True West Magazine - Logo

That’s My Steak, Valance

by | Apr 10, 2018 | Departments, Frontier Fare

Liberty Valance (played by Lee Marvin) terrorized a waiter in 1962’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, but the opposite dining experience occurred in frontier Leadville, Colorado, where the waiters were the kill-crazy ones to fear. One could only hope to have a Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) stick up for the patron and chase out the maniac with a line as strong as, “That’s my steak, Valance.” — Courtesy Paramount Pictures —


Already Signed Up? Log in here.

Read this article now for Free!

Ready for a third free article? Create a free account by entering your email address and a password below.

— OR —

Sign Up Now for $29.95 a year and have immediate access to all of True West content, including the complete True West Archives dating back to 1953!

SIGN UP NOW or SIGN IN

This digital subscription is in no way connected to your Print Subscription. They are totally separate and cannot be connected. If you have a Print Subscription with True West, you will need to pay for a separate subscription to access this website and will receive a totally different Log In password. If you have an existing digital component to your Print subscription, you'll need to Sign In and request a new password.