The Best Western Movies Ever Made That Shaped An Entire Industry

Published on September 3, 2020
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McClintock!

In this witty western, John Wayne played the role of a rich mining baron, interested in local women, except his ex-wife, played by  Maureen O’Hara. This production made $4 million, and it gave John and his son Michael, who was a producer of McClintock!, a little fortune.

McClintock! A Story About Mining Baron

McClintock!

The Outlaw – a Beauty on a Haystack

It was 1943 when Jane Russell gave a new, more glam spark to westerns movies. An iconic picture of the actress on a haystack was very controversial for those times. The Outlaw actually brought $5 million box office, with a budget of $3.4 million.

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The Outlaw A Beauty On A Haystack

The Outlaw