Hallmark Channel's July Schedule Packed With Western Thrills And Top Hollywood Talent

Gun-toting bandits, grizzly cowboys and bloodthirsty outlaws are all characters in Hallmark Channel's July movie round-up. Several notable leading men such as Matt Damon, Kieffer Sutherland, Ernest Borgnine, Lou Diamond Phillips, Luke Perry and Dean Cain are included among the month's showcase of western-set dramas.

Highlights from Hallmark Channel's July movie schedule:

- Sunday, July 5 - "Angel and the Badman", a remake of the 1947 classic starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Luke Perry. - Friday, July 10 - "Geronimo: An American Legend" with Matt Damon as a U.S. Calvary lieutenant pitted against the famed Native American warrior. - Saturday, July 11 12pm/11am Central - "Butch and Sundance: The Early Days" follows the young men before they grew into hunted outlaws. - Saturday, July 11 - "The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger" featuring Dean Cain as a cattle rancher battling to preserve his livelihood. - Sunday, July 12 - "Aces N Eights" stars Earnest Borgnine and Casper Van Dien as ranch workers who must take on an unsympathetic railroad baron. - Saturday, July 18 - "Mending Fences", a tale of small town courage in the face of big town problems. - Sunday, July 19 - Lou Diamond Phillips appears again but this time as the "Lone Rider", an account of a returned Civil War soldier who must mend both his family life and hometown. - Saturday, July 27 - "Cowboy Up" with Kieffer Sutherland as a rodeo clown caught up in a jealous fight over a girl.

All times are for 9/8c unless noted. More information about these Westerns can be found online at www.hallmarkchannel.com.