Western Movie Photographs and Autographs

About this book

America sees the cowboys of yesteryear as native heroes. Cowboys were seen to represent American character and to stand for freedom in rugged big sky lands. Cowboys were tough self-reliant courageous modest and only turned to violence when absolutely necessary. With a reputation like that it is no wonder that since the very first reel was created the Western has been the single most popular movie genre. In this comprehensive guide readers will find over 2000 Western movie stars photos and signatures from the 1920s to the 1970s. Also included are values for all those signed images and every star presented is identified. Among the cowboy heroes and heroines covered are the stars of the 1920s silent Westerns the A and B movie stars of the 1930s through the 1960s singing cowboys sidekicks heavies Indians women veteran actors supporting actors and of course John Wayne. Enjoy this nostalgic ride through American cinema history.