The Shootist: John Wayne and the Last Days of the Western Hero
Most Westerns introduce a hero riding into town with unfinished business. The Shootist begins with a legendary gunfighter arriving at the end of his road. John Wayne stars as John Bernard “J.B.” Books, an aging gunman who travels to Carson City, Nevada, in 1901. Books has survived shootouts, enemies and a lifetime built around his […]
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