When Owen Wister published The Virginian in 1902, he created the quintessential fictional Western hero (more than 60 years before Clint Eastwood...
James Drury, Alias The Virginian
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Western Movies
Wes Studi
Santa Fe and Hollywood are a long way from Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, but Cherokee actor Wes Studi has found a home in all three worlds. Many critics...
The Hole-In-The-Wall Nickelodeon
The Hole-in-the-Wall filmography includes the original, the prequels, the sequels and the non sequiturs. •Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969):...
He’s Hung Up His Gun and Badge but James Arness is Still the Marshal
Since 1955, he has towered above all Western lawmen—at least those on television. That’s not just because James Arness, better known as Marshal...
King of Texas
In the new TNT Western movie King of Texas, rancher John Lear has an ego about as big as the newly formed Republic of Texas. He tells his three...
The Alamo In the Movies
To say that Alamo movies are historically inaccurate is a bit like saying that Godzilla is a tad green and scaly. Most filmmakers couldn’t care less...
Real To Reel
It’s possible that Doc Holliday never made a house call, yet there are few Americans who don’t know him. In fact, it’s doubtful that anyone since...