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May is for John Wayne

16 Tuesday May 2017

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It’s May! And it’s John Wayne‘s birthday month.

I’ve heard that Captain Nathan Brittles was one of the Duke’s favorite roles. Enjoy this clip from YouTube:

John Wayne in She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

Feature 1 this month is an “A” Western: “She Wore A Yellow Ribbon” (Argosy/RKO, 1949) Starring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson and Harry Carey, Jr. Directed by the legendary John Ford.

Feature 2: “Cheyenne Roundup” (Universal, 1943) Starring Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Tex Riter, Jennifer Holt and the Jimmy Wakely Trio. Directed by Ray Taylor.

Chapter 10 of the Serial: “The Valley of Vanishing Men” (Columbia, 1942) Starring Bill Elliott, Slim Summerville, Carmen Morales and Kenneth MacDonald. Directed by Spencer G. Bennet

Don’t forget the 6th Annual Milo’s Old Time Western Film Festival in Siler City NC. See details here. AND the 40th and FINAL Western Film Fair & Nostalgia Convention in Winston-Salem NC. You can see details here. ALSO in July, Victoria VA will be hosting the National Day of the Cowboy. You can see details for that festival here.

Johnny Mack Brown is the Man From Montana

15 Tuesday Mar 2016

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Johnny Mack Brown was a football star at the University of Alabama and helped win the 1926 Rose Bowl. He then became a movie star beginning his career in “A” movies. Later he became a popular Cowboy star. One of his cowboy films will be our first feature at the March meeting.

Movie PosterFeature 1: Man From Montana (Universal, 1941) Starring Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O’Day and Jeanne Kelly. Directed by Ray Taylor

Feature 2: Code Of The Silver Sage (Republic, 1950) Starring Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft and Kay Christopher. Directed by Fred Brannon

We’ll round out the evening with Chapters 10 & 11 of the serial “Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc.” (Republic, 1941) Starring Ralph Byrd, The Ghost, Michael Owen and Jan Wiley. Directed by William Witney and John English.

Hope to see you there!