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31. The Professionals (1966) Finishing up the challenge with an old favorite, one I've watched countless times - in fact, I frequently cite this as my favorite film of all time. As far as I'm concerned, it's basically perfect in every possible way. And what a cast! Between these powerhouse...

30. Hombre (1967) John Russell (Paul Newman), a white man raised by Apaches, at first disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws, led by Cicero Grimes (Richard Boone). When the outlaws try to rob the stage...

26. Lawman - 3.38 "Cold Fear" Former marshal Brad Turner (Frank Overton), psychologically unable to use his gun hand since his recent marriage, hides out in Laramie with plans to open a mercantile store. But then the brothers of a man he killed in Tucson show up, and try to force him into "a...

25. Pals of the Saddle (1938) Enjoyable contemporary-set B-western from Republic, the first official entry in the "Three Mesquiteers" series of films, starring John Wayne, Ray "Crash" Corrigan and Max Terhune, which packs a lot of action and incident into its short 55 minute running time. In...

23. The Wild Wild West - 1.3 "The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth" The premiere of Michael Dunn as this series' most memorable adversary, Dr. Miguelito Loveless, diminutive evil genius, who would go on to plague secret service agents James West (Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin)...

22. Angel and the Badman (1947) I'm pretty sure that I watched this film when I was a youngster, but it's been so long - at least four decades or more - that I'm treating it as a first-time watch. At any rate, this is a delightful, heartwarming western drama, produced by and starring John Wayne...

21. Panhandle (1948) Very good western from Allied Artists, directed by Lesley Selander and co-written by Blake Edwards (who also has a sizable acting part in the film as a cocky henchman). Former marshal turned reformed gunslinger, Johnny Sands (Rod Cameron), straps his six-guns back on and...

16. Tombstone Territory - 3.24 "The Safe Crackers" Sheriff Clay Hollister (Pat Conway) works to foil a pair of ex-carny workers turned safe-cracking robbers from walking away with the contents of the town's Wells Fargo's safe. B-movie queen Allison Hayes (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman) co-stars as...

15. Posse from Hell (11961) Four bad men ride into the town of Paradise, ambush the marshal (Ward Ramsey), kill several of the residents, rob $11,000 from the bank, abduct a young woman (Zohra Lampert) and ride off. Friend of the marshal, gunslinger Banner Cole (Audie Murphy), arrives the next...

14. Bullets Don't Argue / Le Pistole Non Discutono (1964) Action-packed early spaghetti western, strikingly shot on rugged Andalucia, Spain locations, starring an aging but still spry and formidable Rod Cameron as Pat Garrett. Just as Sheriff Garrett is putting the ring on his new bride's...

Indulged in a classic TV westerns marathon, with all episodes watched being, to varying degrees, rather odd or offbeat: 9. Bonanza - 2.34 "Sam Hill" One of this long-running series' rare forays into the strange and mystical, as a friend of the Cartwrights, mysterious wandering blacksmith Sam...

8. The High Chaparral - 1.24 "Tiger by the Tail" Blue (Mark Slade) comes across notorious bandido, El Tigre (Ricardo Montalban), who has been seriously wounded in an ambush. Over the objection of ranch hand Joe Butler (Bob Hoy), who warns Blue of El Tigre's heinous reputation, Blue takes the...

7. The Undefeated (1969) Though I like them all to varying degrees, this is my favorite of John Wayne's late-career westerns, a hugely entertaining yarn that I watch every few years, and which never fails to bring a smile to my face. Set in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, the story...

6. Quantez (1957) Very good noirish western, about a small group of bank robbers who outrun a posse on the way to Mexico and freedom, but are forced to hole up overnight in the small desert town of Quantez, which is eerily deserted. Volatile thug Heller (John Larch) is the nominal leader, but...

5. The Virginian - 1.12 "Fifty Days to Moose Jaw" To gain funds to stave off a run on the bank in Medicine Bow, Judge Garth (an unseen Lee J. Cobb) orders ramrod The Virginian (James Drury), Trampas (Doug McClure) and the rest of the Shiloh hands to round up 2,000 head of cattle and drive them...

4. The Nevadan (1950) Coincidentally, I also happened to watch this film for the first time earlier today, via the Mill Creek 12-film Randolph Scott Collection Blu-Ray set. I enjoyed the film quite a bit, a rock solid Scott/Brown western from Columbia Pictures. Randolph Scott is on typically...

2. Bronco - 4.14 "Until Kingdom Come" Bronco (Ty Hardin) is hired to escort Prince Phillip (Michael Davis), young son and heir to the defeated Emperor Maxmillian, and his caretaker, Duchess Eugenia (Jacqueline Beer), to safety across the U.S. border. Bronco takes the pair to stay at the ranch of...

New viewings in BOLD: 1. A Man Alone (1955) Ray Milland directs and stars in this very good Republic Trucolor western. Notorious gunslinger Wes Steele (Milland) is crossing the desert when he comes across the aftermath of a stagecoach robbery, the driver, guard and three passengers - including...

Thanks for bringing this film to my attention, Winston! I really enjoyed Paul Gross' work in the '90s TV series Due South, where he was another fish-out-of-water type, an upright Mountie who teams up with a loudmouth American cop to solve crimes in Chicago. Nice to see him in a starring role in...

First-time viewings in BOLD: 1. A Man Alone (1955) 2. Bronco - 4.14 "Until Kingdom Come" 3. Joe Kidd (1972) 4. The Nevadan (1950) 5. The Virginian - 1.12 "Fifty Days to Moose Jaw" 6. Quantez (1957) 7. The Undefeated (1969) 8. The High Chaparral - 1.24 "Tiger by the Tail" 9. Bonanza - 2.34 "Sam...