Blogs Posts on "Western Films"

Buck Jones Rides Again by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Nov 5, 2009Now that James Reasoner has made Buck Jones cool again (in his outstanding Beat to a Pulp story "One Night Near Hangtown"), I figured it was time to pay tribute to Buck, who was featured on some of the finest western movie posters of all time. Here a...

At the Bijou with Gobe: Arizona Raiders by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 21, 2009The Almanack once again welcomes ace film critic Mr. Dale Goble:I couldn't pass up a chance to see Ben Cooper and Audie Murphy together, so I got a copy of the movie when Turner Classic Movies played an uncut version of ARIZONA RAIDERS (1965) a while...

You're invited! Take the pledge to join Zorro's Fighting Legion. by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 11, 2009Ever had the urge to don a black hat and mask and ride the streets by night - righting wrongs, slashing Zs into everything in sight and whipping hell out of the oppressors of the peons? Of course you have.Well, it's the perfect time to start, because...

Ken Maynard Sings (sort of). by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 8, 2009Laurie Powers ran a nice piece on movie star Ken Maynard on Laurie's Wild West the other day, and it turned up again today on THE TAINTED ARCHIVE. Maynard has become known as the first singing cowboy, though few folks today have heard him sing. So he...

At the Bijou with Gobe: War Drums by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 28, 2009Another trip to the movies, courtesy of Mr. Dale Goble...WAR DRUMS (1957) Ben Johnson, Joan Taylor, Lex Barker.Okay, somebody tell me why didn't Ben Johnson never become a leading western star? Damn. Here he loses the girl to a wild Injun, played by...

The Woman of the Town by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 12, 2009This 1944 flick starts in 1919 with Bat Masterson (Albert Dekker) working for the New York Morning Telegraph. A western novelist named Percy Walton prances in wanting the gun Bat used to tame Dodge City for his collection. Bat says he’s doesn’t...