Plot Twist: Western Legends

Cowboy Swagger. Lawman Grit. Rugged Ranchers…And Even A Little Love…

They don’t call it the Wild West for nothing! Saddle up and see if you can guess the correct plot of these 13 big, action-packed movies, starring 14 of Hollywood’s biggest Western Legends. 

In Seven Ways from Sundown, a lawman becomes friends with the notorious outlaw he’s escorting from New Mexico to a Texas Prison.
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True
It’s true! In fact, the character, played by Audie Murphy, is named “Seven Ways from Sundown” Jones.
The correct answer is
True
It’s true! In fact, the character, played by Audie Murphy, is named “Seven Ways from Sundown” Jones.
John Wayne stars as Glyn McLyntock, a reformed outlaw, who leads a wagon train to Oregon in the hopes of starting a new life, but a friend betrays him, stealing all the supplies the settlers desperately need.
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False
It’s false! The last name sounds like a character John Wayne played (G.W. McLintock), but this is the plot of Bend of the River, starring James Stewart.
The correct answer is
False
It’s false! The last name sounds like a character John Wayne played (G.W. McLintock), but this is the plot of Bend of the River, starring James Stewart.
In Gunsmoke: The Last Apache, Marshal Dillon discovers he has a daughter, and now he has to save her life.
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True
It’s true! Marshal Matt Dillon enters Geronimo’s camp to rescue his daughter Beth, abducted by a renegade Apache War Chief.
The correct answer is
True
It’s true! Marshal Matt Dillon enters Geronimo’s camp to rescue his daughter Beth, abducted by a renegade Apache War Chief.
The Civil War is over and soldiers who fought on opposite sides must find a way to put bitterness aside in order to fight a new common enemy. This bare bones storyline forms the basis for these two movies: The Shadow Riders and Rio Lobo.
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True
It’s true! In The Shadow Riders, brothers, one Union, the other, Confederate, search for the renegades who kidnapped their family. In Rio Lobo, two former enemy soldiers search for traitors.
The correct answer is
True
It’s true! In The Shadow Riders, brothers, one Union, the other, Confederate, search for the renegades who kidnapped their family. In Rio Lobo, two former enemy soldiers search for traitors.
Western Union is the true story of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone and the acoustic telegraph.
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False
Major disconnect! In Western Union, the telegraph company struggles to complete their cross-country connection. They hire Vance Shaw, a reformed outlaw to work with an inexperienced surveyor. But someone is out to sabotage them.
The correct answer is
False
Major disconnect! In Western Union, the telegraph company struggles to complete their cross-country connection. They hire Vance Shaw, a reformed outlaw to work with an inexperienced surveyor. But someone is out to sabotage them.
In Broken Lance, when rigid cattle baron Matt Devereaux dies, Joe, his half-Indian son by his second wife, will do anything to take over the ranch, even fight his white half-brothers to the death, and evict his own mother.
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False
It's false! Joe’s half-brothers are the ones who want him out of the picture—by any means.
The correct answer is
False
It's false! Joe’s half-brothers are the ones who want him out of the picture—by any means.
In Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, Miss Kitty nurses retired U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon back to health after an injury. But an old vengeful enemy has made it his mission to hunt Dillon down and kill him.
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True
True, and Dillon isn’t the only one the evil outlaw Will Mannon is plotting revenge on. Miss Kitty is in his crosshairs, too!
The correct answer is
True
True, and Dillon isn’t the only one the evil outlaw Will Mannon is plotting revenge on. Miss Kitty is in his crosshairs, too!
The movie Buffalo Bill chronicles the long and sometimes struggling history of the football team based in the Buffalo/Niagara Falls area of New York.
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False
Whoa! Flag on the play and a 5-yard penalty! The movie Buffalo Bill is exactly what it sounds like: The life story and adventures of Western legend William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
The correct answer is
False
Whoa! Flag on the play and a 5-yard penalty! The movie Buffalo Bill is exactly what it sounds like: The life story and adventures of Western legend William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
The Way West features Kirk Douglas as a stubborn former U.S. Senator who leads a wagon train of settlers toward Oregon, and faces mutiny when he presses his charges to the extreme.
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True
It’s true! The Way West has it all: Love, tragedy, rebellion, deceit, not to mention a stampede and an Indian fight! Also stars Richard Widmark and Sally Field, in her film debut.
The correct answer is
True
It’s true! The Way West has it all: Love, tragedy, rebellion, deceit, not to mention a stampede and an Indian fight! Also stars Richard Widmark and Sally Field, in her film debut.
Yellow Sky features bank robbers named: Stretch, Dude, Lengthy, Half Pint and Walrus, and a gritty, gun-toting woman named Mike.
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True
It’s true! They might have unusual names, but they mean business. And that gutsy gal, Mike? She’s the granddaughter of a curmudgeon gold prospector. Outlaws + Gold = 1 big shootout!
The correct answer is
True
It’s true! They might have unusual names, but they mean business. And that gutsy gal, Mike? She’s the granddaughter of a curmudgeon gold prospector. Outlaws + Gold = 1 big shootout!
In The Violent Men, Glenn Ford plays Josh Parrish, a ruthless rancher who is bent on building his empire by bullying smaller ranchers into selling their property. A liar, cheater and killer, he will stop at nothing in the pursuit of power.
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False
Major plot twist! Josh Parrish is a peace-loving Civil War vet who intends to sell his ranch and move east with his fiancée. But when he witnesses bullying, corruption and murder, he must take a stand.
The correct answer is
False
Major plot twist! Josh Parrish is a peace-loving Civil War vet who intends to sell his ranch and move east with his fiancée. But when he witnesses bullying, corruption and murder, he must take a stand.
In McLintock!, John Wayne plays a rancher whose battles with government corruption, bullheaded homesteaders and hostile Indians pale in comparison to the troubles he faces when his estranged wife returns.
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True
It’s true! Indeed, Rancher GW McLintock has a whole passel of troubles in the action-packed, delightful Western comedy, McLintock!
The correct answer is
True
It’s true! Indeed, Rancher GW McLintock has a whole passel of troubles in the action-packed, delightful Western comedy, McLintock!

You Got out of right!

You’re a Western Legend!

When the plot thickens, you’re in the thick of it and you know exactly which movie you’re in! A real sharpshooter with a sharp mind! Stay tuned to INSP all month long as we celebrate Western Legends Month.

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You’re a Western Character

Every Western legend needs a savvy sidekick, and you’ve got the smarts and the wit to know most of the movies you’re in. Nice job. Now go photobomb the Western Legend star, and stay tuned to INSP all month long as we celebrate Western Legends Month.

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You’re a Western Teller of Tall Tales

Okay, so maybe you don’t know which movie plot you’re in much of the time, but, we’re betting you can weave a good tale and talk your way in and out of any cinematic situation. To brush up on your favorite Western movies, stay tuned to INSP all month long as we celebrate Western Legends Month.

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You’re a Western Legend in Your Own Mind

Yeah, you’re way back of the herd eating dust. You gave it a good shot, though. Keep dreaming big, and take advantage of this opportunity to get your plots straight. Stay tuned to INSP all month long as we celebrateWestern Legends Month.

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