Actors and their Western Movies: Part 1 Quiz

Answer: Rio Lobo

"Rio Lobo" (1970) starred John Wayne as Col. Cord McNally who, through contacts, hunts down the traitors. He eventually finds them and also gets involved in a town that is being bullied by outlaw elements. The film was directed by Howard Hawkes who had also directed "Rio Bravo" (1959) and "El Dorado" (1966) also starring John Wayne. In "The Searchers" (1956) his character is Ethan Edwards, in "Rio Bravo" (1959) he is John T. Chance and in "The Horse Soldiers" (1959) his character is Col. John Marlowe.

Answer: Warlock

"Warlock" (1959) is the name of the city that hires Clay Blaisdell (Henry Fonda), a freelance marshal and his club-footed assistant Tom Morgan to rid the town of local cowboys that terrorize the town and its town folk. They eventually clean up the town with the help of the town deputy Johnny Cannon (Richard Widmark). Blaisedell and Morgan eventually fall out and Blaisedell wins the gunfight, killing Morgan.

In "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) Henry Fonda plays the ruthless gunman named Frank.

In "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1942) he plays the role of Gil Carter who gets involved in a town lynching. In "My Name is Nobody" (1973), Henry Fonda plays Jack Beauregard, an aging gunfighter who wants to retire, yet is continually being challenged by young gunfighters who want to make a name for themselves.

Answer: 3:10 to Yuma

"3:10 to Yuma" (1957) was the story of drought torn farmer Dan Evans (Van Heflin) who volunteers to take the murderer Ben Wade (Glenn Ford) to Continental City for $200. The train is to leave Continental City at 3:10 to Yuma where Wade is to stand trial. The movie was remade in 2007 starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Glenn Ford also starred in the other three movies mentioned. Frankie Laine sang the theme songs for many western movies including "Gunfight at the O.K. Coral" and "Blazing Saddles". Laine also sang the theme song of the TV series "Rawhide".

Answer: Shenandoah

"Shenandoah" (1965) is about the Anderson farming family who try to remain neutral during the American Civil War until one of the sons is captured by Union soldiers. The head of the family, Charlie Anderson (James Stewart) together with his other sons try to rescue the youngest, 16 year old son from the soldiers. Having lost his wife previously, he then loses two sons and a daughter because of the war. "Destry Rides Again" (1939) is a western movie starring James Stewart as Tom Destry Jr. who is asked to assist in cleaning up the lawless town of Bottleneck. Marlene Dietrich plays the role of Frenchy, the saloon singer. "The Rare Breed" (1966) is a western movie starring James Stewart as Dan Burnett a wrangler who is asked by an English woman (Maureen O'Hara) and her daughter to help introduce Hereford cattle to the American west.

They have to overcome scrupulous and greedy Texas ranchers. "Winchester 73" (1950) follows the journey of a prized rifle from one owner to another and the cowboy Lin McAdam (James Stewart) searching for a murderer.

The movie also starred Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea and Stephen McNally.

Answer: The Westerner

Walter Brennan won three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor. The only western that he won an Oscar for was "The Westerner" (1940) in which he plays the corrupt Judge Roy Bean opposite Gary Cooper as Cole Harden. In "Rio Bravo" (1959) he plays Stumpy the deputy to Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne). Also in the movie were Dean Martin, Ward Bond, Angie Dickinson and Ricky Nelson.

In "Red River" (1948) Walter Brennan plays Nadine Groot the sidekick of Thomas Dunson (John Wayne) who lead a cattle drive Texas to Kansas.

In "The Far Country" (1954) Walter plays Ben Tatem, the sidekick of Jeff Webster (James Stewart) on a cattle drive to the Yukon.

Answer: For a Few Dollars More

In the movie "For a Few Dollars More" (1965), Lee plays Colonel Douglas Mortimer, a former Army officer. Mortimer joins forces with Monco (Clint Eastwood) to hunt down and kill a man named El Indio. In the "Good, Bad and the Ugly" (1966) Lee plays the role of a ruthless bounty hunter named Angel Eyes opposite (Blondie) Clint Eastwood and (Tuco) Eli Wallach.

In the final scene Angel Eyes is killed by Blondie. "High Noon" (1952) was Lee's screen debut when he played Jack Colby as part of the Miller gang, waiting for the train in order for them to kill Will Kane (Gary Cooper) in this classic western movie.

In "Take a Hard Ride" (1975) Lee plays the role of a ruthless bounty hunter named Kiefer. The movie starred Jim Brown, Dana Andrews and Barry Sullivan.

Answer: Hour of the Gun

Many actors have played the role of Wyatt Earp, however, one of them was James Garner in "Hour of the Gun" (1967), opposite Jason Robards as Doc Holliday and Robert Ryan as Ike Clanton. The movie is a reenactment of the gunfight at the O.K Corral in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881.

In "A Man Called Sledge" (1970) James Garner plays the role of Luther Sledge, a wanted outlaw. The "Skin Game" (1971) is a comedy western where James plays the role of con man Quincy Drew opposite Louis Gossett Jr. "Support Your Local Sheriff" (1969) is also a comedy western starring James Garner as Jason McCullough, a skilled gunfighter who is just passing through Calendar, Colorado, in which he eventually becomes the town sheriff.

Answer: Hang 'Em High

In the 1968 movie "Hang'Em High", Clint Eastwood plays the role of Jed Cooper, who previously, as an innocent man, had barely survived a lynching. He returns as a Marshal to bring the vigilantes to justice. In "High Plains Drifter" (1973), Clint plays the role of The Stranger, who is hired by the towns' people of Lago to rid them of outlaws. "Pale Rider" (1985) had one of the highest grossing westerns of the 1980s stars Clint Eastwood as The Preacher, who helps humble prospectors, in a remote village. who could lose their stakes to a mining company.

In "Unforgiven" (1992) Clint plays the role of a retired old gunfighter, taking one last job to help a group of prostitutes bring justice to some cowboys who have disfigured one of their girls.

The movie also starred Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman and Richard Harris.

Answer: Nevada (1944)

"Nevada" (1944) was Robert Mitchum's first movie as the leading man, although not his first movie. He played Jim "Nevada" Lacy and the movie was a remake of the silent movie of the same name starring Gary Cooper in 1927. Steve McQueen starred in the 1966 movie called "Nevada Smith".

In "Nevada" (1944) Jim "Nevada" Lacy is wrongfully accused of murder and nearly hung, but eventually finds the real murderer. "West of the Pecos" (1945) stars Robert Mitchum in the leading role as cowboy Pecos Smith. "Hoppy Serves a Writ" (1943) was the first western movie that Robert Mitchum appeared in, alongside Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd). Mitchum has a minor role in the movie. "River of No Return" (1954) starred Robert Mitchum (Mat Calder) and Marilyn Monroe as Kay Weston.

Answer: Springfield Rifle

"High Noon" was released in July 1952 and "Springfield Rifle" was released in October 1952. In "Springfield Rifle", Cooper plays the role of Major Lex Kearney as a Union officer pitting his skills against a Confederate spy ring. "Garden of Evil" (1954) is the story of three soldiers of fortune Hooker (Gary Cooper), Fiske (Richard Widmark) and Luke Daly (Cameron Mitchell) who are hired by a lady, Leah Fuller (Susan Hayward) to rescue her husband. "Vera Cruz" (1954) was his next western movie and he plays Benjamin Trane opposite Burt Lancaster (Joe Erin).

They are hired to escort a countess to Vera Cruz during the Mexican Rebellion of 1866. "Man of the West" (1958) was one of Cooper's last western roles. The movie had a supporting cast of Julie London, Lee J. Cobb and Jack Lord.