Hired gunman Cole Thornton turns down a job with Bart Jason as it would mean having to fight an old sheriff friend. Some months later he finds out the lawman is on the bottle and a top gunfighter is heading his way to help Jason. Along with young Mississippi, handy with a knife and now armed with a diabolical shotgun, Cole returns to help.

At the close of the Civil War, two brothers who fought on opposite sides return home to Texas to discover that their sisters have been kidnapped by Rebel guerrillas who refuse to accept the defeat of the Confederacy.

The day that Katie Elder is buried, her four sons return home to Clearwater, Texas, to pay their last respects. It is a he-man story, as well as, a drama of the maternal influence of Katie Elder, her sacrifice, love and incredible valor. The hopes and aspirations for her sons is movingly communicated from beginning to conclusion.

Two aging gunfighters re-form their old gang to avenge the murder of one of their former members.

A gunfighter survives his own hanging and discovers that he has the power to read people's minds. He decides to use his powers to help people, and comes across a young widow who is trying to keep a ruthless land baron from taking her ranch.

A wounded gunman avenging the death of his foster-father is nursed back to health by a young Quaker woman. She promises to marry him if he will give up his gun. John Wayne on Film -- This documentary takes us on a trip through Wayne's legendary film career. From shis struggles in the 1930's, to Stagecoach and the rejuvenation of the Western genre. Unforgettable classics that propelled him to the ranks of movie star, mythic hero, and American institution....