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Foreman ultimately saw it as a parable about the blacklist. We talk with Frankel about this lesser-known aspect of what is today considered one of the great classics of the Western genre.
Then area film critic Joe Leydon, who writes for Variety and Cowboys and Indians Magazine and teaches film at the University of Houston, talks with us to discuss other famous Westerns, which often sought to present lessons in morality. We also discuss why, in time, this popular genre fell out of favor in Hollywood.
Leydon is currently a member of a nominating panel and helping count votes for Cowboys and Indians’ C and I Movie Awards, celebrating the best Westerns of the past year — both traditional and contemporary — allowing fans to be a part of the selection process.