The Westerner (1940)

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.

Genres: Western

What to watch after The Westerner

• The Horse Soldiers (1959) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Big Trail (1930)
• The Hanging Tree (1959)
• Man of the West (1958)
• Wagon Master (1950)
• Dodge City (1939)