Women Ahead of Their Time!

From brave Miss Kitty in Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge, to confident Martha Price in The Rare Breed, to passionate Lily Bishop in California, these feisty women of the Old West, are tough, independent, and a match for any man who dares challenge—or court—them. The same determination and self-assurance can be said of the actresses who played them—all women ahead of their time. 

Sat, Jan 2 | 6PM ET

Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge

Stars: James Arness and Amanda Blake

Now retired and injured, U.S. Marshal, Matt Dillon allows Miss Kitty to nurse him back to health in Dodge City. But danger lurks, as an old enemy, is out for vengeance, and his target is Dillon.

Sat, Jan 2 | 8PM ET

California

Stars: Barbara Stanwick

Set against the backdrop of California becoming a state, a feisty woman matches wits with a wicked swindler and the boss of her wagon train during the time of the California Gold Rush.

Sat, Jan 2 | 10PM ET

Sun, Jan 3 | 3AM ET

The Redhead from Wyoming

Stars: Maureen O’Hara

Plucky redhead, Kate Maxwell comes to the Wyoming territory to run a casino and a cattle-buying business for her sweetheart. But, unless the Sheriff steps in, she may take the fall as a cattle rustler instead.

Sun, Jan 3 | 2PM ET

The Rare Breed

Stars: Maureen O’Hara

Wrangler Sam Burnett escorts British widow Martha Price, her daughter Hilary and their prize bull to Texas. Now Sam is smitten with Martha and not only does he have to fend off rival suitors, but also rival ranchers who will do anything to keep the travelers from their destination.

Sun, Jan 3 | 8PM ET

The Maverick Queen

Stars: Barbara Stanwick

A stranger wanting food and rest approaches a Wyoming rancher and her crew while  driving cattle to town for auction. The rancher fears the man is a member of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch gang, but nevertheless, she allows him to stay.

Sun, Jan 3 | 10PM ET

The Deadly Companions

Stars: Maureen O’Hara and Brian Keith

When a Yankee Civil War veteran inadvertently shoots and kills a young boy, he agrees to escort the grieving mother, Kit Tilden, safely through Apache territory to bury him. But his two criminal cronies may have other ideas about this perilous journey.

Sun, Jan 3 | 12AM ET

The Violent Men

Stars: Barbara Stanwyck and Glenn Ford

Civil War vet, Josh Parrish has been recuperating on his ranch. Now he aims to sell and move east with his fiancée. But when greedy rancher Lew Wilkison starts a violent land grab, and one of Josh’s ranch hands is killed, Josh gears up for a different type of war.