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1. What movie features a Texas sheriff named John T. Chance and his woman named Feathers? He also has three deputies, the town drunk named Borrachon, a toothless cripple named Stumpy, and a crooning cowboy named Colorado. They must all deal with a bad bunch of buckaroos.
2. A retired sea captain comes West to be with his fiancee whose daddy owns a huge ranch. When the Eastern dude backs away from confrontations with several local bullies, his girl considers him a coward. He ends up with another woman and proves his courage at the same time. Which film is this?
3. A small group of Indians escapes a reservation and raids a series of ranches in Arizona, doing indiscriminate killings. An army cavalry unit, lead by an outstanding scout and a green lieutenant, is sent after the Apache band. The leader of the Apaches turns out to be a shrewd tactician and almost wipes out the army troop. What film is this?
4. What flick features a land baron who picks on a local elderly lawman by tricking the old man to kill in error? When the baron won't pay for a funeral, he finds out that he doesn't know who he is dealing with. A lot more people get killed before justice is done and the baron admits his mistakes.
5. What is the name of the film that is an obvious reference to Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn? A former Civil War general comes West to command a regiment that causes conflict with a vastly more experienced captain in that outfit. As a result, the command is virtually wiped out by the Apaches.
6. A man, who is 121 years old, tells the story of his life. He witnessed the end of George Armstrong Custer and Wild Bill Hickok. He is a white man who lived with native Americans. Thus, he knows of both sides of the White Man-Red Man conflict. What movie is this?
7. An aging cavalry captain must take out one more patrol before retiring, in order to divert an Indian uprising. His young lieutenants are green and untested. Before he completes his mission, he must turn over command to his inexperienced officers to retire from the Army. What classic Western is this?
8. The question is who killed the villain in this film. A lawyer from the East arrives in town to bring law to the West. He becomes involved with a rancher's gal and runs afoul of the local bad guy. The ensuing shootout is confusing and surprising. What movie is this?
9. The crippled veteran steps down from a train into the dusty, dry, dirty street of a dying town. The denizens there are cold and hostile. No one has any sand in them except that which comes from the surrounding desert. A trio of local thugs make life miserable for the hero who only came to this place to do a good deed. What film is this?
10. Jimmy Ringo rides into town and is greeted by his old friend, the marshal, who does not even wear a gun. Ringo wants to reunite with his estranged family that he has not seen for many years. A host of wannabe gunslingers challenge Ringo, who has a big reputation. The marshal urges him to get out of town but Jimmy stays too long and is killed by a bushwhacking punk. What movie is this?
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