Posts from Stumpy in thread „What Was The Last Western You Watched?“

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    Well, a day or so ago I again watched "River of No Return" with Mitchum and Monroe. I still like the movie, though I always thought Marilyn wasn't the world's best actress. She was beautiful, and sexy, but not a very good actress. Of course, old Robert Mitchum was a very good actor.

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    Quote from Kevin

    Sad to admit this but it's been so long since I've watched a Western that I can't remember the last one I watched.




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    Know what you mean, Kevin. For many months I haven't watched any movies at all. Been mostly reading because a friend recommended an author named Sandra Brown who writes fairly good mystery stories but she is obsessed with sex. Which I just don't understand because she is one fine-looking gal who wouldn't have a bit of problems attracting a man.


    Anyway, about a week ago I decided to watch a good Western so I watched "Shane". I've always liked that movie except that kid gets on my nerves. lol

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    A couple of weeks ago I ordered from Amazon the complete 10th season of "Gunsmoke". (I used to watch all seasons originally but liked Festus as Marshal Dillon's helper most of all) Anyway, last evening I watched the first episode and there was a kid in it that sure looked familiar. Finally, it dawned on me. I was seeing Kurt Russell when he was probably 14 or 15 years old.

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    Quote from colkid60

    The Skyraider was a fine airplane for it's time. They were great for low end strafing and bombing.

    Yes, the old prop-driven Skyraider was a very good plane (for its' time) but as an aviation ordnanceman (AO2), I wasn't all that enthused about them because they were supposedly capable of carrying their own weight in bombs and rockets and I was one of the sailors responsible for loading all that weight.

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    Quote from colkid60

    Interesting!
    I was worried about that, if the "tow operator" might be the target?



    We were supposed to deploy 4000 feet of quarter-inch steel cable to tow sleeve targets behind our plane (the AD-4 Skyraider) in order for fleet ships and sometimes fighter planes to practice anti-aircraft fire. I could always tell when we'd lost a sleeve, because the Skyraider would give a little jump because of suddenly-reduced drag.


    One day I'd streamed a target and got back up into my seat to read while ships practiced their firing. After a few minutes, I felt the Skyraider jump so I got down onto the compartment floor and engaged the winch clutch to reel in the cable. Usually, it took about 12-15 minutes to recover most of the cable and I could tell when it had been mostly recovered because slipstream turbulence behind the Skyraider would cause a loose cable end to begin beating against the plane’s bottom. When that happened, I was supposed to secure the mostly retrieved cable and cut off the loose end. On this day, I had reeled in the cable for just a couple of minutes when I heard the loose end begin beating against the plane’s hull. I checked the wire length meter and it showed that only about 200 of the original 4000 deployed feet had been recovered. Seems one of the ships had shot the cable in two closely behind our plane.


    Needless to say, when we got back aboard ship, I told my commander that I was resigning as a tow target operator ASAP. LOL

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    Quote from colkid60

    I spent eight years in the Navy, was on aircrews most of the time and never went to Sea.



    I spent four years in the Navy back in the Fifties. Made two cruises aboard carriers (Essex and Shangri La) I also spent about 18 months as an aircrewman during that time. Flying on and off carriers was a real adventure. I was classified as a "tow target operator".

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    I've been watching episodes of "Bonanza" for about six weeks. Before and after an Alaskan cruise during the first two weeks of August. Sorry to say but I was rather disappointed in that trip. I was expecting to see some fabulous and awe-inspiring scenery but except for two days, saw very little except fog and low-lying clouds. Very gloomy - especially considering the money that it cost. However, the Glacier Bay National Park really was awe-inspiring, as was the coastal "Inland Passageway" from Vancouver, BC to the first Alaskan stop, which was Ketchikan. Most cruise ships sail up that route, mostly avoiding the Pacific



    I still enjoy "Bonanza." Even though almost fifty years have passed since it first appeared on TV. I especially like the theme music.

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    A month or so ago, I ordered from Amazon the first six seasons of "Bonanza", the old TV series. It was one of my favorite TV shows back in the Sixties and in watching my new acquisitions, I find I still enjoy it tremendously, especially the theme music.

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    Strange things happen.



    Tonight I watched a movie that I haven't seen in at least 50 years. And the reason for that is because I didn't care for it the first time I saw it so never made any effort to watch it further on TV or otherwise. However, when a DVD version appeared, I bought a copy just because it starred the great Gary Cooper and I had vowed to try and collect films starring all my favorite performers, even if I didn't like the stories themselves. But after buying the DVD, I still never watched it because, as I said, I didn't like it the first time and figured a second viewing would just bore me to death.



    Although it probably wouldn't be called a true Western, it's kind of an odd category because not only does it feature Western star Coop but he's leading a group of more-or-less soldiers fighting Indians. The movie is "Distant Drums", which is a story of the fight against the Seminole tribe in Florida.



    Recently I posted to the effect that I'm in the process of reviewing my movie collection and giving to my local library those films that, for various reasons, I don't really like. I fully expected to still feel that way about this movie. But much to my surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed "Distant Drums" this time around and will definitely retain it instead of giving to the library. Highly recommended.

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    I've been collecting DVDs for about 12 or 13 years and my collection numbers around 1500. As I'm at the age (76) when I'm not sure I'll survive much longer, I've decided to select titles with which I'm fairly unfamiliar (because it's been so long since I've seen them), watch them and if I'm not totally impressed with the story, donate them to my local library. This past week, I watched five Westerns that I haven't seen in many a year. The titles were "Albuquerque" starring Randolph Scott, Gabby Hayes and Lon Chaney Jr. "Whispering Smith" with Alan Ladd, Robert Preston and Donald Crisp, "Broken Lance" starring Spencer Tracy, Richard Widmark and Robert Wagner, "Duel at Silver Creek" starring Audie Murphy, Stephen McNally and Faith Domergue and "War Arrow" starring Maureen O'Hara, Jeff Chandler and Noah Beery Jr. Of the five, I decided to give the library "Broken Lance" and "War Arrow".

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    Quote from The Irish Duke

    All good points Kirby and Caan certainly was a much better actor than Nelson but i'll always have a soft spot for ol Deano even though Mitchum was certainly the better actor. With those films being so similar I think it can depend which you see first when forming your opinion and for me it was Rio Bravo. I just didn't think El Dorado had as strong a story although it did have some good performances. I would put Rio Lobo over El Dorado aswell in those three similar films Duke made with Hawks.



    ID, you and I have very similar tastes in films. "Rio Bravo" has always been my favorite Duke movie but I liked all the supporting cast very much too. Like you, Deano was always one of my favorite singers (and actors). Along with "Rio Bravo", I especially liked him in "Bandolero".

    As for the other two films you named, I didn't much care for "Rio Lobo" but did enjoy "El Dorado".

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    Quote from The Irish Duke

    Haha maybe it's time you guys give up on Rawhide, I tried it a few years ago on TCM and once you get over seeing a young Clint there's very little left to stay for. Amuses me seeing consistently bad reviews for them from you both though!



    I may be wrong but I'm beginning to think that "Rawhide" was probably the beginning of the broadcast movement to indoctrinate people with political correctness. I just about stopped watching television in the Seventies because practically every single show we watched was trying to brainwash us into adopting the Hollywood (read liberal) point of view. "Rawhide" had not yet become so explicitly left-wing and politically correct but hints were there. Nowadays it's almost impossible to find a show that's NOT politically correct.

  • What Was The Last Western You Watched?

    I'm still watching episodes of that lousy Western "Rawhide".

    I paid more than a hundred dollars a few weeks ago for what was supposed to be "first four seasons" of this show. In realty, the package only had the first full season and then segments of the next three seasons. Occasionally, I watch an episode that's not half-bad but mostly the episodes stink.

    I would have stopped watching it much sooner but didn't want to think that the money had been wasted. lol