Guest writer Laura Grieve deals herself in with a review of 1954’s The Gambler from Natchez, a lush mix of frontier drama and swashbuckling action starring Dale Robertson, Debra Paget and Kevin McCarthy.
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The Nearly Silent Hero: Gary Cooper in High Noon
Perhaps the most iconic protagonist in western movie history is Will Kane, Gary Cooper’s taciturn lawman in 1952’s High Noon. Guest writer Fred Gallagher examines Cooper’s acclaimed turn and what it means to be a film hero.
Read more →Wyoming Renegades (1954): Western Movie Review
Paul Newman and Robert Redford weren’t the first to play Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the movies. Laura G look at 1954’s Wyoming Renegades, starring Phil Carey as an ex-partner of the infamous duo who tries to reform.
Read more →Short Grass (1950): Western Movie Review
In today’s guest post, Laura G. shares her thoughts on the Rod Cameron Western classic Short Grass. Does she think it’s a sagebrush spectacular, or does she think it is about as exciting as watching the tumbleweeds go by? Read on to find out!
Read more →Rio Bravo (1959): Howard Hawks’ “Response” to High Noon
The 1950s saw many revisionist takes on the Western genre, but director Howard Hawks went back to the basics in 1958 with Rio Bravo. Rick29 saddles up and reviews this frontier drama starring John Wayne as a tough sheriff.
Read more →What Makes a Western Movie a Western Movie?
Everyone knows what makes a move a western: a gun-slinging prairie hero on horseback saving the day and getting the girl, right? Well, yea and know, according to Bill Dunphy, who talks about his frontier faves and what defines a western film.
Read more →The Weirder, Weirder West
With the opening of The Lone Ranger, replete with Johnny Depp’s not-your-dad’s take on Tonto, we decided to round up a passel of the strangest sagebrushers and oddest oaters that ever flashed up on the screen. Ride along and check them out.
Read more →No Name on the Bullet (1959): Western Movie Review
World War II Hero Audie Murphy and Charles Drake saddle up in this 1959 Universal-International Western releases directed by Charles Drake. No Name on the Bullet took the unusual approach of using the top-billed actor Audi Murphy) and casting him as the villain, a cold-blooded gun-for-hire.
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Glenn Ford: The Fastest Gun in Hollywood
Glenn Ford was often intense in his characterizations, and enjoyed a long career in Hollywood, including 5 films co-starring with Rita Hayworth, their biggest movie together being Gilda in 1946. He once said, “I’ve never played anyone but myself on screen.”
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