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95. 2 Western Comedies starring James Garner, Harry Morgan & Jack Elam

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What is your favorite Western movie/movies--big screen or TV. Lonesome Dove-TV and Dances With Wolves-large [View all] debm55 Jan 15 OP

3... dwp6577 Jan 15 #1

Thank you very much, dwp6577. Very good choices debm55 Jan 15 #4

the good bad and ugly is a masterpiece rampartd Jan 15 #86

Thank you rampartd. I agree. Thank you very much for sharing your selections. debm55 Jan 15 #88

I agree with you about "Lonesome Dove." It's incomparable. Glorfindel Jan 15 #2

Thank you very much, Glorifindel. Yes, both are great. debm55 Jan 15 #6

Lonesome Dove mobeau69 Jan 15 #3

Thank you mobeau69. It was terrific. debm55 Jan 15 #8

True Grit. Lunabell Jan 15 #5

Thank you Lunabell, Was it the original or the remake. I liked the original better. debm55 Jan 15 #9

Cinematography can absolutely make a western and Dances With Wolves was beautiful. Likewise John Barry's score... hlthe2b Jan 15 #7

When I traveled in ND. We got to ride horse on the land that had the buffalo hunt on. Thank you hlthe2b. I agree with debm55 Jan 15 #12

The Ballad of Lefty Brown... 2naSalit Jan 15 #10

Thank you 2naSalit. I wrote that in my notebook and will have to keep an out on it debm55 Jan 15 #13

It came out in 2017... 2naSalit Jan 15 #21

Thank you 2naSalit debm55 Jan 15 #25

Jeremiah Johnson EYESORE 9001 Jan 15 #11

Thank you EYESORE 9001 Robert Redford was great in that. debm55 Jan 15 #14

Little Big Man Jilly_in_VA Jan 15 #15

Thank you Jilly_in_VA. Dustin Hoffman was great in that. debm55 Jan 15 #17

Yes! buzzycrumbhunger Jan 15 #101

absolutely rampartd Jan 15 #89

Sort of Western Squeaky41 Jan 15 #16

HAHAHHAHAH, Thank you Squeaky41. Yes a Western/Comedy. I watch it about once a year. There is always something new I debm55 Jan 15 #18

Well, if you're going to go there, how about Shanghai Noon? Jilly_in_VA Jan 15 #19

Thank you Jilly_in _VA. I'll have to look for it. debm55 Jan 15 #20

A Million Ways to Die in the West, it's hilarious 👍 TommieMommy Jan 15 #22

Thank you TommieMommy. debm55 Jan 15 #23

The Big Valley debm55 Jan 15 #24

Me and the neighbor kids loved TBV...I had a crush on Audra.. wcmagumba Jan 15 #37

Thank you very much for sharing that memory with us. debm55 Jan 15 #39

Barbara Stanwyck's westerns are terrific. Tarzanrock Jan 15 #26

Thank you Tarzanrock. They are terrific.films debm55 Jan 15 #29

John Ford Henry203 Jan 15 #27

Thank you Henry203. John Ford was a great director. Stagecoach --great. debm55 Jan 15 #33

Oh yes. John Ford and Howard Hawks are both my favorites. emulatorloo Jan 15 #38

Dances With Wolves and pdxflyboy Jan 15 #28

Thank you pdxflyboy. Both are classics. debm55 Jan 15 #51

Watched several times already. Squaredeal Jan 15 #55

Silverado Basso8vb Jan 15 #30

Thank you Basso8vb. Yes, 40 years and still a great movie. debm55 Jan 15 #53

I forgot to mention that Bruce Broughton's musical score is second to none! Basso8vb Jan 15 #84

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Basso8vb. debm55 Jan 15 #85

Bonanza! GreenWave Jan 15 #31

Thank you very much GreenWave. Great show and score. debm55 Jan 15 #54

Last of the Mohicans. LakeArenal Jan 15 #32

Thank you LakeArenal. I read the book , but will write in my notebook to see. debm55 Jan 15 #57

The Searchers, Once up on a time in the West, Stagecoach, The Unforgiven. I love so many! emulatorloo Jan 15 #34

Thank you very much emulatorloo. I am going to add to my list. also thank you for adding the trailers. That was kind debm55 Jan 15 #69

Interesting take on The Searchers LogDog75 Jan 15 #107

That makes a lot of sense! emulatorloo Jan 18 #123

Jeremiah Johnson, Man in the Wilderness, The Missing, Nevada Smith, The Magnificent Seven CanonRay Jan 15 #35

Great selection CanonRay. debm55 Jan 15 #49

Unforgiven and the remake of True Grit Mike 03 Jan 15 #36

Thank you Mike 03 debm55 Jan 15 #50

Yup and yup CanonRay Jan 15 #59

Nope (2022) Outer Range (2022) Trellastic Jan 15 #40

Thank you Trellastic. debm55 Jan 15 #71

Pale Rider followed by The Unforgiven. iscooterliberally Jan 15 #41

Thank you very much isooterliberally for sharing your post with us. Unforgiven is great. debm55 Jan 15 #72

Missouri Breaks (Movie) displacedvermoter Jan 15 #42

Thank you very much for your choices., displaedvermotor. Missouri Breaks-wonderful. I also enjoyed the Wild Wild West. debm55 Jan 15 #80

Once Upon a Time in the West. Lots of good ones but I like this one best Deuxcents Jan 15 #43

Thank you for sharing with us, Deuxcents. debm55 Jan 15 #81

I'm not big on westerns but I thought Pale Rider was excellent. CrispyQ Jan 15 #44

Thank you CrispyQ Pale Rider was great. I remember the theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Thank you for sharing debm55 Jan 15 #82

How the West was Won Onthefly Jan 15 #45

Thank you Onthefly. I enjoyed How the West was Won and Maverick and the Wild Wild West. thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 15 #77

I love old westerns! redstatebluegirl Jan 15 #46

Thank you very redstatebluegirl. Love the oldies too. debm55 Jan 15 #75

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Blazing Saddles chowmama Jan 15 #47

Thank you very much chowmama. Two great movies. debm55 Jan 15 #68

"Tombstone". Aristus Jan 15 #48

Thank you, Aristus. For your choice and the background information of "Tombstone", Very interesting. debm55 Jan 15 #67

Blazing Saddels nt doc03 Jan 15 #52

Thanks doc03 debm55 Jan 15 #65

I'm for Silverado and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid biophile Jan 15 #56

Thank you biophile. Wonderful films and shows. Thank you for sharing with us. I loved the Wild Wild West. debm55 Jan 15 #63

In no particular order: malthaussen Jan 15 #58

Wow, Thank you Mal, you have terrific films there. Great westerns. debm55 Jan 15 #62

Anything with ... MisterG Jan 15 #60

Thank you very much MisterG. I agree. debm55 Jan 15 #61

Tombstone for movies, Godless for Luciferous Jan 15 #64

Thank you Luciferous. Great choices. debm55 Jan 15 #66

Are you Lounger's ready for my list? Niagara Jan 15 #70

Wow, Niagara. What a great list of films. thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jan 15 #73

Thank you, Debbie. You're welcome! Niagara Jan 15 #74

Siverado ProfessorGAC Jan 15 #76

Thank you very much ProfessorGAC. Silverado was great. I like your other choices also. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 15 #79

This!!! The Red Sun, starring Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mufune YoshidaYui Jan 15 #78

Thank you very much. YoshidaYui debm55 Jan 15 #83

I thought that was a pretty funny flick. malthaussen Jan 15 #92

I'm not that big into Westerns sakabatou Jan 15 #87

Thank you sakabatou debm55 Jan 15 #90

Here's another listing: Tarzanrock Jan 15 #91

Thank you Tarzanrock for sharing your wonderful list with us. debm55 Jan 15 #93

Yes! LakeVermilion Jan 15 #106

The Magnificent Seven LoisB Jan 15 #94

Thank you LoisB. That was a great movie. debm55 Jan 15 #96

2 Western Comedies starring James Garner, Harry Morgan & Jack Elam Wiz Imp Jan 15 #95

Thank you Wiz Imp. Loved the actor James Garner. Thank you for sharing your selections. debm55 Jan 15 #97

The Big Country Sequoia Jan 15 #98

Sounds wonderful. Thank you Sequoia. debm55 Jan 15 #99

Oh forgot. High Noon. debm55 Jan 15 #100

Treasure of the Sierra Madre Bobstandard Jan 15 #102

Thank you very much for your selection. Bobstandard Classic debm55 Jan 15 #103

Day of Anger (1967) - Lee Van Cleef Tactical Peek Jan 15 #104

Thank you Tactical Peek for your selection. debm55 Jan 15 #105

Support Your Local Gunfighter, Big Jake, The Way West LogDog75 Jan 15 #108

Thank you very much LogDog75 debm55 Jan 15 #109

Yellowstone, Lonesome Dove mini-series with Ilsa Jan 16 #110

Thank you lisa. I agree with your choices debm55 Jan 16 #112

"Red River" (1948) Paladin Jan 16 #111

Thank you very much Paladin. debm55 Jan 16 #113

As a Kid: Bonanza. Adult: The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. electric_blue68 Jan 16 #114

Thank you very much electric_blue68. Both great choices. debm55 Jan 16 #116

TV: Maverick, Sugarfoot, Cheyenne rotation KitFox Jan 16 #115

Thank you KitFox. I really enjoyed Maverick. because of James Garner. Shane and Cat Ballou are good choices also. I debm55 Jan 16 #117

A trio of not-mentioned movies off the beaten trail... justaprogressive Jan 17 #118

Thank you justaprogressive. debm55 Jan 17 #119

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs movie / Deadwood HBO tv Emile Jan 17 #120

Thank you very much, They both look interesting. debm55 Jan 17 #121

The Virginian - TV liberaltrucker Jan 17 #122

Thank you liberaltrucker. I remember them too. debm55 Jan 18 #124

A Million Ways To Die In The West or Maverick (1994 movie) catbyte Jan 18 #125

I thought the ending was beautiful with the wolf hollowing and the Sioux wish them good bye. I did not like when Two debm55 Jan 18 #126

I get enraged when any animal is killed in a show; it's just a thing I've never gotten used to. catbyte Jan 18 #132

I love westerns Americanme Jan 18 #127

Thank you very much, Americanme. I am with you about westerns. debm55 Jan 18 #128

Yellowstone Shermann Jan 18 #129

Thank you very much Shermann. debm55 Jan 18 #130

For movies, Tombstone as long as Doc is on the screen, and the original Magnificent 7. As for TV, it's hard to choose, Dorothy V Jan 18 #131