06/04/2022
The 25 Greatest Westerns of the Last 25 Years
For decades, the Western was king, beginning with The Great Train Robbery in 1903. In 1959, there were 26 primetime "oaters," as they were called, on TV — including eight of the 10 most-watched shows. On the big screen, it wasn't just John Wayne and Henry Fonda doing the shooting. You had to ride to be a star, and Marlon Brando, Paul Newman, Frank Sinatra, even Elvis Presley had their turns in the saddle. But then, just like that, the sun seemed to set on the Western.
By EW Staff
