Did Wayne act? Or was he a personality
I MET HIM AT AN R CONVENTION BUT GREW TO DISLIKE HIS POLITICS.THE Green Beters did him in

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Johny Guitar? No.
Treasure of the Sierra M is that really a western?

What Constitutes a Great Western Movie … ??? !!!

1. Actors

2. Plot

3. Scenario

4. Writing

5. Directing

6. Sidekick

7. Villain

8. Anti HERO

For My Taste in any Movie Genre, some or all of the above have to fit my Criteria.

Grew up on the SPAGHETTI WESTERNS, to include ROY ROGERS, TEX RITTER, RANDOLPH SCOTT others.

Not every Great Movie has to be a BLOCKBUSTER nor SHOOT EM UP.

This COMMENTER Loved "SIR RICKY NELSON" in "RIO BRAVO" … !!!

The ALL AMERICAN "WHOLESOME KID" that sang and played his Guitar on his Mother and Fathers' Sitcom in the 50s.

Just ask "SIR WALTER BRENNAN" who was in "HEAVEN" listening to RICKY NELSON "ANGELIC VOICE".

Does anyone think "SONNY CORLEONE" was a GoOd Fit for
"EL DORADO" … ??? Hell YES, although they did copy
the Sawed Off Shotgun used in a Television Series by SIR STEVE McQUEEN (Josh Randall) in "WANTED": Dead or Alive.

The Problem with LIST, everybody has their Preference and it is USUALLY HIT or MISS … !!!

Others have already mentioned some of the GREAT CLASSICS and USUAL SUSPECTS not on the list, such as High Noon, Shane, Stagecoach, Tombstone, others.

Curiously Absent from this List …

1. VERA CRUZ – Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster

2. ONE EYED JACKS – Vito Corleone

3. THE BIG COUNTRY – BURL IVES – CHARLES BICKFORD – GREGORY PECK – JEAN SIMMONS – CARROLL BAKER – CHUCK CONNORS – MOSES.

4. BUTCH and SUNDANCE – Paul Newman and Robert Redford

5. My Name is Nobody – Henry Fonda – Terence Hill

6. BUCK and THE PREACHER

7. TAKE A HARD RIDE

8. The Gambler – 1 & 2, including Part 2 of 2

9. SILVERADO

10. BLAZING SADDLES

11. THREE AMIGOS
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Yes, the COMEDY choices were Great Movies to add a light touch.

Today I am OLDER now two (2) yrs. from 70, Love ALL THE MOVIES on the Authors List, I Love My List more … !!!

My All Time FAV. Western wouldn't even make the Authors List or any List unless they are "COGNOSCENTI."
I'll get to my FAV. Western later.

Today, give me any WESTERN STARRING "LOVER BOY" "AUDIE MURPHY" and I am in "HEAVEN" … !!!

GREAT ACTOR, A MAN's MAN, Mano A Mono and Pound for Pound One of THE BEST and most Underrated
Actors in WESTERN MOVIES … !!!

In Reference to my ALL TIME FAV. Western Movie, TITLE "TULSA KID", Starring NOAH BEERY JR. and DON RED BARRY.

TULSA KID: IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033189/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_pl

There has never in THE HISTORY OF CINEMA a "GunSLINGA" like the "TULSA KID" with his one of a kind GUN … !!!

I will not give it away in this writing … !!!

Much of the PLOT is on IMDB.

Caveat – NOAH BEERY Gun and The TULSA KID Gun are the Greatest Guns ever Designed for WESTERN CINEMA when you
SEE it YOU will AGREE … !!!

This would've been EXCELLENT for "SIR RICHARD BOONE" as "PALADIN" in "HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL" … !!!

It is a One of a kind GUN that will ALLOW THE WEARER to "WIN" Every GUNFIGHT, Mano A Mano … !!!

You can buy "TULSA KID" 1940 @ Zeus DVD's it is a One Person Operation and they have EVERYTHING … !!!

Thanks for the correct spelling, auto correct is a beach.

"Josie Whales"? Isn't that a Biblical story? Or is that Jonah (and the) Whale.

You might be thinking of Josey Wales.