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1. The Homesman (2014)
R | 122 min | Drama, Western
Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her.
Director: Tommy Lee Jones | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto
Votes: 35,865 | Gross: $2.43M
2. North to Alaska (1960)
Approved | 122 min | Comedy, Romance, Western
During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian
Votes: 8,506
3. Pioneer Woman (1973 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 74 min | Western
Despite some initial hesitations, a family from the East decides to try their luck by settling in the harsh and dangerous West in 1867.
Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Joanna Pettet, William Shatner, David Janssen, Lance LeGault
Votes: 358
4. The Spoilers (1942)
Passed | 87 min | Drama, Western
In Nome, Alaska, miner Roy Glennister and his partner Dextry, financed by saloon entertainer Cherry Malotte, fight to save their gold claim from crooked commissioner Alexander McNamara.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Margaret Lindsay
Votes: 3,258
5. Sierra Stranger (1957)
Approved | 74 min | Drama, Romance, Western
After penniless miner Jess Collins saves Sonny Grover from two men he calls claim jumpers, he heads for the town of Colton. There Grover's brother grub stakes him and he waits for his claim... See full summary »
Director: Lee Sholem | Stars: Howard Duff, Gloria McGehee, Dick Foran, John Hoyt
Votes: 123
6. Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
On an island off the gulf coast of Texas, a roadhouse owner is a recluse since the mysterious disappearance of his wife. Into his life comes a woman who tries to help him and save his floundering business as his troubles begin piling up.
Director: Peter Masterson | Stars: Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Burgess Meredith, Elias Koteas
Votes: 859 | Gross: $0.45M
7. Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Passed | 82 min | Western
In 1870s Montana, Wild Bill Hickok fights against injustices brought upon the settlers by a crooked land-developer aided by a dishonest sheriff and illegal land-grabbers.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot, Warren William, Betty Brewer
Votes: 211
8. The Naked Hills (1956)
Approved | 72 min | Western
In 1849, an Indiana farmer develops a life-long gold fever and an obsession with finding the 'mother lode' in the Californian hills.
Director: Josef Shaftel | Stars: David Wayne, Keenan Wynn, James Barton, Marcia Henderson
Votes: 242
9. The Yellow Mountain (1954)
Approved | 78 min | Western
Frontier drama about two gold prospectors who hope to strike it rich in the mines of Nevada.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Lex Barker, Mala Powers, Howard Duff, William Demarest
Votes: 364
10. Star Worms II: Attack of the Pleasure Pods (1985)
Not Rated | 90 min | Sci-Fi
Jessup, forced to hide his true identity, is imprisoned on a deadly and desolate planet, the Star Prison. banished to mine rabid rivers for the elusive Fire Gems, Jessup and his men must ... See full summary »
Director: Lin Sten | Stars: Taylor Gilbert, Jeff Munson, David O'Hara, Orly Oh
Votes: 143
11. Alaska (1944)
Approved | 76 min | Drama, Western
A man who has been framed on a murder charge is placed in the custody of a crooked U.S. marshal, who is secretly running a murderous claim-jumping gang.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Kent Taylor, Margaret Lindsay, John Carradine, Dean Jagger
Votes: 80
12. Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951)
Approved | 167 min | Western
Director: Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Ken Curtis, Aline Towne, Roy Barcroft, Lane Bradford
Votes: 80
13. The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
Approved | 263 min | Western
Homesteaders are moving into the valley settled many years ago by rancher Craig Dolan. He wants to keep them out by legal means but his nephew Bart brings in outlaws to drive them out. The ... See full summary »
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Robert Livingston, Chief Thundercloud, Silver Chief, Duncan Renaldo
Votes: 140
14. Canyon Crossroads (1955)
Approved | 83 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
During the 1950s, a mining engineer is hired by an investor-scientist to prospect for uranium deposits in Utah but their effort is sabotaged by a murderous local mine-owner who wants to jump their claim.
Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Richard Basehart, Phyllis Kirk, Stephen Elliott, Russell Collins
Votes: 119
15. Clash of the Wolves (1925)
Passed | 74 min | Adventure, Family, Romance
A fire in the mountains drive a wolf pack into a nearby desert where they will terrorize the local residents.
Director: Noel M. Smith | Stars: Rin Tin Tin, Nanette, Charles Farrell, June Marlowe
Votes: 428 | Gross: $0.51M
16. 14 Carrot Rabbit (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bugs goes a little crazy whenever he's standing close to gold, and the trait intrigues claim-jumping Klondike miner Chillicothe (Yosemite) Sam.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 857
17. Algie, the Miner (1912)
TV-G | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Algie Allmore has one year to prove he's a man in order to wed Harry Lyons' daughter.
Directors: Alice Guy, Harry Schenck, Edward Warren | Stars: Billy Quirk, Mary Foy
Votes: 598
18. The Fighting Frontiersman (1946)
Passed | 61 min | Western
Prospector Cimarron Dobbs (Emmett Lynn) stumbles on a vast cache of Spanish gold left in Texas by Santa Anna's army, and knows he will be swindled out of his discovery unless he gets help. ... See full summary »
Director: Derwin Abrahams | Stars: Charles Starrett, Helen Mowery, Hank Newman, The Georgia Crackers
Votes: 94
19. The Topeka Terror (1945)
Passed | 55 min | Western
The land-rush opening of the Cherokee Strip brings in its wake a scattering of outlaws and claim jumpers. Among these is crooked promoter Trent Parker (Frank Jacquet) and his henchmen, who ... See full summary »
Director: Howard Bretherton | Stars: Allan Lane, Linda Stirling, Earle Hodgins, Twinkle Watts
Votes: 119
20. Trail of the Yukon (1949)
Approved | 67 min | Western
Matt Blaine and his son, Jim, and their men, rob John Dawson's bank, although Jim doesn't approve, even though Dawson jumped Matt's mining claim. Their accomplices double-cross them and the... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Kirby Grant, Suzanne Dalbert, Bill Edwards, Iris Adrian
Votes: 48
21. Sutter's Gold (1936)
Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Edward Arnold, Lee Tracy, Binnie Barnes, Katharine Alexander
Votes: 140
22. The Courage of Collins (1927)
21 min | Short, Western
Mountie goes undercover to help a young woman and her brother, who are being harassed from their homestead by a ruthless gang.
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Edmund Cobb, Helen Foster, Newton House, Walter Shumway
Votes: 12
23. The Gold Ghost (1934)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Western
Dumped by his girlfriend, Buster drives west and winds up in a ghost town called Vulture City, where he appoints himself sheriff.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Buster Keaton, Warren Hymer, Dorothy Dix, Roger Moore
Votes: 282
24. The Soilers (1923)
24 min | Comedy, Short
During the Alaska gold rush, a miner hits the mother lode, but a corrupt sheriff jumps his claim, leading to a tremendous fight.
Director: Ralph Ceder | Stars: Stan Laurel, Ena Gregory, Mae Laurel, James Finlayson
Votes: 304
25. Stealin Aint Honest (1940)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Olive has a secret treasure map, but while she's showing it to Popeye, Bluto photographs it and gets there first.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Thomas Johnson | Stars: Margie Hines, Jack Mercer, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 194
26. North to the Klondike (1942)
Approved | 60 min | Drama, Western
Two friends in the Klondike come to the aid of settlers who are being terrorized by an outlaw gang.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Evelyn Ankers, Andy Devine, Lon Chaney Jr.
Votes: 69
27. A Man from Nowhere (1920)
Passed | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Clay Norton and Duke Fuller are partners in a mining venture and have several claims, none of which have proved particularly successfully but do have promise. They are both in love with ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Ford | Stars: Jack Hoxie, Frederick Moore, Pansy Porter, Francis Ford
Votes: 41
28. Western Vengeance (1924)
50 min | Action, Western
Claim-jumpers Santag (Jim Corey) and Dick Sterling (Mack V. Wright) are after the gold mine belonging to Jack Caldwell (Franklyn Farnum), and his kid sister Helen (Doreen Turner). ... See full summary »
Director: J.P. McGowan | Stars: Franklyn Farnum, Marie Walcamp, Doreen Turner, Jim Corey
29. The Golden Trail (1940)
Approved | 52 min | Drama, Music, Western
The dangerous Ceegareet gang has control of Boom Town. No miner with rich diggings is safe from this murderous gang. Tex Roberts (Tex Ritter) and his pal Slim Hunkafeller (Slim Andrews) ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Tex Ritter, White Flash, Slim Andrews, Inna Gest
Votes: 15
30. Northwest Territory (1951)
Approved | 61 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Fort McKenzie prospector Pop Kellogg, just before the arrival of his newly-orphaned grandson Billy, is killed by McBeau and Dawson, who seek the map showing Pop's secret oil claim. Billy, ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Kirby Grant, Chinook, Gloria Saunders, Warren Douglas
Votes: 37
31. The Silent Hero (1927)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Bud Taylor loves Mary Stoddard but is leaving for Alaska in search of gold, leaving a police-dog pup with her that he has named "Phantom." Wade Burton is anxious to win Mary and her ... See full summary »
Director: Duke Worne | Stars: Napoleon the Dog, Robert Frazer, Edna Murphy, Ernest Hilliard
Votes: 21
32. Mine Your Business! (1927)
Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Western, Short
A white man disguises himself as a black man in order to get a job in the city shining shoes. He later travels out west, and gets mixed up with a gold mine and claim-jumpers.
Director: John Tansey | Stars: Fred Parker, Teddy Reavis, George Tyron, Bob Harrington
Votes: 18
33. Call of the Desert (1930)
48 min | Western
Tod Walker takes Rex Carson's map to a gold mine and leaves him in the desert. Carson recuperates at Jean Walker's ranch and she takes a liking to him. But when her uncle Tod arrives, he ... See full summary »
Director: J.P. McGowan | Stars: Tom Tyler, Sheila Bromley, Bud Osborne, Cliff Lyons
Votes: 29
34. Smashing Through (1918)
50 min | Western
Dave Marco, a claim jumper, and his boss Earl Foster, a crooked investment broker, hire chemist Ralph Brandon to sign papers proclaiming the wealth of a certain mine. Foster then convinces ... See full summary »
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Herbert Rawlinson, Neal Hart, Sam De Grasse, Millard K. Wilson
35. A Girl of the Timber Claims (1917)
50 min | Drama
Jess Vance and her father are homesteaders in the Northwest. For some time land-frauds "engineered" by a "ring" controlled by Senator Hoyle have been going on. Francis Ames, a lawyer, is ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Powell | Stars: Constance Talmadge, Allan Sears, Clyde E. Hopkins, Beau Byrd
Votes: 31
36. Jus' Travlin' (1925)
Passed | 54 min | Thriller, Western
Jus' travlin', Bob and his sidekick run into the outlaw Jean Le Roque. A miner has found gold and Le Roque not only wants the gold but also the miner's daughter. He captures the miner and ... See full summary »
Director: Horace B. Carpenter | Stars: Bob Burns, Dorothy Donald, Alfred Hewston, Lew Meehan
Votes: 10
37. The Lone Defender (1934)
Drama, Mystery, Romance
Feature version of the same-titled 1930 serial, with re-shot and added material.
Stars: Rin Tin Tin, Walter Miller, June Marlowe, Buzz Barton
Votes: 16
38.
The Adventures of Champion (1955–1956)
Episode:
Renegade Stallion
(1955)
Not Rated | 26 min | Western
An elderly prospector searching for gold finally strikes paydirt, but before he can file a claim, he is killed by a pair of drifters who stampede a wild horse herd over the man's body to ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Champion, Barry Curtis, Jim Bannon, Blaze
Votes: 12
39.
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1960)
Episode:
Claim Jumpers
(1953)
30 min | Western
A crooked assayer and his henchman attempt to steal an old miner's claim by relocating its apparent entrance to a worthless mine-shaft.
Director: John English | Stars: Bill Williams, Don Diamond, Kenneth Patterson, Harry Strang
Votes: 9
40.
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1960)
Episode:
Danger Hill
(1952)
30 min | Western
When a student discovers gold under the schoolhouse, Melody Flats' town boss and his henchmen try to jump the schoolmarm's claim. Kit and El Toro come to aid of the schoolteacher.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Bill Williams, Don Diamond, Lee Frederick, Lois Hall
Votes: 10
41.
Annie Oakley (1954–1957)
Episode:
Powder Rock Stampede
(1955)
Not Rated | 30 min | Western
When a section of the territory is opened for settlement, Ralph and Mary plan to race in the land rush and claim a fertile piece of land Mary's father discovered in his travels years before... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gail Davis, Jimmy Hawkins, Brad Johnson, Gloria Jean
Votes: 17
42.
Bat Masterson (1958–1961)
Episode:
Dead Man's Claim
(1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
When a new silver strike is made in Monument City, Nevada, Bat returns to the former ghost town to check on his four year old claim and finds two claim jumpers are prepared to shoot first and ask questions later.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Gene Barry, Charles Maxwell, Stefanie Powers, Tyler McVey
Votes: 30
43.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
Chinaman's Chance
(1952)
Western
An outlaw gang is stealing gold from Chinese placer miners, then driving off their claims with outrageous taxes. Because they're Chinese, they can't sue the local government agents. With ... See full summary »
Director: Thor L. Brooks | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, Phil Arnold, John Vosper
Votes: 15
44.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Talk to Me, Charley
(1970)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Charley and Stokes are partners in a productive gold mine and are successful holding off any claim jumpers. The main problem is Charley drinking too much and when the beautiful Wilhelma ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Sean McClory, Hal Baylor, Susan Brown, Lane Bradford
Votes: 28
45.
The Deputy (1959–1961)
Episode:
The World Against Me
(1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Clay and Sarge help a bitter boy track down the men who murdered the youngster's grandfather. The claim jumpers were seeking the location of the old man's secret gold mine.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Read Morgan, Dennis Olivieri
Votes: 24
46.
Flash Gordon (1954–1955)
Episode:
The Claim Jumpers
(1954)
Not Rated | 26 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Flash and his cohorts come to the aid of a prospector and his daughters who are threatened by claim jumpers.
Director: Wallace Worsley Jr. | Stars: Steve Holland, Irene Champlin, Joseph Nash, Erich Dunskus
Votes: 30
47.
Fury (1955–1960)
Episode:
The Claim Jumpers
(1958)
30 min | Drama, Family, Western
Joey and Pee Wee visit Old Mr. Carty at his gold mine to take a photo of him for a human interest story. A couple of claim jumpers try to kill Mr. Carty with a landslide. Joey and Pee Wee ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Jimmy Baird, Gregg Barton, Fred Coby, Bobby Diamond
Votes: 7
48.
The Gene Autry Show (1950–1955)
Episode:
Gold Dust Charlie
(1950)
30 min | Western
When an old prospector is shot after making a rich gold strike, Gene files the claim on his behalf and is promptly accused of murder by the town sheriff.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Pat Buttram, Sheila Ryan
Votes: 24
49.
Kung Fu (1972–1975)
Episode:
The Salamander
(1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Caine saves a man's mind by demonstrating that ugliness -- and reality and illusion -- can be in the eye of the beholder.
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: David Carradine, Ramon Bieri, Ed Flanders, David Huddleston
Votes: 103
50.
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955–1958)
Episode:
The Criminal Collie
(1958)
Adventure, Western
The only witness to a prospector's death turns out to be his pet collie, whose behavior has become unpredictable, and is suspected of being to blame.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Dick Simmons, Yukon King, Jody McCrea, George Baxter
Votes: 17