Articles related to "Old Western Movies"



A Critics' View of John Ford's Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach is widely seen as one of the best westerns and most important films made. Critics praise it for its rich drama and artful photography of Monument Valley.
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Character Study as Narrative in Stagecoach(1939)
John Ford and Dudley Nichols' work to craft the screenplay of Stagecoach (1939) focused on psychological character studies as the base of the first modern western film.
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Common Frontier Folk in Ford's Stagecoach (1939)
The common folk in Ford's Stagecoach contrast with the more flamboyant characters who are featured in the film, providing a more down-to-earth feel for movie audiences.
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Flawed Characters in Ford's Stagecoach (1939)
The respectable-seeming characters in the film Stagecoach are flawed individuals whose social prejudice lacks compassion and violates the frontier mythos of equality.
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Getting the Bad Guys in Ford's Stagecoach (1939)
The non-respectable characters in Ford's Stagecoach come in two forms: (1) the villains and (2) the merely disreputable ones who find the journey a quest for redemption.
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John Wayne as The Ringo Kid, Stagecoach (1939)
The character study of the Ringo Kid is key to John Ford's noble outlaw motif in this classic western movie- and it's the breakthrough role that made John Wayne a star.
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Ride Clear of Diablo - Starring Audie Murphy
The 13th film of his career, Ride Clear of Diablo, was released in 1954. Co-starring Dan Duryea, the well-paced western furthered cemented Audie's screen persona.
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The Redemption of Dallas in Stagecoach (1939)
Claire Trevor as the prostitute Dallas in Stagecoach(1939) is key to Ford's critique of social prejudice and defense of the noble outcast in this classic western movie.
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Autry Museum of Western Heritage
Where the American West comes to life
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Mules
Mules deserve to be remembered for the important roles they played in the history of transportation.
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Full Moon Madness
Scientists may sneer at the idea that the full moon affects behavior - but try to tell that to the average person caught in traffic on the day of a full moon!
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Oh My Stars Week of April 10
What's in store for your Sun Sign this week? Since Spring is the time for love, this week's horoscopes focus on Romance!
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Cross-Cultural Ministry in Kenya, Part Four
Part Four of Jim McCoy's report from Kenya. This installment focuses on social aspects of private schooling, funerals in Kenya, and seminary training in the Lutheran Church in Kenya.
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