Movies by Jack Elam

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

The Cannonball Run

The Cannonball Run

A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.

Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

After the Civil War, a former Union colonel searches for the two traitors whose perfidy led to the loss of a close friend.

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

Amos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and trying to make it on their own. This time, the crazy duo gets involved in an army supply theft case -- and, of course, gets in lots of comic trouble along the way!

Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential

An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

Three young women who posed as the daughters of an elderly homesteader find out that he has been falsely accused of murder, convicted, and sentenced to hang. They hatch a plot to smuggle him out of prison.

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid

Formerly lost western starring Jack Elam

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?

A pair of thieves are pursued by the U.S. Army, the Mexican federales and Apaches in this made-for-TV Western.

The Slowest Gun in the West

The Slowest Gun in the West

The town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws, so the towns people hire Fletcher Bissell III (A.K.A. The Silver Dollar Kid) as their new sheriff. Fletcher is so cowardly the townsfolk are sure that the local outlaws will be too proud to gun him down. This proves to be the case, and the outlaws hire their own cowardly gunfighter, Chicken Farnsworth, to go up against The Silver Dollar Kid. Written by Jim Beaver

The Last Challenge

The Last Challenge

An upstart outlaw baits a legendary gunslinger, now a marshal in love with a saloon keeper.

My Man and I

My Man and I

In California, a Mexican-American laborer is falsely accused of shooting the racist farmer he was working for after the farmer stiffed him with a bad check.

Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas

Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas

Scrooge is visited by a girl with a snow globe—which shows him people like Mike Love and Three Dog Night singing Christmas carols—to teach the crotchety old skinflint the True Spirit of Christmas.

Cattle Queen of Montana

Cattle Queen of Montana

Sierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.

Lure of the Wilderness

Lure of the Wilderness

A young girl and her father, who is unjustly accused of murder, seek refuge in a Georgia swamp until they are befriended by a trapper who penetrates the swamp in search of his dog.

The Wild Country

The Wild Country

Uprooted from their comfortable home in Pennsylvania, James and Kate Tanner, along with their sons, Virgil and Andy, journey to the wild country of 1890s Wyoming to become farmers. Soon, they come face-to-face with tornadoes, bears and wolves. But through the hardships their love for each other endures, even when a local rancher sees the newcomers as "squatters" on his land, and will stop at nothing – including murder – to drive them out.

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

Two young survivors of a wagon-train massacre battle horse thieves as they take a prize stallion through Utah.

Ride Clear of Diablo

Ride Clear of Diablo

A young railroad surveyor returns to his hometown to find the man who murdered his father and brother.

The Villain

The Villain

Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Simpson wants the money and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.

The Winds of Autumn

The Winds of Autumn

In 1884, an eleven-year-old Quaker boy sets out on his own to seek revenge against a gang of outlaws who senselessly murdered his family.

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

Due to a home-steading law, a fur trapper schemes to keep his land by hiring a hooker, a pickpocket and a thief to pose as his family.