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The Western is where the outlaws meet bounty hunters, where order meets chaos, and where man meets unforgiving nature. With miles and miles of uncharted terrain, there’s plenty of exploring to ...
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 .
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 best western and cowboy movies of all time, from Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone, John Wayne, and John Ford, to Quintin Tarantino and the Coen brothers.
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: Outlaw Western (filmed at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum) Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills: Burt ...
There was a time when westerns ruled the small screen, often taking the form of action-packed weekly morality plays. Now that they have been reinvented for a new audience, Graeme Ross rounds up ...
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes 1960: 13 Fighting Men: Harry W. Gerstad: Grant Williams, Brad Dexter, Carole Mathews: United States: B Western The Alamo: John Wayne: John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills, Ken Curtis, Denver Pyle, Chuck Roberson, Guinn Williams, Richard Boone, "Big" John Hamilton
B Western The Border Legion: Joseph Kane: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes: Singing cowboy Western Boss of Bullion City: Ray Taylor: Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day: B Western Brigham Young: Henry Hathaway: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, John Carradine: traditional Western Buck Benny Rides Again: Mark Sandrich: Jack Benny, Ellen Drew ...