carey, Charles Clary, Richard Neill United Statestraditional Western
The Seventh Bandit Scott R. Dunlap Harry Carey, Harriet Hammond, John Webb Dillon United Statestraditional Western
The Winking Idol Francis Ford William Desmond, Eileen Sedgwick, Jack Richardson United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
1927
The Golden Stallion Harry S. Webb Maurice Bennett Flynn, Joe Bonomo, Jay J. Bryan United Statesserial Western
Hawk of the Hills Spencer Gordon Bennet Allene Ray, Walter Miller, Frank Lackteen United Statesserial Western
Heroes of the Wild Harry S. Webb Jack Hoxie, Josephine Hill, Joe Bonomo United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
The Kid Brother Ted Wilde Harold Lloyd, Jobyana Ralston, Walter James United Statescomedy Western
The Meddlin' Stranger Richard Thorpe Wally Wales, Nola Luxford, Charles K. French, Boris Karloff United Statestraditional Western
Nevada John Waters Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, William Powell, Ernie Adams United Statestraditional Western
Spoilers of the West W. S. Van Dyke Tim McCoy, Marjorie Daw, William Fairbanks United Statestraditional Western
Whispering Smith Rides Ray Taylor Wallace MacDonald, Rose Blossom, J. P. McGowan United Statesserial Western
1928
A Final Reckoning Ray Taylor Newton House, Louise Lorraine, Edmund Cobb United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
Across the Plains Robert J. Horner Ted Wells, Iona Reed, Jack Richardson United Statestraditional Western
Arizona Days J. P. McGowan Bob Custer, Peggy Montgomery, J. P. McGowan United Statestraditional Western
Burning Bridges James P. Hogan Harry Carey, William Bailey, Eddie Phillips United Statestraditional Western
In Old Arizona Irving Cummings Warner Baxter, Neva Gerber, Al Ferguson United Statestraditional Western, first talkie Western
The Border Patrol James P. Hogan Harry Carey, Phillips Smalley, Richard Tucker United Statestraditional Western
The Cavalier Irvin Willat Richard Talmadge, Barbara Bedford United Statesdramatic Western
The Trail of '98 Clarence Brown Dolores del Río, Ralph Forbes, Karl Dane United StatesAlaska gold rush Western
The Vanishing Rider Ray Taylor William Desmond (actor), Ethlyne Clair, Nelson McDowell United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
The Vanishing West Richard Thorpe Jack Perrin, Eileen Sedgwick, Yakima Canutt United Statesserial Western (considered lost)
The Whispering Rider Robert J. Horner William Desmond, Derelys Perdue, Tom London United Statesserial Western
The Wind Victor Sjöström Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love United Statesdramatic Western
1929
Queen of the Northwoods Spencer Gordon Bennet Walter Miller, Ethlyne Clair, Tom London United Statesserial Northern Western
Redskin Victor Schertzinger Richard Dix, Julie Carter, Tully Marshall United Statesrevisionist Western
The Virginian Victor Fleming Gary Cooper, Walter Huston, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian United Statestraditional Western
Thundering Thompson Ben F. Wilson Cheyenne Bill, Neva Gerber, Al Ferguson United Statestraditional Western
Tiger Rose George Fitzmaurice Monte Blue, Lupe Vélez, H. B. Warner United Statessound Northern Western

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A film – also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick – is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and the art form that is the result of it.

<i>Mad Max</i> Australian media franchise

Mad Max is an Australian media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It centers on a series of post-apocalyptic and dystopian action films. The franchise began in 1979 with Mad Max, and was followed by three sequels: Mad Max 2, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015); Miller directed or co-directed all four films. A spin-off, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, was released in 2024 and was also directed by Miller. Mel Gibson portrayed the title character Max Rockatansky in the first three films, while Tom Hardy portrayed the character in Mad Max: Fury Road.

<i>Mad Max: Fury Road</i> 2015 film by George Miller

Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 Australian post-apocalyptic action film co-written, co-produced, and directed by George Miller. Miller collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay. The fourth installment in the Mad Max franchise, it was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Kennedy Miller Mitchell, and distributed by Roadshow Entertainment in Australia and by Warner Bros. Pictures internationally. The film stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, with Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton in supporting roles. Set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland where petrol and water are scarce commodities, Fury Road follows Max Rockatansky (Hardy), who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa (Theron) against cult leader Immortan Joe (Keays-Byrne) and his army, leading to a lengthy road battle.