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In The Gunfighter, Gregory Peck demonstrates that being the best gunfighter is not all it’s cracked up to be; you just can’t quit. Jimmy Ringo rides into his hometown, hoping to find his wife and child. He is tired and wants … Continue reading
Welcome to round two of Gregory Peck westerns (did you see last month’s review of The Big Country?): “A la Hollywood,” this steamy western stars Peck as the spoiled son of a land baron and Joseph Cotten as the educated, … Continue reading
To kick off my trio of westerns starring Gregory Peck, I selected The Big Country at random. I was hooked. In this 1958 old Hollywood Western, Gregory Peck moves west to marry and become a rancher. He finds himself in … Continue reading
This western stars John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan, Ricky Nelson, and Angie Dickinson. It is my all-time favorite John Wayne western. Rio Bravo is a straightforward story about a sheriff (Wayne) and his deputy (Martin) who have arrested Joe … Continue reading
The Outlaw Josey Wales stars Clint Eastwood as a Missouri farmer whose family is brutally murdered by Union soldiers and who refuses to surrender when the war is over. Josey Wales is a feared gunslinger who “lives by the feud,” … Continue reading
You know the Western clichés— outlaw looking for revenge, doctor done in by “the drink,” prostitute with the heart of gold, smooth gambler, Monument Valley locale. This fine film set the standard. Stagecoach carries a motley group of characters en … Continue reading
A little meandering at times, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was nevertheless an enjoyable film. Everything was very low-key and melancholic from beginning to end, which is a change of pace from the format of … Continue reading
Cowboys & Aliens stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde. It is a combination sci-fi/western picture. My initial reaction to the title and to a few previews I saw was, “Give me a break, how silly can you get?” But … Continue reading
Spotlight: Audie Murphy As most of you know, Audie Murphy was America’s most decorated soldier of World War II. After the war, Murphy went to Hollywood and began a movie career under the tutelage of James Cagney. Most of the … Continue reading
Spotlight: True Grit This film was made in 1969 and remade in 2010. Both films have much to recommend them, as they followed the 1968 Charles Portis novel closely; the only strong criticism is they both should have stayed truer … Continue reading
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