Doolins of Oklahoma (Columbia, 1949): The first of Douglas’s two movies with Randolph Scott is an okay attempt to tell the true story of ex-gunslinger Bill Doolin trying to go straight. The Nevadan (Columbia, 1950): Douglas’s second Scott film features an interesting cast (Forrest Tucker, Dorothy Malone) and great stuntwork by Jock Mahoney. Douglas was still learning to be comfortable in the saddle. The Great Missouri Raid (Paramount, 1951): This low-budget Nat Holt Western about the Jam

October 2014
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- The First Westerns Star
- A New-Old Straight Shooter
- History Unmasked
- A Dangerous and Bloody Citizen
- Masters of Western Art
- The Hat Rules
- A Skirmish with the Bottle Instead of the Braves
- Historical Photos of Charlie Russell
- Rowdy River Town
- The Auteur Who Walked the West
- Westerns Directed by Gordon Douglas
- L.Q. Jones
- October Events 2014
- What is a “bushwhacker?
- What famous Old West characters lived long enough to be filmed?
- Why are so few Western novels based in Nevada?
- What are cowboy bib-front shirts?
- How does Bat Masterson’s story compare with Wyatt Earp’s?
- Keeping the Faith
- Lights, Cameras, Charge!
- Nevada’s Buckaroos, Bonanzas and Boomtowns
- Ambrose Bierce
- The Sundance Kid Rides Again — in New York City!
- High Adventure in Big Sky Country
- Greed and Avarice on the California Frontier
- The Imaginary Doc Holliday Revealed
- The Last Days of Custer
- Rough Drafts 10/14
- Historian Jack L. August’s Reading List Reflects His Love Of The West