As unlikely as it seems, a remake of the very terrific John Wayne Oater, Angel and the Badman, is due out in 2009, starring Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns) in the Duke’s chaps. In fact, the picture is already in post-production, with a release date forthcoming. Angel and the Badman, the original 1947 Republic Picture, was the first movie produced by John Wayne, and it costarred Gail Russell as Penelope, the woman who heals the wounded Quirt Evans (Wayne) and turns him from bad guy to good

July 2009
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Western Books & Movies
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- How I Ruined My Kids for History
- American West: Then & Now
- What do they use in guns to make them smoke after they’re fired?
- How can I tell original brothel tokens from replicas?
- What is the title of the song sung by the villagers in Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch?
- Who was Will McLaury, who was gunned down in Tombstone?
- What Western features an outlaw gang in Seymour, Indiana.
- 10 Ways to Get Your Kids Hooked on History
- Wichita, Kansas
- Vince Murray
- Navajo Country on Horseback
- The Texas Camel Corps Camel Treks
- Living in a 100-Year-Old Mercantile
- Filming the Oregon Trail
- Movie Magic Muzzleloaders
- Keep Up the Fight
- Celebrating July Fourth
- Watch Those Splinters!
- Preservation: Where the Bodies are Buried
- Popular Poppies
- Irate Ira Nails the McClellands!
- Where’s the Beef?