Westerns featuring Singers in starring roles
I thought this would be a fun category - Westerns I've watched and reviewed in which one of the stars is also a famous singer. I've listed these in IMDb ranking order.
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- DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneDean MartinRicky NelsonA small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy."If I'm going to get shot at, I might as well get paid for it. How do I get a badge?"
- DirectorPotsy PonciroliStarsTim Blake NelsonScott HazeGavin LewisA farmer takes in an injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse comes for the money, he must decide who to trust. Defending a siege, he reveals a gunslinging talent calling his true identity into question."You have no idea the hell storm you're fixin' to let loose."
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsJames CoburnKris KristoffersonRichard JaeckelPat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid."I believe they elected you and paid you good wages for killin' the kid, huh?"
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJohn WayneDean MartinMartha HyerRanch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother."Now who do you think was the stinkin', dirty low down rat that killed our Pa?"
- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsKris KristoffersonChristopher WalkenJohn HurtDuring the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests."You can't force salvation on people, Jim. It doesn't work."
- DirectorAndrew V. McLaglenStarsJames StewartDean MartinRaquel WelchMace Bishop (James Stewart) masquerades as a hangman in order to save his outlaw brother, Dee (Dean Martin), from the gallows, runs to Mexico chased by Sheriff July Johnson's (George Kennedy's) posse and fights against Mexican bandits."I'm broke without a woman and you're rich without a man."
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsElvis PresleyBarbara EdenSteve ForrestWhen fighting breaks out between two cultures in West Texas, the mixed-blood Pacer tries to act as a peacemaker, but the "flaming star of death" pulls him irrevocably into the deadly violence."They take a man for what they think he ought to be, not for what he is."
- DirectorWilliam D. WittliffStarsWillie NelsonMorgan FairchildR.G. ArmstrongRevisionist western about fallen preacher Shay, who guns down his wife Raysha for running off with another man. Wandering, he meets single mom Laurie. However, helpless sheriff Scoby wants Shay to help him fight the villainous Clavers."You'll be fightin' the devil on his own ground here, Sir."
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsDean MartinRobert MitchumInger StevensThe players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one."I guess a man's gotta be a damn fool once in a while."
- DirectorMichael GordonStarsDean MartinAlain DelonRosemary ForsythIn 1845 Texas, a Louisiana belle is courted by a wanted Spanish nobleman and a Texas brawling gunrunner but her suitors' passionate duel is interrupted by the cavalry and a Comanche attack."We've had civilized killing around here for years."
- DirectorFred SchepisiStarsWillie NelsonGary BuseyIsela VegaAn inexperienced farm boy hooks up with a legendary outlaw in Mexico and both are soon on the run from the law, Mexican bandits, and two families bent on revenge."He is the devil on Earth."
- DirectorArnold LavenStarsDean MartinJean SimmonsGeorge PeppardA former deputy and a strong-willed widow are determined to stop a ruthless town boss."My only bad luck is you're not dead yet."
- DirectorFerdinando BaldiStarsTony AnthonyRingo StarrLloyd BattistaAfter fifty mail-order brides are kidnapped by bandits, the blind gunfighter hired to escort them heads into Mexico in pursuit."I want my fifty women!"
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsBruce DernHelen ShaverMichael C. GwynneA charming but unscrupulous train robber courts capture and hanging when he falls in love with the daughter of a judge."I can't continue to tolerate this kind of rat hole incompetence!"
- DirectorRod HardyStarsKris KristoffersonScott BairstowIrene BedardTwo escapees from a brutal Louisiana penal colony join Sam Houston's forces in the effort to gain vengeance for the massacre at the Alamo."Regular rules have nothing' to do with this place."
- DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsRock HudsonDean MartinSusan ClarkTwo men who have been friends since childhood find themselves on opposite ends of the law."I'm going' out and shoot the man down."
- DirectorStuart HeislerStarsTab HunterNatalie WoodSkip HomeierAfter Trace Jordan's brother is murdered by members of the land-grabbing Sutton family, he vows to report this injustice to the nearest Army fort."A man must fight for what is right."
- DirectorTed PostStarsWillie NelsonKris KristoffersonJohnny CashIn 1880, a motley group of passengers takes the stagecoach from Tonto, Arizona to Lordsburg, New Mexico via dangerous Apache territory."Lot of good things are gonna happen here tonight."
- DirectorRobert BorisStarsRob LoweBill PaxtonRandy TravisWestern starring Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton, based on the lives of Frank and Jesse James. After the Civil War Frank and Jesse return to their family's farm. When their younger brother is murdered they embark on a mission for revenge."Boy, we're in it now."
- DirectorBurt KennedyStarsWillie NelsonRichard WidmarkShaun CassidyAn outlaw and a Texas Ranger Captain have a life-long personal feud, but twenty years later, with old-age settling in, they must put their differences aside in order to face the latest Texas problem, the youngest generation of outlaws."Guess it's time to put on my gunfightin' glasses."
- DirectorWilliam HaleStarsBobby DarinEmily BanksLeslie NielsenA sheriff, haunted by the accidental killing of his best friend, refuses to wear a gun. But when the brother of his best friend is murdered, the lawman must make a choice."You stay real close to me and make sure nobody shoots me in the back."
- DirectorCharles Marquis WarrenStarsElvis PresleyIna BalinVictor FrenchVince Hackett's gang steals a prized victory cannon from Mexico and blames the deed on ex-gang member Jess Wade, who wants to go straight."My brother's the only man alive who can call me an idiot."
- DirectorBill CorcoranStarsWillie NelsonKris KristoffersonChad WillettTwo aging gunfighters (Nelson, Kristofferson) re-form their old gang to avenge the murder of one of the former members."This town's on the wrong side of ugly."
- DirectorBill BixbyStarsWillie NelsonKris KristoffersonJoan SeveranceA gambler, a Texas ranger and an FBI agent are investigating a series of vigilante murders."Well I ain't had so much fun since the hogs ate my little brother."
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsFrank SinatraDean MartinAnita EkbergZack Thomas is a tough guy who hooks up with Joe Jarrett to open a casino."You must have the fastest horse in Texas!"
- DirectorRod HardyStarsKenny RogersTravis TrittNaomi JuddA groom and a bounty hunter go after his kidnapped bride."...there ain't no such thing as an innocent man, just some less guilty."
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsJames Van Der BeekRachael Leigh CookAshton KutcherA ragtag group of youngsters band together after the American Civil War to form the Texas Rangers, a group charged with the dangerous, ruthless duty of cleaning up the West."Ain't no outlaw stands a fightin' chance!"
- DirectorJustin LeeStarsTom BerengerJeff FaheySpencer LockeTwo missionaries witness a murder by hired guns and go on the run. They stumble onto the cabin of two retired contract killers who agree to help the women find safety, but only their guns can secure that promise."Well ma'am, we're a lot of things, but good we ain't."
- DirectorFred Olen RayStarsMichael DudikoffRandy TravisValerie WildmanCowboy Michael Atherton intervenes on behalf of a prostitute, Wendy, who is being terrorized by a gang of thugs. He guns down the attackers and shepherds her to safety."Dead men don't need a gun."
- DirectorTony RichardsonStarsMick JaggerClarissa Kaye-MasonMark McManusThe impoverished son of Irish immigrants is pushed by wrongful police persecution into becoming Australia's most notorious bushranger."They say Ned Kelly ain't never done wrong."
- DirectorTimothy Woodward Jr.StarsKris KristoffersonTrace AdkinsMichael ParéIn the 1880s western "Traded", a father must leave his ranch for Dodge City to save his daughter from an old enemy, putting his reputation as the fastest draw in the west to the test."I guess we know which wolf won."
- DirectorTimothy Woodward Jr.StarsLuke HemsworthKris KristoffersonTrace AdkinsLegendary lawman and gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok, is tasked with taming the wildest cow-town in the west. While delivering his own brand of frontier justice, the infamous gunfighter's reputation as the fastest draw in the west is put to the test."Cause sometimes it takes a good man to stop bad people."
- DirectorRobert HinkleStarsMarty RobbinsChill WillsDovie BeamsForced in the line of duty to kill a young Abilene gunman, Sheriff Matthew Roberts (Marty Robbins)is torn by inner anguish and takes off his badge and leaves Kansas. Time passes and Roberts is known as 'The Drifter', wandering restlessly through the west. In Arizona, he aids an elderly rancher, Tom Duncan (Chill Wills), and his granddaughter, Virginia (Dovie Beams) and her kid-brother Danny (Steven Tackett) in their fight to save their small ranch from a crooked banker and his gang of outlaws."Well I was kinda wonderin' if..., do you care if I call you the drifter?"
- DirectorGiovanni VeronesiStarsLeonardo PieraccioniHarvey KeitelDavid BowieA cold-blooded killer provokes a legendary gunslinger into coming out of retirement to see who's really the fastest gun in the West."If a man's got a good sense of balance, he'll never die."
- DirectorTerry MilesStarsTrace AdkinsKim CoatesJudd NelsonA former stagecoach robber is hunted by a vengeful US Marshal."Oh my, that is apple pie."
- DirectorTiller RussellStarsDwight YoakamLizzy CaplanJon FosterA western centered on a woman trying to bring her outlaw lover home for his burial."All those that go to the grave unsaved, shall know the torment of hell."
- DirectorMichael FeiferStarsDrew WatersVanessa EviganSam AshbyA loner and a female sharpshooter must save a boy's mother from a ruthless outlaw."Well kid, there's more than one way of bein' dead."