- CowboyPal
Site dedicated to the silver screen cowboys of the '30s, '40s, and '50s westerns, including Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy), Tom Mix, and many others.
www.cowboypal.com
- Greatest Films: Westerns
Detailed essay on each genre within the genre, from the silents to spaghettis.
www.filmsite.org/westernfilms.html
- Wikipedia: Western (Genre)
Hyperlinked overview and history of the classic American genre.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_%28genre%29
- Images: In Focus - The Western
A collection of features and tributes to the movie genre.
www.imagesjournal.com/issue06/infocus.htm
- Silent Westerns, The
Explores early movie myths of the American west.
xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/HNS/Westfilm/west.html
- The Western: An Overview - Images
Seven-page feature article about history of the Hollywood Western, from the silent films to the B Western to the "mature" Westerns, like The Gunfighter, Shane, and High Noon.
www.imagesjournal.com/issue06/infocus/western.htm
- 30 Great Westerns - Images
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Not necessarily the "best," but a list of some of the most influential and important westerns ever made.
www.imagesjournal.com/issue10/infocus
- Classic Coming Attractions: Westerns
The DVD critic, Barrie Maxwell, reviews over 20 classic western films, serials, and TV shows.
www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/barriemaxwell/maxwell100404.html
- Silent Ladies & Gents: Silent Western Stars
Contains photo galleries of several actors, including Buck Jones, Tom Mix, Harry Carey, and others.
www.silentgents.com/zCowboys.html
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