A Gallery of Western Stars

06 Sunday May 2012

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In her April 4 article on Western Film Preservation Society member Jim Sanders, News & Observer writer Sarah Nagem said,

Sanders’ artistic talent was apparent early on. He still has a picture he drew as a third-grader of a cowboy on a horse.

Jim continues to draw and paint the cowboy stars we enjoy watching on the big screen. Most months he contributes one of his originals for raffle during the club’s monthly meeting.

We plan to add a page of his work to this site later, so stay tuned. In the meantime, you can read the newspaper feature on Jim and his work here.

And we hope you enjoy this brief video tribute to the stars of the great westerns featuring Jim’s artwork.

Coming May 17: The Silver Whip

01 Tuesday May 2012

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The Silver Whip (20th Century Fox – 1953)
Director: Harmon Jones
Writers: Jack Schaefer (novel), Jesse Lasky Jr. (screenplay)
Stars: Dale Robertson, Rory Calhoun and Robert Wagner

Dale Robertson portrays Race Crim, a stagecoach guard. On Race’s recommendation, the stage boss hires Jess Harker (Wagner) as a driver for a stage loaded with gold. Bandits attack the stage, fight Race and wound Jess. Even though Race kills half the bandits, the surviving gang members steal some of the gold. Jess manages to drive the stage to Silver City with the remaining payload.

Will the stolen gold be recovered? Will Jess keep his job as a stagecoach driver? What will happen to the bandits that got away? Will Race and Jess remain friends? Will the citizens of Silver City take the law into their own hands?

Can’t wait to find out! See you on the 17th.

Also in the cast: Kathleen Crowley, James Millican, Lola Albright, J.M. Kerrigan