Many well-known western movies and TV series were filmed on or near the Empire Ranch. They include (in alphabetical order):
- 3:10 to Yuma, Glenn Ford, Van Heflin (1957, Delmar Daves)
- A Star Is Born, Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson (1976, Frank Pierson)
- Another Man, Another Chance, James Caan, Geneviève Bujold, Francis Huster (1977, Claude Lelouch)
- Bonanza, Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, several shows (1959-73 TV series, various directors)
- Broken Lance, Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Richard Widmark (1954, Edward Dmytryk)
- Desperado, Alex McArthur, Yaphet Kotto (1987 TV, Virgil W. Vogel)
- Duel In the Sun, Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten (1946, King Vidor)
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming (1957, John Sturges)
- Gunman’s Walk, Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, James Darren (1958, Phil Karlson)
- Gunsight Ridge, Joel McCrea, Mark Stevens (1957, Francis D. Lyon)
- Gunsmoke, James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Amanda Blake, several shows (1955-75 TV series, various directors)
- Hombre, Paul Newman (1967, Martin Ritt)
- Hour of the Gun, James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan (1967, John Sturges)
- Last Train From Gun Hill, Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn (1959, John Sturges)
- Monte Walsh, Lee Marvin, Jack Palance (1970, William Fraker)
- Night of The Lepus, Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun (1972, William F. Claxton)
- Oklahoma!, Gordon McRae, Shirley Jones (1955, Fred Zinneman)
- Pocket Money, Paul Newman, Lee Marvin (1972, Stuart Rosenberg)
- Posse, Kirk Douglas, Bruce Dern (1975, Kirk Douglas)
- Posse, Mario Van Peebles, Stephen Baldwin (1993, Mario Van Peebles)
- Red River, James Arness, Bruce Boxleitner (1988 TV, Richard Michaels)
- Red River, John Wayne, Montgomery Clift (1948, Howard Hawks)
- Return of the Gunfighter, Robert Taylor, Chad Everett (1967, James Neilson)
- Ruby Jean and Joe, Tom Selleck, Ben Johnson (1996 TV, Jeffrey Sax)
- The Big Country, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston (1958, William Wyler)
- The Cowboys, John Wayne (1972, Mark Rydell)
- The Furies, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Huston (1950, Anthony Mann)
- The Last Hard Men, Charlton Heston, James Coburn (1976, Andrew V. McLaglen)
- The Outlaw Josie Wales, Clint Eastwood (1976, Clint Eastwood)
- The Wild Rovers, William Holden, Ryan O’Neal (1971, Blake Edwards)
- The Young Pioneers, Linda Purl, Roger Kern (1978 TV series, various directors)
- The Young Riders, Stephen Baldwin (1989-92 TV series, various directors)
- Tom Horn, Steve McQueen (1980, William Wiard)
- War Arrow, Jeff Chandler, Maureen O’Hara, Jay Silverheels (1953, George Sherman)
- Winchester ‘73, James Stewart, Shelley Winters (1950, Anthony Mann)
More Information Sought…
Do you have information, memories or photographs from filmmaking in the Empire Ranch area? Were you or a family member part of a production, or were you told stories about it? We’d love to know about it and add to information we’re compiling. Please send an email with your memories to admin@empireranchfoundation.org.