Westerns and the trail of tradition : a year-by-year history, 1929-1962 / by Barrie Hanfling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanfling, Barrie, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Western films--History and criticism.

Western films.

Physical Description:

x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2001]

Contents:

1929: The Sound Revolution 5

1930: The Epic Returns 13

1931: Best Film 19

1932: B Westerns in Abundance 25

1933: Popular, but... 31

1934: Jones as "King" 35

1935: The Coming of Cassidy

and Autry 41

1936: The Return of the Epic 49

1937: Never So Many Westerns, but... 57

1938: B Westerns Everywhere 65

1939: Stagecoach, Plus... 73

1940: Gene Autry's Year 83

1941: The Return of Buck Jones 93

1942: Business as Usual 101

1943: Republic's New King 111

1944: Tall in the Saddle 119

1945: Eddie Dean

In Living Color 125

1946: Home from the War 133

1947: There's Room on the Prairie 141

1948: They Passed This Way 149

1949: "It Was All Over

but They Forgot to Tell Me" 159

1950: Classic Westerns 169

1951: On Big and Small Screen 179

1952: "Do Not Forsake Me" 187

1953: Shane 195

1954: Sundown on the Prairie 203

1955: A World Without B or Series Westerns 209

1956: "Name's Ethan" 213

1957: There Are Some Things a Man Can't Ride Around... 219

1958: Once Upon a Horse... 223

1959: The Year Creeps Slowly By... 227

1960: A New Decade

Old Players 231

1961: Near the End of the Trail 235

1962: Glorious Beginning

Sad Farewell 239.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248) and index.

ISBN:

0786411252

OCLC:

46884212