CategoryWestern

Posted July 16, 20211 Comment 1950s

Gunslinger (1956)

*Transcript of the video is below* Regular Ticklish Business readers know that I’m a shameless proponent of movies. Sure, watching the ‘Classics’ and the ‘Essentials’ is always a joy. However, … Continue Reading Gunslinger (1956)

Posted May 12, 20212 Comments 1960

TCMFF 2021: Ride the High Country (1962)

I’ve made no secret of my fondness for westerns, particularly those of the middle of the twentieth century. While the western is one of the most classic and quintessentially “American” … Continue Reading TCMFF 2021: Ride the High Country (1962)

Posted May 7, 20212 Comments 1950s

Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

I’m starting to think George Sidney might be one of my favorite directors. From The Harvey Girls (1946) or Viva Las Vegas (1964), Sidney was a director who knew how … Continue Reading Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

Posted March 23, 20215 Comments 1950s

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Originally Published September 23rd 2017 The 1950s is easily the decade where the Western thrived. Captured in expansive CinemaScope, the Wild West never looked wilder. But with so many cowpokes … Continue Reading Johnny Guitar (1954)

Posted December 30, 20206 Comments 1950s

Gunfight at O.K. Corral (1957)

This week, in honor of what would have been Martin Milner’s 89th birthday, I wanted to pay tribute to the actor’s wide-ranging, but often little known career. More specifically, I … Continue Reading Gunfight at O.K. Corral (1957)

Posted May 29, 20191 Comment 1930s

Ticklish Business Episode #66: Stagecoach (1939) and the Complicated Legacy of John Wayne

In honor of John Wayne’s birthday the Ticklish Trio discuss Wayne’s star introduction in the 1939 John Ford Western, Stagecoach. They also find time to discuss his complicated views in 2019, … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #66: Stagecoach (1939) and the Complicated Legacy of John Wayne

Posted June 26, 20183 Comments 1950s

Mad About Musicals: Son of Paleface (1952)

Up until this point I’ve only reviewed (and seen) two Bob Hope features, both of them straightforward comedies – The Ghost Breakers (1940) and the fantastic The Cat and the … Continue Reading Mad About Musicals: Son of Paleface (1952)

Posted May 18, 20181 Comment Interviews

Ethan Wayne Talks About His Dad in Celebration of HDNET Movies ‘Western Icons’

John Wayne is an actor I’m still mixed on. I’ll probably never have the deep, emotional connection to him that my dad and countless other fans have. But there’s something … Continue Reading Ethan Wayne Talks About His Dad in Celebration of HDNET Movies ‘Western Icons’

Posted April 13, 20162 Comments 1950s

Cowboy (1958)

The beginnings of the 1960s saw the sun set on the Western audiences were used to seeing. John Wayne going off to bring back Natalie Wood had only happened two years … Continue Reading Cowboy (1958)

Posted March 30, 20167 Comments 1960

Support Your Local Sheriff (1969) / Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

An unwitting franchise of sorts, the Support Your Local… series acts as simultaneous send-up and loving tribute to the dying Western. Released just three months before Sam Peckinpah shot the … Continue Reading Support Your Local Sheriff (1969) / Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

Posted March 4, 20166 Comments 1930s

Fridays With Errol Flynn: Dodge City (1939)

The Western isn’t my go-to genre, but I have been surprised by a few in my film reviewing career as I was with Dodge City, recently released on Blu-ray through … Continue Reading Fridays With Errol Flynn: Dodge City (1939)

Posted February 26, 20164 Comments 1950s

Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo: Passion (1954)

Our last Friday With Yvonne De Carlo sees her starring in her most passionate project yet, entitled…..Passion! As with Frontier Gal (1945), De Carlo’s films placed generic plots in convenient … Continue Reading Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo: Passion (1954)

Posted February 12, 20163 Comments 1940s

Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo: Frontier Gal (1945)

Gazing at Frontier Gal’s opening credits might leave you thinking we’ve already reviewed this week’s film: a Charles Lamont-directed picture starring Yvonne De Carlo and Rod Cameron? Isn’t that Salome, Where … Continue Reading Fridays With Yvonne De Carlo: Frontier Gal (1945)