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Deep in the Arizona Territory, circa 1870s, lies the High Chaparral Ranch, run by 'Big John' Cannon along with his brother Buck and son Billy Blue. After a tragic attack leaves him a widower, 'Big John' enters into a marriage with Victoria, the daughter of a powerful neighboring rancher. With Victoria's brother Manolito in tow, together the Cannons must manage the ranch, their new family dynamic, and the perils of the West.
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Tales of The Cisco Kid and his trusty sidekick Pancho as they travel about the West coming to the aid of those in need of it. This classic western series was the first to be filmed in color, even though the majority of television sets in the country were black and white. Interestingly, the main characters were Hispanic, presented in a positive manner, during a time when most programming on television featured Caucasian performers.--Package.
24) Lonesome Dove
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The tale of two former Texas Rangers who leave the South Texas town of Lonesome Dove on an epic 2500-mile cattle drive to the lush ranch country of Montana. From the re-created towns to the vast plains to the expansive cattle drive and heart-stopping stampede, it is an inspiring and enlighting experience, certain to change your views of our American heritage.
28) Roy Rogers
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Hands across the border: Roy Rogers plays a traveling Good Samaritan who walks into a battle for an army horse contract between patriotic rancher's daughter Kim Adams and her sneaky competitor Brock Danvers. Billy the Kid returns: Rogers plays dual roles- the famous outlaw Billy the Kid and an innocent cowboy who bears a striking resemblance to the notorious villain. Eyes of Texas: A crooked lawyer swindles one of her clients by claiming to have found...
29) Dead man's walk
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"Experience the early adventures of Gus and Call - young, bold Texas Rangers whose tough exteriors are challenged by the vicious fighting amongst three warring cultures within their region. Follow their journey through barren deserts, snowy mountainous terrain and dangerous attacks that will begin to transform them into the heroes they will soon become." --Container.
30) Avenging angel
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He was just a humble preacher before he lost everything. In the wake of a ruthless crime that stole his family, his church, and the loves of his life, a man known simply as The Preacher is conflicted between his faith and his need for revenge. But when other innocent people are overrun by the same men who destroyed his quiet family life, The Preacher can no longer stand idly by. Justice must be served.
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In Season five, Cullen Bohannon finds himself a stranger in a strange land, the mountain town of Truckee, Calif., home to the Central Pacific Railroad. This rough railroad town teems with thousands of Chinese workers, foreign in language, culture and traditions. Despite the challenges of corralling his new workforce, Cullen leads the Herculean effort to tunnel through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, sometimes achieving only inches a day in the race to...
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Follows the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, under constant attack by those it borders--land developers, an Indian reservation, and America's first National Park. It is an intense study of a violent world far from media scrutiny--where land grabs make developers billions, and politicians are bought and sold by the world's largest oil and lumber corporations. Where drinking water poisoned...
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Loosely based on Custer's life, the series follows then-Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer as he leads a team of misfit cavalrymen in post-Civil War America. His maverick ways are a source of consternation to his commanding officer, General Terry, yet Custer's unyielding dedication to his beliefs ultimately earns him Terry's respect.
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Kid Curry and Hannibal Heyes are two ex-bandits who just want to walk the straight and narrow. But before the governor will give them amnesty, they're going to have to live their lives as Thaddeus Jones and Joshua Smith, avoid the bounty hunters on their trail, and discover the criminals who are only too happy to blame crimes on their old personas.
39) Broken trail
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During a horse drive to Wyoming, a man and his estranged nephew meet a man transporting five Chinese girls to a brothel; the next morning he is gone with the drovers' money, leaving the girls behind. The intended buyer sends a hired gun out to retrieve her property, as the cowboys try to keep the girls safe, and deliver the herd of horses.
40) Hannah's law
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Hannah keeps the law in Dodge City, Kansas with the help of young Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and Stagecoach Mary.