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Celebrating the Golden Age Of Westerns, from dime novels to roughly the cancellation of Gunsmoke in 1975, symbolizing the end of The Golden Age.

Dedicated to the Golden Age Of Westerns, from dime novels to roughly the cancellation of Gunsmoke in 1975, symbolizing the end of The Golden Age.

r/ClassicWesterns welcomes posts about Western:
- Fiction.
- History.
- Stage plays.
- Movies.
- Old time radio.
- TV.

Not welcome:

  • Posts about Silverado, Tombstone, Deadwood, or Yellowstone.

  • Stuff about Star Wars or other space operas. They aren't Westerns.

Posting guidelines:

  • No spam.

  • No political arguments.

  • If posting media links, include the release year in the thread title: if not known, an educated guess of the decade will suffice. Acceptable year labels: (1965) or (1960)s. The year must only contain 4 digits inside parentheses ().

  • In the thread title try to give a brief description of why the submission should be of interest to readers of this subreddit.

  • Moderators reserve right to remove any post.

Links:

Wide Wide World, "The Western" - Legendary, one-of-a-kind TV episode w/live appearances by John Wayne, Gary Cooper, John Ford, James Arness, James Garner, Broncho Billy Anderson, Gabby Hayes, fast draw expert Rodd Redwing, stuntman Chuck Hayward, & many other notables of the genre (1958)

The Real West - perhaps the first "revisionist" documentary on the Old West, debunking many glamorous cliches of Hollywood. Hosted by movie legend Gary Cooper, in his last appearance - he died about 6 weeks after this aired (1961)

When The West Was Fun: A Western Reunion - A 50 minute special from 1979 hosted by Glenn Ford, w/over 4 dozen Western TV and Movie stars live and even more in various montages. With (since it's the '70s) dancing & music numbers that are mercifully few and brief. A must for nostalgists.

Hollywood, ep9, "Out West" - The story of the silent western, from distinguished film historian Kevin Brownlow. Narrated by James Mason. (1979)

TV Western Heroes - Direct-to-video collection of vintage clips hosted by Will "Sugarfoot" Hutchins (1993)

Western Clippings - Excellent collection of articles & interviews

Jeff Arnold's West - well done & insightful blog

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Head 'em up - move 'em out!

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2025/01/30
07:18 UTC

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Fox Film Convention 1923; features behind the scenes footage shot at the Fox studio & the Tom Mix ranch

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2025/01/28
10:41 UTC

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Jan Shepard w/James Arness on Gunsmoke. A familiar face in TV westerns, Jan died January 17 at age 96.

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2025/01/28
08:56 UTC

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On The Fence

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2025/01/27
14:50 UTC

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A comfort movie of mine, thanks to the cast. Leslie Halliwell wrote of it: "So much snarling goes on that this seems to be a gangster picture in western garb, but it does hold the attention."

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2025/01/27
05:57 UTC

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But which is which?

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2025/01/27
05:52 UTC

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Panhandle (1948) w/ Rod Cameron as an ex-lawman pursuing his brother's murderer. Tinted in Sepiatone. Co-written by Blake Edwards, who also appears in a supporting role as a young gunslinger.

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2025/01/26
15:08 UTC

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When ya comin' on, Red Ryder?

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2025/01/26
07:15 UTC

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A cowgirl sings on The Original Amateur Hour. DuMont Television Network, 1948

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2025/01/26
04:45 UTC

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Sweethearts of the Rodeo

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2025/01/25
08:26 UTC

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Adult Westerns

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2025/01/24
02:32 UTC

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🟥THE BIG COUNTRY TRAILER 🟥 🟥HORIZONS OF GREATNESS🟥

🟥THE BIG COUNTRY TRAILER 🟥 🟥HORIZONS OF GREATNESS🟥 https://youtu.be/VoJgTezeu7k

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2025/01/23
23:00 UTC

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I'm starting to understand why the West was so wild

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2025/01/23
05:46 UTC

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Promo button for the Hopalong Cassidy comic strip (early '50s)

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2025/01/23
05:38 UTC

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Annie Oakley

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2025/01/22
07:49 UTC

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Robert Mitchum in an autographed publicity still for 'El Dorado'

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2025/01/22
07:18 UTC

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A Cowboy, 1890s

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2025/01/22
05:54 UTC

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Roy Rogers loves Wheaties!

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2025/01/22
05:32 UTC

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Cowgirl Rhonda Fleming

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2025/01/21
02:01 UTC

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Richard Boone and Hal Needham in Have Gun - Will Travel Season 5 Episode 22 "Dream Girl" (1962)

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2025/01/18
12:37 UTC

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Yesterday was Harry Carey's birthday

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2025/01/17
11:06 UTC

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Do it like Matt Dillon - "Hold it!" Late 1950's

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2025/01/12
07:23 UTC

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Harold Lloyd in 'An Eastern Westerner' (1920)

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2025/01/10
11:06 UTC

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Lee Van Cleef was born 100 years ago today

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2025/01/10
01:20 UTC

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The Impact of TV: Kids waiting to greet Hopalong Cassidy star William Boyd, at the Daily News Building in NYC on January 7, 1950.

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2025/01/08
00:56 UTC

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Happy Birthday Tom Mix! (Just managed to squeeze it in)

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2025/01/07
05:51 UTC

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Bela Lugosi in 'The Deerslayer' (1920)

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2025/01/07
05:43 UTC

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The Deputy, "The Hard Decision". Western series w/Henry Fonda. Guest heavy is Marc Lawrence, often seen as gangster. Major drawback: incongruous jazz score. Co-created by... Norman Lear?! (1961)

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2025/01/06
09:22 UTC

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"John Wayne — an actor — was more important to the mass psyche than any single American president" - Jack Nicholson

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2025/01/03
23:09 UTC

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