Question Of The Day: Favorite Western Movies
By DB
@dgobucks226 (37621)
June 17, 2019 3:02pm CST
Did you know more Westerns were produced in the 1950s than all other movie genres combined. Movies about the American frontier, gun-toting cowboys, and horse-riding outlaws dominated cinemas in the first half of the 20th Century.
Although the Western film has declined since that time this genre still continues to come out with some real gems. Pre and post 1950's many classics have graced the silver screen.
What are some of your favorites and why did you enjoy that film so much?
Here are five I really consider classics.
1. High Noon
2. Shane
3. Dances With Wolves
4. Unforgiven
5. True Grit (John Wayne version)
What all of these movies had in common for me was a conflicted hero who overcomes his personal issues to triumph over the evil person(s) in the film. This flawed hero I wanted to root for in spite of his shortcommings to make things right and defeat the bad guys. I might also add the casting in all of these movies was first-rate.
Now for your suggestions for best Western films?
Source- Wikipedia, imdb.com
Photo- Amazon.com
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jul 19
Shane, come back Shane. A classic.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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19 Jun 19
No arguments there! Gary Cooper in HIgh Noon facing all those outlaws when everyone else was to cowardly to help. Not many would have the courage or integrity to uphold the law like Cooper did. A real classic. And the same with Shane. Men of strong character doing the right thing! By the way, Were you a fan of any of Clint Eastwood's westerns. He made quite a few!
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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13 Jul 19
@JohnRoberts And he followed that line up with "Mother needs you." That kid was annoying but was very good casting.
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@FourWalls (86939)
• United States
18 Jun 19
BLAZING SADDLES! There is no other western!!!!!
On the serious side, True Grit (the original).
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jul 19
@dgobucks226 The Duke's best performance was in The Searchers then Red River.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jul 19
Aren't you an old cowhand from the Rio Grande?
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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19 Jun 19
Ah, Blazing Saddles one of Mel Brooks finest moments in movie hijinks. I also would put "Young Frankenstein" right up there too. The Monster (Peter Boyle) would look good wearing a cowboy hat during the "Ritz" dance number, lol.
Yes, agree that was one of the Duke's finest roles in a Western. I also liked his performance in "The Cowboys." Boy, I really was one happy camper when Bruce Dern got what was coming to him 
Humphrey Bogart played a great role in a Western themed movie called Treasure of The Sierra Madre. That was such a well-directed movie.
Humphrey Bogart played a great role in a Western themed movie called Treasure of The Sierra Madre. That was such a well-directed movie.3 people like this
@LadyDuck (502947)
• Italy
19 Jun 19
@dgobucks226 I do not think I have seen The Outlaw Josey Wales, but a funny western was "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" with Paul Newman, "The Outrage" was another unusual western very good. Those are not the classic "Indian and cowboys" movies, there is a little more that make them interesting.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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19 Jun 19
Well, for a non-Western watched that is an impressive list. All great picks! Pale Rider was an enjoyable movie another Eastwood movie I enjoyed was The Outlaw Josey Wales.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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19 Jun 19
@LadyDuck I saw Judge Roy Bean a terrific movie. It is hard to avoid having violent scenes in a Western isn't it.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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20 Jun 19
Can't go wrong with Gary Cooper and Alan Ladd. Van Heflin was also very good. Heflin was in some other Westerns too 3:10 to Yuma was a really good one!
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jul 19
@dgobucks226 No one mentioned Jimmy Stewart was a great western star.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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19 Jun 19
I am a big Kevin Costner fan. Beautiful scenery and a great story telling of the Sioux Indians way of life.
It won 7 Oscars including Best Picture!!!
What impressed you most about the movie?
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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19 Jun 19
Sorry to hear that. The Revenant was a western themed film out recently with Leonardo Di Caprio in 2015 Not your typical Western shoot em' up. Have you heard of it?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
21 Jun 19
i love ol' westerns, e'en the t.v. series 'f 'em. to pick a fav'd be most diff'cult. i'm told they don't make 'em oft anymore not coz folks dislike westerns, but coz they lose their 'flavor' if'n adapted to modern times (aka: language, gory violence). open range with kevin costner 'n robert duvall 'twas good. broken trail'd be 'nother.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
22 Jun 19
@dgobucks226 yes sir to all :) 've ya watched "broken trail"? yet 'nother great movie with mr. duvall 'n based 'pon a true story. i still cannot fathom what folks do to each other fer $$....
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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22 Jun 19
Open Range was an excellent one. I also like Duvall in the TV series Lonesome Dove. He was also good in the Clint Eastwood movie "Joe Kidd."
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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23 Jun 19
@crazyhorseladycx Yes, I did see Broken Trail. The one with the rescue of the Chinese woman. Thomas Hayden Church who was in the movie "Sideways" also appeared in this one.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jul 19
Red River, Fort Apache, Winchester '73, The Professionals, A Fistful of Dollars and of course, The Searchers.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jul 19
@dgobucks226 Yes, Bond was in both. He was a John Ford regular.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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13 Jul 19
Some great picks there! Especially liked your selection of Red River and Winchester 73. Jimmy Stewart was terrific in that role. That was one special rile, lol. Red River- great story about driving cattle to market. Montgomery Clift was excellent as Wayne's protégé and adopted son butting heads with him during the long journey together.
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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13 Jul 19
@dgobucks226 Ward Bond from Wagon Train was in that picture The Searcher's wasn't he?
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
24 Jun 19
@dgobucks226
I cannot remember them but I did like John Wayne movies.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
26 Jun 19
@dgobucks226
I do not remember the names of the movies but I loved watching him.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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25 Jun 19
He has been in quite a few. One movie I watched not long ago was called "Red River." Very good 
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