Evelyn Finley

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Evelyn Finley

Born March 11, 1916 · Douglas, Arizona, USA

Died April 7, 1989 · aged 73

Evelyn Ruth Finley was known as the most accomplished stunt rider in the western genre. Famous director William A. Wellman was one of many who regarded her as the best in the business. She worked with horses from early childhood and grew up a tomboy on her father's ranch. Her dad had promised 'to put her into pictures', but how she eventually arrived in Hollywood is unclear. Winning a beauty conte…

Known For

SilveradoSilverado · 1985
Silverado
★ 6.91985
MovieWesternAction
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
Swiss Family RobinsonSwiss Family Robinson · 1960
Swiss Family Robinson
★ 6.81960
MovieAdventureFamily
After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.
ScaramoucheScaramouche · 1952
Scaramouche
★ 7.01952
MovieAdventureRomance
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Hush... Hush, Sweet CharlotteHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte · 1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
★ 7.31964
MovieHorrorMystery
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
Blood AlleyBlood Alley · 1955
Blood Alley
★ 6.01955
MovieAdventureAction
An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.
Westward the WomenWestward the Women · 1951
Westward the Women
★ 7.01951
MovieWesternDrama
There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster strikes on the trail, Buck just might discover that these women are stronger than he thinks.
Across the Wide MissouriAcross the Wide Missouri · 1951
Across the Wide Missouri
★ 6.11951
MovieAdventureRomance
In the 1830's beaver trapper Flint Mitchell and other white men hunt and trap in the then unnamed territories of Montana and Idaho. Flint marries a Blackfoot woman as a way to gain entrance into her people's rich lands, but finds she means more to him than a ticket to good beaver habitat.
Freebie and the BeanFreebie and the Bean · 1974
Freebie and the Bean
★ 6.11974
MovieActionComedy
Two San Francisco detectives want to bring down a local hijacking boss. But they'll have to get to him before a hitman does.

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Woman of the North CountryWoman of the North Country · 1952
Woman of the North Country
★ 5.01952
MovieDramaWestern
In 1890 Minnesota Christine Powell is the scheming head of the Powell dynasty, the richest mining empire of the era. But the Powell mine deposits are diminishing. The Mesabi range represents a whole new productive area but the rights to mine there are held by a young geological engineer, Kyle Ramlo. The latter reaches an impasse when he needs money to continue his experimentation with open-pit mining and goes to Miss Powell for financing. She displays great interest in both his inventive mining method and in him personally but secretly plots to destroy him and take over his Masabi rights. The gullible Ramlo falls into clutches while the girl he really loves, Cathy Norlund, tries desperately to open his eyes to Christine's scheme.

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