The Evolution of the Western Film Genre During the 20th Century: The Development of the Film Industry During the Late 19th Century, the Length of Time the Old West and the Wild West Thrived Within the U.S., the First Western Film, the Primary Consumer of Western Films During the Early 20th Century, the Total Economic Budget of the Great Train Robbery Film of 1903, the Film Which Created the Western Film Genre, U.S. Inventor Thomas Edison’s View of Film Technology During the Early 20th Century, How Horses Are Trained for Western Films, U.S. Actor Marion Robert Morrison’s (John Wayne) View of Cattle and Horses, the Person Who Mentored Morrison, the Person Morrison’s Films Are Predicated Upon, Morrison’s View of How to Play Any Character, the Person U.S. Film Director Raoul Walsh Desired Casting for The Big Trail Film, the Film Which Launched Morrison’s Career, How Morrison’s Career Began and the Reason Hollywood Film Studios Did Not Want to Cast Morrison Within Films, the Person Who Helped Morrison Become One of the Most Well Renowned Western Film Actors in History, the Usage of the Anti-Hero Character Archetype Within Western Films, the Primary Theme Within Morrison’s Films, the Only Film Director to Win 4 Academy Awards for Best Director, How U.S. Television Series the Lone Ranger Expanded the Western Film Genre During the Mid 20th Century, the Reason Cowboys/Cowgirls Are Portrayed Within Film as Free and Riding Off Into the Sunset, the First Major Film U.S. Actor Terrence Stephen McQueen (Steve McQueen) Starred Within, the Reason the Western Film Genre Was Reinvigorated During the 1960’s, the Film Genre Which Helped the Western Film Genre Become Disseminated to the Next Generation of Audience, the Plot of Japanese Samurai Films, the Textile Which Helped Propagate the Concept of the Anti-Hero Within Morrison’s Films, the Character Arc of the Anti-Hero Archetype, the Dual Acting Styles Morrison Utilized, the Catalyst for U.S. Western Films Becoming More Violent, the Person Who Created the Violent Representation of the Old West, the Events Which Caused the Narrative of Western Films to Shift During the 1970’s, U.S. Western Films Shifting Toward the Inclusiveness of U.S. Culture During the 1970’s, the Quote of Canadian Actor Dan George Within the Little Big Man Film, the Reason This Quote Was Inserted Into the Little Big Man Film, U.S. Western Films Shifting During the 1990’s, the Quote of U.S. Actor Clint Eastwood in the Unforgiven Film, the Only Western Films to Have Received an Academy Award, the Career Path Which Helped Mythologize the Old West and the “Cowboy Code”, the Reason the Cowboy Code Did Not Exist Within the Old West During the 19th Century, the Reason Chivalry Did Not Exist Within the Old West During the 19th Century, the “Dead Mans Hand” of Poker and the Reason for This Concept, the Reason Law Enforcement Are Provided Backstories Within Western Films, the Hat Color of Western Film Protagonists and Antagonists, the Reason the U.S. Government Developed the Earp Narrative, the U.S. Public’s View of the Earp Narrative During the 1930’s, the Reason Film and Television Production Studios Began Producing Media Which Favored Law Enforcement During the 20th Century, U.S. Law Enforcement Officer Wyatt Earp’s Transition From Outlaw to Law Enforcement and the Reason Earp Migrated West During the 1860’s, Earp’s View of Human Error, and the Etymology of “Chivalry”

The film industry came along fairly quickly after the hay day of the cowboy and cowgirl. This period of the Wild West, although heavily romanticized, is only 10 - 15 years long and occurred at the end of the 19th century, although some experts believe the Old West began post 1860 with the development of pioneers settling the west after the US Civil War. The first western film was released in 1903 and was entitled “The Great Train Robbery”. The primary consumer for western films during this perio...


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