The period is the 1840s and California is part of Mexico. Many of the citizens wish to become part of the United States. Other countries are also interested and the Russians have established bases in the northern part of the state. To further their hold they have stolen guns and Don Arturo Bordega, a leader of those wanting statehood, is out to recover them.

The Big Sky
1952
6.5/10

How the West Was Won
1962
7.0/10

The Magnificent Seven
1960
7.5/10

The Stalking Moon
1968
5.9/10

Man Without a Star
1955
6.5/10

Kings of the Sun
1963
6.1/10

Oklahoma!
1955
6.6/10

Ramrod
1947
6.5/10

The Mark of Zorro
1940
7.1/10

Return of the Gunfighter
1967
6.1/10

The Last Wagon
1956
6.6/10

Backlash
1956
6.5/10

3 Bad Men
1926
6.9/10

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
6.3/10

The Tall Men
1955
6.4/10

In Old Oklahoma
1943
6.2/10

The Alamo
1960
7.1/10

Only the Valiant
1951
6.5/10

Canyon Passage
1946
6.7/10

River of No Return
1954
6.7/10
The Parent Trap
1998
7.21/10