Tags: movies similar to Swing in the Saddle (1944) - full list
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | action, melodrama, musical, adventure, western |
Country | USA |
The ramshackle Smoky River Ranch is all that stands in the way of a developer and a big real-estate deal, but the old man who owns the ranch won't sell it, because he has to take care of some down-and-out theater people to honor his dead son's memory. Frustrated, the developer sends in a pretty young girl to try to trick the old man into selling the ranch.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | action, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family |
Country | USA, United Kingdom, Australia |
Duration | 02:24 |
A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | action, melodrama, adventure, western |
Country | USA |
Rocky Lane hits the trail when he gets word that one of two brothers in a partner-ship mining project has been killed by outlaws trying to gain possession of the mine. The other brother Nugget Clark wants no part of the law, and is particularly set against the young sheriff courting his niece Trudy.
Mark | imdb: 6.4 |
Genre | action, melodrama, drama, adventure, western, history |
Country | USA |
Duration | 02:06 |
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)
Mark | imdb: 5.1 |
Genre | action, melodrama, adventure, western |
Country | USA |
The Trail Blazers, federal marshals Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson, are sent to Willow Springs, where recently their two predecessors were killed trying to bring law and order to the town. Trouble begins when smarmy town boss Duke Wade forces the ranchers to use his toll road to move their cattle to market.
Mark | imdb: 6.2 |
Genre | action, melodrama, adventure, western |
Country | USA |
Karger is behind all the cattle rustling. After Tom Devlin catches his man Burke in the act, Burke hides evidence against Karger in his jail cell. Later when Tom is jailed he accidentally finds the evidence, but the Karger encited mob has jailed the Sheriff and is already on the loose.
Mark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | action, melodrama, drama, adventure, western, crime |
Country | USA |
Bill Harvey discovers a lost mine, rich with gold. Geraldine "Jerry" Howard has the claim to it left her by her father. Bill tells her that the death of the claimant, her father, makes a claim void. Infuriated, she goes to John Kenton, a crooked lawyer, for aid. Kenton sees an opportunity for wealth if he marries Geraldine, but Bill tells her that Kenton is only after her money. She gets more infuriated. While Bill and a posse are raiding an immoral cabaret, Kenton raids the Paradise freight depot to steal the money. The depot catches fire and Kenton shoots his henchman to save himself. The town and Geraldine think Kenton is a hero. It is up to Bill to prove otherwise.
Mark | imdb: 5.6 |
Genre | action, melodrama, adventure, western |
Country | USA |
Chip of the Flying U was Johnny Mack Brown's first western entry for 1940. Brown essays the title role of Chip Bennett, foreman of the Flying U ranch. Before the second reel has tumbled over the spools, Chip finds himself falsely accused of robbery and murder. The actual miscreants are in the employ of a band of foreign gunrunners, who speak in heavily Teutonic accents. Rest assured that Chip makes short work of these bush-league Storm Troopers before the sun sets in the West. Musical interludes are provided by a group calling themselves the Texas Rangers, even though they actually hailed from Kansas City.
Mark | imdb: 6.9 |
Genre | action, melodrama, drama, adventure, western |
Country | Australia, USA |
Duration | 01:59 |
American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even American expatriate Crazy Cora can't keep Quigley safe in his cat-and-mouse game with the homicidal Marston.
Mark | imdb: 6.6 |
Genre | action, melodrama, drama, adventure, western |
Country | USA |
Duration | 01:28 |
Rancher Clay and his brother, Steve, head out across the Sonora mountain pass, followed by Lednov, an ex-con seeking revenge on Clay for putting him behind bars. Clay and Steve unexpectedly cross paths with a group of dance hall girls -- including Mary, Marcia and Helen -- whose stagecoach has broken down, and help them get to the nearest ranch, where Lednov unfortunately catches up to Clay.