The Westerners: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Writers and Producers »

C. Courtney Joyner is a screenwriter with more than 20 produced films to his credit. He has contributed chapters to a number of books on film history and his articles have appeared in Wildest Westerns, Fangoria and Famous Monsters of Filmland.

Actors, writers, directors and producers who helped1define the genre offer unique insight about western1movies from the early talkies to the present. Interviewed here are Glenn Ford, Warren Oates, Virginia Mayo, Andrew V. McLaglen, Harry Carey, Jr., Julie Adams, A.C. Lyles, Burt Kennedy, Edward Faulkner, Aldo Sambrell, Jack Elam, Andrew J. Fenady, and Elmore Leonard. Movies they discuss include Red River, The Searchers, 3:10 to Yuma, High Noon, Bend of the River, Rio Bravo, The Wild Bunch, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, among many others.

Acknowledgments vii

Foreword Miles Swarthout 1

Introduction: How Dracula Really Met Billy the Kid 3

1 Quiet Star Glenn Ford 7

2 Character as Star Warren Oates 29

3 Tough Cookie Virginia Mayo 47

4 The Pro Andrew V. McLaglen 62

5 Born to the West Harry Carey, Jr. 82

6 Brains and Beauty Julie Adams 97

7 Gentleman of the West A.C. Lyles 112

8 The Yarn Spinner Burt Kennedy 129

9 The Good Lieutenant Edward Faulkner 153

10 Bandito Number One Aldo Sambrell 170

11 Best of the Bad Men Jack Elam 182

12 Man of Many Parts Andrew J. Fenady 205

13 Master's Touch Elmore Leonard 230

Bibliography 245

Index 247