It's been nearly half a century since he died in 1979, and yet no actor has wholly embodied the role of cinematic cowboy ...

John Wayne is ... as the villain. Shane's soft-hearted nature towards town members, especially the young son of the Starretts, is parallel to the kindness that Wayne's heroes demonstrate in ...

They made how many of these movies? The Searchers holds ... and while one might argue that Shane comes close, it's this John Ford/John Wayne collaboration that remains so often at the forefront ...