6 Best Bob Steele Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 8, 2026

Bob Steele was a B-western star and character actor whose career ran more than five decades, later becoming a familiar face in classic films and TV westerns. Hell Bent for Leather has a man mistaken for a wanted murderer fleeing a corrupt lawman, The Great Bank Robbery sends phony church leaders after a bank run by two ruthless brothers, Skin Game follows two con men working a slavery scam in the pre-Civil War West, and The Outcast has a man fighting a crooked uncle for his father’s property. Pork Chop Hill and Town Tamer round out the list.

Hell Bent for Leather (1960)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A man mistaken for a wanted murderer must escape a corrupt lawman determined to kill him.

Directed by George Sherman · 1h 22m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Great Bank Robbery (1969)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Bob Steele appears as a gang of phony church leaders schemes to rob a bank controlled by two ruthless men.

Directed by Hy Averback · 1h 38m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Skin Game (1971)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Two con men run a slavery scam across the pre-Civil War West until a con gone wrong puts one in real danger.

Directed by Paul Bogart · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Outcast (1954)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Bob Steele features in this western about a man cheated out of his father's property by a crooked uncle who fights to reclaim his birthright.

Directed by William Witney · 1h 30m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Pork Chop Hill (1959)

TMDB ★ 6.7

An infantry lieutenant is ordered to recapture a heavily fortified hill during the final days of the Korean War.

Directed by Lewis Milestone · 1h 38m

Where to watch

Stream: ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Town Tamer (1965)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Bob Steele features in this western about a hired gunfighter who clashes with powerful forces determined to keep a wild frontier town lawless.

Directed by Lesley Selander · 1h 29m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Bob Steele Movies

Hell Bent for Leather (1960)

The Great Bank Robbery (1969)

Skin Game (1971)

The Outcast (1954)

Pork Chop Hill (1959)

Town Tamer (1965)

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