Audrey Hepburn and ‘The Unforgiven’
The Western of Audrey Hepburn No, e-pards, the heading of this post does not have a typo. Audrey Hepburn made but one picture in the noble genre: The Unforgiven. And Jeff Arnold has previously written an admiring post about the film. So why the revisit? Mainly because The Unforgiven has an off-screen story not mentioned […]
The Sam Peckinpah Centenary 7: Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Well, we best get to it. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid was, arguably, Sam Peckinpah’s last Western. ‘Arguably’ because Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia does have its adherents as a Western due to events taking place in Mexico and in spite of its mid-70s setting. For the purposes of the Sam Peckinpah […]
Lagniappe
Soon Your co-administrators have families and full-time jobs away from Jeff Arnold’s West. Paying all due attention to real-life responsibilities has contributed to an eventful 2026 for Bud and RR. Despite these considerations, however, we are actively working on the final post in the Sam Peckinpah Centenary. It will publish soon. In the meantime, e-pards, […]
Stranger on Horseback (United Artists and Kit Parker Films, 1955 / 2025): Another View
Happy New Year, all! Perhaps in keeping with the tradition of gift-giving during the Yuletide (but probably a coincidence), the 2025 holiday season featured a gift for those who love Westerns in general and those of Joel McCrea in particular: Kit Parker Films released a blu-ray of McCrea’s 1955 picture Stranger on Horseback on December […]
The Sam Peckinpah Centenary 6 – Junior Bonner
“Somebody’s got to hold the horses”
Law and Order (Universal and The Film Foundation, 1932 / 2025): Another View
Jeff Arnold has already written about Law and Order, a 1932 picture presenting a fictionalized take on the famous conflict between Wyatt Earp, Ike Clanton, and the two men’s siblings and friends. His post is in fact very positive; it is accessible using the following link: Law and Order, 1932 . Having just screened […]
Classic Movie Blog Association Profile
Dick Cavett and the Duke In our recent Ballad of Cable Hogue post, we mentioned that Jeff Arnold’s West was accepted as a member of the Classic Movie Blog Association (CMBA). Much to our surprise, the Association quickly moved to profile the site as one of its new members. The profile took the form of […]
Taming of the West (Astor/Columbia, 1939)
“Don’t make a move or you’re a gone goose.” Of all the B-movie cowboys, Wild Bill Elliott is this writer’s personal favorite and honestly, a source of mild confusion. A favorite because Elliott seems like a quintessential Western lead, fitting Jeff Arnold’s preferred cinematic Westerner – tall, lanky, a good rider; a source of confusion […]
The Sam Peckinpah Centenary 5 – The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Back to the Desert After his last day of filming The Wild Bunch, Sam Peckinpah’s life was very different than it was after his last meeting for The Cincinnati Kid. His offices at Warners-Seven Arts was abuzz with activity as he began work on his fifth film, The Ballad of Cable Hogue. Notices for Bunch […]
Sylvia Durando
Jeff Arnold’s West was recently graced with comments by a person who performed in a movie beloved by readers (and others). The person is Sylvia Durando. Miss Durando worked off-and-on in film over a 30-year period as an extra, riding double, and stuntwoman. The movie is Comanche Station, the last of the pictures collectively known […]