Wagon Train first rolled on the air on September 18, 1957 to begin an eight year run which would eventually place the TV show in the number one spot in the Nielson ratings. Unlike other shows in the Western genre, Wagon Train attracted big name guest stars whose stories were told across ...
way back when … … we had covered wagons. Share this: Tweet Share on Tumblr Reddit Email Print Telegram WhatsApp Like this: Like Loading... Author jcalbertaPosted on February 16, 2025Categories Western MoviesLeave a comment on Art I did … way back when …...
Oscar “Budd” Boetticher had ridden a long way to make these terse, dry, sometimes gorgeous plein air movies. He was raised in an atmosphere of serene moneyed comfort, but distinguished himself with a knack for squeezing into tough and dirty spots, taking a precipitous tumble from Midwestern...
As is always the case with Tarantino films, the “The Hateful Eight” is an original film that bears heavy influence from other movies. Below you’ll find eleven wintery and/or weird westerns, that will put you in the mood for Tarantino’s film. Some are direct influences on Tarantino’s...
But an increasing number were “big” or “epic” westerns, a type introduced in James Cruze’s The Covered Wagon (1923) and John Ford’s The Iron Horse (1924). This type featured important stars and used larger budgets and modern production methods. The first epic western to use talking...
Whether the hero is on foot or on horseback, alone or with the leading lady, at the head of a wagon train or the cavalry, most films end with the hero returning to the wilderness.5 Just as Turner argued, the cowboy hero and the American people both will continually push into the ...