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My train to the Old West has returned to its station and therefore it is time to consider all the films screened in Gibelwho Production’s Western Marathon, including High Noon, The Searchers, Stagecoach, My Darling Clementine, Rio Bravo, A Fistful of Dollars, Winchester ‘73, and The Wild Bunch. Awards are given out for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting, Best Screenplay, Best Song/Score, Best Direction, and Best Picture.
The Western genre oftens focuses its lense on the sheriff of a town, glorifying their struggle to keep order amongst the forces of nature and evildoers. Rio Bravo (1959) is no exception to this trope, following the sheriff in the town of Rio Bravo, Texas, as he and his team face off against a local rancher’s gang.
Stagecoach (1939) is the story of a group of travelers that book passage on a stagecoach despite the looming threat of ravaging Apache Indians along their route.
The Searchers (1956) is the story of a Civil War veteran who returns to his family’s homestead, but is unable to prevent his niece from being captured by a tribe of vicious Indians.
