The Rawhide Years

Jul 1, 1956

1h 25m

★ 5.5

THE GAMBLER...THE GUNSLINGER...THE RIVER LADY KNOWN AS 'ZOE'...They Risked Their Luck On A Turn Of A Card...Their Lives On The Draw Of A Gun!

Overview

Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the boat; Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Ben Matthews

Tony Curtis

Zoe Fontaine

Colleen Miller

Rick Harper

Arthur Kennedy

Brand Comfort

William Demarest

Marshal Sommers

William Gargan

Andre Boucher

Peter van Eyck

Matt Comfort

Minor Watson

Carrico

Donald Randolph

Neal (as Robert Wilke)

Robert J. Wilke

Captain

Trevor Bardette

Deputy Wade

James Anderson

Mate

Robert Foulk

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6.5

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6.3

Tennessee's Partner

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6.2

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6.5

Ace High

Oct 2, 1968

After Cacopoulos manages to save himself from being hung on a false charge, he robs Cat Stevens and Hutch Bessy of a lot of money and steals their horses. This results in a merry chase and Stevens and Bessy become unwilling allies in Cacopoulus' revenge against the people who deserted him and framed him to get their money back.

7.0

How the West Was Won

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The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.

7.6

Tombstone

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7.0

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6.0

Sunset Pass

May 26, 1933

A US marshal goes undercover to bust up a bunch of rustlers.

6.7

The Comancheros

Dec 16, 1961

Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.

4.5

Prairie Fever

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5.1

4 for Texas

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7.3

Winchester '73

Jul 6, 1950

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7.6

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7.2

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

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5.9

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

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6.2

Ride in the Whirlwind

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Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse.

6.0

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5.8

Waterhole #3

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After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in the desert where stolen army gold bullion is buried. He plans to retrieve it, but others are searching for it too.