Grit Xtra is your ace in the hole, featuring the legendary heroes and timeless tales of the American West. Streaming your all time favorite series and movies, Grit Xtra invites you to saddle up and ride alongside the larger-than-life stars of TV and cinema’s most iconic Westerns.
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
S1, EP17 "Monsieur Francois"Bowie aids a French boy and his aunt who are victimized by confidence tricksters.
Stagecoach
John Ford's landmark Western revolves around an assorted group of colorful passengers aboard the Overland stagecoach bound for Lordsburg, New Mexico, in the 1880s. An alcoholic philosophizer (Thomas Mitchell), a lady of ill repute (Claire Trevor) and a timid liquor salesman (Donald Meek) are among the motley crew of travelers who must contend with an escaped outlaw, the Ringo Kid (John Wayne), and the ever-present threat of an Apache attack as they make their way across the Wild West.
Canadian Pacific
In the Rocky Mountains, surveyor Tom Andrews (Randolph Scott) tries desperately to find the best route for the Canadian Pacific Railway, with the help of demolitions expert Dynamite Dawson (J. Carrol Naish). A band of trappers opposing the new railroad tries to interfere by sabotaging the construction and inciting the local Native Americans to rebel against the project. Fortunately, Dr. Edith Cabot (Jane Wyatt) is on hand to bind the men's wounds and raise their spirits.
Fort Worth
Reformed gunman Ned Britt (Randolph Scott) travels to Fort Worth, Texas, to take over the abandoned newspaper. Crooked trail boss Gabe Clevenger (Ray Teal), a former antagonist of Ned's, challenges him on the trail. Ned refuses to fight -- which disappoints fellow passenger Flora Talbot (Phyllis Thaxter), who had taken a liking to him but now sees him as weak. In Fort Worth, Ned discovers Clevenger is battling the burgeoning railroad and decides to fight back using the power of the press.
Riding Shotgun
Larry Delong (Randolph Scott) loses his sister and her son when they're gunned down by the notorious Dan Marady (James Millican) and his band of outlaws during a holdup. Delong takes a job as a stagecoach guard, hoping to run into the bandits and take revenge. Run into them he does, but numbers are on Marady's side, and they shoot up and rob Delong's coach. Delong barely escapes with his life. When he tries to alert the authorities, they implicate him in the crime, and he becomes a fugitive.
Tall Man Riding
A few years ago, Larry Madden (Randolph Scott) left his fiancée, Corinna (Dorothy Malone), after a run-in with her father, the wealthy land owner Tucker Ordway (Robert Barrat). After saving a man (William Ching) from a vicious attack, Larry learns hen is actually Corinna's new husband, and that some of the locals are preparing to challenge Tucker's land ownership. When Larry decides to ride back into town and make a claim himself, he encounters a few unexpected obstacles.
Thunder Over the Plains
It's the late 1860s, and the U.S. government has yet to reclaim Texas as a state. A group of opportunistic and amoral Northerners head south to claim the territory as their own. Though Texas lawman Capt. Porter (Randolph Scott) believes it's his duty to honor the local leaders, he can't ignore the corruption of the Yankee politicians who are giving him orders. When Confederate veteren Ben (Charles McGraw) is unjustly sentenced to death, Porter decides he has had enough of his new bosses.
The Man Behind the Gun
An Army major goes undercover to stop a dangerous plot to make Southern California a separate state, facing immense personal risk and complex challenges.