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Chill Wills has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1930s through the 1970s.
Recurring themes

The Far Country
1954
Western

Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
Drama · Western

Junior Bonner
1972
Western · Drama

Hondo
1953
Western

Man Without a Star
1955
Western

Ride the High Country
1962
Western · Drama

My Darling Clementine
1946
Western

Cimarron
1931
Western · Drama

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedict ranch, the Benedict's disagreement over prejudice fuels conflict that runs across generations.
Dir. George Stevens · With Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean

Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid.
Dir. Sam Peckinpah · With James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Jaeckel

A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
Dir. John M. Stahl · With Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain

as Lead Singer of the Avalon Boys / Stan's Bass Singing (uncredited)
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Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.
Dir. James W. Horne · With Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Rosina Lawrence

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.
Dir. William Wyler · With Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Doris Davenport

The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
Dir. John Wayne · With John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke is posted on the Texas frontier to defend settlers against depredations of marauding Apaches. Col. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Tension is added when Yorke's son (whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years), Trooper Jeff Yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment.
Dir. John Ford · With John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson

Aging rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking government men and nearby Native Americans. As McLintock tries to juggle his various adversaries, his wife—who left him two years previously—suddenly returns. But she isn't interested in George; she wants custody of their daughter.
Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen · With John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Patrick Wayne

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
Dir. Clarence Brown · With Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr.