McCabe & Mrs. Miller

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
Dir: Robert Altman
Staring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, René Auberjonois, Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine

McCabe (Beatty) arrives at the town of Presbyterian Church with a plan to get rich by opening a brothel. After teaming up with Mrs. Miller (Christie), he becomes successful and causes the town to grow, only to run afoul of some ruthless businessmen that want a piece of the town.

Jubal

Jubal (1956)

Dir. Delmer Daves

Starring: Glen Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Rod Steiger, Valerie French, Charles Bronson, Jack Elam, Noah Beery Jr.

Cowhand Jubal Troop (Ford) gains employment on a Shep Horgan’s (Borgnine) ranch, only to have to deal with conflicts after he rebuffs the romantic advances of the boss’s wife (French).

I Shot Jesse James review

I Shot Jessie James (1949)

Dir. Samuel Fuller

Starring: Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland

In order to clear his name and marry the woman he loves, Robert Ford (Ireland) kills Jessie James, but then has to live with the guilt and public shame that comes from killing his best friend.