MGM Presents: Westerns

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MGM Presents: Westerns draws its programming from the extensive Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film library, focusing on the Western genre as it developed in American cinema. Viewers in the United States can see classic feature films from the mid-20th century, including works directed by John Ford and starring actors such as James Stewart or John Wayne. The channel also includes later revisionist Westerns from the 1960s and 1970s, as well as television series originally produced for network broadcast. Documentaries about the Old West and behind-the-scenes featurettes occasionally fill gaps between movie presentations.

Program schedules are structured around themed blocks, such as matinee Westerns on weekends or evening double features. The channel is available through cable and satellite providers across the country, and some episodes or films may be accessible on demand through affiliated streaming platforms. TV guide listings in local newspapers and online databases typically show the daily lineup, which rotates titles from the catalog without repeating the same film too frequently within a single month.

Schedule
The Way West
01:07 - 03:29
The Way West
Movie, Western
In search of greener pastures, Senator William J. Tadlock (Kirk Douglas) heads west, with scores of settlers following behind. Tadlock has hired an experienced scout, Dick Summers (Robert Mitchum), to accompany the caravan on the way from Missouri to Oregon. But hazards along...
The Missouri Breaks
03:29 - 05:55
The Missouri Breaks
Movie, Western, Drama
When vigilante land baron David Braxton (John McLiam) hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan (Jack Nicholson), Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as...
The Long Riders
05:55 - 07:50
The Long Riders
Movie, Western, Biography
During a bank robbery by the legendary James-Younger Gang, Ed Miller (Dennis Quaid) impulsively kills a man, much to the displeasure of leader Jesse James (James Keach), who insists that the gang scatter until the heat is off. The groups of brothers go their separate ways, with...
The Hunting Party
07:50 - 09:58
The Hunting Party
Movie, Western
Brandt Ruger (Gene Hackman) is a rich cattle rancher. He has a bad relationship with his wife, Melissa (Candice Bergen), whom he treats like a possession. While Brandt is away from home on a hunting trip, Frank Calder (Oliver Reed), a brazen outlaw, kidnaps Melissa and holds her...
Valdez Is Coming
09:58 - 11:42
Valdez Is Coming
Movie, Western, Drama
When rancher Frank Tanner (Jon Cypher) hoodwinks local lawman Bob Valdez (Burt Lancaster) into shooting an innocent man, Valdez is remorseful and tries to take up a collection for the widow. Tanner won't hear of it, however, and punishes Valdez by driving him into the desert...
Man From Del Rio
11:42 - 13:18
Man From Del Rio
Movie, Western
Thanks to his prowess with a gun, Dave Robles (Anthony Quinn) makes a place for himself in Mesa, becoming sheriff after out-dueling several gunfighters in a single day. But Robles, a Mexican, seethes over the town's racism, and is warned by kindly nurse Estella (Katy Jurado)...
Terror in a Texas Town
13:18 - 14:50
Terror in a Texas Town
Movie, Western
When Swedish-American whaler George Hansen returns to his Texas hometown after 20 years at sea, he's shocked to learn that his father was murdered just two days prior. The feckless local sheriff won't do anything about it, so George investigates on his own and discovers that an...
Support Your Local Sheriff!
14:50 - 16:36
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Movie, Western, Comedy
A small-scale gold rush erupts in a Colorado town after treasure is found in a grave. The area quickly becomes a magnet for criminals and other ne'er-do-wells, but everyone is too intent on searching for gold to consider law and order. When Jason McCullough (James Garner), a...
Support Your Local Gunfighter
16:36 - 18:22
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Movie, Western, Comedy
When traveling con man Latigo Smith (James Garner) drifts into a small Western town, he decides to take advantage of a local rivalry between gold-mining factions. Recruiting the shifty Jug May (Jack Elam) to pose as a notorious gunfighter, Smith sets his scheme in motion, while...
Hour of the Gun
18:22 - 20:19
Hour of the Gun
Movie, Western, Drama
While the Earp brothers may have won the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, they didn't escape unscathed for long. Seeking revenge over their fallen comrades, members of the Clanton gang go after the Earp family, gunning down both Virgil and Morgan Earp. But they don't succeed at...
Quigley Down Under
20:19 - 22:38
Quigley Down Under
Movie, Western
Matthew Quigley (Tom Selleck) is an American rifleman who travels to the Australian outback to answer a help-wanted ad calling for a sharpshooter. When Quigley meets his employer, Elliott Marston (Alan Rickman), he's appalled to discover the job involves killing Aboriginal...
Hang 'Em High
22:38 - 00:50
Hang 'Em High
Movie, Western
After a gang of men unsuccessfully attempts to lynch him for a cattle rustling crime he did not commit, Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) is saved by marshal Dave Bliss (Ben Johnson) and judge Adam Fenton (Pat Hingle). The lawmen offer him a job as a federal marshal with the caveat...