So I realize that for the most part I am the only one who reads this blog so for my own notes I will be moving forward down a "best of the genre" list created by Brian Garfield in his excellent reference work "Western Films." This should clear up the Wayne heavy nature of my reviews. His chronological list is as follows:
The Virginian (1929)
Law and Order (1932)
Union Pacific (1939)
The Westerner (1940)
Western Union (1941)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Canyon Passage (1946)
Ramrod (1947)
Pursued (1947)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Four Faces West (1948)
Red River (1948)
Blood on the Moon (1948)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Rio Grande (1950)
The Gunfighter (1950)
High Noon (1952)
Ride the Man Down (1952)
The Naked Spur (1953)
Shane (1953)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1954)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
The Searchers (1956)
Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Ride the High Country (1962)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Sure the Duke makes a good appearance but you can't have a list without him plus this one captures the breadth of the genre well.
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