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Until 1903, films had been one-reelers, usually lasting 10 to 12 minutes, [1] reflecting the amount of film that could be wound onto a standard reel for projection, hence the term. Edwin S. Porter was a former projectionist and exhibitor who had taken charge of motion-picture production at Thomas Edison 's company in 1901 .
The performers in each film were members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show with Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill themselves exhibiting their rifle shooting skills. [1] The two dances featured members of the Sioux nation who are believed to have been the first Native Americans to perform on film.
This is a category for lists of Western films by decade. Pages in category "Lists of Western (genre) films by decade" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
When television became popular in the late 1940s and 1950s, TV Westerns quickly became an audience favorite, with 30 such shows airing at prime time by 1959. Traditional Westerns faded in popularity in the late 1960s, while new shows fused Western elements with other types of shows, such as family drama, mystery thrillers, and crime drama.
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James [1] William A. Graham: Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Marcia Cross, Gail Youngs, David Allan Coe, Andy Stahl, June Carter Cash, Ed Bruce, Darrell Wilks, Margaret Gibson, Kal Roberts, Willie Nelson: United States: Outlaw Western (filmed at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum) Louis L'Amour's Down the ...
Western films derive from the Wild West shows that began in the 1870s. [3]: 48 Originally referred to as "Wild West dramas", the shortened term "Western" came to describe the genre. [4] Although other Western films were made earlier, The Great Train Robbery (1903) is often considered to mark the beginning of the genre.
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Pages in category "American Western (genre) films" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,224 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .