Henry C. Parke

The Highest Peak

by Henry C. Parke | Nov 26, 2015

On the eve of the release of The Revenant, inspired by the true story of Hugh Glass’s fight for life, the film rights to the character of Grizzly...

The Australian Jesse James

by Henry C. Parke | Oct 26, 2015

Can a film be a Western if the story takes place on the other side of the globe? Writer-Director Matthew Holmes makes a convincing case. “In the...

Robin Hood of El Dorado

by Henry C. Parke | Oct 12, 2015

The Oscar-winning Cisco Kid, Warner Baxter, stars as farmer-turned-bandit Joaquin Murrieta, in 1936’s Robin Hood of El Dorado. Though MGM sold the...

Wanda the Wonderful

by Henry C. Parke | Sep 21, 2015

Carolyn McCartney’s documentary about her grandmother, sharpshooter Wanda Savage, is a mind-boggling pleasure. Part Chickasaw and born to a family...

Longmire’s Vengeance Ride

by Henry C. Parke | Sep 16, 2015

When the final episode of A&E’s Longmire, season three, came to a close, audiences were left with some tantalizing questions: Now that Walt...

Workin’ on the Railroad

by Henry C. Parke | Aug 18, 2015

Fans of AMC’s Hell on Wheels anticipate the driving of the Golden Spike the same way Dracula anticipated the driving of the wooden one: closure is...

Workin’ on the Railroad

by Henry C. Parke | Aug 18, 2015

Fans of AMC’s Hell on Wheels anticipate the driving of the Golden Spike the same way Dracula anticipated the driving of the wooden one: closure is...

Bronco: Final Season

by Henry C. Parke | Aug 18, 2015

Says the theme, “Once any girl has kissed him twice she’s dreaming of shoes and rice.” In the fourth and final season of Bronco, Ty Hardin’s Bronco...

Bronco: Final Season

by Henry C. Parke | Aug 18, 2015

Says the theme, “Once any girl has kissed him twice she’s dreaming of shoes and rice.” In the fourth and final season of Bronco, Ty Hardin’s Bronco...