The 1940s were a decade that saw the rise of the Western movie genre, led by names like John Wayne and John Ford, who brought the American frontier and the Wild West to life on the big screen. The ...

Mickayla Workman is a young female writer from Calgary, Canada. She recently graduated with a BA in English at the University of Calgary Institution. She also spent her summer working for her ...

A basic western formula has been combined with good characterization in "High Noon," making it more of a western drama than the usual outdoor action feature. With the name of Gary Cooper to help it ...

One of the most ambitious Western movies ever made, How the West Was Won united some of the greatest talents in Hollywood to tell an epic story about the American West. The film was directed by Henry ...

Gary Cooper was a two-time Oscar winner who starred in dozens of movies before his death in 1961, but how many of those titles remain classics? Let's take a look back at 15 of his greatest films, ...

The clock is ticking! You have exactly one week until a must-see event for movie buffs in D.C. Gary Cooper appears in the 1952 film "High Noon." (Courtesy Gary Cooper Estate) The Smithsonian National ...