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When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

by | Aug 1, 2007 | Western Movies

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Half or more of the fun in watching this 1979 TV special is seeing the actors entering the set—a Western saloon, of course, on some Hollywood backlot. Chuck Connors, James Drury, Guy Madison, Rex Allen, Jack Kelly, Doug McClure and dozens of others enter, including Clayton Moore in full Lone Ranger drag. Why he spends the entire show knocking back shots with bartender Larry Storch and a docile kittycat is anybody’s guess, but some have suggested that his breakup with Tonto and the custody ba


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