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 Horse Soldiers
04:43 - 07:03
The Horse Soldiers
Movie, Action
Set during the Civil War, Colonel John Marlowe leads a Union Calvary brigade on a mission behind Confederate lines to destroy enemy railroads and supplies. The colonel is confronted with numerous challenges before reaching Union held Baton Rouge.
The Alamo
07:03 - 10:11
The Alamo
Movie, Historical drama, War, Western
In 1836, the Mexican army, led by General Santa Anna, is invading Texas. Hoping to create a diversion for Santa Anna's forces, General Sam Houston (Richard Boone) orders Colonel William B. Travis (Laurence Harvey), joined by Colonels Jim Bowie (Richard Widmark) and Davy Crockett...
Heaven's Gate
10:11 - 13:11
Heaven's Gate
Movie, Western, Historical drama
Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the immigrants with the help of...
Gun Duel in Durango
13:11 - 14:36
Gun Duel in Durango
Movie, Western
Bank robber Will Sabre is looking to leave his life of crime behind in favor of marrying his sweetheart, Judy. But Sabre's gang, led by Dunsten, has no intention of letting go of such a skilled shootist. When he rejects the demand to rejoin their ranks, these cruel crooks...
Man From Del Rio
14:36 - 16:12
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)...
Gun the Man Down
16:12 - 17:40
Gun the Man Down
Movie, Western
An outlaw is left by his cohorts and girlfriend to be captured after he is wounded during a heist. When he is released from prison, he tracks his old crew to a run-down town and plays a game of cat and mouse with them.
Man With the Gun
17:40 - 19:17
Man With the Gun
Movie, Western
Sheridan City is out of control. The citizens are corrupt, the saloon is an immoral indulgence, and gunmen and greedy opportunists come and go as they please. With the town's lawman (Henry Hull) incapable of maintaining order, the town council brings in a hired gun, Clint...
The Wonderful Country
19:17 - 21:11
The Wonderful Country
Movie, Western
Gunman Martin Brady (Robert Mitchum) is an American exiled in Mexico for the revenge killing of his father's assassin. Brady, a henchman of the ruthless Castro crime family, travels across the border to Texas to negotiate the sale of black market rifles. When a broken leg delays...
Young Billy Young
21:11 - 22:53
Young Billy Young
Movie, Western
Fleeing the scene of a gruesome gunfight in Mexico, Billy Young (Robert Walker) arrives in the small town of Lordsburg, where he is promptly deputized by local sheriff Ben Kane (Robert Mitchum). Kane takes the troubled young man under his wing, hoping to reform his lawless ways....
Invitation to a Gunfighter
22:53 - 00:39
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Movie, Western
From worse to terrible -- Civil War veteran Matt Weaver (George Segal) arrives in New Mexico worn down from combat, only to discover his family plot has been requisitioned and sold by cutthroat property developer Sam Brewster. When Weaver attempts to reclaim his land, Brewster...