John Wayne havde sloges med sine bare næver, skudt desperadoer, kæmpet junglekrige og været pilot. Men The Cowboys gav ham en af hans saftigeste roller som en læderhals af en rancher, der bliver svigtet af sine faste mænd, og derfor hyrer 11 grønne skoledrenge til at drive kvæg over 400 modbydelige mil. Da støvet havde lagt sig, havde John Wayne spillet en af sine bedste film.
I 1939 arver den adelige englænder Sarah en ranch i Australien. Mere af nød end af lyst slår den porcelænsfine overklassekvinde sig sammen med den upolerede kvægdriver Drover. Hvis ranchen skal reddes fra en brutal kvægbaron, skal kvæget nemlig bringes til havnebyen Darwin, og snart begiver det umage par sig afsted for at drive de 2.000 kreaturer ud på den lange og barske tur gennem ødemarken.
Oberst William Ludlow er rasende over regeringens behandling af indianerne, så han bygger en ranch på landet i Montana. Her opfostrer han tre sønner, Alfred Samuel og Tristan. De følger i deres fars fodspor og lever af at dyrke jorden på landet. Da Samuel melder sig ind i forsvaret for at kæmpe i Første Verdenskrig, tager hans brødre med for at beskytte ham, trods deres fars protester. Familien Ludlow oplever tab, kærlighed og spirituelle udfordringer i løbet af deres liv.
Bick Benedict fra Texas tager til Maryland for at købe en præmie-hingst. Der møder han rancherens smukke unge datter Leslie, og de forelsker sig øjeblikkeligt. De bliver gift kort efter og vender tilbage til hans gård. Historien om dem, deres familie og deres fjendskab med cowboy Jett Rink udfolder sig over de følgende generationer.
Den karismatiske ranchejer Phil Burbank indgyder frygt og nervøsitet i alle omkring sig. Han bor med sin bror, George, og de to har et tæt bånd. Men da George gifter sig med enken, Rose, og hende og teenagesønnen, Peter, flytter ud på gården, føler Phil sig svigtet, og gør alt for at ødelægge stemningen. Ikke mindst ved at håne og udstille den unge mands manglende maskulinitet.
Den aldrende revolvermand Cole Thornton og den fordrukne sherif J.P. Harrah tager kampen op med den lokale kvægkonge og dennes håndgangne mænd.
Grace og hendes prisvindende hest Pilgrim er begge fysisk og psykisk mærket efter en voldsom ride ulykke. Graces mor Annie oplever, at hendes datters liv er umiskendeligt forbundet til hestens. Efter lang tids søgen lykkes det Annie at finde Tom, en "hestehvisker" med et unikt talent for at helbrede forstyrrede heste. Alt imens Tom arbejder hårdt for at få genopbygget alle de liv, der er faldet fra hinanden på grund af ulykken, blomstrer kærligheden imellem den blide hestehvisker, og den nu knapt så stærke Annie.
Trinity dukker op i den lille by, hvor den lokale matador jager de fredelige bønder bort, uden at sheriffen blander sig. Sheriffen ved, at det giver ballade, for Trinity er hans egen bror, og han elsker et godt slagsmål.
Egentlig vil John Tunstall bare opdrætte kvæg, mens han lærer en gruppe unge rødder at læse og skrive. Men den fæle forretningsmand Lawrence Murphy kan ikke tåle konkurrence og myrder derfor Tunstall. Det vil rødderne ikke findes sig i. Anført af William H. Bonney alias Billy the Kid tager de ud for at få hævn.
Det vilde vesten, 1885. En ung advokat, Ransom Stoddard, bosætter sig i en nybyggerby. Her støder han sammen med revolvermanden Liberty Valance, men bliver reddet af barske, men hæderlige Doniphon. Da Valance udfordrer Stoddard til en duel, forventer alle, at advokaten er på vej til de evige græsmarker. Han vinder imidlertid, og så er vejen banet for et politisk karriere for den nye folkehelt.
En landmand nedfælder en tilståelse om drabet på sin kone, men hendes død er kun begyndelsen på en makaber historie.
Minebyen Appaloosa terroriseres af den brutale ranchejer Randall Bragg og hans bande. Da Bragg dræber Appaloosas sherif, hyres den omrejsende sherif Virgil Cole og hans partner Everett Hitch til at bringe lov og orden til byen. Det er ikke nogen let opgave, og den bliver ikke mindre kompliceret, da den æggende, unge enke Allison ankommer til byen.
En aldrende kvæg mand fra Texas, der har overlevet sin tid, går i gang, da banditter kidnapper hans barnebarn.
3:10 To Yuma , der er en af de bedste, af de klassiske westerns fra 1950'erne, har Glenn Ford i hovedrollen, som den lovløse Ben Wade, og Felicia Farr som barpigen, der forelsker sig i ham. Efter et røveri og drab bliver Wade og hans bande fanget. Wades mænd flygter fra fængslet, og nu venter de på en chance til at redde ham. Autoriteterne har mistanke om, at et flugtforsøg er under opsejling, så de prøver at finde en vagt, der kan føre Wade med toget til Yuma, hvor han skal for retten. Marshallen udlover en dusør, og Dan Evans (Van Heflin), en fattig gårdejer, der er blevet hårdt ramt af tørken, påtager sig opgaven. Hans kone bønfalder ham om at redde sit liv ved at lade Wade gå, men for Evans er det et spørgsmål om både principper og penge. Han henter Wade og påbegynder den farefulde tur til stationen.
Follow the violent world of the Dutton family, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States. Led by their patriarch John Dutton, the family defends their property against constant attack by land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park.
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.
Laramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. A Revue Studios production, the program originally starred John Smith as Slim Sherman, Robert Fuller as Jess Harper, Hoagy Carmichael as Jonesy and Robert L. Crawford, Jr., as Andy Sherman.
When Jack McLeod passes away, his two daughters inherit Drovers Run, a vast cattle ranch in the Australian outback. Ultimately, Tess and Claire decide to run the ranch together, with their housekeeper, Meg, her teenage daughter, Jodi, and a local girl, Becky. Their lives are hard and the obstacles many, but the rewards are every bit as grand as the wild open land they've inherited.
Being a pro athlete didn't pan out for Colt. Now he's helping his dad and brother keep the ranch afloat, and figuring out how he fits into the family.
The High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell which aired on NBC from 1967 to 1971. The series, made by Xanadu Productions in association with NBC Productions, was created by David Dortort, who had previously created the hit Bonanza for the network. The theme song was also written and conducted by Bonanza scorer David Rose, who also scored the two-hour pilot.
After serving time at a juvenile detention center, eighteen-year-old Kris Furillo is given the opportunity to start a new life. Her talent with horses is recognized by a volunteer and local trainer, who arranges a job for her at the Ritter's family run ranch.
Fury is an American western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to1960. It stars Peter Graves as Jim Newton, who operates the Broken Wheel Ranch in California; Bobby Diamond as Jim's adopted son, Joey Clark Newton, and William Fawcett as ranch hand Pete Wilkey. Roger Mobley co-starred in the two final seasons as Homer "Packy" Lambert, a friend of Joey's. The frequent introduction to the show depicts the beloved stallion running inside the corral and approaching the camera as the announcer reads: "FURY!..The story of a horse..and a boy who loves him." Fury is the first American series produced originally by Television Programs of America and later by the British-based company ITC Entertainment.
Lancer is an American Western series that aired on CBS from September 1968, to May 1970. The series stars Andrew Duggan, James Stacy, and Wayne Maunder as a father with two half-brother sons, an arrangement similar to the more successful Bonanza on NBC.
The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 1968 until March 1973, remaining on the air for five seasons and 128 episodes. In addition to showcasing Doris Day, the show is remembered for its many abrupt format changes over the course of its five-year run. It is also remembered for Day's statement, in her autobiography Doris Day: Her Own Story, that her husband Martin Melcher had signed her to do the TV series without her knowledge, a fact she only discovered when Melcher died of heart disease on April 20, 1968. The TV show premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 1968.
The Man from Snowy River is an Australian television series based on Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River". Released in Australia as Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River, the series was subsequently released in both the United States and the United Kingdom as Snowy River: The McGregor Saga. The television series has no relationship to the 1982 film The Man from Snowy River or the 1988 sequel The Man from Snowy River II. Instead, the series follows the adventures of Matt McGregor, a successful squatter, and his family. Matt is the hero immortalized in Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River", and the series is set 25 years after his famous ride.
J.R., Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing are all back at Southfork, with plenty of secrets, schemes and betrayals in mind. This time, they're joined by the next generation of Ewings, who take ambition and deception to a new level.
Passions run deep in a small Texas town, as three ranching dynasties fight for their land, their legacies and the people they love.
Empire is an hour-long Western television series set on a 1960s 500,000-acre ranch in New Mexico, starring Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Charles Bronson, and Ryan O'Neal. It ran on NBC from September 25, 1962, to May 14, 1963. In the second abbreviated season, from September 24 to December 31, 1963, it was renamed Redigo after Egan's title character, Jim Redigo, the general manager of the fictitious Garrett ranch in Empire, and reduced to a half-hour. (Unaired Pilot: This Rugged Land)
The story of an English aristocrat, Lady Sarah Ashley, who inherits a large cattle ranch in Australia after her husband dies. When Australian cattle barons plot to take her land, she joins forces with a cattle drover to protect her ranch.
Kentucky Jones is a half-hour comedy/drama starring Dennis Weaver as Kenneth Yarborough "K.Y. or Kentucky" Jones, D.V.M., a recently widowed former horse trainer and active rancher, who becomes the guardian of Dwight Eisenhower "Ike" Wong, a 10-year-old Chinese orphan, played by Ricky Der. Harry Morgan, previously of the CBS sitcoms December Bride and Pete and Gladys, was featured in the series as Seldom Jackson, a former jockey who assists Dr. Jones. Cherylene Lee appears as Annie Ng, Ike's friend. Arthur Wong portrays Mr. Ng, Annie's father. Keye Luke stars as Mr. Wong, a friend of Dr. Jones. Nancy Rennick appears as Miss Throncroft, a social worker. Kentucky Jones, which ran on NBC from September 19, 1964, to September 11, 1965, was the first of Weaver's four series, the most successful having been McCloud, since he left the role of the marshal's helper Chester Goode on CBS's western classic Gunsmoke, starring James Arness. Richard Bull, who later portrayed the henpecked storekeeper Nels Oleson on NBC's Little House on the Prairie, appeared twice on Kentucky Jones as Harold Erkel in episodes entitled "The Victim" and "The Return of Wong Lee".
Roy Rogers is the owner of the RR Ranch in the Mineral City area, which he runs with the help of the German shepherd dog Bullet and his horse Trigger. Roy, supported by his friend Pat Brady, is often helping the weakest usually threatened by cattle thieves, dishonest sheriffs and villains of various kinds. Pat Brady works as a cook at the Eureka Café, owned by Dale Evans.
The Adventures of Champion follow a wild stallion named Champion, who remarkably becomes friends with a young boy named Ricky North.The show followed the boy and the horse as they went on crazy adventures in the Southern West during the late 1800s.
