Film Snail

Western

Eddy Polo mit Pferd und Lasso

March 16, 1928

Eddie Polo appears in this short showing his dexterity with a horse and lasso.

Horseman of the Plains

Horseman of the Plains

March 11, 1928

Tom Mix plays a cowboy coming to the aid of a rancher who's on the verge of foreclosure. Falling in love with Sally Blane, the rancher's pretty daughter, our hero vows to win an important cross-country race.

The Little Buckaroo

The Little Buckaroo

February 25, 1928

The plucky boy rider Red discovers the dead body of Jim Crawford in the desert. A message scratched on a canteen begs the finder to protect Jim's daughter Ann from the killer, Luke Matthews.

An Unexpected Hero

An Unexpected Hero

February 25, 1928

An Unexpected Hero is a 1928 Western short.

The Riding Renegade

The Riding Renegade

February 19, 1928

A disgraced son of a sheriff is adopted by an Indian tribe after saving the son of a chief.

The Wagon Show

The Wagon Show

February 19, 1928

Colonel Beldan runs a Wild West show. When Beldan's star attraction switches to his unscrupulous competitor Vicarino, the young Bob Mason takes the opportunity to take over the job with his horse 'Tarzan'.

Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim

February 4, 1928

Gold miner Edd Denmeade loves Lucy Watson, the sister of the official mining claim recorder. Denmeade suspects Watson of killing his father, who after a poker game was shot by a gambler "who shuffles with one hand." The real murderer, Sam Spralls, has convinced Watson that he killed Denmeade and threatens to expose him unless Watson assigns him all the gold claims. Spralls assembles a band of killers to jump the claims when Watson complies. Eventually, Denmeade learns the identity of the killer when he sees Spralls shuffle a deck of cards. He forms a vigilante party and rids the community of Spralls and his gang.

The Rawhide Kid

The Rawhide Kid

January 29, 1928

Good cowboy vs. bad cowboy in this romantic adventure.

The Call of the Heart

The Call of the Heart

January 29, 1928

Molly O'Day and her brother, Josh, are homesteading on and trying to make a living on a piece of government land, but local rancher Dave Crenshaw claims the land is part of his holdings, and he and his henchmen try to drive the O'Days off. Cowhand Jerry Wilson and his dog, Dynamite, come to their aid against Crenshaw.

The Valley of Hell

The Valley of Hell

January 23, 1928

In the Old West, a dashing hero saves a girl from bandits.

The Law of the Range

The Law of the Range

January 21, 1928

Jim Lockhart is out to capture the robbing and murdering "Solitaire Kid".

The Vanishing Rider

The Vanishing Rider

January 16, 1928

William Desmond plays Jim Davis, a secret service agent by day and masked avenger by night. Ethlyne Clair provided feminine appeal, while Bud Osborne, as the notorious Butch Bradley, and a young Boris Karloff took care of the villainy.

Daredevil's Reward

Daredevil's Reward

January 15, 1928

Tom Mix portrayed a daredevil ranger on the trail of a gang of outlaws. To get close to the gang, Tom utilizes various cunning disguises, including donning the garb of a medicine man. Along the way, complications arise when Tom falls for the niece (Natalie Joyce) of the gang leader (William Welch).

The Fearless Rider

The Fearless Rider

January 15, 1928

A fearless cowboy comes to the rescue of a beleaguered prospector.

Should Tall Men Marry?

Should Tall Men Marry?

January 15, 1928

This western comedy is about rancher Finlayson's beautiful daughter, Martha Sleeper, who refuses to marry the bad guy and how Jimmy and dimwitted cowhand Stan bumble their way into a successful defense of her and the ranch.

The Branded Sombrero

The Branded Sombrero

January 8, 1928

A cowboy promises his dying foster-father, "Honest" John Maggert, that he will return the cattle that Maggert rustled from the local ranchers.

The Ballyhoo Buster

The Ballyhoo Buster

January 8, 1928

Bob Warner sells some cattle to two men who later drug him and rob him of the sale money. He takes a job with a medicine show as a barker, offering a reward to any spectator to last three rounds in fighting him. While in the ring, he notices in the audience the two men who stole his money. He knocks out his contestant, pursues the crooks, and recovers the money.

Driftin' Sands

Driftin' Sands

January 1, 1928

A drifter nicknamed "Driftin' Sands" is hired by a wealthy rancher to protect his spoiled daughter. Driftin', of course, falls for the lady and is immediately banished from the ranch.

The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

January 1, 1928

David Howitt, a stranger, comes among the mountain folk of the Missouri hills and, taken in by an Ozark family, becomes known as The Shepherd because of his gentle and kindly ways. Years earlier, his son betrayed a mountaineer's daughter, and The Shepherd hopes to atone for his error. When a continued drought threatens the people with starvation and ruin, they lose faith in the "miracle man" and mock him, though he begs them to keep the faith.

Land of the Lawless

December 25, 1927

A Texas Ranger insinuates himself into a murderous gang by showing off his talents. When he is taken prisoner by the ringleader, he makes a getaway and returns with a sheriff.