Favorite Western Films - A Photo Collection

Legends of Western Cinema Week is taking place right now and since we love westerns, it was very difficult to decide which film/actor to write about for the event. We'll be taking part by contributing western reviews of two favorites: Tribute to a Bad Man ( 1956 ) and Gun Glory ( 1956 ).....but, since these two films are only a tiny, tiny, tip of the wealth to be mined in the western genre, we wanted to cover a broader range of films. Hence, a photo collection! 

Below you will find some of our favorite classic western films which, if you are unfamiliar with the genre, will aid you in mapping your way around the terrain or at least introduce you to a few new titles. 

The Big Trail ( 1930 ) 

John Wayne, Tyrone Power Sr, Marguerite Churchill

Jesse James ( 1939 ) 

Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott

Stagecoach ( 1939 ) 

John Wayne, Claire Trevor, John Carradine

Tall in the Saddle ( 1944 ) 

John Wayne, Ella Raines, Ward Bond

West of the Pecos ( 1945 )

Robert Mitchum, Barbara Hale, Thurston Hall

Canyon Passage ( 1946 )

Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, Brian Donlevy

My Darling Clementine ( 1946 ) 

Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan

Angel and the Badman ( 1947 ) 

John Wayne, Gail Russell

Four Faces West ( 1948 )

Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford

Broken Arrow ( 1950 )

James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, Debra Paget

The Outriders ( 1950 )

Joel McCrea, Arlene Dahl, Barry Sullivan

Rio Grande ( 1950 )

John Wayne, Victor MacLagen, Maureen O'Hara, Claude Jarmin Jr.

Rawhide ( 1951 ) 

Tyrone Power, Susan Hayward, Dean Jagger, Hugh Marlowe

Bend of the River ( 1952 )

James Stewart, Julie Adams, Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy

Hondo ( 1953 )

John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond

The Man from the Alamo ( 1953 )

Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Chill Wills

The Naked Spur ( 1953 )

James Stewart, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh

Shane ( 1953 )

Alan Ladd, Ven Heflin, Jean Arthur, Brandon deWilde

River of No Return ( 1954 ) 

Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun

The Man from Laramie ( 1955 )

James Stewart, Cathy O'Donnell, Donald Crisp, Alex Nicol

The Tall Men ( 1955 ) 

Clark Gable, Robert Ryan, Jane Russell

Tribute to a Bad Man ( 1956 )

James Cagney, Don Dubbins, Irene Papas, Stephen McNally

Gun Glory ( 1957 ) 

Stewart Granger, Rhonda Fleming, Chill Wills

Cowboy ( 1958 )

Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Dick York, Brian Donlevy

Fort Dobbs ( 1958 )

Clint Walker, Virginia Mayo, Richard Eyer

The Big Country ( 1958 ) 

Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston, Carroll Baker

How the West Was Won ( 1962 ) 

Debbie Reynolds, Gregory Peck, Robert Preston, Carroll Baker

Ride the High Country ( 1962 ) 

Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley

Lonely are the Brave ( 1962 )

Kirk Douglas, George Kennedy, Walter Matthau

Putting together this post made us realize that there are still hundreds of westerns for us yet to see ( and many more forgotten films from our past to revisit ), so it is certainly not complete! But that's the fun part about watching movies....there are so many films to explore. It's an endless form of entertainment! 

This post is our contribution to Legends of Western Cinema Week hosted by Along the Brandywine, Hamlette's Soliloquy and Meanwhile, in Rivendell. Be sure to stop by any of these blogs for a chance to win some western-themed prizes, participate in a tag, and read reviews of favorite westerns and western stars. 

From the Archives : An Ideal Husband ( 1947 )

The conniving Mrs. Chevely ( Paulette Goddard ) discusses her terms of blackmail with Sir Roger Chiltern ( Hugh Williams ) at the Chiltern's annual ball in Alexander Korda's An Ideal Husband. What a sly one she is! 

From the Archives is our latest series of posts where we share photos from the Silverbanks Pictures collection. Some of these may have been sold in the past, and others may still be available for purchase at our eBay store : http://stores.ebay.com/Silverbanks-Pictures

350 Movie Stills on Auction This Sunday!

When we are not busy watching movies or blogging, my sister and I sell original movie stills on eBay through our store Silverbanks Pictures and this Sunday, starting at 8pm ET, we will be holding the biggest movie stills auction we ever held with over 350 photos ending within the auction's two-hour span. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to the UCLA Film & Television Archive so please head on over to the auctions and try your luck at bidding on some of these beautiful still photos. You will help contribute to a worthy cause - film preservation! - and get a chance to own a great piece of Hollywood history in the bargain. Woo-woo!  All photos start at $9.95. 

To wet your appetite, here is a sampling of some of the photos that will be auctioned off :

A Splendid Hazard ( 1924 ) 

In this lovely scene Napoleon is seen contemplating the meaning of life by the water's edge. 

The Mystery of Edwin Drood ( 1935 ) 

Valerie Hobson and Heather Angel are looking chipper as Douglass Montgomery looks on. 

Rita Johnson ( 1941 )

Rita is looking too darn elegant to be seated in front of that little belly stove.

Seven Days Leave ( 1942 ) 

This handsome couple is none other than a young Lucille Ball and the beefy Victor Mature.

The Wedding March ( 1928 ) 

Erich Von Stroheim seems to be giving instructions to this soldiers, not that it looks like they need any. 

The Wedding March ( 1925 ) 

Here is Stroheim again, this time wooing his beloved Fay Wray in the garden.

Mrs. Miniver ( 1942 ) 

Two charming actresses, the lovely Teresa Wright and Dame May Whitty

How Green Was My Valley ( 1941 ) 

Maureen O'Hara in a beautiful lace wedding gown looking surprisingly happy, considering she isn't marrying the man she loves. 

The Song of Bernadette ( 1943 ) 

Anne Revere made so many excellent films in the 1940s and this was one of them. We're also selling some stills of her in Gentleman's Agreement. 

Shepherd of the Hills ( 1941 ) 

John Wayne is uber-young here and that's Harry Carey besides him ( I think... )

I Take This Woman ( 1939 )

Your guess is as good as mine as to which woman Spence is taking, but our bet is riding on Hedy Lamarr. That's Paul Cavanaugh standing across from her, a great character actor. 

The Arab ( 1924 ) 

Alice Terry is enthralled with Ramon Navarro but I'm more amazed at that background scenery. It looks like it was filmed on location!

Wee Willie Winkie ( 1937 )

Shirley Temple films always featured a young couple having a romance ( to entertain the adult crowd ). In this picture it's June Lang and Michael Whalen having a tete-a-tete on the back porch.

Today We Live ( 1933 ) 

Gary Cooper and Joan Crawford are looking somber as they survey the names on the list engraved within the church walls. 

Random Harvest ( 1943 ) 

This was a great scene. Ronald Colman is staring out the window while listening to an old hymn tune...it sounds familiar to him but darn! he just can't remember where he heard it before.

White Feather ( 1955 ) 

Robert Wagner and Jeffrey Hunter are watching the man with the feathers as intently as if he were going to make the rain fall. 

The Barbarian ( 1933 ) 

Rudolph Valentino couldn't light a candle to Ramon Navarro ( personal opinion ) but obviously Myrna Loy agrees with us for she is bedazzled by this Arab sheik.

Four Daughters ( 1938 ) 

A rare photo of all four daughters ( the Lane sisters plus one non-Lane ) and their father ( Claude Rains ) and aunt ( May Robson ). 

A Holy Terror ( 1931 ) 

George O'Brien is looking mighty hunky in his polo costume and he is sparkling just as much as the Packard he is standing beside. 

Janet Gaynor ( 1930s ) 

Bon Voyage Janie! I don't know how you ended up in Bremen but I hope you have a good voyage back home.

Joel McCrea ( 1930s )

Joel McCrea was one of the hottest actors of the 1930s. Here he is at the beach lathering on the sun lotion...but get a look at how empty that beach is!

We hope you enjoyed our sampling. Click here to hop on over to our eBay store and browse over 350 stills ending this Sunday ( and 800 more photos that are currently in stock ). Other titles include Gone with the Wind, Rear Window, The Birds, Young Mr. Lincoln, Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, The Quiet Man, Viva Villa, To Kill a Mockingbird, King Solomon's Mines and Gunga Din. 

Feel free to save the images, pin them on Pinterest, use them on your blog, or best of all.....buy them to frame!