115 Denver Pyle Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

While visiting frontier town Shinbone for old friend Tom Doniphon’s funeral, Senator Ransom Stoddard tells local journalist that years ago he had arrived there as a lawyer, and was assaulted by outlaw Liberty valance, but Doniphon had saved him. Later, Stoddard gets elected as representative while Valance continues to harass, so Stoddard confronts him with gun and becomes a legend. But what’s truth?

The biographical crime drama follows the notorious bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, who go from small-time thieves to violent, murderous bank robbers during the Great Depression. As they are pursued by the law, they attain cult status with Americans but a violent end awaits. 

Johnny Guitar is a Western drama film which tells the story of a strong-willed female saloon owner, who helps a wounded gang member, but she soon finds herself wrongly suspected of murder.  

Charlie Anderson is a farmer in Virginia who refuses to take part in the American Civil War, as he wants to stay neutral. In addition, he is also unwilling to allow any of his six sons to join the army. However, he is forced to break his own rules, when his youngest son is taken prisoner.

The Great Race is an action adventure sports comedy film which tells the story of two rivals, The Great Leslie, and Professor Fate, who plan an automobile race from New York to Paris. However, Fate’s sidekick, Max, attempts to sabotage Leslie's car and of the other racers, but Leslie finds an unlikely ally in Maggie, a journalist-turned-racer whose car breaks down during the race.  

The Horse Soldiers is an adventure war film which tells the story of Colonel John Marlowe, who faces a lot of obstacles while leading his team of Union Cavalry soldiers to destroy enemy railroads. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the mission turns out to be way harder than his expectations.

The Alamo is a Western historical war drama film which takes to the middle of the 19th century, where Mexican forces are invading Texas. Though the Mexican forces are stronger in number and have better arms and training, the Texans are not willing to give up, and their morale still remains high.

Based on an eponymous book by John Howard Griffin, the film follows the story of a White journalist, who darkens his skin to travel across Deep South. Traveling as a Black man in 1950s, he experiences the reality of Black life, facing racism from the Whites without actually provoking them and experiencing the anger of the Black people seeking justice. 

Red Kittridge is a hired gun, who is working for Matt Telford, a weatlhy land owner who is looking for a way to take over the cattle land belonging to Dan Saxon. However, Reb finds himself switching sides, and he begins to help Saxon and his daughter save their land and their cattle from Telford. In order to stop him, Telford decides to take the help of Johnny, Reb’s former partner.

Three convicts Jake, Pete, and Charlie, manage to escape from prison. They steal Champion, a faithful horse belonging to Gene Autry, the son of the same man, who had put them in jail. While the three go hunting for a hidden loot, Gene tries to stop them and get his horse back.   

This Western film revolves around Zachary Hallock, a widowed farmer who lives with his son in the town of Timberline. He works hard farming, but doesn’t find much success. Eventually, he comes to know about the Regulators, a group of outlaws who try to maintain law and order in the area since the sheriff is dead. Since Zachary is broke, he decides to join them.

This drama film tells the story of Janet Ames, a bitter war widow, who meets one of the five men whom her husband died to save. The man tries to convince her that the sacrifice was necessary, but she believes that her husband died unnecessarily to save lives which are worthless. 

After Ed Wheeler shoots a man named Jim Granby, Gene brings him in. However, Wheeler tells him that even if Granby dies, he cannot be charged because he has already spent ten years in prison for Granby’s supposed murder.

JD Cahill is a tough and efficient US marshall, but he neglects his two sons. He finds himself in a complicated situation, when his sons get involved with an outlaw, and commits a bank robbery.  

Set in 1872 and based on true events, the film follows Indian fighter Johnny MacKay, who is assigned by President Grant to negotiate peace with Modocs from Northern California and Southern Oregon. Also, he is to escort an army colonel’s daughter, Nancy Meek. But following an incident, Modoc rebel Captain Jack turns hostile, so MacKay has to take up arms against him. 

Gambler Brett Maverick wants to participate in a poker tournament on a steamer, to prove that he is the best card player of his time. Unfortunately, he makes enemies out of the bad-tempered gambler Angel, con artist Bransford, and lawman Copper, on his way to earning the entry fee. 

Attorney Craig Carlson is in love with his client Myra Leeds, who is being tried for murder. He gets an acquittal for her, only to learn later that she did commit the crime. Feeling guilty, Carlson has to bring her to justice, but knows that she cannot be tried twice for same crime. So he designs a plan to entrap the perpetrator. 

Gunfighter Jacob Wade tries to find and make peace with his estranged son Riley, who hates Jacob for deserting his mother. Meanwhile his old enemy King Fisher and his gang are on Jacob’s trail, but Jacob’s eyesight is diminishing with age. After a friend clears Riley’s misunderstanding about his father, Riley becomes Jacob’s eyes as he takes on King and his men.

The Hills of Utah is a Western film which revolves around Gene, a doctor in a rough frontier town that is torn apart by feud between miners and cattle ranchers. Autry is also on the lookout for the man who had killed his father. He tries to aid a woman named Karen, and her baby brother, but his life takes an ugly turn when he is framed for murder. Along with his friend Dusty, he sets out to clear his name and stop the fighting.

The Command is a 1954 Western film, which tells the story of an inexperienced Captain Robert MacClaw, who is requested by his superior to lead a team of soldiers. Although he promises to try his best, a smallpox epidemic and conflict between his comrades makes his plans difficult. 

The friendship between a young cavalry lieutenant and the local Navajo chief is threatened when an aggressive new commanding officer arrives, along with a group of Confederate sympathizers. Although the lieutenant tries his best to prevent a war, it seems that his efforts will be in vain.

Escape to Witch Mountain is a science fiction adventure film which revolves around Tony and Tia, two orphaned siblings, having extraordinary psychic powers. Things get complicated when they attract the attention of a selfish millionaire, who decides to kidnap them and use their powers for his own gain.  

Eddie Campbell and his gang of outlaws kill a bank teller during a robbery and later Eddie kills the town marshall. Ex-lawman Ben Cutler apprehends Eddie and gets him sentenced to hang. But Ben meets opposition from the townspeople after Eddie manipulates their emotions and from his own daughter Laurie who is in love with Eddie. 

Singing is a western film which tells the story of a notorious robber who is unintentionally appointed as deputy after saving the life of the sheriff. He starts wondering if he should give up his illegal activities, and start accepting his new life.  

Red Canyon is a Western film which revolves around a wild stallion named Black Velvet, which runs rampant across the range. Lucy, the tomboyish daughter of a farmer, decides to take the help of Lin, a cowboy, in order to tame the horse, as she wishes to ride it. However, in the process, the duo starts falling for one another.    

An unruly teen gang led by Mark Damon ride around in a sports car looking for parties to crash. Things take a turn after Damon discovers his alcoholic mother in one such party, and she falls down a flight of stairs while she tries to get away from him.

This story revolves around a gunslinger, who returns to his hometown to warn the people of an imminent attack by an outlaw gang; but is not trusted and asked to leave.  Meanwhile, he finds that his mother has been cheated out of her ranch and killed and his childhood sweetheart is now engaged to the same man. Will he stay back and fight? 

Carroll Barber arrives in Los Angeles to record an album. His aging manager, Susan, wants to rekindle their old relationship. But Carroll turns out to be a womanizer sleeping with one woman after another. Ultimately, he is rejected by everyone and finds that the album will not be finished. 

Mail Order Bride is a Western comedy film, which tells the story of an ageing cowhand Will Lane, who tries to arrange a marriage for a wild son of his dead friend, in order to tame him. 

Domino Kid is a Western film which tells the story of Domino, who returns from the Civil war, to find out that his ranch has been ruined and his father has been murdered. He is able to identify four of the culprits, and he plans revenge. But he doesn’t know the identity of the fifth one, although the latter knows him well, as well as his revenge mission.     

John Stewart is a rancher who wants to resolve all his problems without resorting to violence. However, Wick Campbell, fellow cattleman, is totally unlike him. He hires a team of armed mercenaries, led by Frank Scavo, but Stewart manages to survive. Now he has no other choice but to fight back, in order to protect his family as well as his ranch.

Captain Cliff Brandon is an American pilot fighting against the Japanese during the Second World War in China. One day, he is forced to be the owner of a Chinese housekeeping girl, and eventually they fall in love and get married. However, they are soon separated by a tragedy brought on by the War. 

A convoy carrying a huge amount of gold is ambushed, and the gold is stolen. An army captain is therefore sent on a mission to retrieve the gold with one of the captured robbers.

Dick and Carey are two brothers from North Dakota, who do not believe in law and order. They eventually flee to Canada and join the Royal Police, but they continue to break the law.

Mara of the Wilderness is an adventure film which tells the story of a young woman who has grown up as well as lived only with wolves. Her life takes a turn after she is discovered by a cruel hunter, who wants to sell her to a freak show. However, a forest ranger tries to protect her.

Loosely based on the life of Geronimo, a prominent leader from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache tribe, the film focuses mainly on his war against the American troop under the command of General Crook and the events leading to his surrender in 1886.

Tom Brewster, a correspondence law school student, who is good with ropes but not guns, reaches corrupt Western town Blue Rock and mails his exams. He declines when incumbent Mayor Turlock offers him sheriff’s post. But when mail-coach is robbed, Brewster is compelled to take up the job. He starts investigating former sheriff’s death, and discovers that the clues point to Turlock.

A man kidnaps the wife of a cavalry commander intending to exchange her for a Gatling gun sold by a gunrunner, which he needs to rob a Mexican bandit. 

This 1975 Western film takes us to the year 1845 in Montana. It revolves around a Blackfoot Chief, who tries to buy a cure for his tribe’s small pox infection. However, the white settlers end up betraying him. Therefore, he has no other choice but to kidnap a white woman and her brother.

This Western war drama film tells the story of two friends Clay and Will, who find themselves on opposite sides during the American Civil War.

Despite losing his father in an accident years ago, a young man Billy, wants to make it big as a race car driver. 

El Paso is a western film which tells the story of Clay Fletcher, an ex-Confederate captain who is trying to begin a new life as a lawyer after serving in the Civil War. However, this seems harder than he expected because the town’s sheriff is corrupt, the judge is a drunk and the landowner running the town is extremely wicked. Fletcher feels that the only way to stop this is to form a vigilante group, so that they can bring law and order to the town.

A Western film about two stagecoach line owners trying to help an embezzler on parole in his escapade to Mexico

Tracy Powell is a farmer in Indiana, who has an extreme desire for gold. He leaves behind his life in Stockton, in search of gold. But failing to find any fortune, he returns home and gets married to his girlfriend Julie. However, after their son is born, he decides to go hunting for gold again.

This Western comedy drama film takes us to 1854 to Fort Val Verde, Texas. The US Cavalry is experimenting the novel idea of using camels rather than horses as a means of transportation.  

Mutiny is an adventure film which takes us to the War of 1812. Captain James Marshall is assigned to sail through the British blockade and bring back a French loan in gold. However, the secret leaks out, which leads to many people attempting to steal it.