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This Western Hero Has the Most Portrayals on the Big Screen
Summary
- Buffalo Bill Cody holds the record for the Western hero most often portrayed in films, with 48 appearances since 1909.
- Cody's larger-than-life narrative blends fact and fiction.
- Hollywood has portrayed Cody as a clownish showbiz tycoon, disregarding his friendship with Chief Sitting Bull and his push for Native American and women's rights.
Hollywood Westerns have never shied away from using real-life, historical figures in their narrative, with names like Annie Oakley, Jesse James, and Billy the Kid all having graced the silver screen at one time or another. One Western icon, however, has been portrayed more than any other on film. Not Wyatt Earp, although a good guess given how two films featuring the legendary lawman, starring Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner, were released within months of each other in 1993. So who could it be?
The Guinness World Records states that the re
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After a short break from reviewing Carry On films, I’m back with this western movie parody: Carry On Cowboy (Gerald Thomas, 1965)! The film marked Angela Douglas, Peter Butterworth, and Bernard Bresslaw’s first appearances in the franchise. I must admit that Carry On Cowboy is among my least favourite Carry Ons so far, but it remains one with many interesting aspects. It deserves to be watched with a thoughtful mind. Curiously, this was Sid James’s favourite Carry On, and it also was Joan Sims favourite role among those she did for the series. (1) Moreover, Jim Dale said of it: “Carry On Cowboy was one of the best films I did in the series – I did enjoy it. I loved the fact that there were moments I could capture that were a little different”. (2) So, it was surprisingly high in the esteem of some Carry On regulars!
Carry On Cowboy takes place in Stodge City (A spoof of Dodge City, Kansas). An outlaw,
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