"Old Tucson Studios outside Tucson, Arizona, in Technicolor. In 2014, ""Rio Bravo"" was deemed ""culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. In the town of Rio Bravo, Texas, sheriff's deputy Dude (Dean Martin), who has acquired the contemptuous nickname ""Borrachón"" (, Spanish for ""big drunk""), enters a saloon but cannot afford a drink. Joe Burdette (Claude Akins), brother of rancher Nathan Burdette, tosses a silver dollar into a spittoon. Presidio County, Texas, Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) appears and kicks the spittoon away, looking at Dude with"
"1970, with Lee Marvin in the title role, and again in 2003 as a TV movie starring Tom Selleck. Shane was also made into a movie and a series. Jack Schaefer Jack Warner Schaefer (November 19, 1907 – January 24, 1991) was an American writer known for his Westerns. His best-known work is ""Shane"", which was made into the film ""Shane"", and the short story ""Stubby Pringle's Christmas"" (1964). Jack Schaefer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was the son of a German American attorney. In 1929 he graduated from Oberlin College with a major in English. From 1929-1930 he"
"and retribution, which is often dispensed through a shootout or quick-draw duel. The Western was the most popular Hollywood genre from the early 20th century to the 1960s. Western films first became well-attended in the 1930s. John Ford's landmark Western adventure ""Stagecoach"" became one of the biggest hits in 1939 and it made John Wayne a mainstream screen star. Westerns were very popular throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Many of the most acclaimed Westerns were released during this time, including ""High Noon"" (1952), ""Shane"" (1953), ""The Searchers"" (1956), and ""The Wild Bunch"" (1969). Classic Westerns such as these have been"
"""The Sopranos"", ""Beavis and Butt-head"", the ""Indiana Jones"" adventures films, the James Bond series of films, ""The Adventures of Tintin"", ""Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist"", ""The Jerry Springer Show"", ""Oprah"", ""Law & Order"", ""Charlie Rose"", ""Antiques Roadshow"", ""Mystery!"", ""The Twilight Zone"", Alfred Hitchcock's ""The Birds"", ""Macbeth"", ""Planet of the Apes"", ""The Matrix"", ""Star Wars"", ""Titanic"", ""The Wizard of Oz"", ""Jaws"", ""That '70s Show"", ""Harry Potter"", ""Keeping Up with the Kardashians"", ""This Old House"", ""The Happy Hollisters"", ""Percy Jackson & the Olympians,"" and a popular superhero called Bionic Bunny that Arthur and Buster are a fan of. In July 2014, Chance the"
"Jack Schaefer Jack Warner Schaefer (November 19, 1907 – January 24, 1991) was an American writer known for his Westerns. His best-known work is ""Shane"", which was made into the film ""Shane"", and the short story ""Stubby Pringle's Christmas"" (1964). Jack Schaefer was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was the son of a German American attorney. In 1929 he graduated from Oberlin College with a major in English. From 1929-1930 he attended graduate school at Columbia University, but left without completing his Master of Arts degree. He then went to work for the United Press. In his long career as"
"Marshal"" (released in 1934 and 1939, respectively). ""My Darling Clementine"" is regarded by many film critics as one of the best Westerns ever made. In 1882 (a year after the actual gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881), Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil, and James Earp are driving cattle to California when they encounter Old Man Clanton and his sons. He offers to buy their herd, but they curtly refuse to sell. When the Earps learn about the nearby boom town of Tombstone, the older brothers ride in, leaving the youngest, James, as watchman. The threesome soon learns that Tombstone"
"and Legend of Wyatt Earp"", the actor Douglas Evans plays Allan Pinkerton, who is seeking to recover $40,000 in stolen money but interferes with the attempt of Marshal Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian) to catch the entire gang of Crummy Newton (Richard Alexander). The episode is set in Wichita, Kansas. Pinkerton's exploits are in part the inspiration of the 1961 NBC western series, ""Whispering Smith"", starring Audie Murphy and Guy Mitchell. In 1990, Turner Network Television aired the 1990 speculative historical drama ""The Rose and the Jackal"", with Christopher Reeve as Pinkerton, recounting his romance with the Confederate spy Rose O'Neal"
"Robert Conrad Robert Conrad (born Conrad Robert Falk; March 1, 1935) is a retired American film and television actor, singer, and stuntman. He was best known for his role in the 1965–69 television series ""The Wild Wild West"", playing the sophisticated Secret Service agent James T. West. He portrayed World War II ace Pappy Boyington in the television series ""Baa Baa Black Sheep"" (later syndicated as ""Black Sheep Squadron""). In addition to acting, he was a singer, and recorded several pop/rock songs in the late 1950s and early 1960s as Bob Conrad. He has hosted a weekly two-hour national radio"
"Charles Bronson). These are consistently listed among the best Westerns of any variety. Sergio Leone's ""A Fistful of Dollars"" established the Spaghetti Western as a novel kind of Western. In this seminal film, the hero enters a town that is ruled by two outlaw gangs, and ordinary social relations are non-existent. He betrays and plays the gangs against one another in order to make money. Then he uses his cunning and exceptional weapons skill to assist a family threatened by both gangs. His treachery is exposed and he is severely beaten, but in the end, he defeats the remaining gang."
"in print today and are available in both English and foreign language editions. In 2006, the University of Tampa Press issued a critical new edition of his fictional work, ""A Study of Destiny"", as the second volume of the series ""Insistent Visions"" – a series dedicated to reprinting little-known or neglected works of supernatural fiction, science fiction, mysteries, or adventure stories from the 19th century. The new edition is edited with an introduction, afterword, and notes by Sean Donnelly. Cheiro William John Warner (also known as Count Louis Hamon according to some sources), popularly known as Cheiro (November 1, 1866"
"Flame of Barbary Coast Flame of Barbary Coast is a 1945 American Western starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, and Virginia Grey. The movie was scripted by Borden Chase and directed by Joseph Kane. Naive Montana cowboy Duke Fergus (John Wayne) arrives in San Francisco and visits the notorious Barbary Coast. He becomes smitten with the lovely star attraction of the fanciest gambling hall, ""Flaxen"" Tarry (Ann Dvorak), the ""Flame of the Barbary Coast"". He gets talked into gambling against the owner (and Flaxen's lover), card sharp Tito Morell (Joseph Schildkraut). Predictably, Fergus gets cheated and loses"
"Film and TV Awards. The year is 1865, and the American Civil War has just ended. Former slave Nate Washington and his boyhood friend, Confederate Colonel Ben Loftin head west together from the South which lies in ruins. On the Western Plains, they encounter a band of Chippewa Indians who will forever change their lives. Along the way, they must deal with a renegade band of Union Cavalry with a score to settle. Nate and the Colonel Nate and the Colonel is a 2003 western film that was written, directed and edited by filmmaker Paul Winters. The film also stars"
"West of Tombstone West of Tombstone is an American B-Western directed by Howard Bretherton starring Charles Starrett. Marshal Steve Langdon hears a rumor that the legendary criminal Billy the Kid is maybe still alive. Langdon finds Billy's coffin empty and believes that the respected older citizen Wilfred Barnet is Billy the Kid. He informs Wilfred’s lovely daughter Carol about. When Barnet confesses his true identity to his daughter and says that he got a second chance by Pat Garrett to start a new life. His clerk overhears the conversation and informs his old gang and this leads to trouble. Barnet"
"influential Western movies. During the American Civil War, a trio of bounty hunters attempt to kill an unseen fugitive, later revealed to be Tuco. After multiple gunshots and bursting through a window, Tuco escapes on horseback leaving the three bounty hunters presumed dead on the floor. Elsewhere, mercenary Angel Eyes interrogates former Confederate soldier Stevens, whom Angel Eyes is contracted to kill, about Jackson, a fugitive who stole a cache of Confederate gold. Angel Eyes makes Stevens tell him the new name Jackson is using: Bill Carson. Stevens offers Angel Eyes $1,000 to kill Baker, Angel Eyes's employer. Angel Eyes"
"Moss and investigator Wells become themselves targets. The story contrasts old narratives of the ""Wild West"" with modern crimes, suggesting that the heroes of old can at best hope to escape from rather than to triumph over evil. William J. Devlin explores the narrative of Sheriff Ed Tom Bell, an aging Western hero, symbolic of an older tradition, who does not serve an underpopulated ""Wild West"", but an evolved landscape with new breeds of crime which baffle him. William Luhr focuses on the perspective of the retiring lawman played by Tommy Lee Jones at the beginning of the film, who"
"Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Calamity Jane and Sam Bass is a 1949 American Technicolor Western film directed by George Sherman starring Yvonne de Carlo, Howard Duff and Dorothy Hart. Sheriff Will Egan doesn't want any gamblers in Denton, Texas and is suspicious when stranger Sam Bass arrives in town. The sheriff's sister Kathy likes the newcomer, though, while Calamity Jane is impressed with Sam's way with horses, even more so when Sam spots a poorly shod favorite in a horse race and bets against him, winning a tidy sum. Sam buys the losing horse with his wager winnings and"
"sequels to ""Warlock"", though they do not portray the same principal characters or setting. The three novels together form the ""Legends West"" trilogy. In 1959, ""Warlock"" was adapted into a film of the same name starring Henry Fonda, Richard Widmark, and Anthony Quinn. When violence threatens the frontier boomtown of Warlock, a Citizens' Committee determines to take action against criminal cowboys and cattle rustlers. A gunslinger named Clay Blaisedell, who has achieved considerable renown in Texas, is hired as town marshal to keep the peace. He is followed to Warlock by his close friend Tom Morgan, a gambler and saloon"
"partly on foot, ensues, with Tobin going after Zanti. The villain drinks from a desert watering hole, but in his fatigued state he does not see the sign marked ""Poison. Do not drink."" He dies soon after. With the chief villain now out of the picture, there is more hard riding and shooting, as Ruby and Tobin flee from Zanti's gang. When the happy ending finally arrives, Tobin becomes the new sheriff, replacing the inept Williams. The Lawless Frontier The Lawless Frontier is a 1934 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George"
"realizes who she is. At first threatening to harm the girl, Harry slowly falls in love with her, all while hostile Apaches attempt to kill them both. By the time the Sheriff tracks them down, a full-scale assault is under way, and the two men join forces. Harry realizes the Sheriff's innocence, but it is too late: the lawman is dead from his battle wounds, but he has saved his girlfriend - and Harry. Riders of Vengeance Riders of Vengeance is a 1919 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be"
"helps Marshal Langdon against the gang. They defeat the gang but Barnet is mortially wounded. Steve decides to let the old man rest in peace and reports that Billy the Kid died long ago. West of Tombstone West of Tombstone is an American B-Western directed by Howard Bretherton starring Charles Starrett. Marshal Steve Langdon hears a rumor that the legendary criminal Billy the Kid is maybe still alive. Langdon finds Billy's coffin empty and believes that the respected older citizen Wilfred Barnet is Billy the Kid. He informs Wilfred’s lovely daughter Carol about. When Barnet confesses his true identity to"
"by New York Review Classics. It has been described as ""a flawless heist novel"". A French film adaptation was made in 1990. A new film adaptation was in the works in 2012 but was postponed. It is narrated in the first person by con ""Tim Sunblade"", who has escaped from prison after being convicted of car theft. He is staying at a backwoods Mississippi motel while working on a drilling rig on the Atchafalaya River, when he meets ""Virginia"", a call girl whom he hires for a night. After spending several days in the motel together, they head out West,"
"a Shane-like pacifist attitude, and avoids killing men, even dangerous enemies. Behind him is the gun-toting priest named Nicholas D. Wolfwood, who carries with him a heavy machine gun and rocket launcher shaped like a cross. Nicholas is more violent than Vash, and the two would often argue about killing opponents. Other western genre themed manga and anime include ""Cowboy Bebop"" and ""Kino's Journey"", who both incorporate knight-errant gunslinger themes. Modern-day western gunslingers have also appeared in recent Neo-Westerns. Raylan Givens from the television series ""Justified"" shares the same ambiguous moral code of an Old West sheriff, even using a"
"Fort Massacre Fort Massacre is a 1958 Western directed by Joseph M. Newman, starring Joel McCrea, Forrest Tucker and Susan Cabot. A possibly mad cavalry commander leads his troops through dangerous Indian territory. An embittered cavalry sergeant must take over his regiment after their commanding officer is killed during an ambush. Vinson is driven by his hatred of Apaches, who were responsible for the death of his wife and children. He and his remaining men, including Travis and McGurney, try to ride 100 miles to the safety of Fort Crane, a fictional analogue of Fort Craig in New Mexico territory."
"in ""Rio Bravo"", preceding Mitchum in the part as a drunken sheriff, while Walter Brennan played the wild old man role later rendered by Arthur Hunnicutt, and Ricky Nelson appeared as a gunslinging newcomer similar to Caan in ""El Dorado"". Members of the Western Writers of America chose the film's theme as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. Cole Thornton, a gunslinger-for-hire, is hired by wealthy rancher Bart Jason to help him in a range war with the McDonald family in the Texas town of El Dorado. The local sheriff, an old friend of Thornton, J."
"1 for the very first time. Shane (TV series) Shane is an American Western television series aired in 1966 and based on the 1949 book of the same name by Jack Schaefer (there had also been a 1953 film of the novel, ""Shane""). The series starred David Carradine as the title character, a former gun fighter and sometimes outlaw who takes on work as a hired-hand at the ranch of a widowed woman, her son, and her father. The series, which aired on ABC, was filmed as a continuing story. On March 10, 2015, Timeless Media Group released ""Shane: The"
"Joseph Warren, one of the leaders of the Sons of Liberty, as he sets the famous ride in motion. Watch Robert Newman and John Pulling as they attempt to place signal lanterns in the steeple of the Old North Church. But, look out for Pratt! If he has his way, you could become trapped in a time when King George III rules, and there is no liberty and justice for all. The novel features both fictional and historical characters. Shadow Fox - The protagonist. Shadow is the main character. He is a red fox whose abilities were created through an"
"the battle of Tippecanoe. Brave Warrior ""For the Chinese tactical vehicle see: BJ2022"" Brave Warrior is a 1952 Technicolor western film, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Jon Hall and Christine Larsen. The story is based on events of the War of 1812 and the Battle of Tippecanoe, but contains historical inaccuracies, mainly in that Tecumseh sided with the Americans and not the British. In Indiana of the early 19th century, conflict once again arises between the United States and Great Britain over territory and boundaries. Each side endeavors to gain the support of the Shawnee Indian tribes in"
"genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. ""Cat Ballou"" was acknowledged as the tenth best film in the Western genre. Cat Ballou Cat Ballou is a 1965 American western musical comedy film starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his dual role. The story involves a woman who hires a notorious gunman to protect her father's ranch, and later to avenge his murder, but finds that the gunman is not what she expected. The supporting cast features Tom Nardini, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, and singers Nat King Cole and Stubby"
"Blu-ray on June 7, 2016. Chisum Chisum is a 1970 American Western film by Warner Bros. Technicolor starring John Wayne in Panavision. The large cast also includes Forrest Tucker, Christopher George, Ben Johnson, Glenn Corbett, Geoffrey Deuel, Andrew Prine, Bruce Cabot, Patric Knowles, and Richard Jaeckel. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, it was adapted for the screen by Andrew J. Fenady from his short story ""Chisum and the Lincoln County Cattle War"". Although this movie is historically inaccurate in many details, it is loosely based on events and characters from the Lincoln County War of 1878 in the New Mexico"
"Shane (TV series) Shane is an American Western television series aired in 1966 and based on the 1949 book of the same name by Jack Schaefer (there had also been a 1953 film of the novel, ""Shane""). The series starred David Carradine as the title character, a former gun fighter and sometimes outlaw who takes on work as a hired-hand at the ranch of a widowed woman, her son, and her father. The series, which aired on ABC, was filmed as a continuing story. On March 10, 2015, Timeless Media Group released ""Shane: The Complete Series"" on DVD in Region"
"Colvin, who claimed that the script for ""Django Unchained"" bears extensive similarities to their film, titled ""Freedom"". The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Washington, DC. On January 24, 2017, the lawsuit was dismissed. Django Unchained Django Unchained is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson, with Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, and Don Johnson in supporting roles. Set in the Old West and Antebellum South, it is a highly stylized tribute to Spaghetti Westerns, in particular the 1966"
"of Wyatt Earp. Western story tellers and film makers featured the gunfight in many Western productions. Walter Noble Burns's novel ""Tombstone"" (1927) made Earp famous. Hollywood celebrated Earp's Tombstone days with John Ford's ""My Darling Clementine"" (1946), John Sturges's ""Gunfight at the O.K. Corral"" (1957) and ""Hour of the Gun"" (1967), Frank Perry's ""Doc"" (1971), George Cosmatos's ""Tombstone"" (1993), and Lawrence Kasdan's ""Wyatt Earp"" (1994). They solidified Earp's modern reputation as the Old West's deadliest gunman. The major type of banditry was conducted by the infamous outlaws of the West, including Jesse James, Billy the Kid, the Dalton Gang, Black"
"Along the way they attack an Indian band, despite being heavily outnumbered. Vinson's vengeance knows no bounds, until Travis is ultimately forced to take a stand and confront him. Fort Massacre Fort Massacre is a 1958 Western directed by Joseph M. Newman, starring Joel McCrea, Forrest Tucker and Susan Cabot. A possibly mad cavalry commander leads his troops through dangerous Indian territory. An embittered cavalry sergeant must take over his regiment after their commanding officer is killed during an ambush. Vinson is driven by his hatred of Apaches, who were responsible for the death of his wife and children. He"