The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) is the last truly important movie in the career of director John Ford. As Liberty Valance begins, the period...
Standing Up for Liberty Valance
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The Rifleman’s Rifle Returns
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One-Legged Cowboy
A nod of the head started an explosion at breakneck speed and thundering hooves. Eyes focused straight ahead, beyond the horse’s ears. With dead-on...
Cowboy Bunkhouse
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Ghost Town King
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Jonah Hex Liftoff!
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Rawhide: Season Three, Vol. 2
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Trailing Narcissa Whitman & Eliza Spalding
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Rare Russell is Collector’s Bargain
They spent weeks solving the mystery of an illustration that none of the Charles M. Russell experts had ever seen before; it was like Antiques...