ALL JOHN WAYNE MOVIES IN ORDER FROM THE START
by TankGuy | created - 16 Jun 2011 | updated - 16 Jun 2011 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Big Trail (1930)
Passed | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Breck Coleman leads hundreds of settlers in covered wagons from the Mississippi River to their destiny out West.
Directors: Raoul Walsh, Louis R. Loeffler | Stars: John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully Marshall
Votes: 4,337
2. Arizona (1931)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Bob refuses to marry his girlfriend and leaves her. She marries his close friend out of revenge.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Laura La Plante, John Wayne, June Clyde, Forrest Stanley
Votes: 342
3. The Range Feud (1931)
Passed | 64 min | Drama, Mystery, Western
Clint Turner is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Judy's father, a rival rancher who was an enemy of his own father.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Buck Jones, John Wayne, Susan Fleming, Edward LeSaint
Votes: 484
4. The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
Passed | 218 min | Mystery
The Eagle uses sky writing to make threats against a corporation. Nathan Gregory owns a traveling fairground and is thought to be the Eagle. Craig McCoy is a pilot who goes looking for the Eagle when Gregory turns up missing.
Directors: Ford Beebe, B. Reeves Eason | Stars: John Wayne, Dorothy Gulliver, Edward Hearn, Richard Tucker
Votes: 455
5. Texas Cyclone (1932)
Passed | 63 min | Drama, Western
Pecos Grant rides into a strange town only to find that everyone recognizes him, not as Pecos Grant, but as a presumed-dead man named Rawlins. Even Rawlins' wife thinks her husband has come back. Pecos sets out to solve the mystery.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Tim McCoy, Shirley Grey, Wheeler Oakman, John Wayne
Votes: 436
6. Two-Fisted Law (1932)
Approved | 64 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
After Rob Russell steals Tim Clark's ranch, Clark starts prospecting for silver.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Tim McCoy, Alice Day, Wheeler Oakman, Tully Marshall
Votes: 478
7. Lady and Gent (1932)
84 min | Drama, Sport
Fresh young boxer Buzz Kinney is just out of college. He's able to knock out Stag Bailey when the veteran becomes overconfident. Later, Buzz is a worn-out wreck with a broken nose and cauliflower ear.
Director: Stephen Roberts | Stars: George Bancroft, Wynne Gibson, Charles Starrett, James Gleason
Votes: 234
8. The Hurricane Express (1932)
Passed | 227 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When his father is killed in a train wreck, Larry Baker vows to unmask a mysterious criminal called "The Wrecker," who has targeted the L&M Railroad for deadly" accidents."
Directors: J.P. McGowan, Armand Schaefer | Stars: John Wayne, Shirley Grey, Conway Tearle, Tully Marshall
Votes: 683
9. Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
Passed | 55 min | Action, Drama, Romance
John Drury arrives in town and is taken on as a hero by the townspeople after he saves a horse's life. They ask him to lead them in their fight against the mysterious Hawk who has been plaguing them for years with theft, arson and murder.
Director: Fred Allen | Stars: John Wayne, Duke, Ruth Hall, Henry B. Walthall
Votes: 734
10. The Big Stampede (1932)
Passed | 54 min | Drama, Western
Deputy Sheriff John Steele recruits bandit Sonora Joe to help him find out who's been bumping off all the local lawmen and rustling the cattle.
Director: Tenny Wright | Stars: John Wayne, Noah Beery, Paul Hurst, Mae Madison
Votes: 681
11. Haunted Gold (1932)
Passed | 58 min | Drama, Mystery, Western
John and Janet get a weird letter telling them to go to a ghost town which has an abandoned mine. There they contend with bad guys looking for hidden gold. They are aided by a mysterious Phantom.
Directors: Mack V. Wright, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising | Stars: John Wayne, Duke, Sheila Terry, Harry Woods
Votes: 762
12. The Telegraph Trail (1933)
Passed | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A greedy businessman-turned-renegade foments an Indian uprising against the coming telegraph to perpetuate his economic stranglehold on the territory.
Director: Tenny Wright | Stars: John Wayne, Duke, Frank McHugh, Marceline Day
Votes: 641
13. The Three Musketeers (1933)
Passed | 210 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going after El Shaitan, a bad guy who is never seen as he tries to wipe out the Foreign Legion.
Directors: Colbert Clark, Armand Schaefer | Stars: Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Francis X. Bushman Jr., John Wayne
Votes: 501
14. Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
Passed | 59 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
John Bishop discovers a plot to rob a silver mine belonging to his girlfriend Mary's father and, to foil the evildoers, he joins them.
Director: Mack V. Wright | Stars: John Wayne, Duke, Henry B. Walthall, Shirley Palmer
Votes: 481
15. His Private Secretary (1933)
Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Romance
Dick Wallace secretly marries a minister's grand-daughter but his father, who thinks she is a gold digger, is opposed. She takes a job with the company under her maiden name to prove she's okay.
Director: Phil Whitman | Stars: Evalyn Knapp, John Wayne, Reginald Barlow, Alec B. Francis
Votes: 764
16. The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Romance
Prizefighter Jimmy Dolan accidentally kills a man at a party and escapes. He hides out at a health farm for invalid children and begins to lose his cynicism under the influence of the ... See full summary »
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Loretta Young, Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 723
17. Baby Face (1933)
Approved | 71 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank by gleefully seducing her way to the top.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Donald Cook, Alphonse Ethier
Votes: 8,151
18. The Man from Monterey (1933)
Passed | 57 min | Adventure, Music, Romance
A cavalry officer helps save a family's ranch from land grabbers.
Director: Mack V. Wright | Stars: John Wayne, Duke, Ruth Hall, Luis Alberni
Votes: 589
19. Riders of Destiny (1933)
Passed | 53 min | Music, Romance, Western
Loner rider Singin' Sandy Saunders rides into town to discover local ranchers are being victimized by a land-grabbing villain who controls the water supply and wants their land.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Cecilia Parker, Forrest Taylor, George 'Gabby' Hayes
Votes: 1,198
20. Sagebrush Trail (1933)
Passed | 54 min | Drama, Western
A man framed for murder escapes prison and goes west, where he joins a gang with the real killer involved.
Director: Armand Schaefer | Stars: John Wayne, Nancy Shubert, Lane Chandler, Yakima Canutt
Votes: 1,396
21. The Lucky Texan (1934)
Passed | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Jerry Mason, a young Texan, and Jake Benson, an old rancher, become partners and strike it rich with a gold mine. They then find their lives complicated by bad guys and a woman.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Barbara Sheldon, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Lloyd Whitlock
Votes: 1,369
22. West of the Divide (1934)
Approved | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Ted Hayden impersonates a wanted man and joins Gentry's gang only to learn later that Gentry was the one who killed his father. He saves Virginia Winters' dad's ranch from Gentry and also rescues his long-lost brother Spud.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Virginia Brown Faire, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Lloyd Whitlock
Votes: 1,071
23. Blue Steel (1934)
Passed | 52 min | Drama, Western
U.S. marshal John Carruthers observes a robbery and Sheriff Jake thinks he may be the culprit. Meanwhile the town's leading citizen is planning to rob everybody blind.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Eleanor Hunt, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Edward Peil Sr.
Votes: 1,760
24. The Man from Utah (1934)
Passed | 51 min | Drama, Western
In a horse-riding rodeo contest bad guys want John Weston to lose. When he doesn't go along they add some insurance: a poisoned needle just under his saddle.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Polly Ann Young, Anita Campillo, Edward Peil Sr.
Votes: 1,252
25. Randy Rides Alone (1934)
Approved | 52 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Jailed for murders he didn't commit, Randy escapes only to stumble into the den of the real murderers.
Director: Harry L. Fraser | Stars: John Wayne, Alberta Vaughn, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Yakima Canutt
Votes: 1,179
26. The Star Packer (1934)
Approved | 53 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A gang working for The Shadow is terrorizing the town. John Travers decides to take on the job of sheriff and do something about it.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Verna Hillie, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Yakima Canutt
Votes: 1,290
27. The Trail Beyond (1934)
Approved | 54 min | Drama, Western
Rod Drew hunts for a missing girl and finds himself in a fight over a goldmine as well.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Noah Beery, Verna Hillie, Noah Beery Jr.
Votes: 1,004
28. The Lawless Frontier (1934)
Approved | 59 min | Drama, Western
Mexican outlaw Zanti killed John Tobin's parents. John teams up with Dusty, also hurt by Zanti, to get the bad guy.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Jack Rockwell
Votes: 1,121
29. 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
Approved | 52 min | Drama, Western
A cowboy escorts a little girl, whose mother made her the heir of a cash-able oil company, and must protect her from an outlaw as they search for the girl's father.
Director: Harry L. Fraser | Stars: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Shirley Jean Rickert, Jack Rockwell
Votes: 1,134
30. Texas Terror (1935)
Approved | 51 min | Drama, Western
Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend Dan in shooting it out with robbers. He encounters Dan's daughter who takes over her father's ranch. Then she finds out about his past.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Lucile Browne, LeRoy Mason, Fern Emmett
Votes: 1,053
31. Rainbow Valley (1935)
Approved | 52 min | Drama, Western
John Martin is a government agent working under cover. Leading citizen Morgan calls in gunman Galt who blows Martin's cover.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Lucile Browne, George 'Gabby' Hayes, LeRoy Mason
Votes: 742
32. The Desert Trail (1935)
Approved | 54 min | Western
Rodeo star John Scott and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie are wrongly accused of armed robbery. They leave town as fast as they can to go looking for their own suspects in Poker City.
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: John Wayne, Mary Kornman, Paul Fix, Eddy Chandler
Votes: 1,030
33. The Dawn Rider (1935)
Approved | 53 min | Drama, Western
Just as John travels to visit his father, he witnesses his death and suffers a gun wound - a beautiful woman is kind enough to help him bring the killers to justice, but jealousy from another man may cause problems.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Marion Burns, Dennis Moore, Reed Howes
Votes: 1,323
34. Paradise Canyon (1935)
Approved | 52 min | Action, Drama, Western
An undercover agent for the government is sent to round up a gang of counterfeiters operating near the Mexican border.
Director: Carl Pierson | Stars: John Wayne, Marion Burns, Reed Howes, Earle Hodgins
Votes: 1,025
35. Westward Ho (1935)
Approved | 61 min | Drama, Western
As a youngster John Wyatt saw his parents killed and his brother kidnapped. On a wagon train heading West he meets his brother who is now a spy for the gang which originally did the dirty work. He and his brother both fall for Mary Gordon.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Sheila Bromley, Frank McGlynn Jr., Jim Farley
Votes: 637 | Gross: $0.50M
36. The New Frontier (1935)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 1889, pioneers race ahead of the law to claim free land in Oklahoma, forming wide-open towns. In one such, citizens elect Milt Dawson to challenge the self-appointed rule of gambler Ace ... See full summary »
Director: Carl Pierson | Stars: John Wayne, Muriel Evans, Warner Richmond, Al Bridge
Votes: 350
37. Lawless Range (1935)
Approved | 54 min | Drama, Western
John Middleton is investigating cattle rustling when he is captured and tossed into a cave with Emmett, a rancher who disappeared earlier. They help each other escape and learn that a local... See full summary »
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Sheila Bromley, Frank McGlynn Jr., Jack Curtis
Votes: 553
38. The Oregon Trail (1936)
Approved | 59 min | Drama, Western
U.S. Army Captain John Delmont takes a leave of absence to find out what happened to his missing father. Later he leads a wagon train to California and goes after the bad guys involved in his father's disappearance.
Director: Scott Pembroke | Stars: John Wayne, Ann Rutherford, Joseph W. Girard, Yakima Canutt
39. The Lawless Nineties (1936)
Approved | 55 min | Drama, Western
Federal agent John Tipton heads for Wyoming to supervise the vote on whether to join the Union. One group of locals is using dynamite to terrorize the populace and a local newspaper editor is killed.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: John Wayne, Ann Rutherford, Harry Woods, George 'Gabby' Hayes
Votes: 409
40. King of the Pecos (1936)
Approved | 54 min | Drama, Western
In Cottonwood, Texas, claim-jumper Alexander Stiles killed John Clayborn's parents when they refused to sell their ranch to him. Ten years later, John, now a lawyer, returns under the name of John Clay to exact vengeance.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: John Wayne, Muriel Evans, Cy Kendall, Jack Rube Clifford
Votes: 568
41. The Lonely Trail (1936)
Passed | 56 min | Western
Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers. He enlists the help of Holden before learning that Holden too is plundering the local folk.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: John Wayne, Ann Rutherford, Cy Kendall, Bob Kortman
Votes: 440
42. Winds of the Wasteland (1936)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western
The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. A race will decide whether they or Stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract.
Director: Mack V. Wright | Stars: John Wayne, Phyllis Fraser, Lew Kelly, Douglas Cosgrove
Votes: 1,158
43. The Sea Spoilers (1936)
Approved | 63 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A Coast Guard commander must rescue his kidnapped girlfriend from seal smugglers while contending with the plans of the area commander's son.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: John Wayne, Nan Grey, William Bakewell, Fuzzy Knight
Votes: 207
44. Conflict (1936)
Approved | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Pat's ability as a logging/mining camp fighter sets him up to box prizefighter Corrigan. Unknown to his supporters, he's actually in collusion with Corrigan to throw the fight - until he runs into reporter Maude.
Director: David Howard | Stars: John Wayne, Jean Rogers, Ward Bond, Tommy Bupp
Votes: 161
45. California Straight Ahead! (1937)
Passed | 67 min | Action, Drama, Romance