A free Western Film Series at James Blackstone Memorial Library. 758 Main Street in Branford. Tuesday nights at 7:00 PM.
July 5 - MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (1946) Directed by John Ford. This masterpiece stars Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp.
July 12 – BROKEN ARROW (1950) Directed by Delmer Daves. A landmark western starring James Stewart.
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July 19 - SHANE (1953) Directed by George Stevens. An absolute classic starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur and Van Heflin.
July 26 - WILL PENNY (1968) Directed by Tom Gries. Starring Charlton Heston in possibly his finest performance as an aging cowboy.
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Aug 2 - THE SHOOTIST (1976) Directed by Don Siegel. John Wayne’s poignant final performance as a dying gunfighter.
Aug 9 - THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE (1970) Directed by Sam Peckinpah. A truly poetic and lyrical film featuring brilliant performances by Connecticut’s own Jason Robards, Stella Stevens and David Warner.
A fascinating companion piece to Peckinpah's earlier THE WILD BUNCH and possibly his true, albeit unsung, masterpiece.
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