Western Movie Clips

Western movie clips featuring classic western movie trailers.

Turn up the sound, sit back and enjoy theatrical previews from some of the best westerns of all time.

The Searchers 1956
Directed by John Ford
Written by Frank Nugent
Starring John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles
Right after he returns home, an Indian-hating Civil War veteran (John Wayne) tracks down the tribe that slaughtered his family and kidnapped his niece.

High Noon 1952
Directed by Fred Zinneman
Written by Carl Foreman from a magazine story "The Tin Star."
Starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges and Katy Jurado
Lawman Will Kane (Gary Cooper) just got married and hangs up his badge when things change.

Kane learns that Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald), a man Kane sent to prison, is coming in on the noon train with 1 thing in mind - revenge.

The music by Dimitri Tiomkin is haunting, memorable and sets the pace for this refreshing look at life in the old west.

Director Fred Zinneman's use of clocks to show that high noon is approaching, helps build tension.

Awards: High Noon won Oscars for Gary Cooper, Best Actor
Elmo Williams and Harry Gerstad, Best Film Editing
Dimitri Tiomkin, Music, Best Music Original Score, and Ned Washington, Lyrics, Best Music Original Score.

Oscar nominations for Fred Zinneman, Best Director
Carl Foreman, Best Screenplay

Shane 1953
Directed by George Stevens
Written by A.B. Guthrie Jr. and Jack Sher
Starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin
A weary gunfighter (Alan Ladd) tries to settle down with a homestead family (Van Heflin and Jean Arthur), but a local rancher has different ideas.

Jack Palance is excellent as the cold, gunfighter.

And at the end of the movie as Shane rids off, Brandon DeWilde as Joey, brings tears to your eyes as he yells "Shane... Shane... Come back!"

Awards: Loyal Bigs won an Oscar for Best Cinematography, color
Oscar nominations included Brandon De Wilde (the boy), Best Supporting Actor
Jack Palance (the gunfighter), Best Supporting Actor
George Stevens, Best Director
A.B. Guthrie Jr., Best Screenplay

Red River 1948
Directed by Howard Hawks
Written by Borden Chase, Charles Schnee, Starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru
A young cowhand (Montgomery Clift) rebels against his rancher stepfather John Wayne) during a long, hard cattle drive.

StageCoach - movie clip - 1939
Directed by John Ford
Written by Dudley Nichols
Starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine
An all-star cast brings this story to life as a group of passengers deal with their personal lives and each other while riding through Indian country on a stagecoach.

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