UNITED STATES · 1919
The Last Outlaw
Classical Hollywood
end of the frontier
nostalgia for the Old West
civilization vs. wilderness
aging outlaw
obsolescence of the gunslinger
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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