Classical Western

The classical Western subgenre features a portrayal of the American Old West in a romanticized and often idealized manner. These stories typically feature iconic elements of the Wild West, including cowboys, gunfights, rugged landscapes, and themes of honor, justice, and individualism. These films were produced from the early days of cinema up until the late 1960s.

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1. Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Apr 14, 1951  •  TV Shows
Hickok rode Buckshot while 300-pound Jingles rode Joker. Jingles described Hickok as "the bravest, strongest, fightingest U.S. Marshal in the whole West." And that's about it: he beat up all the bad guys and somehow kept his good looks.
7.6
Generally favorable

2. Tales of the Texas Rangers

Aug 26, 1955  •  TV Shows
Two Texas Rangers travel through different eras, portraying the history of the law enforcement agency. One week in the 1840s, the next in modern times, exploring various scenarios.
7.7
Generally favorable

3. The Roy Rogers Show

Dec 29, 1951  •  TV Shows
The Double R Ranch featured Roy Rogers "The King of the Cowboys", his "Smartest Horse in the Movies" Trigger, "Queen of the West" Dale Evans, her horse Buttermilk, their dog Bullet, sidekick Pat Brady, and even Pat's jeep, Nellybelle.
7.1
Generally favorable

4. The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Oct 14, 1954  •  TV Shows
Rusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache in Arizona, and helped establish law and order in and around Mesa Grande.
7
Generally favorable

5. The Rifleman

Sep 29, 1958  •  TV Shows
The adventures of a Wild West rancher, wielding a customized rapid-fire Winchester rifle, and his son.
8.3
Generally favorable

6. Westward Ho, the Wagons!

Dec 19, 1956  •  TV Shows
The adventures of a group of pioneers as their wagon train crosses the West.
5.6
Mixed or average

7. Thunder Over the Plains

Oct 26, 1953  •  TV Shows
In Post-Bellum Texas, an army captain tries to keep the peace between overtaxed, impoverished farmers and greedy carpetbaggers.
6.4
Generally favorable

8. The Iron Sheriff

Aug 1, 1957  •  TV Shows
When the sheriff's son is placed on trial for murdering a stagecoach driver, the sheriff desperately searches for the real killer - and finds the trail leads back to his boy.
6
Generally favorable

9. Stranger on Horseback

May 31, 1955  •  TV Shows
A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the process.
6.6
Generally favorable

10. The Man from Colorado

Nov 30, 1948  •  TV Shows
At the end of the Civil War, two friends return home to Colorado and one of them has changed and is violent and erratic.
6.7
Generally favorable

11. Pony Express

Apr 30, 1953  •  TV Shows
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickock work to establish the Pony Express and fight Indians and California Separatists who seek to destroy it.
5.8
Mixed or average

12. Western Union

Feb 20, 1941  •  TV Shows
When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite east with west, he hires a reformed Western outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor.
6.7
Generally favorable

13. Canyon Passage

Jul 16, 1946  •  TV Shows
Businessman Logan Stuart is torn between his love of two very different women in 1850's Oregon and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
6.9
Generally favorable

14. Lash of the West

Jan 3, 1953  •  TV Shows
This 15-minute show consisted of cowboy actor Lash LaRue introducing clips from his old films and occasionally bringing on a guest, usually an actor who appeared in one of more of his pictures.
5.6
Mixed or average

15. The Drifter

Feb 6, 1965  •  TV Shows
A roving cowboy drifts from place to place earning his keep by singing songs and spinning yarns.
6.3
Generally favorable
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