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Your  Favorite  Westerns

★           ★

"Destry Rides Again" [1939]
listed at National Film Registry 1996; DVD • credits from IMDb
Directed by George Marshall; based on the novel by Max Brand;
starring Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart & Brian Donlevy

★           ★

"The Outlaw" [United Artists Feb 1943]
classic publicity photo of Jane Russell for "The Outlaw" [1943]   Gunfighter Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico, looking for his stolen horse. Sheriff Pat Garrett finds it in the possession of cowboy outlaw Billy The Kid. Doc and Billy become friends, the sheriff wounds Billy, and Doc asks his girlfriend Rio to hide Billy. Romance ensues, Billy assumes possession of both the girl and the horse, and the final showdown is expectedly tragic (and non-historical). Produced & co-directed by Howard Hughes, co-directed by Howard Hawks; cinematography by Gregg Toland; starring Jack Buetel (as Billy), Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Huston, Ben Johnson & Mimi Aguglia
Platinum Disc b&w DVD [6/99] for $6.99
R.O.A.N. b&w DVD [10/99] for $12.99
Madacy Ent. b&w VHS [9/97] out of prodn/used
Starcuts b&w VHS [4/2002] out of prodn/used
full credits from IMDb
16"x20" Jane Russell art print available at AllPosters.com

★           ★

"Tall In The Saddle" [1944]: videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb

★           ★

"San Antonio" [studio mo 1945]
full credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Red River": listed at National Film Registry 1990
1948 feature film: videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb
Directed by Howard Hawks; starring John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru & Walter Brennan

1988 tv movie: credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Montana" [studio mo 1950]
full credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Winchester '73" [Universal July 1950]
Winchester '73 poster   Mad for revenge, McAdam tracks a killer to Dodge City where Marshall Earp disarms them both; McAdam wins a shooting contest for a special Winchester rifle against his quarry, who then steals the rifle and leaves town. Directed by Anthony Mann; based on a story by Stuart N. Lake; starring James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Stephen McNally, Millard Mitchell, Steve Brodie, John McIntire, Jay C. Flippen, Rock Hudson & Will Geer {as Wyatt Earp}; WGA nomination for Best Western Script
Universal b&w DVD [5/2003] for $11.49
Universal b&w VHS [5/92] out of prodn/many used
full credits from IMDb
credits for 1967 TV movie remake
11"x17" poster available at AllPosters.com

★           ★

"Springfield Rifle" [1952]
videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb

★           ★

"The Naked Spur" [1953]
listed at National Film Registry 1997

★           ★

"The Man From Laramie" [1955]
videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Man With The Gun" [1955]
videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Tin Star" [1957]: videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Gunfight At The O.K. Corral"
[Paramount May 1957]
Gunfight At The O.K. Corral 1957 movie poster   Captures the spirit of the legend, if not the facts. Directed by John Sturges; written by George Scullin & Leon Uris; starring Burt Lancaster {as Wyatt Earp}, Kirk Douglas {as Doc Holliday}, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland, Lyle Bettger, Frank Faylen, Earl Holliman, Ted de Corsia, Dennis Hopper, Whit Bissell, George Mathews, John Hudson, DeForest Kelley, Martin Milner & Kenneth Tobey {as Bat Masterson}
Paramount color DVD [4/2003] for $9.98
Warner widescreen color VHS [2/97] out of prodn/many used
full credits from IMDb

★           ★

"The Tall T" [1957]: listed at National Film Registry 2000

★           ★

"The Left Handed Gun" [Warner May 1958]
Left Handed Gun movie   James Dean was cast as the rebellious teenage outlaw, but died in a car crash; young cowhand Billy vows revenge when his peaceful rancher boss is murdered, escalating the Lincoln County War. Directed by Arthur Penn; script by Leslie Stevens, from the play by Gore Vidal; starring Paul Newman {as Billy}, John Dehner, Denver Pyle, James Congdon, James Best & Lita Milan
Warner b&w VHS [1/94] out of prodn/many used
full credits from IMDb
DVD available only as part of Paul Newman Boxed Set [2006]
Warner DVD box set [11/2006] 7 disks for $29.99

★           ★

"Man of The West" [1958]: videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb

★           ★

"The Hanging Tree" [1959]: videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Rio Bravo" [1959]: videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb

★           ★

'The Magnificent Seven' movies
browse series videos & DVDs
"The Magnificent Seven" posters at AllPosters [dot] com

★           ★

"The Misfits" [1961]
Directed by John Huston; written by Arthur Miller [1915-2005]; starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe,
Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter & Eli Wallach;
videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb

★           ★

"Once Upon A Time In The West" [1968]
videos/DVDs • credits from IMDb
listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (10/2005)

★           ★

"The Outlaw Josey Wales" [1976]
listed at National Film Registry 1996

★           ★

"Bronco Billy" [1980]: DVD • credits from IMDb
Directed by & starring Clint Eastwood

★           ★

Larry McMurtry's 'Lonesome Dove' Saga [1985]



Cowboy  Stars  &  Actors

Wikipedia's Notable Figures In Western Films

Strong, Silent Type  
"The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930"
[2003] by Buck Rainey

McFarland & Co. 11x8½ pb [12/2003] for $45.00
Encyclopedia of Westerns   "The Encyclopedia of Westerns" [2003]
by Herb Fagen; Foreward by Tom Selleck; Preface by Dale Robertson

Checkmark 11½x7¾ pb [8/2003] for $16.47
Facts On File 11¾x8 hardcover [7/2003] for $75.00

Rex Allen [1920-99]  Rex Allen's horse: Ko-Ko
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★           ★

won Honorary Oscar in 1958   Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson [1880-1971]  Broncho Billy's horse: Ranger
wrote, produced, directed & starred in almost 400 silent movies
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Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum in Fremont, CA
Broncho Billy Silent Film Festival in Fremont, CA
RTJ's Broncho Billy fansite

Broncho Billy & Essanay  
"Broncho Billy & The Essanay Film Company" [2003]
by David Kiehn

Farwell hardcover 10x7 [6/2003] for $32.50
Broncho Billy Anderson in The Son-of-a-Gun!   "The Son-of-A-Gun!" silent feature [Golden West/Sherry Feb 1919]
Co-written, produced & directed by & starring Broncho Billy Anderson, with Fred Church, Frank Whitson, A.E. Witting, Mattie Witting & Paul Willis
Unknown Video b&w DVD [11/2004] for $19.95
full credits at IMDb
★           ★

singing cowboy Gene Autry [1907-98]  Gene Autry's horse: Champion
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history of Autry's Melody Ranch 1936-62] in Newhall, CA

★           ★

Ward Bond [1903-60]
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★           ★

Richard Boone [1917-81]
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browse 'Have Gun Will Travel' on DVD

★           ★

William Boyd [1895-1972]  William Boyd's white horse: Topper
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Hopalong Cassidy Page
RD's Wm. Boyd fansite

★           ★

Johnny Mack Brown [1904-74]  Johnny Mack Brown's horse: Rebel
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★           ★

Edgar Buchanan [1903-79]
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★           ★

comic Smiley Burnette [1911-76]: official website

★           ★

Sunset Carson {real name 'Winifred Maurice Harrison' [1920-90]}  Sunset Carson's horse: Cactus
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CEP's Sunset Carson fansite

★           ★

James Coburn [1928-2002]
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★           ★

Chuck Connors [1921-92]
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browse 'The Rifleman' TV series on DVD

★           ★

won Best Actor Oscar for "Sergeant York" [1941]  won Best Actor Oscar for "High Noon" [1952]  won Honorary Oscar in 1961   Gary Cooper [1901-61]
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Hwd Collxn video • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

★           ★

Buster Crabbe [1907-83]
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Buster Crabbe entry at Chuck's Old Corral

★           ★

Andy Devine [1905-77]
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★           ★

won Best Picture Oscar for "Unforgiven" [1992]  won Best Director Oscar for "Unforgiven" [1992]  won Best Picture Oscar for "Million Dollar Baby" [2004]  won Best Director Oscar for "Million Dollar Baby" [2004]  Clint Eastwood
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browse 'Rawhide' TV series on DVD

★           ★

Jack Elam [1920-2003]
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★           ★

Sam Elliott
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★           ★

Wild Bill Elliott [real name Gordon Nance; 1903-65]  Wild Bill Elliott's horses: Thunder & Sonny
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★           ★

Richard Farnsworth [1920-2000]
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★           ★

won Honorary Oscar in 1981  won Best Actor Oscar for "On Golden Pond" [1982]  Henry Fonda [1905-82]
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★           ★

won Best Actor Oscar for "It Happened One Night" [1934]  Clark Gable [1901-60]
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★           ★

Hoot Gibson [1892-1962]  Hoot Gibson's horses: Starlight & Goldie
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★           ★

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez [1925-2006]
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★           ★

William S. Hart [1864-1946]  William S. Hart's horse: Fritz
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William S. Hart Museum in Newhall, CA
William S. Hart / American West  
"William S. Hart: Projecting The American West" [2003]
by Ronald L. Davis

Univ OK Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [8/2003] for $28.45
★           ★

George 'Gabby' Hayes [1885-1969]
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JW's Gabby Hayes fansite

★           ★

Tim Holt [1918-73]
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★           ★

singer & cowboy actor Herb Jeffries [b. 1911]
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official Herb Jeffries website

★           ★

won Best Actor Oscar for "The Last Picture Show" [1971]  Ben Johnson [1918-96]
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★           ★

Alan Ladd [1913-64]
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★           ★

Allan 'Rocky' Lane [1909-73]  Rocky Lane's horse: Blackjack
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Allan 'Rocky' Lane / Republic's Action Ace  
"Allan 'Rocky' Lane: Republic's Action Ace" [1990]
by Chuck Thornton

Empire Publng 11¼x8¾ hardcover [8/90] out of print/used
★           ★

Alfred 'Lash' LaRue [1917-96]  Lash LaRue's horses: Rush & Black Diamond
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Lash LaRue King of The Bullwhip  
"Lash LaRue: King of The Bullwhip" [1988]
by Chuck Thornton & David Rothel

Empire Publng pb [2/89] for $15.00
Empire Publng 11x8¼ hardcover [5/2003] for $16.50
★           ★

cowboy serial actor Rex Lease [1903-66]
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★           ★

Guy Madison [1922-96]
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official Guy Madison website

★           ★

won Best Actor Oscar for "Cat Ballou" [1965]  Lee Marvin [1924-87]
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★           ★

Ken Maynard [1895-1973]  Ken Maynard's horse: Tarzan
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★           ★

Col. Tim McCoy [1891-1978]  Tim McCoy's horses: Midnight & Starlight
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★           ★

Joel McCrea [1905-90]
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★           ★

Steve McQueen [1930-1980]
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browse 'Wanted: Dead or Alive' TV series on DVD

'Steve McQueen Online' fansite

★           ★

silent movie cowboy star Tom Mix [1880-1940] Page   Tom Mix's horse: Old Blue  Tom Mix's horse: Tony  Tom Mix's horse: Tony Jr.

★           ★

rodeo trick roper Montie Montana [1910-98]  Montie Montana's pinto horse: Rex
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★           ★

Clayton Moore [1914-99]
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'The Lone Ranger' Page  The Lone Ranger's horse: Silver

★           ★

Hugh O'Brian
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color photo poster {3 sizes} available at AllPosters.com

"The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp" [1955-61 TV series]
series credits at IMDb

Wyatt Earp [1848-1929] Page

★           ★

Cliff Parkinson [1898-1950]
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★           ★

won Best Actor Oscar for "To Kill A Mockingbird" [1962]   Gregory Peck [1916-2003]
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Hwd Collxn video • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

★           ★

Slim Pickens [real name Louis Bert Lindley, Jr.; 1919-83]
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★           ★

singing cowboy Roy Rogers [1911-98]  Roy Rogers's horse: Trigger
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official website
annual Roy Rogers Festival [June] in Portsmouth, OH

Dale Evans [1912-2001]  Dale Evans's horse: Buttermilk
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Ultimate Roy Rogers Collection DVD box set   "The Ultimate Roy Rogers Collection: King of The Cowboys" [2007]  
Passport DVD box set [4/2007] 5 disks for $14.99
includes "Apache Rose" [1947] §; "The Arizona Kid" [1939]; "Bad Man of Deadwood"
[1941]; "The Bells of San Angelo" [1947]; "Days of Jesse James" [1939]; "The Far Frontier"
[1948]; "The Gay Ranchero" [1948]; "Grand Canyon Trail" [1948]; "Heart of The Golden West" [1942] §; "Home In Oklahoma" [1946] with Dale Evans §; "King of The Cowboys"
[1943]; "My Pal Trigger" [1946]; "The Ranger and The Lady" [1940]; "Robin Hood of The Pecos" [1941]; "Roll On Texas Moon" [1946]; "Sheriff of Tombstone" [1941]; "Silver Spurs" [1943] §; "Springtime In The Sierras" [1947]; "Under California Skies" [1948]; "Wall Street Cowboy" [1939] §; "West of The Badlands" [1940]; "The Yellow Rose of Texas"
[1944] with Dale Evans; "Young Bill Hickock" [1940]; "Young Buffalo Bill" [1940]
{ § symbol means 'first time on DVD' }


Roy Rogers 20-Movie Pack DVD box set   "The Roy Rogers Collection - 20-Movie Pack" [2006
Mill Creek Ent DVD box set [4/2006] 4 disks for $8.49 [sic]
includes "The Arizona Kid" [1939], "Bells of Rosarita" [1945], "Bells of San Angelo" [1947], "Billy The Kid Returns" [1938] {as Billy The Kid}, "The Carson City Kid" [1940], "Colorado" [1940], "Cowboy and The Senorita" [1944], "Days of Jesse James" [1939], "Hands Across The Border" [1944], "Heldorado" [1946], "In Old Caliente" [1939], "King of The Cowboys" [1943], "Lights of Old Santa Fe" [1944], "My Pal Trigger" [1946], "Robin Hood of the Pecos" [1941], "Rough Riders' Round-Up" [1939], "Sheriff of Tombstone" [1941], "Under California Stars" [1948], "Utah" [1945], and "Young Bill Hickok" [1940]

★           ★

John Russell [1921-91]
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★           ★

Red Ryder  Red Ryder's horse: Thunder & Li'l Beaver  Li'l Beaver's horse: Papoose [comic strip 1938-64]
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Fred Harman Art Museum in Pagosa Springs, CO

★           ★

Randolph Scott [1898-1987]
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★           ★

'Sons of The Pioneers' band
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★           ★

Bob Steele poster   Bob Steele [1907-88]  Bob Steele's horse: Brownie
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11"x17" Bob Steele poster available at AllPosters.com

Bob Steele entry at Chuck's Old Corral

★           ★


won Best Actor Oscar for "The Philadelphia Story" [1940]
  won Honorary Oscar 1985   James Stewart [1908-97]
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★           ★

stuntman-actor Woody Strode [1914-94]
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★           ★

silent movie cowboy star Fred Thomson [1890-1928]

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silent movie cowboy star Tom Tyler [1903-54]
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★           ★

Lee Van Cleef [1925-89]
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★           ★

Clint Walker
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official Clint Walker website

★           ★

won Best Actor Oscar as Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit" [1969]  John Wayne [1907-79]
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all posters • John Wayne Western posters {40+ items}

★           ★

Guy Williams as 'Zorro' photo poster   Guy Williams [1924-89]
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Guy Williams as 'Zorro' photo poster {3 sizes} available at AllPosters.com

★           ★

Chill Wills [1903-78]
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