Silverado Review

Silverado
Dir. Lawrence Kasdan

Staring Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Linda Hunt

Chance encounters turn four men into friends and unlikely heroes as they band together to free the town of Silverado from a corrupt sheriff and the wealthy family that has seized control of it.

3 Godfathers Review

3 Godfathers (1948)

Dir. John Ford

Starring: John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond

John Ford retells the story of the 3 wise men in a western setting in this film, about 3 cowhands turned bandits who come across a dying woman that entrusts them with care of her newborn child.

My Darling Clementine Review

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Dir. John Ford

Starring: Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Linda Darnell, Walter Brennan

After the death of his brother James, Wyatt Earp takes the position of sheriff in the town of Tombstone in order to find the people responsible. There he befriends Doc Holiday, and falls for Doc’s former lover Clementine, and culminates in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

The Carson City Kid Review

The Carson City Kid
Dir. Joseph Kane
Staring Roy Rogers, Bob Steel, George "Gabby" Hayes, Pauline Moore

Sing, Cowboy, Sing Review

Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937)

Dir. Robert N. Bradbury

Starring: Tex Ritter

The Shakiest Gun in the West Review

The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)

Dir. Alan Rafkin

Starring: Don Knotts, Barbara Rhoades

Don Knotts stars as Jessie Heywood, who decides to relocate to the west to practice dentistry. Once there, he unwittingly gets used by Penelope “Bad Penny” Cushings (Barbara Rhoades), a bandit that is being used by the government to find some gun runners that have been selling weapons to some Indians.

2 Films by Monte Hellman: The Shooting / Ride in the Whirlwind Criterion Blu-ray Review

Dir. Monte Hellman

In The Shooting, a mysterious woman hires a bounty hunter to escort her through the desert, looking for a man. In Ride in the Whirlwind, a trio of farmhands are being hunted by vigilantes after being mistaken for part of a gang of outlaws.