Louis L'Amour

Writing

Louis L'Amour

Born March 22, 1908 · Jamestown, North Dakota, USA

Died June 10, 1988 · aged 80

No biography available.

Known For

ShalakoShalako · 1968
Shalako
★ 5.61968
MovieWestern
While guiding a hunting party of clueless European aristocrats, cowboy Bosky Fulton leads them into hostile Apache territory. Becoming separated from the group, Countess Irina Lazaar experiences the first run-in with an Apache, which results in the tracker Shalako coming to her rescue. Despite Shalako's warning to leave the area immediately, the pampered foreigners fail to take him seriously, leaving them in grave danger.
HondoHondo · 1953
Hondo
★ 6.51953
MovieWestern
Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.
Guns of the TimberlandGuns of the Timberland · 1960
Guns of the Timberland
★ 6.21960
MovieWestern
Logger Jim Hadley and his lumberjack crew are looking for new forest to cut. They locate a prime prospect outside the town of Deep Wells. The residents of Deep Wells led by Laura Riley are opposed to the felling of the trees, believing that losing them would cause mudslides during the heavy rains. Conflict between the town's residents and the loggers is inevitable.
The Man Called NoonThe Man Called Noon · 1973
The Man Called Noon
★ 5.91973
MovieWestern
Noon is a gunfighter who has become amnesiac. Helped by Rimes, an outlaw who has befriended him, he tries to figure out who he is actually. It gradually appears that his wife and kid have been murdered. As time goes by, Noon also recalls a fortune hidden somewhere. Niland, a scheming judge, and Peg Cullane, a greedy will do everything to prevent Noon and Rimes from achieving their end while Fan Davidge, a woman living in a ghost town, will support them.
Stranger on HorsebackStranger on Horseback · 1955
Stranger on Horseback
★ 5.81955
MovieWestern
A circuit judge in the old west attempts to bring a suspected killer to justice. The judge runs afoul of the killer's rich cattle baron father in the process.
The Quick and the DeadThe Quick and the Dead · 1987
The Quick and the Dead
★ 6.41987
MovieActionDrama
In 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Suzanna McKaskel, newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman Con Vallian is the only hope.
The Shadow RidersThe Shadow Riders · 1982
The Shadow Riders
★ 6.51982
MovieWesternTV Movie
After starring in "The Sacketts", Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott team up again but this time as Mac and Dal Traven, in a movie based on a classic Louis L'Amour novel. They are brothers, who meet up at the end of the Civil War fighting on opposite sides. They go home only to find their family in dire need and their sisters and brother kidnapped by ruthless raiders. They set out to rescue their family.
ConagherConagher · 1991
Conagher
★ 6.71991
MovieTV MovieWestern
Mrs. Evie Teale is struggling to stay alive while raising her two children alone on a remote homestead. Conn Conagher is an honest, hardworking cowboy. Their lives are intertwined as they fight the elements, indians, outlaws, and loneliness.

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