The Best Western Movies Ever Made That Shaped An Entire Industry

Published on October 29, 2020
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Dallas

TV Series Dallas ran from 1978 until 1991, and showed a slightly Hollywood sanitized version of the western. The “Corporate cowboys” of the show drove Mercedes Benz couples and were seen in glass and steel skyscrapers. Still, the show was wildly popular, making J.R. Ewing the most popular cowboy in America for over a decade.

Dallas

Dallas

The Naked Spur

Jimmy Stewart stars in The Naked Spur as a bounty hunter who is known for the line “it’s him they’re payin’ the reward on.” Robert Ryan also stars as the film’s villain. The film is yet another collaboration from Stewart and Anthony Mann that would become another psychological drama.

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The Naked Spur

The Naked Spur