William Goldman may be best known to Western fans as the writer of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Ten years later,…
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I Killed John Wayne Bruce Dern recalls the experience of shooting down the beloved icon in The Cowboys.
Who would’ve guessed that, in the last decade of his life, a lung lost to cancer, John “Duke” Wayne would star in a doze…
Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country is considered a classic. The 1962 film—directed by Sam Peckinpah—starred Joel McRea as a washed u…
Charles Stevens
Charles Stevens was often cast as Native Americans or Mexicans in movies and television in a career that stretche…
Keeping Movies Alive The world’s greatest collection of Western posters finds an Arizona home.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was among the first. Dr. Rennard Strickland found the movie poster for the 1962 John Fo…
The Screen’s Greatest Horse Stuntman And the comment that kept famed Westerns Director John Ford from hiring him again.
The most memorable action sequence in Stagecoach comes near the end of the 1939 film. Shortly after the river crossing, …
Were Bounty Hunters as Despised as Most Westerns Depict?
Were bounty hunters as despised as most Westerns depict? Jeff Mock Sandy, Utah I’m sure some bounty hunters weren’t well…
Slim Pickens A real cowboy who captured the hearts of America.
Show me a magazine cover with a pretty girl, a baby or a dog…and I’ll show you a magazine that sells,” publishing …
Why Are Old West Figures Portrayed in Such Black-and-White Terms—Either They’re All Good or All Bad?
Why are Old West figures portrayed in such black-and-white terms—either they’re all good or all bad? W.W. Reed Chandler,…
On Walker, Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris Had a Recurring Role, Told via Flashbacks, as 19th Century Texas Ranger Hayes Cooper. Did Such a Man Exist?
On Walker, Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris had a recurring role, told via flashbacks, as 19th century Texas Ranger Hayes Coop…