Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Tumbleweed
TITLE DETAILS

Tumbleweed

1953-12-01 · 79 min · ★ 6.2

Western

Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it Yaqui fighters surround a wagon train, so Jim Harvey, the man guiding the pioneers, steps out to negotiate. They ignore his pleas and overrun the wagons, leaving him for dead. He manages to escape to the nearest town, but there, the law accuses him of deserting the settlers. The townspeople try to lynch him, so he flees to a ranch owned by kindly Nick, who lends Jim a trusty horse named Tumbleweed that may just be fast enough to save the day.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Nathan Juran
Production companies
Universal International Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Audie MurphyAudie MurphyJim Harvey
Lori NelsonLori NelsonLaura Saunders
Chill WillsChill WillsSheriff Murchoree
Roy RobertsRoy RobertsNick Buckley
Russell JohnsonRussell JohnsonLam Blandon
K.T. StevensK.T. StevensLouella Buckley
Madge MeredithMadge MeredithSarah Blandon
Lee Van CleefLee Van CleefMarv
I. Stanford JolleyI. Stanford JolleyTed
Ralph MoodyRalph MoodyAguila
Ross ElliottRoss ElliottSeth Blandon
Eugene IglesiasEugene IglesiasTigre
Phil ChambersPhil ChambersTrapper Ross
Lyle TalbotLyle TalbotWeber
King DonovanKing DonovanWrangler
Harry HarveyHarry HarveyProspector
Ezelle PouleEzelle PouleMrs. Clark

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Rental

Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Purchase

Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

The Hallelujah Trail
★ 6.1
The Hallelujah Trail1965Western

A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.

The Last Wagon
★ 6.5
The Last Wagon1956Western

When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men.

The Indian Fighter
★ 6.3
The Indian Fighter1955Western

A scout leading a wagon train through hostile Indian country gets involved with a Sioux chief's daughter.

The Rare Breed
★ 6.2
The Rare Breed1966Western

When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle into the American West. They enlist Sam "Bulldog" Burnett in their efforts to transport their lone bull, a Hereford named Vindicator, to a breeder in Texas, but the trail is fraught with danger and even Burnett doubts the survival potential of this "rare breed" of cattle.

Man Without a Star
★ 6.4
Man Without a Star1955Western

A wandering cowboy gets caught up in a range war.

Wagon Master
★ 6.7
Wagon Master1950Western

Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.

Renegade
★ 6.1
Renegade1987Western

While on his travel across the Southwestern United States, with his Jeep CJ Renegade and his chestnut colt named Joe Brown, Luke meets Matt, son of a friend of his, Moose, who is in jail. Moose asks Luke to take care of Matt, and to help him to take possession of a piece of land. So starts their travel, full of adventures...

Chisum
★ 6.6
Chisum1970Western

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County Land War in the New Mexico Territory of 1878.

3:10 to Yuma
★ 7.3
3:10 to Yuma1957Western

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.

Silverado
★ 6.9
Silverado1985Western

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

Ramrod
★ 6.5
Ramrod1947Western

A cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her father Ben wanted her to marry. She hires recovering alcoholic Dave Nash as foreman and a crew of Ivey's enemies. Ivey fights back with violence and destruction, but Dave is determined to counter him legally... a feeling not shared by his associates. Connie's boast that, as a woman, she doesn't need guns proves justified, but plenty of gunplay results.

The Westerner
★ 7.1
The Westerner1940Western

Drifter Cole Harden is accused of stealing a horse and faces hanging by self-appointed Judge Roy Bean, but Harden manages to talk his way out of it by claiming to be a friend of stage star Lillie Langtry, with whom the judge is obsessed, even though he has never met her. Tensions rise when Harden comes to the defense of a group of struggling homesteaders who Judge Bean is trying to drive away.

Hombre
★ 7.1
Hombre1967Western

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

Dodge City
★ 6.9
Dodge City1939Western

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
★ 7.8
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown2017Western

When the Scooby gang visits a dude ranch, they discover that it and the nearby town have been haunted by a ghostly cowboy, Dapper Jack, who fires real fire from his fire irons. The mystery only deepens when it’s discovered that the ghost is also the long lost relative of Shaggy Rogers!

The Comancheros
★ 6.7
The Comancheros1961Western

Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.

The Magnificent Seven
★ 7.5
The Magnificent Seven1960Western

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

Bend of the River
★ 7.0
Bend of the River1952Western

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...

The Duel at Silver Creek
★ 7.0
The Duel at Silver Creek1952Western

When a gang of ruthless claim jumpers brutally murders his miner father, a gunman known as the Silver Kid joins forces with the local marshal to free the tiny town of Silver City from the clutches of the dastardly villains.

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
★ 7.7
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron2002Western

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.

Similar titles

Cyclone of the Saddle
★ 5.8
Cyclone of the Saddle1935Western

Sent by the Army, Andy Thomas poses as a renegade to find out who has been harassing the wagon trains.

A Fools Paradise
Not rated
A Fools Paradise2025Western

In the heart of the desert a cowboy receives a gun from the gods... With wrath at his heels he must fulfill the prophecy and escape the desert alive

Wheels of Destiny
★ 5.3
Wheels of Destiny1934Western

Bill, who is about to lead a wagon train to California, has a map to a valuable gold field and Rocky is after the map. When Rocky and his men attack, Ken Manning breaks it up and later identifies Rocky and his men as the attackers. Expelled from the wagon train, they stampede a buffalo herd puting the Indians on the warpath. After the Indians attack the wagon train, Rocky thinks he can get the map.

The Vanishing Pioneer
★ 9.0
The Vanishing Pioneer1928Western

A western settlement of pioneer descendants is threatened with the loss of its water supply through the encroachments of nearby townspeople.

3:10 to Yuma
★ 7.3
3:10 to Yuma1957Western

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.

The Oregon Trail
★ 5.7
The Oregon Trail1959Western

In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He hopes to confirm a rumor that President Polk is sending in soldiers disguised as settlers in order to strengthen American claims to the Territory.

The Hallelujah Trail
★ 6.1
The Hallelujah Trail1965Western

A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.

Jubal
★ 6.9
Jubal1956Western

Jubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter at Shep Horgan's large ranch, where he quickly makes an enemy in foreman Pinky, a cattleman who accuses Jubal of carrying the smell of sheep.

The Big Trail
★ 6.7
The Big Trail1930Western

Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer Ruth Cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who murdered a friend of his in the past.

The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
★ 5.1
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday1976Western

Sam Longwood, a frontiersman who has seen better days, spies the gold-mine partner, Jack Colby, who ran off with all the gold from a mine they were prospecting fifteen years earlier. He tells his other partners from that time, Joe Knox and Billy, and they confront Colby demanding not only the thousand dollars he took but an addition fifty-nine thousand for their trouble. After being thwarted in this attempt, they, and a would-be named Thursday, hatch a plan to kidnap Colby's wife, Nancy Sue, who is coincidently Sam's old flame, but find that Nancy Sue is not the sweet girl that Sam remembers.

The Gambler
★ 5.9
The Gambler1980Western

This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he had, teams up with an impetuous young admirer and a shady lady on his journey, which also involves him with an arrogant railroad owner and a gang of villains.

Doomed Caravan
★ 5.3
Doomed Caravan1941Western

Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to use it take over all the wagon- train traffic going west. Hoppy, California and Lucky must make sure that doesn't happen.

Seven Alone
★ 6.2
Seven Alone1974Western

A fictionalized account of the real-life adventure of the Sager family. Travelling with a wagon train from Missouri to Oregon, things are going well for the Sagers, until father Sager dies from blood poisoning following an Indian attack, and mother Sager dies soon afterward from pneumonia. The leaders of the wagon train decide to send the children back, but the oldest, John (who had been described by all the adults as lazy and worthless), decides to lead his siblings through the wilderness to complete the journey their parents started.

The Cimarron Kid
★ 6.1
The Cimarron Kid1952Western

After being falsely accused of a payroll heist, The Kid heads for the high country where he joins a gang of outlaws slaughtered during a daylight bank robbery. Hiding out in a local ranch, he falls in love with the rancher's daughter, who tries to rehabilitate the cowboy.

Compañeros
★ 6.5
Compañeros1970Western

Arms dealer Yolaf Peterson aims to make a sale to guerilla Mongo, but the money is locked in a bank safe, the combination known only to Professor Xantos, a prisoner of the Americans. Yolaf agrees to free Xantos, accompanied by reluctant guerilla Basco, but a former business partner of Yolaf's- John 'The Wooden Hand', has other ideas.

Bandido!
★ 5.7
Bandido!1956Western

American arms dealer Kennedy hopes to make a killing by selling to the "regulares" in the 1916 Mexican revolution. American mercenary Wilson favors the rebel faction headed by Escobar, and they plot to hijack Kennedy's arms; but Wilson also has his eye on Kennedy's wife. Raids, counter-raids, and escapes follow in a veritable hail of bullets.

Cowboy Serenade
★ 6.5
Cowboy Serenade1942Western

Gene Autry heads a cattlemen's association and calls on the inexperienced Jim Agnew to negotiate the sale of five hundred heads of cattle. Jim ends up losing the cattle in a crooked poker game, however, and Gene and his sidekick Frog set out to find the cheating gamblers. It soon becomes clear that the leader of the gamblers is none other than Asa Lock, the dastardly father of Gene's romantic interest Stephanie.

Dude Ranch
★ 5.3
Dude Ranch1931Western

Chester Carr, owner of a dude ranch in the Rockies, caters to guests seeking the thrill of the Wild West. Among his guests are the wealthy Spruce Meadows and his daughter Susan. But the West isn't wild anymore and most of Carr's guests are bored and about to leave. He is in despair when a caravan carrying a broke-down-and-out troupe of actors---Jennifer, Judd, Mrs. Merridew and her daughter, Alice---crashes down the hill and wrecks the hotel sign.

Jesse James
★ 6.6
Jesse James1939Western

After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.

The Last Wagon
★ 6.5
The Last Wagon1956Western

When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Todd, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.