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The Last Outlaw
UNITED STATES · 1919

The Last Outlaw

John Ford
end of the frontier nostalgia for the Old West civilization vs. wilderness aging outlaw obsolescence of the gunslinger
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Synopsis

The Last Outlaw (1919) proved very tantalizing. An end-of-the-West Western, it shows its grizzled hero revisiting the town of his youthful exploits. But now, in an anticipation of Ride the High Country (1962), civilization has taken over. Cars chase Bud off the streets and the theatre features movies (Universal Bluebirds at that, a bit of product placement). Ford heightens the contrast by letting

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