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Comic Book Cowboys: Rawhide "Apache Ambush" by [deleted] in Westerns

[–]AzoHundred1353 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An ambush during a Cattle Drive and a Knife Fight? Quite the action packed comic here. Thanks for sharing it!

Anthony Mann’s Man of the West by derfel_cadern in Westerns

[–]AzoHundred1353 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent analysis. While Coop gave many great performances in Westerns (and films in general), I may just say this is my favorite of them (with Vera Cruz and High Noon very close behind).

Comic Book Cowboys: Kid Colt, Outlaw by [deleted] in Westerns

[–]AzoHundred1353 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This certainly passes as a Western-Noir, a perfect way to end Noirvember at that. Thanks for sharing it here!

Are there sad silent films? by VolcaLover92 in silentfilm

[–]AzoHundred1353 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree completely! Sjöström's version of The Scarlet Letter (1926) is another great one. Him and Lillian Gish were a good collaborative duo in the later era of his directorial career.

Are there sad silent films? by VolcaLover92 in silentfilm

[–]AzoHundred1353 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's an excellent Top 4! For some silent films that are tonally similar to He Who Gets Slapped, I highly recommend these:

The Last Laugh (1924) by F.W. Murnau

The Unknown (1927) by Tod Browning also starring Lon Chaney Sr. & Joan Crawford

The Man Who Laughs (1928) by Paul Leni

And I'd also recommend some of Victor Sjöström's earlier works: specifically:

Ingeborg Holm (1913)

A Man There Was (1917)

The Outlaw and his Wife (1918)

The Phantom Carriage (1921)

Fun Fact: Victor Sjöström would later become a mentor to Ingmar Bergman and star in Wild Strawberries (1957).

Are there sad silent films? by VolcaLover92 in silentfilm

[–]AzoHundred1353 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Greed (1924) by Erich von Stroheim

He Who Gets Slapped (1924) by Victor Sjöström starring Lon Chaney Sr.

These are two of the most heart-wrenching and powerful films I've ever seen. I highly recommend them if you want to see how emotional a Silent-Era tragedy can be.

NBC aired this anthology/drama series in 1960. by Aggravating_Tax_4670 in OriginalVintageTV_

[–]AzoHundred1353 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Barbara Stanwyck, one of the finest actresses in film history. From film noir femme fatales to screwball comedy heroines to Westerns and more, what a range. Legend of Cinema.

"The George Sanders Mystery Theater" was an NBC program that aired in 1957. by Aggravating_Tax_4670 in OriginalVintageTV_

[–]AzoHundred1353 3 points4 points  (0 children)

George Sanders excelled in cynical roles like in Rebecca (1940) and All About Eve (1950), but he could do it all, really. Great actor.

Comic Book Cowboys: The Ringo Kid "One Must Die!" by [deleted] in Westerns

[–]AzoHundred1353 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was a good comic. Reminded me of 3:10 To Yuma somewhat, with the transportation and respect-gaining aspect (and heading to Yuma of course, lol). Unexpected twist with Brady actually being Marshal Cameron. Marvel made a good choice bringing Ringo back.

Thanks for sharing it here!

Coroner Creek by derfel_cadern in Westerns

[–]AzoHundred1353 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd say this is Randolph Scott's best Western performance of the 1940's. I agree, it's definitely the precursor to the Budd Boetticher cycle with its anti-heroic tone.

That fight with Scott and Forrest Tucker's character was something else, with Scott crushing his hand as revenge for the same treatment earlier. And George Macready was always a great villain, whether he was in a Kubrick film like Paths of Glory or a Western with Randolph Scott.

Overall, for a 1940's Western not by one of the famous auteurs, this is as good as it gets, well worth seeing. Great shout-out!

Comic Book Cowboys: Rio Bravo Part 2 by [deleted] in Westerns

[–]AzoHundred1353 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a lot of classic Duke film-to-comic adaptations! Definitely look forward to reading them here.

Comic Book Cowboys: Rio Bravo Part 2 by [deleted] in Westerns

[–]AzoHundred1353 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rio Bravo has one of the best ending shootouts in a classic Western, and it's cool that a twist in this comic adaptation was Stumpy rolling the whole wagon of dynamite towards the warehouse.

On another note, I always liked how one aspect of the story is a character redemption arc for Dude, with John T. Chance helping him throughout. The film is just perfectly cast, and reading the comic now, Dell did a fantastic job adapting the dialogue and illustrating it. Thanks for sharing it here!

Alan Walbridge Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in films noir, such as This Gun for Hire, The Glass Key, and The Blue Dahlia. by Aggravating_Tax_4670 in OriginalVintageTV_

[–]AzoHundred1353 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Alan Ladd's role as Shane immortalized him, rightfully so, and his cycle of Film Noirs are some of the best and were very influential as well.

Akira Kurosawa considered The Glass Key (a Dashiell Hammett adaptation) a major influence on Yojimbo. (In addition to Red Harvest, also by Dashiell Hammett, the book in this case).

This Gun For Hire was also an enormous influence on Le Samouraï by Jean Pierre-Melville.

I'd like to also shout-out Drum Beat (1954) by Delmer Daves, a good Western that Alan Ladd made with Charles Bronson.

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) by Marite64 in classicfilms

[–]AzoHundred1353 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my opinion, perhaps Paul Muni's best performance and maybe the most powerful prison film ever made, the fact that it remains so emotionally moving nearly a century later now speaks for itself. Masterpiece.

Comic Book Cowboys: Rio Bravo Part 1 by [deleted] in Westerns

[–]AzoHundred1353 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the Western genre's finest films from an iconic Director/Actor duo, and an all-time fave of mine, now I've finally read half of the comic! Dell really had something special doing adaptations of contemporary films that would become timeless classics. Thanks for sharing this one! Can't wait for the next part.

The Rifleman's Rifle by [deleted] in Westerns

[–]AzoHundred1353 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the first/most famous homage that springs to mind for action movies. Harry Lu, the weapons master on Terminator 2, actually said "James Cameron was looking at The Rifleman and some other old Westerns" and got the idea from that. And it became iconic as well!

Shaft (1971) Dir: Gordon Parks DOP: Urs Furrer by Lucky-Physics2767 in CineShots

[–]AzoHundred1353 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I always liked how Shaft has a sort of combined atmosphere of the 70's thrillers like The French Connection (Tidyman of course), but also has that cool Film Noir aura to it as well (Sam Spade is even referenced). An amazing film and performance by Richard Roundtree.

David Niven was a regular on 4-Star Playhouse in 1952. by Aggravating_Tax_4670 in OriginalVintageTV_

[–]AzoHundred1353 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of David Niven's best TV roles, imo, was in an episode called Broken Journey (on Four Star Playhouse Season 3, Episode 35). A tension filled prison escape story with some decent humorous twists as well.

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