Denver Pyle Filmography Movies Awards

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. 

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. 

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. 

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 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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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.