HF Westerns

[damYankee]

I found this pretty good video about 1950s gunfighter movies

 

[TallTallMan]

I found this pretty good video about 1950s gunfighter movies

I'll watch that later! Cool!

I really like those 1950s-60s CinemaScope ones that are really retrospective, dark and experimental, like Warlock, Rio Conchos, Man of the West, etc...

 

[Pollaco]

Nope never seen that one but it says from the director of Django. I was not too impressed with that one. I see Klaus Kinski is in it. Didn't he play the hunchback in "For a Few Dollars More?

 

[TallTallMan]

Been watching Neo-Western Yojimbo, by the master himself Akira Kurosawa.

 

[TallTallMan]

Nope never seen that one but it says from the director of Django. I was not too impressed with that one. I see Klaus Kinski is in it. Didn't he play the hunchback in "For a Few Dollars More?

Yes. They say it predates Unforgiven by portraying the bounty hunters as brutal killers and the outlaws as victims. Considering the content of these Euro-Horse Operas that's pretty spot-on.

 

[damYankee]

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I liked Wagon Train when it first came out.And no I dont think McClure was on it. But I think it was originally supposed to be happening in 1869. Lots of veterans with the wrong equipment.

Funny story about Wagon Train, my grandfather was born in 1881, in 1891 his father moved the family from Kansas to Oregon. He sold his farm bought several wagons and brought his family, which included him, his wife and six children on the Oregon Trail to what is now Coos Bay, at the time it was Empire City, Grandpa walks the entire 2000 plus miles.
He and I would watch Wagon Train together. He thought it was a comedy! He died in 1962.

 

[TallTallMan]

Funny story about Wagon Train, my grandfather was born in 1881, in 1891 his father moved the family from Kansas to Oregon. He sold his farm bought several wagons and brought his family, which included him, his wife and six children on the Oregon Trail to what is now Coos Bay, at the time it was Empire City, Grandpa walks the entire 2000 plus miles.
He and I would watch Wagon Train together. He thought it was a comedy! He died in 1962.

My great-great grandfather came to Florida from Texas on a covered wagon to pick peaches in the early 1900s. He was a then-taboo as a divorced preacher, so he had to wander.

 

[carptrash]

Sgt. York was from Fentress County [the most easterly in the Central Time Zone] thus he was from Middle Tn.

But in any case, not Western.

 

[carptrash]

Not sure about the horse but he said he wore the same hat in all his westerns.

Stewart and Pie, the horse, and of course, his hat.

 

[CavRTO]

We watched the Culpepper Cattle Company the other night. It was released in '72. The only things I found interesting in the movie were the costumes seemed authentic for the times and the use of several different firearms. I'm no weapons expert but there were different styles of pistols used as well as usual lever action rifles and shotguns. The acting was fair to good. No big names.

 

[Kurtlg]

Has anyone here seen that Spaghetti Western The Great Silence? I always hear its the greatest Western ever made (per Amazon and YT).

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We watched the Culpepper Cattle Company the other night. It was released in '72. The only things I found interesting in the movie were the costumes seemed authentic for the times and the use of several different firearms. I'm no weapons expert but there were different styles of pistols used as well as usual lever action rifles and shotguns. The acting was fair to good. No big names.

Unfortunately the setting was 1866 so lots of guns of the future. I remember it was gritty and certainly didn't have that John Wayne vibe. Several character actors such as Royal Dano and Geoffrey Lewis.

 

[TallTallMan]

Unfortunately the setting was 1866 so lots of guns of the future. I remember it was gritty and certainly didn't have that John Wayne vibe. Several character actors such as Royal Dano and Geoffrey Lewis.

I like those gritty ones, so should be a treat.

 

[damYankee]

We watched the Culpepper Cattle Company the other night. It was released in '72. The only things I found interesting in the movie were the costumes seemed authentic for the times and the use of several different firearms. I'm no weapons expert but there were different styles of pistols used as well as usual lever action rifles and shotguns. The acting was fair to good. No big names.

You bring up an interesting point of contention I have with western movies, it's as if the only handgun available were Colt SAA's! In 1877, Colt introduced it's first double action revolver, the M1877 in .32, 38 and 41 cal. selling 166,849 between 1877–1909 It was very popular with lawmen. Colt Lightning pump rifle was made from 1884 to 1904 as a companion weapon to the M1877.
Have you ever seen one used in any movie? Seldom,
S&W No. 3? Marketed from 1870 to 1915 issued in 44-40, 44 Russian, 44 S&W, 38 S&W 44 Scofield and .32, it was favored by Jesse James, Robert Ford killed him with one, Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett , John Wesley Hardin, Teddy Roosevelt, Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp all preferred the No. 3.
Ever see one in a western movie or TV show? Nope!

 

[donna]

We always watched Wagon Train. Liked Ward Bond. He played in many westerns.

 

[Virginia Dave]

We always watched Wagon Train. Liked Ward Bond. He played in many westerns.

I remember it well. My dad wouldn't miss it. His favorite show. He loved westerns.

 

[Kurtlg]

You bring up an interesting point of contention I have with western movies, it's as if the only handgun available were Colt SAA's! In 1877, Colt introduced it's first double action revolver, the M1877 in .32, 38 and 41 cal. selling 166,849 between 1877–1909 It was very popular with lawmen. Colt Lightning pump rifle was made from 1884 to 1904 as a companion weapon to the M1877.
Have you ever seen one used in any movie? Seldom,
S&W No. 3? Marketed from 1870 to 1915 issued in 44-40, 44 Russian, 44 S&W, 38 S&W 44 Scofield and .32, it was favored by Jesse James, Robert Ford killed him with one, Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett , John Wesley Hardin, Teddy Roosevelt, Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp all preferred the No. 3.
Ever see one in a western movie or TV show? Nope!

Absolutely right. In all the TV westerns from the 1950s and 60s I bet 99% or even more were Colt SAAs. As I recall nearly all those prop guns were made by the same company. Maybe it was a cost issue.

 

[Kurtlg]

We always watched Wagon Train. Liked Ward Bond. He played in many westerns.

Unfortunately Ward Bond died during filming and was replaced by John MacEntire.

 

[CavRTO]

Unfortunately the setting was 1866 so lots of guns of the future. I remember it was gritty and certainly didn't have that John Wayne vibe. Several character actors such as Royal Dano and Geoffrey Lewis.

Gritty it was with a lot of raspberry jelly..

 

[CavRTO]

Death Valley. 20 mule team Borax.

 

[damYankee]

We always watched Wagon Train. Liked Ward Bond. He played in many westerns.

Ward Bond was my dads favorite actor, a bit of trivia, Bond held a degree as a mining engineer.