A good choice. Eastwood just entering his prime and no one could play a weasel better than Eli Wallach.

I understand. For many years, I took the death of my favorite artists, be they actors or musicians very personally. I remember when Hitchcock died, I was outraged that I'd never see another Hitchcock film. Now, they are alive in my memory, so for that I am thankful, especially that I still have a memory. I have a "Duke" tale to tell. My BW and I went to see Sammy Davis, Jr. at a club across the river in Windsor, Canada. The movie "Hatari" had just come out, and unbeknownst to us, Wayne and Red Buttons were in the audience. They were most likely on a promo tour.Halfway through the performance, someone in the audience made a racist remark, and Sammy stopped the show and dressed the man down. Just then, a bald John Wayne with a pitcher of beer in his hand got up and kissed Sammy on the forehead, turned and glared at the racist and we thought we were about to see John Wayne in a fight for real. However, Buttons stood up between Wayne and the miscreant and said that he made the remark because he liked hearind the diatribe that Sammy gave on those occasions. Everyone laughed and the moment passed and we were all thrilled to see John Wayne, and Red Buttons who did a few schtiks with Sammy before sitting down..

What a nice memory for you, Herb. Thanks for sharing it. By the time I got to Wayne, it was a bastion of Liberalism run amok. However, it's still my school, and I do have some fond memories of the place. Do you remember the Commuter's Room downstairs in the Student Union? I spent a lot of time there with my friends.

old is wonderful, Herb, and farts dissipate ... I miss these
special people and their interviews on tv where, well,
Maureen would tell about traveling with "the duke" and
his pulling the car over at a home, his going up to the door
and asking if they had any whisky. . and they did, and
they shared ... ! -- j
.

If you remember "Hoppy" you are relatively ancient. On the other hand, you're probably beating the odds.

That's 'cause you're an old fart like me. Only I'm older.(probably that makes me "fartier.")

While not your typical "western", my all-time favorite is Jeremiah Johnson. An accounting of the exploits of some of the last truly free men. Romanticized, of course. But how ironic that the main character is portrayed by a flaming socialist.

she was wonderful. . so many good movies. . the more
age I put on, the fewer great ones we seem to have. -- j
.

No argument here, grew up with these westerns and I couldn't agree more.

Nice take.

Apollo 13!

...and what about Hopalong Cassidy? Granted he didn't sing but he had those American values. :)

Lordy, I'm beginning to feel ancient.

Maureen O'Hara was called the queen of Technicolor because of her blazing red hair and bright pale skin. She just died last week in her 90s. She must have been in her early 20's when she made "The Quiet Man."

I'm from the 50's before Wayne was even Wayne State. I'm Reeeally old. It was a time when the faculty was close to the students and you might get a greeting from an English Prof. like, "Hail to thee Blythe Spirit." The old Main building was actually used for classes.

I agree with that list, but I'd like to add Unforgiven with Clint Eastwood, primarily for the directing and acting by him. I also really admire High Noon with Jimmy Stewart.

Serenity (and the dreadfully short lived Firefly series,) Blazing Saddles, Josie Wales, High Plains Drifter....none of which are traditional but all of which are fantastic takes on the Western genre.

If we include TV series...how about F Troop?

Harmonica (Charles Bronson) in "Once Upon a Time in the West"....a Randian protagonist.

Hey, I graduated from Wayne State. I remember the Lone Ranger on Saturday mornings. I don't think that you could get away with the "Kimosabe" thing today even if it is a compliment.

yes. . Maureen O'Hara was second only to Katharine
Hepburn in Rooster Cogburn -- "I'm proud to have ya for my friend." -- j
.

yes. . Maureen O'Hara was second only to Katharine
Hepburn in Rooster Cogburn -- "I'm proud to have ya for my friend." -- j
.

let's tell them before we flame out! :)

We lived in Detroit which was the birthplace of The Lone Ranger at WXYZ located in the Maccabees Building just across from the Wayne University Campus. Clayton Moore who played the L.R. on TV, put on a show complete with his horse Silver, a magnificent white stallion. The actor who played Tonto taught at Wayne and was often accosted with student calling him "Kimosabe."

A simpler time to be a kid.